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 Perched
on the very northern tip of the Northern Territory,
the Cobourg Peninsula looks out across the glassy
tropical waters of the Arafura Sea and is closer to
the islands of Indonesia than any of Australia’s major
cities.
The Peninsula harboured the first European settlement on the
north coast, Port Victoria, and the crumbled remains bear
witness to the difficulties the first settlers encountered
when establishing themselves in this northern wilderness in
the 1820s.
The marine life at
Seven Spirit Bay is one of Australia’s best-kept secrets
– the inviting blue-green waters can be deceptive and
salt-water crocodiles and tiger sharks make it safer to
swim in the lodge pool! However, spotting huge manta
rays or dolphins, searching for mud crabs, watching the
small reef sharks hunting over the mud flats, or
trawling for queen fish provides an endless array of
activities in the bays and tidal
creeks.
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There are 23 individual “habitats” scattered through the
natural eucalypt. Hexagonal in shape, five sides are open and
feature floor to ceiling louvered shades with screens to admit
the tropical breeze and provide spectacular views and the
impression of total immersion in the surrounding bush.
Adjacent to each habitat is a private ‘garden bathroom',
partially open to the sun and stars. Your habitat features two
queen size beds and spacious sitting area, tea and coffee
making facilities, a refrigerator with cold water and a
mini-bar. At Seven Spirit Bay neither TV or radio compete with
the sounds of nature.
 An
experienced chef produces a very high standard of
meals, supported by an extensive wine list. Enjoy
your meals in tropical style on the covered decking
with unimpeded views of the Arafura Sea and the surrounding
bush land.
The Lodge offers some of the Australia best northern fishing
with Barramundi and a host of other fish regularly caught on
the line. The marine wildlife is exceptional while on land
there are a host of introduced species competing with the
locals. Expect to see large numbers of buffalo, banteng, wild
pigs, Timorese ponies, as well as dingoes, goannas, wallabies
and, if you are lucky, other marsupials
A variety
of guided walks take in the coastal sand cliffs,
paperbark swamps, coastal mudflats and the ruins of the
Victoria settlement hospital. Rock art galleries in
Arnhem Land are accessible with private aircraft charter
day
trips.
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