Things to do in Katherine
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Katherine Country Club
Overlooking Katherine's nine-hole golf course, this boozy bistro is a real locals' haunt. You don't have to be a club member (or even know how to swing a club) − just turn up and enjoy big steaks, burgers and schnitzels and Aerosmith on the jukebox. 'The burgers are better at the Golfy!'
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Springvale Homestead
Alfred Giles established Springvale Homestead in 1879 after he drove 2000 cattle and horses and 12,000 head of sheep from Adelaide to the site in 19 months. It claims to be the oldest cattle station in the Northern Territory. The stone homestead still stands by the river, about 7km southwest of town, and the surrounding riverside property is now a caravan and camping resort. There's a free homestead tour at 3pm daily (except Saturday) from May to September. Canoe hire per hour/two hours/day costs $15/20/73. There's also accommodation here.
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Jurassic Cycad Gardens
Jurassic Cycad Gardens is home to over 200 species of prehistoric cycads, collected and seeded from around Australia and overseas. A self-guided tour through the remarkable maze of rare plants also takes you past baobabs, rock figs, ferns and cacti. The attached cafe is a good place for breakfast or lunch.
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Katherine Outback Heritage Museum
Katherine Outback Heritage Museum is in the old airport terminal, about 3km from town on the road to the gorge. The original Gypsy Moth biplane flown by Dr Clyde Fenton, the first Flying Doctor, is housed here. There’s a good selection of historical photos, including a display on the 1998 flood.
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School of the Air
At the School of the Air, 1.5km from the town centre, you can listen into a class and see how kids in the remote outback are educated in the virtual world. Guided tours are held at 9am, 10am and 11am on weekdays; bookings preferred.
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Railway Museum
It's been a lot of years since the engine displayed at the Railway Museum ran out of steam. Housed in the original station building (1926), historical displays also reveal the function of the humble railway throughout WWII.
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Katie's Bistro
This intimate little bistro at Knott's Crossing Resort is a real local fave (it's hard to tell the townies from the tourists). Wagyu beef, lobster and prawn pasta, crocodile spring rolls and grilled outback camel grace the eclectic menu, and you can eat inside or alfresco by the pool. A name change is rumoured − 'Savannah Restaurant'?
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Compostela Trail - Aumont to Conques
7 days (Aumont-Aubrac)
The 'Way of St James', across the Aubrac Plateau in southern France.
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Travel North
Katherine-based tour operator with a range of tours to Kakadu, Arnhem Land and Litchfield, and full-day Katherine town tours. Also booking agent for the Ghan and Greyhound.
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Katherine Club
Close to the town centre, the Club ain't fancy, but you can rely on satisfying bistro meals (steak, schnitzel and barra), and the kids are welcome. Wednesday is steak night; Thursday it's schnitzels. Sign in as a visitor at the fortresslike front desk, or find a member to tag along with.
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Dreaming Trail
4 days (Katherine)
Unique bushwalking adventure following a traditional Aboriginal cultural route above Katherine Gorge.
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Koolpin to Twin Falls Walk
5 days (Katherine)
A superb bushwalking traverse of the Arnhem Land Plateau in South West Kakadu.
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Katherine River Canoeing
3 days (Katherine)
One of Australia's finest canoeing expeditions through superb tropical wilderness.
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Manyallaluk Aboriginal Cultural Tours
Aboriginal cultural tours of Manyallaluk, about 100km from Katherine. A one-day cultural experience (adult/child $132/72) departing from Katherine includes a bush-tucker/medicine walk, lunch, painting and craft activities. The self-drive option is $99/65.
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Katherine Public Art & Craft Galley art gallery
The low-key gallery is home to the Katherine Collection, a community-owned collection of interesting local art. There are a couple of amazing photos from the '98 flood here too.
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Katherine Museum
The museum is in the old airport terminal, about 3km from town on the road to the gorge. The original Gypsy Moth biplane flown by Dr Clyde Fenton, the first Flying Doctor, is housed here, along with plenty of interesting old rusty trucks. There's a good selection of historical photos, including a display on the 1998 flood.
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Katherine Low Level Nature Park
The park is a scenic spot on the banks of the babbling Katherine River, just off the Victoria Hwy (Rte 1) 4km from town. It has a popular dry-season swimming hole linked to crystalline thermal pools (access via Murray St) and town by a tree-lined shared cycle way/footpath.
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Gecko Canoeing
Exhilarating guided canoe trips on the more remote stretches of the Katherine River. Trips include three days ($780) on the Katherine River and six days ($1360) on the Daly and Flora Rivers. A five-day hike in Nitmiluk National Park costs $1180.
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Crocodile Night Adventure
At Springvale Homestead, this evening cruise seeks out crocs and other nocturnal wildlife on the Katherine River. Includes barbecue dinner and drinks.
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Kumbidgee Lodge Tea Rooms
On the road to Nitmiluk, 10km from Katherine, Kumbidgee is a tranquil spot with a big deck overlooking a small pond and a few pet goats to keep the kids happy. It’s a great spot to indulge in a hearty ‘bush breakfast’ ($13) or a Devonshire tea while catching up with the rest of the world in the newspapers. The Sunday buffet breakfast ($12) is a popular local outing.
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Starvin
The local pizza-and-pasta joint might not warrant a dress-up, but it'll fill a hole. This licensed place does universally recognised varieties of pasta, salad and gourmet pizza.
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Woolworths
Self-caterers, this is the cheapest place to stock up for hundreds of kilometres; it includes a bottle shop and a bakery.
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