Jabiru Attractions
Description
Venue: Kakadu National Park When: Daily
The size of Ireland or Denmark, Kakadu National Park is one of the world's last great unspoiled natural landscapes and, since 1992, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With its 50,000 year history of aboriginal habitation, and its 5000 sites of rock paintings (some 35,000 years old), the park - which takes its name from Gagudju, the main Aboriginal language used in the northern part of the area at the start of the 20th century - also has an amazing variety of wildlife. There are 60 species of mammals, 275 species of birds, 75 species of reptiles (the alligators are so famous that the main river is called Alligator River), 25 species of frogs, an estimated 10,000 species of insects and 1600 plant species.
While woodlands cover the largest area of the park, rocky sandstone uplands in the south and east rise to 450 metres above the plains and flood plains cover the north.
Highlights include Ubirr Rock, the Nourlangie and Gunlom Falls, as well as the famous Yellow Waters, where thousands of migratory birds flock each year. The Freezing Gorge is another landmark that very few people get to see - the narrow chasm is so deep that the sun rarely reaches the cool water at the bottom.
The best way to enjoy the park is clearly to take as much in as your muscles and stamina can absorb - there are plenty of companies out there to guide you on walking, canoeing, cruising and four-wheel driving trips. Make sure you do your research when choosing a company - unless you want to do it on your own. Although always open, the weather is kindest from November to March, when the wildlife is the most colourful.
Organised tours are available from Darwin.
The size of Ireland or Denmark, Kakadu National Park is one of the world's last great unspoiled natural landscapes and, since 1992, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With its 50,000 year history of aboriginal habitation, and its 5000 sites of rock paintings (some 35,000 years old), the park - which takes its name from Gagudju, the main Aboriginal language used in the northern part of the area at the start of the 20th century - also has an amazing variety of wildlife. There are 60 species of mammals, 275 species of birds, 75 species of reptiles (the alligators are so famous that the main river is called Alligator River), 25 species of frogs, an estimated 10,000 species of insects and 1600 plant species.
While woodlands cover the largest area of the park, rocky sandstone uplands in the south and east rise to 450 metres above the plains and flood plains cover the north.
Highlights include Ubirr Rock, the Nourlangie and Gunlom Falls, as well as the famous Yellow Waters, where thousands of migratory birds flock each year. The Freezing Gorge is another landmark that very few people get to see - the narrow chasm is so deep that the sun rarely reaches the cool water at the bottom.
The best way to enjoy the park is clearly to take as much in as your muscles and stamina can absorb - there are plenty of companies out there to guide you on walking, canoeing, cruising and four-wheel driving trips. Make sure you do your research when choosing a company - unless you want to do it on your own. Although always open, the weather is kindest from November to March, when the wildlife is the most colourful.
Organised tours are available from Darwin.
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