Ever heard about Kakadu National Park? Located in the Northern Territory of Australia, this huge area is something to talk about. However, what is it that makes Kakadu so unique?
It might be Nourlangie Rock - a mysterious example of Aboriginal art, the park's enormous size, its amazing variety of plants and animals, or something else. This is definitely one of the best known parks in the world - thousands of people come to see it from around the world every year.
It's considered the gateway to Arnhem Land, and an attractive area of almost twenty thousand square kilometers. That's an area that could fit the entire country of Ireland or Denmark neatly inside its borders.
Kakadu National Park hosts a wide range of environments, from the Stone Country with its resurrection grasses - plants capable of coping with extreme heat and dryness, to the floodplains, which are inundated for several months out of the year. There are tidal flats, hills, monsoon forests and more in Kakadu Park.
One of the highlights of most visits to the park is the famous Nourlangie Rock. It sports some amazing drawings and carvings you won't see anywhere else, and it often takes several hours to see the whole site.
The park offers plenty of great opportunities to watch animals, too. There are goannas, crocodiles, wallabies, dingoes and many more - twenty-five different frog species, a third of Australia's bird types and one hundred seventeen different reptiles inhabit the park. Plan a summer trip to see Kakadu's amazing plant life, including some of northern Australia's richest flora.
There's sedge, eucalyptus, spear grass, mangroves, wildflowers, paper bark trees, succulants, the spiny kapok tree, water lilies and the spreading banyan fig. Any plant lover should take the time to check out Kakadu.
There's an entire tropical river in this park, as well as a sand stone plateau and escarpment, river banks, mud flats, savannah woodlands, open forests, flood plains and many other environments.
The park also has some pretty spectacular waterfalls that you should put on your list. They don't always run all year, but two the most famous are Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls, which are both fantastic during the wet season. Sometimes roads to the falls are closed, causing the falls to be visible from the air only.
Some of the park's attractions are available on foot, while others can only be reached by a ride in a four wheel drive vehicle. That means it's a good idea to determine what you want to see and do before you set out, so you'll know what kinds of transportation you'll need and whether you want a tour.
Since the park itself is so big, and there's a lot to see, you might want to think about booking a tour to help you do it right. There are all kinds of trips available, so you'll be able to pick the one that's right for you. Check out companies like Western Xposure to find out more.
It might be Nourlangie Rock - a mysterious example of Aboriginal art, the park's enormous size, its amazing variety of plants and animals, or something else. This is definitely one of the best known parks in the world - thousands of people come to see it from around the world every year.
It's considered the gateway to Arnhem Land, and an attractive area of almost twenty thousand square kilometers. That's an area that could fit the entire country of Ireland or Denmark neatly inside its borders.
Kakadu National Park hosts a wide range of environments, from the Stone Country with its resurrection grasses - plants capable of coping with extreme heat and dryness, to the floodplains, which are inundated for several months out of the year. There are tidal flats, hills, monsoon forests and more in Kakadu Park.
One of the highlights of most visits to the park is the famous Nourlangie Rock. It sports some amazing drawings and carvings you won't see anywhere else, and it often takes several hours to see the whole site.
The park offers plenty of great opportunities to watch animals, too. There are goannas, crocodiles, wallabies, dingoes and many more - twenty-five different frog species, a third of Australia's bird types and one hundred seventeen different reptiles inhabit the park. Plan a summer trip to see Kakadu's amazing plant life, including some of northern Australia's richest flora.
There's sedge, eucalyptus, spear grass, mangroves, wildflowers, paper bark trees, succulants, the spiny kapok tree, water lilies and the spreading banyan fig. Any plant lover should take the time to check out Kakadu.
There's an entire tropical river in this park, as well as a sand stone plateau and escarpment, river banks, mud flats, savannah woodlands, open forests, flood plains and many other environments.
The park also has some pretty spectacular waterfalls that you should put on your list. They don't always run all year, but two the most famous are Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls, which are both fantastic during the wet season. Sometimes roads to the falls are closed, causing the falls to be visible from the air only.
Some of the park's attractions are available on foot, while others can only be reached by a ride in a four wheel drive vehicle. That means it's a good idea to determine what you want to see and do before you set out, so you'll know what kinds of transportation you'll need and whether you want a tour.
Since the park itself is so big, and there's a lot to see, you might want to think about booking a tour to help you do it right. There are all kinds of trips available, so you'll be able to pick the one that's right for you. Check out companies like Western Xposure to find out more.
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