Kakadu is fantastic!

Gumlong Falls Kakadu

  

 

            Kakadu du du!

We ventured into Kaladu and the level of excitement in the car was off the charts! We had been looking forward to Kakadu National Park since leaving home and we were pumped.

I was going to use my Croc Dundee hypmotising trick, you know the one!

Amazing Art

 At this time of year the Jim Jim area of kakadu is usually closed. This was disappointing but luckily most other areas were open. Kakadu is a huge national park with a diverse landscape with so much to do. It pays to plan and research to get the most out of your trip.

We visited a fantastic bird hide where all manner of birds and lilly pads can be viewed. It was magic. Speaking of magic the whole of kakadu has a magic feeling. It is such a special place, the never never. It gives you a feeling that this is a spiritual place, a place that is not only beautiful but magical.. We are so lucky to be able to visit.

The ancient rock art in kakadu is also fantastic. With over 7000 sites in the park it is the best in Australia. There is even a painting of a tasi tiger that, was at one stage, on the mainland. The history, the stories and the records are recorded for us to see on the rock walls in Kakadu.

We camped in the camp grounds in the park which were excellent with toilets and showers. They are $10 a night per person which includes the mosquitos. The mozzies are so bad when we laid in the tent to sleep we could hear them buzzing outside, trying to get in. It was aweful. The mozzies like Mark much more than they like me so he is now painted in calomine lotion. They were so terrible to deal with that we tried sleeping in the car after we killed the many that were camped in there. This was a fruitless mission however, as it was to hot to stay in the car and the mosquitoes seemed to find their way in anyway.

We did lots of bush walking and splashed outing a cruise. It was a cruise on Yellow Water Billabong and was worth every cent. We saw so many animals including crocodiles and brolgas. It was fantastic to see the sun rise over this amazing water way.

We visited gumlong camp ground and waterfall which is a less visited site in Kakadu as it is down a dirt road. It was amazing and we spent a good amount of time sun baking and going for a dip when we were hot.

Yellow River Cruise

Kakadu was amazing and was well worth the entry fee. On the way into the park we were stopped to do a survey. One of the questions was:
"How did you hear about Kakadu?"

The answer was "...well...I have always known about it, its just one of those things...right?"



I think that is the reason that it is worth the effort to visit the National Park. It lives up to its reputation and is truly magical.

Love Krystal