Established on an area of almost 5 Million Acres, World Heritage Listed Kakadu National Park is the second largest national park in the world. The name Kakadu has come up as a mispronounciation of Gagudju which used to be one of the languages that was spoken by Aboriginals in the surroundings. Aboriginals were the first settlers in the area and have been living there since 40,000 years.

Kakadu National Park is a great destination for nature lovers with its flora, fauna, rainforest, wetlands, waterfalls, gorges, billabongs and Aboriginal rock art. It is possible to see around 2000 different plant species, over 50 freshwater species and around 300 bird species. There are designated bird watching areas which offer such an amazing vista that you can not stop looking.

There are 7 regions in Kakadu National Park. The northern part of the park contains East Alligator Area, South Alligator Area as well as Jabiru. Nourlangie Region and Yellow Water Area are located in the middle of the park. The southern half of the park is mainly Gunlom and Jim Jim Areas. There are some small towns and camping facilities in each of these. Select a few walking tracks and have the adventure of your life. Please note that 1-2 days are not enough to explore Kakadu National Park due to its vast size. Many visitors spend more than 3 days just to not to miss the most important highlights.

The climate at Kakadu National Park is monsoonal which indicates a dry and a wet season. Dry season continues from April to September and it seldom rains. However, during the wet season, from January to April, the park and the access roads to the park get partly or completely flooded. The temperature and humidity are uncomfortably high and cyclones are to be expected. The short time between wet and dry seasons are called transition seasons where humidity is high but it relatively seldom rains. It is the most inconvenient time and it cools down to a reasonable temperature only following the occasional storms. The lightnings are amazing.

Kakadu National Park is situated on the north of The Northern Territory, so called Top End. Access to the park is possible from 2 ways, by Arnhem Highway from Darwin, or the Kakadu Highway from Katherine.