Adventure the way you want it

Kakadu National Park

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Check the Kakadu Access Report before travelling kakadu.gov.au/access

Kakadu is BIG, almost 20,000 square kilometres, Australia’s largest National Park and almost half the size of Switzerland. Allow yourself a couple of days to see and experience it.

Your visit to Kakadu can be as adventurous as you want it to be. Tour operators have the expertise and equipment to get you around safely. If you want the freedom of driving yourselves, understand that these aren’t city streets and while the main highways are of a good standard some roads are definitely 4WD only and some are closed in the Top End Summer season.

The Nature’s Way tourism drive is a great way to explore the park. The drive runs along the Arnhem Highway to Jabiru, follows the Kakadu Highway to Pine Creek, and continues south to Katherine and Nitmiluk National Park.

Kakadu’s Crocodile Hotel, a crocodile-shaped complex, is one of a kind.

Ubirr

40km from Jabiru.

Subject to closure during Top End Summer flooding. Ubirr is one of Kakadu’s two most famous rock art galleries. The galleries can be viewed by following an easy one-kilometre circular walking track. During the dry season, interpretive rangers give free scheduled talks about the ancient rock art.

A moderately steep 250 metre climb takes you to a rocky outlook with views across the floodplains. Enjoying a spectacular tropical sunset from Nadab Lookout is not to be missed.

Note: The Traditional Owners of Ubirr request visitors to the park that no alcohol be consumed at this site.

Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock Art Site

Open daily.

The walls of the Burrungkuy art site have served as a shelter and canvas for thousands of years. Paintings such as Namarrgon, the Lightning Man, explore the relationship of the people to their country and beliefs. Enquire at the Bowali Visitor Centre about the park’s seasonal guided ranger tours.

Jim Jim Falls

Open daily during the dry season 6.30am – 8.30pm subject to weather conditions. 4WD only.

Whether the falls are raging with water or the merest trickle, this majestic waterfall is a sight to behold. Set in the red ochre of the Arnhem Land escarpment, and boasting white sandy beaches and crystal-clear water, it is worth the rugged two-kilometre return walk across rocks to appreciate this special area during the dry season.

Twin Falls

Open daily during the dry season subject to weather conditions. 4WD only.

Twin Falls is set in the Arnhem Land escarpment.

A 6km return hike to the top of the falls awaits the fit and well-prepared hiker.

Sit down on the white sandy shore and be rewarded with panoramic views of the towering cliffs and sparkling waters.

Maguk

Open daily during the dry season. 4WD only.

A one km bushwalk along Barramundi Creek leads through shady monsoon forest to the base of Maguk with its beautiful plunge pool and small waterfall – a truly scenic and tranquil place.

Yurmikmik Walks

In the south of Kakadu, 26km from the Gunlom turn off. Open daily during the dry season.

A series of interconnected walking tracks including Boulder Creek (2km return), Motor Car Falls (7.5km return), Yurmikmik Lookout (5km return) and Kurrundie Creek (11km return – permit required – through Bowali Visitor Centre. 

Gunlom Plunge Pool

Check the Kakadu Access Report before travelling: kakadu.gov.au/access

Gunlom, located in the southern end of Kakadu, is the magical combination of waterfall and serene plunge pool, with shady gums cooling the picnic areas. A climb to the top of the waterfall provides sweeping views of the southern-most parts of Kakadu and a natural horizon infinity pool.