You may have heard about Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. Lots of people have something to say about this interesting location. But just what is it that makes Kakadu Park so unique?
It could be the park's enormous size, the mysterious Nourlangie Rock, or some of the area's interesting geographical features. It's definitely one of the best known parks in the world - thousands visit it every year from all around the world.
The park is considered the gateway to Arnhem Land, and is made of up almost twenty thousand square kilometers of beautiful country. The park is so big that you could fit all of a country like Ireland or Denmark inside the borders.
There are many different environments in Kakadu National park, from the inundated floodplains to the Stone Country. There are also monsoon forests, tidal flats and more located in this fascinating location.
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 also offers a number of really great opportunities to see Australia's native wildlife, including one hundred seventeen different kinds of reptiles, twenty-five different frogs, and almost a third of the bird species in Australia. There are also wallabies, dingos and more. To see the park's fantastic plant life, plan a trip in the summer - Kakadu has some of northern Australia's richest varieties of flora, with over seventeen hundred plant species.
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.
There are several fantastic waterfalls, though they're best in the wet season, including Twin Falls and Jim Jim Falls. Remember that roads are sometimes closed, so you may only be able to see these spectacles from the air.
Some of the attractions at Kakadu are available to travelers on foot, but others require a ride in a four wheel drive vehicle to reach. That means you'll need to think about what you want to do and see before you leave, so that transportation won't be a problem.
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. - 16003
It could be the park's enormous size, the mysterious Nourlangie Rock, or some of the area's interesting geographical features. It's definitely one of the best known parks in the world - thousands visit it every year from all around the world.
The park is considered the gateway to Arnhem Land, and is made of up almost twenty thousand square kilometers of beautiful country. The park is so big that you could fit all of a country like Ireland or Denmark inside the borders.
There are many different environments in Kakadu National park, from the inundated floodplains to the Stone Country. There are also monsoon forests, tidal flats and more located in this fascinating location.
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 also offers a number of really great opportunities to see Australia's native wildlife, including one hundred seventeen different kinds of reptiles, twenty-five different frogs, and almost a third of the bird species in Australia. There are also wallabies, dingos and more. To see the park's fantastic plant life, plan a trip in the summer - Kakadu has some of northern Australia's richest varieties of flora, with over seventeen hundred plant species.
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.
There are several fantastic waterfalls, though they're best in the wet season, including Twin Falls and Jim Jim Falls. Remember that roads are sometimes closed, so you may only be able to see these spectacles from the air.
Some of the attractions at Kakadu are available to travelers on foot, but others require a ride in a four wheel drive vehicle to reach. That means you'll need to think about what you want to do and see before you leave, so that transportation won't be a problem.
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. - 16003
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