RV TRAVEL
If you have ever stood at the top of Ubirr in Kakadu National Park and gazed over the verdant wetland below , perhaps the beauty of that landscape made you wish to explore it further . Since this outlook extends into Arnhem Land , there is only one way to experience it , and that is on the drive through that remote region , beginning at Cahills Crossing and extending into Garig Gunak Barlu National Park ( GGBNP ) on the Cobourg Peninsula .
But careful planning is required , as it is for any real adventure .
A campground on the Cobourg Peninsula .
ARNHEM LAND PERMITS
The road through Arnhem Land is only open during the Dry , May through October . A free permit to travel through the region is required in advance . School holidays are busy so apply early to Permit and Concessions Unit , PO Box 496 , Darwin , NT 0831 ; phone ( 08 ) 8999 4814 or email pwpermits @ nt . gov . au .
Time this permit with the camping and road entry fee , which must be paid six weeks in advance . Current fees are $ 232.10 allowing five adults to stay seven nights ( children under 16 are free ). Camping sites have toilets , bore water showers , picnic tables and barbecues . One of the two areas is a generator zone .
This is a remote peninsula with no supplies at all , including no fuel , no food and no drinkable water . It is a BYO everything destination . Don ' t forget a well-stocked first aid kit , any medications you take , as well as lots of insect repellent , longsleeved shirts and long pants to wear the instant the sun goes down . An extra tarp for shade is helpful , although some of the sites have shade sails . Alcohol is permitted in the park but must not be opened or consumed when travelling through Arnhem Land .
A frilled-neck lizard .
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