Top 20 Travel Destinations: Kakadu National Park  is one of the most spectacular places in Australia.

It was listed as a World Heritage site for both culture and nature. The aboriginal people have lived in this area for over 50 000 years and you can see evidence of it in the rock drawings located throughout the park.

There are so many different things to do at Kakadu that it is worth spending at least a few days there, if not more.

Even though camping is the preferred accommodation, there are still quite a few hotel options. The nearest town to Kakadu is Jabiru, just 5 km away from the Bowali Visitor Centre.

Here, you can find a supermarket, service station, post office, bank, travel agency, medical center, bakery, restaurants, accommodation, and a few more services.

When you arrive in Kakadu, you will first want to stop at the Bowali Visitor Centre. The rangers are really knowledgable and have great information about what you should see and which tours to go on.

Depending on the season, your physical fitness and your budget, you can go on scenic walks, guided tours, flights over Kakadu, 4WD tours and boat tours.

The best way to get to Kakadu is to fly first to Darwin. You can arrange with a travel agency for a vehicle to be waiting for you.

Then, drive the 3 hours to the Kakadu Park entrance. You can also take the Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin.

Opening hours Kakadu National Park is open all year round. Bowali Visitor Centre Open 8.00 am - 5.00 pm daily. Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre Open 9.00 am - 5.00 pm daily. Ubirr Rock Open 8.30 am - sunset daily from 1 April - 30 November. Open 2.00 pm - sunset daily from 1 December - 31 March. Nourlangie Rock Open dawn - dusk daily.

If you respect the land, then you will feel the land. Your experience will be one that you cannot get anywhere else in the world.
Brian Baruwei - Wurrkbarbar clan. Aboriginal traditional owner.

Kakadu has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 50,000 years, and during that time the land and their culture have become intertwined. Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its Aboriginal traditional owners and the Director of National Parks.

Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu is one of very few places World Heritage listed for both its cultural and its natural values. Its enduring natural values stem from its exceptional beauty and unique biodiversity, its variety of landforms, habitats and wildlife.

Kakadu National Park is a timeless place - a landscape of exceptional beauty, great biodiversity and a wide variety of of landforms, habitats and wildlife. Kakadu is home to 68 mammals (almost one-fifth of Australia's mammals), more than 120 reptiles, 26 frogs, more than 2,000 plants and over 10,000 species of insects.