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One of the world's greatest national parks, Kakadu
protects a vast area of natural and cultural significance.
Listed as a World Heritage Area for both its natural
and cultural features, the park includes vast coastal flood plains,
the rugged Arnhem Land escarpment, an abundance of wildlife, and the
most outstanding concentration of Aboriginal art in Australia.
Kakadu National Park sits 150 km east of Darwin, and
covers almost 20,000 sq. km, making it one of Australia's largest
national parks.
Yellow
Water
A tranquil land-locked billabong fringed by pandanus
palms, bamboo,
paperbark and lowland monsoon forest, Yellow Water is one of the
most popular attractions in the park.
Take one of the many cruises (tip:
the sunset cruise
is awe-inspiring!) or the
billabong boardwalk and be introduced to the comb-crested jacana,
the spectacular brolga and
jabiru, squadrons of waterfowl and other bird species, as well as
the impressive saltwater
crocodile.
Ubirr
With galleries featuring fascinating Aboriginal
paintings, Ubirr is also the location of a shelter used as a home
for thousands of years. The sunset views over the floodplains are
breathtaking and from May to September, free guided Ranger walks and
talks bring Ubirr to
life.
Nourlangie
Rock
An area of great archaeological significance and
Aboriginal rock art, Nourlangie Rock also provides outstanding views
of the floodplains and the Arnhem Land Escarpment.
During the dry season, an easy one hour walk around
nearby Anbangbang Billabong provides an intimate look at the amazing
ecosystem of a tropical billabong.
Jim
Jim Falls
During the wet season, a cascade of water plunges
210m down sandstone walls into the pool below - a spectacular sight
from a scenic flight.
During the dry season, the waters recede leaving a
beautiful cool pool. The falls are reached by a rough 2hr 4WD trip
and then a 1km boulder scramble to the base of the falls.
Twin
Falls
Located 30min drive further on from Jim Jim Falls
these falls are located deep within a gorge and can only be accessed
by swimming or paddling on an air mattress up the crystal clear
waters of the creek to enjoy white sandy beaches, monsoonal rain
forest, palms and ferns. Road access to both Twin Falls and Jim Jim
Falls is closed during the wet season.
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rainforest,
wild wetlands teeming with water birds and barramundi, and soaring escarpments
and deep gorges cut by rivers alive with cascading water falls. It is an area
where at one time of the year, lightning storms serrate the heavy grey skies
while at another soft balmy breezes rustle the canopy of palm trees overhead.
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