Litchfield NP

Contiki DAy 1 - Exploring Litchfiel National Park

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October 10th 2007
Today was the first official day of tour. We met in the lobby, waited for a few more passengers arriving and then hopped on the bus and met our driver Xavier. We traveled towards Lichfield National Park where we were spending the day. We stopped at a roadhouse for breakfast. One thing about Northern Territory which we were told from the start is slow service. On the bus we were told to hold up ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more