Kakadu

 

Kakadu is approximately 257 km from Darwin at the northern end of the Northern Territory.


Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia. It’s area is almost 3.2 million hectares.


There are swamps, grasslands, rainforest, billabongs, rivers and lakes during the wet season, as well as plenty of waterfalls.


There are lots of animals in Kakadu such as: Barking owls, geese, rainbow bee-eaters, red tailed black cockatoos and white breasted sea eagles.


There are more than 1700 plant species in Kakadu. The greater part of Kakadu is covered by eucalypt-dominated open forest and woodland.


There is a huge amount of aboriginal art around Kakadu National Park dating back 6000 years.