Monsoon forest is too rare an environment to miss so we may go up one and down the other. Which is which will depend on the time we arrive.
Once inside the basin, the ground levels out and the walking becomes easier. There are a number of nice camp sites to tempt us as we work our way upstream, taking our time, stopping every so often to have a swim or just to enjoy the shade of a cool rock shelter or the sight of a particularly colourful patch of flowers. We should have one two-night camp from which we do a day walk.
On the final day, we return to the walking track, hike back to the vehicles and drive to Cooinda. If available, we will do an Aboriginal cultural tour
On our final morning in Kakadu, we do the 6:45 am Yellow Waters cruise. This gives you a good view of the Kakadu wetlands, not the best place for a bushwalk, but a wonderful place for birds and other wildlife.