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Kakadu National Park

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres of exceptional natural beauty and unique biodiversity, Kakadu National Park is teeming with wildlife, home to important Aboriginal rock art sites, and takes in diverse and exotic landscapes. This has earned it a World Heritage listing for both its cultural and natural values.
Visitors looking over the Kakadu landscape with an Aboriginal guide from Kakadu Cultural Tours
Visitors with a Aboriginal guide aboard a Yellow Water Billabong cruise.
isitors looking over the Kakadu landscape with an Aboriginal guide.
Camping, Kakadu National Park
Yellow Water Cruise, Kakadu National Park
Fishing, Kakadu National Park
Ubirr, Kakadu National Park
Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu National Park
Kakadu
Bininj/Mungguy people have lived on and cared for this country for 65,000 years. Come to marvel at some of the park's prolific rock art, and get a sense of one of the longest historical records of any group of people on earth.

Kakadu is three hours from Darwin on the Nature's Way tourism drive.

Save time on your holiday and purchase your Kakadu park pass online before you leave home.
Information

Website

www.parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu

Address

Northern Territory, 0822

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