Day 34 – Adelaide River - Katherine - Cutta Cutta Caves

On the way to Katherine, we visited the Adelaide River War Cemetery. It was quiet, peaceful and beautifully kept.

Adelaide River War Cemetry

The main attraction at Katherine was the Nitmilik National Park or Katherine Gorge. Unfortunately, it is accessible only by walking track or charter flight so we just saw the first few kilometres. The main track is about 35 km and takes several days to walk.

Cutta Cutta Caves were amazing for their extent and the fact that the air was comfortable to breath all along the route underground. The name means many stars because the aboriginal people believed that the stars rested in the caves during the day and came out at night.

One of the formations looked just like a face which our guide told us was the face of the stockman called Smith who originally discovered the caves.