The World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is more than 2 billion years old and is located 161 miles east of Darwin.
The park is a 3 1/2 hour ride from Darwin and is Australia's largest national park, covering over 4,388,000 acres. It is home to many different species: 1,600 plant, 275 bird, 75 reptile,
25 frog, 60 mammal, 55 different types of fish and an estimated 10,000 species of insects. Within the park, 5,000 aboriginal cultural sites have been identified, but the aboriginals only allow
access to three rock sites: Nourlangie, Ubirr and Nanguluwur. The aboriginals and their art date back 40,000 years and you can learn about the culture of the aboriginal traditional land
owners of Kakadu by visiting two visitors' centers - Bowali Visitor Centre and the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre. You can take a day trip into the park, but the recommended way is to
spend two or three days exploring. Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage. Click
on the buttons above to explore this amazing World-Heritage Park.
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