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Kakadu National Park

Description: This huge park of exceptional beauty is located in Australia's tropical north. Location: Northern Territory; 155 mi/250 ... more

Kakadu National Park ... km east of Darwin. World Heritage Criteria: Natural and cultural Best Time to GO: Dry season (April to October) Area: 1.3 million hectares (3.2 million acres). Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804 square kilometres, extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.

Newest Review: ... really prepared me for the vigour of this experience, and I am rather keen on my home comforts. The tour cost $290 AUD or just under £100 at that time, so good value for money and on top of that, you have to pay the park entry fee of a further $16 AUD. This includes your permission to be on Aboriginal land which ... more

... is a legal requirement. This is very much the backpacker end of the market and assumes a certain level of youth and fitness. Why oh why didn't I pay a bit more and go with the oldies? Day 1 I had to be outside Kakadu Dreams office at 7am and lu...more

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Kakadu National Park: Kakadu or Kakadon't (1430 words)
by looby5 - written on 16/07/04 (Very useful, 256 readings)
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Kakadu National Park is a World Heritage site, jointly managed by The Department of Environment & Heritage and it's traditional Aboriginal owners. It's covers an area roughly the size of Belgium, and is home to some of the deadliest creatures on the planet including around 1000 species of flora, 30 mammals, 75 reptiles, 1500 butterflies and moths, 50 freshwater fish and 25 species of frog. Although I didn't see a fraction of them, the ones we did come across were pretty impressive and sometimes downright frightening. Why then you may be wondering, was the party chick from the Sydney review so keen to spend two days trekking around this wilderness in ...

Tales from the outback (crocodiles and all...) (1004 words)
by Epiphany - written on 05/10/01 (Very useful, 307 readings)
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Whilst in the Northern Territory in June 2000, we decided to visit Kakadu National Park. We decided to only have a day trip as our time in Darwin was limited, and we felt that was a reasonable compromise. The almost empty coach picked us up in the early hours of the morning (7 or 8 as I recall). The driver was very pleasant and knew a lot about the countryside around us. The coach was air conditioned although we were asked not to use the toilets as there would be plenty of opportunities off of the bus. On the way, we stopped off at a local Café, which sold snack foods and drinks. As it was warm, this provided the perfect opportunity to stock up on cold liquid ...

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