Heading south along the Stuart Hwy we turned off to reach the town of Batchelor at lunchtime. Batchelor, the gateway to Litchfield, is an attractive small town with large areas of parkland containing many mature trees and all surrounded by lush green grass, a perfect place for a lunch break. However before we started lunch we were advised that the only campground within the park, Wangi Falls, that allows caravans fills up very early, so we decided to defer lunch and travel the 60 or so Km in the hope of getting a spot. We reached Wangi at about 1.30 to find all sites taken so we had to settle for a commercial campground about 4.5 Km away just outside the National Park. After a quick set-up and a late lunch we returned Wangi 
for a swim in the large pool at the base of the spectacular waterfall.
Now refreshed from our swim in the cool crystal clear waters we walked back through the campground before returning to the car. In the campground we met up with some people we had camped with previously and they had been at Wangi for 4 days, and so they advised us to be back at the campground the next morning to wait for someone to leave so we could get a site. This is what we did and it was easy to find a suitable site where we stayed for the next 4 nights. The National Park campground at Wangi is quite good; it has recently been upgraded with good-sized sites (sandy, no grass) and a good amenities block with solar heated showers, and costs $6.60 p.p.p.n.
It is often remarked that people have a preference for Litchfield over Kakadu and that Litchfield is more spectacular. We tend to think that one is not better than the other, just different, they are both very good and well worth the effort and time to visit if you can. What advantage Litchfield has is that it’s more
compact, allowing you to set up a base camp and do day trips to the various points of interest. This was our plan and we managed to cover two major points each day and still be back at Wangi for a refreshing afternoon swim. Litchfield’s main attraction is it’s spectacular waterfalls and we managed to visit all of them and swim in as many as you are allowed. Our favourites would be Wangi, Florence, Sandy Creek and Buley Rockhole. Other attractions we visited were; The Lost City, Reynolds River 4WD track, Bamboo Creek Tin Mine, Tolmer Falls and Greenant Creek. The snorkel we had fitted in Darwin 
proved useful as we negotiated a couple of deep-water crossings on the Reynolds River Track.
for a swim in the large pool at the base of the spectacular waterfall.Now refreshed from our swim in the cool crystal clear waters we walked back through the campground before returning to the car. In the campground we met up with some people we had camped with previously and they had been at Wangi for 4 days, and so they advised us to be back at the campground the next morning to wait for someone to leave so we could get a site. This is what we did and it was easy to find a suitable site where we stayed for the next 4 nights. The National Park campground at Wangi is quite good; it has recently been upgraded with good-sized sites (sandy, no grass) and a good amenities block with solar heated showers, and costs $6.60 p.p.p.n.
It is often remarked that people have a preference for Litchfield over Kakadu and that Litchfield is more spectacular. We tend to think that one is not better than the other, just different, they are both very good and well worth the effort and time to visit if you can. What advantage Litchfield has is that it’s more
compact, allowing you to set up a base camp and do day trips to the various points of interest. This was our plan and we managed to cover two major points each day and still be back at Wangi for a refreshing afternoon swim. Litchfield’s main attraction is it’s spectacular waterfalls and we managed to visit all of them and swim in as many as you are allowed. Our favourites would be Wangi, Florence, Sandy Creek and Buley Rockhole. Other attractions we visited were; The Lost City, Reynolds River 4WD track, Bamboo Creek Tin Mine, Tolmer Falls and Greenant Creek. The snorkel we had fitted in Darwin 
proved useful as we negotiated a couple of deep-water crossings on the Reynolds River Track.
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