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6 Day Epic Top End Outback Riding Adventure
Duration
6 days
Site savings
$95
From
$4,624 USD
Looking for an outback riding adventure? Do you love unique mountain bike off road trails? There is no better place to experience the Australian Top End than on two wheels on a deluxe outback cycling adventures. Escape to the Northern Territory’s Top End for a unique bike riding experience over 6 incredible days.
- CategoryMulti-Activity
- TypeFully Guided
- Duration6 days
- Culture LevelFamiliar
- Skill Level3 - Intermediate
- Activity Level3 - Active
- Elevation3 - Intermediate
- TerrainArid
- Distance139.8 miles
- Avg. Daily Distance21.7 miles
Quick Stats
- Duration6 days
- Main DestinationNorthern Territory
- Distance139.8 miles
- Avg. Daily Distance21.7 miles
- Elevation3 - Intermediate
- TerrainArid
Itinerary Details
- Day 1Pre Tour Ride and Welcome Dinner
Your holiday has begun! Welcome to Darwin and the start of your cycling adventure. Settle in on arrival and organize your last minute items before the first ride in the late afternoon.
This ride will give you the opportunity to be fitted out appropriately with your bike and helmet for the tour and ensure all is well suited before embarking on your outback adventure. Post ride, bask in the golden sunlight as the sun sets over Darwin harbor at the tour’s official welcome dinner. The dinner includes a very moving traditional ‘acknowledgement of country’ performed by the local indigenous Larrakia people, as they welcome riders to country and provide a special insight into their spiritual connection with the land.
Pre-Tour Tide: 15km- 9.3 miles
- Cullen Bay Resorts or similar
- Dinner
- Day 2Darwin’s best MTB flow trail & Territory Wildlife Park
Today you are in for a treat with riding Darwin’s favorite mountain bike flow trails with an early morning ride through the quirky Yarrawonga Pine Forrest. The days second ride takes you up and close to the wildlife of Australia with a ride through the Territory Wildlife Park, viewing animals in their natural settings and depicting the diversity of natural habitats in the Northern Territory.
Enjoy a relaxing swim and BBQ lunch as you unwind at the picturesque Berry Springs Nature Park before ending the day in Batchelor, the gateway to Litchfield National Park.
MTB ride: 15-20km
Wildlife Park ride: 7km- 9.3 - 12.4 miles
- Litchfield Outback Resort
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Day 3Litchfield National Park Ride & Swim
Today you will venture into Litchfield National Park, the Northern Territory’s most visited National Park well known for its picturesque waterfalls. It all begins with an early morning road ride with beautiful views from waterfall to waterfall followed by the most refreshing swims at the magnificent Buley Rock Hole and Florence Falls, where you can enjoy panoramic views of the open valley and waterhole below.
After lunch is the day’s second ride which takes you off the beaten track away from everyone else along our very own secret off-road trail. This ride explores the many different terrains of the National Park and will have you riding through the largest magnetic termite mound city you have ever seen.Road ride: 35km
MTB ride: 25km- 15.5 - 21.7 miles
- Litchfield Outback Resort
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Day 4Batchelor to Adelaide River
Follow the scenic route of the historic former Northern Australian railway that was built in 1889 riding the Old Coach Road from Batchelor to the one time WWII township Adelaide River where many reminders of the railway and WWII still remain.
Riders will get a chance to relax for lunch at Adelaide River’s historic 303 Bar before transiting to Katherine for a dinner with a difference that is always enjoyed by all.Road ride: 42km
- 26.1 miles
- Knotts Crossing Resort
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Day 5Nitmiluk Gorge Ride & Cruise
An early morning departure from Katherine will have you riding the NT’s most recently constructed and first class mountain bike trails that takes you to the top of Nitmiluk Gorge where your hard work will be rewarded with absolutely magnificent views. Following lunch, get a different perspective of the Gorge with a eye-catching boat cruise, or for those still with energy to burn a canoe trip up the spectacular Gorge.
The day ends with a recovery swim at Katherine’s thermal hot pools followed by a late afternoon leisurely site-seeing road ride around the township of Katherine. By now you have certainly worked up an appetite and rewarded with dinner at Katherine’s finest dining.MTB ride: 20km
Road ride: 15km- 9.3 - 12.4 miles
- Knotts Crossing Resort
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Day 6Return to Darwin via Edith Falls