Katherine Travel Guide
Katherine accommodation, Katherine activities and attractions, Katherine maps, transportation to and around Katherine - the ALL NEW Jasons Katherine Destination Travel Guide is your complete visitor guide for Katherine.
Katherine's perfect location between the Kimberley, the Gulf region and Kakadu, makes it an ideal base for exploring these areas of remote beauty and environmental significance.
Katherine is a progressive town and services an area of more than 400,000sq km (the size of the state of Victoria) and boasts numerous natural attractions and a range of accommodation and facilities. The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the region used the Katherine River as the foundation for their culture. For thousands of years it fulfilled the food, recreational and spiritual needs of their people and remains a significant feature of the area. The river flows through the centre of the town and is accessible at a number of places, providing opportunities for fishing, birdwatching, swimming and kayaking.
Geographic Location
314km south of Darwin