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Kakadu is Australia’s largest National Park spanning on hundreds of square kilometers, and home to some of the unique species of animals of the continent. It has been made a world heritage site and has become an icon for the tourism industry of Australia. This piece of land has been populated by humans for the last 50000 years and the same aboriginal people are still living there, they have left their marks on this rocky landscape which has made it a treasure chest of ancient history.

For getting to the park you will need to either take a seat in the regular bus service that runs from Darwin or hire some wheels for yourself. As for getting to Darwin is concerned, there are domestic flights available from Sydney and Melbourne for the city. Many International airlines offer cheap flights to Sydney from different destinations around the world. From Europe you can travel with British Airways, Air France, KLM or Lufthansa while from USA there are frequent flights of Delta Air and United Airlines available.

If you have planned for a stay of 3 or 4 days at the park then we recommend that you get to the town of Jabiru first and arrange your accommodation there. This well planned and managed town was established in 1982 to provide supplies and leisure to the miners of the Uranium Mines close to the area. It is a good idea to relax a little here by enjoying a picnic by the banks of the city’s lake or by playing a round of golf in its golf course.

It is better to have a 4×4 drive to explore the park but one can also stroll on foot if he or she is physically fit enough. The park is full of history, though you may not find any historical buildings there but consider this that these rocks are there for the last 2000 million years and the fossils of giant kangaroos and other extinct animals found here were at least 20,000 years old.

For observing the evidence of human presence here, pay a visit to the Ubirr, the giant rocks with paintings from different centuries made by the aboriginal people. These paintings include the images of fish, tortoise and kangaroos and the oldest of these are believed to be from 8000 BC.

Other famous sights of the park are Nauralangie Area, which is considered as a sacred point for the aboriginals and consists of some of the best rock work of the park. Jim Jim Falls is also a favored spot for the visitors though it is inaccessible in the rainy season and shrinks to a mere drop in the dry one but one can always take a swim in its inky blue waters.

For observing the ancient culture of the local people, you can take a tour of the Cultural & Heritage center of the park. Kakadu National Park is surely a place that you will not want to miss during your stay in Australia.