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• A highlight of our three week trip to Northern Territory

  sopaca,

  Oct 30, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had such a great time on this Sunset Dinner Boat Tour. We boarded the first boat at 4.30pm and our very able and interesting tour guide and skipper took us up the first gorge. I wish I'd caught his name as he was full of knowledge, always had something interesting to tell us and could manoeuvre the boat on a pinhead! The scenery was just stunning. Once we'd got going we could walk around the boat to get in the shade (there was a roof over most of the boat), take photos and just generally see the view from different sides. After about 25 minutes we reached the end of the first gorge. We'd learned from our skipper that there are thirteen gorges in Nitmiluk National Park but only the first three have boat tours on. In the wet season the water is a lot higher so you can get a boat more easily from one to another. We were there at the end of September which is the end of the dry season so you have to walk a little to get from one gorge to the next where a different boat awaits you. We had about 20 minutes to do the walk across which was short and only took about 5-10 minutes. There was rock art to see and the scenery was just incredible. This walk was one of my favourite bits. The path is on sand and rock and is pretty flat. There were rubber mats on some bits so it was always a good surface to walk on and there was a tank of cold drinking water available at the start and finish by the boats. The second boat took us up gorge two where the scenery became even more stunning. Once at the end of gorge two we turned around and came back to the bit where we walked across the rocks again. By then it was 6pm and an hour and a half into our cruise. A third board with a new crew, chef and serving staff awaited us once back in gorge one. It has tables set out for dinner. We spent the next two hours cruising up and down gorge one while being served the most delicious food and ordering drinks from the onboard bar. The sun set during this and it all like a tiny piece of heaven. We loved the scenery, the sunset, chatting to the other couple on our table, the food, the drinks - even the heat! The food was delicious. We had a glass of fizzy wine to greet us and were sat on a table of four with another couple we'd chatted to while awaiting the boat at the start. Whoever was organising the seating was obviously keeping a good eye on who was with who, or who got on well with who, in order to seat us at the tables. We got a big platter of starters to share which was Char Grilled Kangaroo, Kakadu Plum Crocodile, Miso Eggplant, Beetroot Hummus and Smoked Chicken. Served with delicious sourdough bread and native thyme butter. It was our first taste of kangaroo and crocodile which was fun - and tasty! We then had a palate cleanser drink of Salmon Gum and Hibiscus Iced Tea. For main course we had a choice between Barramundi, Crusted Eye Fillet Steak and a Leek Vegetarian Dish. We had the Barramundi and Crusted Eye Fillet Steak between us and both dishes were excellent. Dessert was another large shared platter with Orange Myrtle Flourless Cake, Hibiscus Sauce, Davidson Plum Meringue, Wattleseed Chocolate Creme and Rivermint Powder. Again all were delicious and very impressive to get such a high standard of food on a boat. This was all finished with Lindt Chocolates while paying our bar bills (wine/beer drinks were extra). Finally docking in the dark at 8pm. This was a fantastic experience and we are so glad we did it. We did another cruise two weeks later as part of our journey back to Darwin from Alice Springs on The Ghan. It was going to be the same tour of the first two gorges - but because it was 40C that time the tour was cut to just gorge one so we were doubly pleased that we'd seen the second gorge on this Sunset Dinner trip. I'd definitely recommend a tour which includes as many of the three gorges as you can. Gorge two was even more amazing than gorge one. We didn't see gorge three so now are wondering if that is even more amazing!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• A fabulous trip

  karinlY2523DL,

  Oct 21, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This is a fabulous experience. We saw wallaroos and various birds. But the star was the beautiful Katherine Gorge with the tranquil water and steep rocky cliffs. Our guide was very informative. There's a 400m walk between the 2 sections of the gorge. The rock art was a bit difficult to see behind some bushes. The walk itself wasn't difficult and there were some rubber mats on the smooth areas. The meal was delicious and included crocodile and kangaroo. We saw the sunset but were thrilled to see the full harvest moon rise over the water.

  

  

  

• A wonderful Father's Day sunset dinner cruise.

  U4344AJrobertod,

  Oct 6, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We loved this tour, the food, the service, atmosphere and views were spectacular. Highly recommend if you are visiting Katherine. Can't wait to do it again.

• The best dining experience

  Julia H,

  Sep 29, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The su set dining experience was amazing ,our guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour .,all the staff were super friendly,y and very helpful. The food was a amazing definitely value for money.

• Do this tour!

  Tracy F,

  Sep 14, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  We loved this! Everything was perfect - stunning scenery, amazing staff, Landon the tour guide was awesome and so knowledgeable, and the food was divine. I would highly recommend - great value for money.

• We loved it

  Izzihancock,

  Sep 12, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We absolutely loved our cruise. The gorge itself is stunning, our guide was fantastic and dinner was delicious. Highly recommend.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• The tour was beautiful,...

  Jennifer D,

  Sep 7, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The tour was beautiful, food sensational. The service was excellent, highly recommend this experience.

• Memorable.

  bluedude80,

  Sep 4, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Have travelled extensively, this was one of the best tours I’ve been on. So peaceful, informative guide, unbelievable scenery. Would highly recommend to do this, solo, couples, groups. Very memorable.

  

  

  

• A great tour.

  683roye,

  Sep 4, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Expensive but the best value for money I could believe. I have no hesitation in recommending this tour to everyone who has the opportunity.

  

  

  

  

• Fabulous Experience

  jacquelinedK4861KQ,

  Sep 2, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was a fabulous experience. I had heard about these cruises from my workmates, but it far exceeded my expectations. Thank you!

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