Turns out, we like hot springs! Also, as mentioned previously, all the national parks were fully booked (what is it, Pitt St out here?) so for Litchfield National Park we made the Berry Springs area our base, about 45 minutes north of the park. Our home was Tumbling Waters, which apparently Lonely Planet dubbed the best caravan park in the NT (they were quite keen to share this intel). And it was pretty great! A little tropical paradise with an outdoor cinema, freshwater croc sanctuary, onsite cafe and most importantly a swimming pool directly opposite our site.
Berry Springs was quite a bit bigger than Bitter Springs, and a smidge cooler. Apparently some of the fish liked to take little nibbles out of people’s dangling legs. We spent a late, lazy afternoon there. Conversation bubbling up between strangers was 99% about caravanning, tourist hotspots and where people called home. It’s always good for a bit of an eavesdrop and sometimes you pick up some good intel too!
As Litchfield was a day trip we only stopped in at two of the main highlights, Florence Falls and Wangi Falls. I will admit, having read about that recent saltwater croc attack at Wangi, I was not feeling wildly confident about our swimming prospects.
It made complete sense that the national park campsites were all booked out as this spot was heaving. The constant flow of humans, combined with the pounding sound of the waterfall, made for quite an intense visit.
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