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25.01.2022 What a glorious summer scene to kick start the new year! https://fal.cn/TropicalSummerKakadu Photo: pete.straya/via IG at Motor Car Falls in Kakadu National Park

21.01.2022 Florence Falls, Litchfield National Park Photo: _lucyinthesky/via IG

21.01.2022 Summer in the Top End is a time when the landscape transforms in a riot of colour, when the wildlife is abundant and even our famous sunsets step it up a notch Video: backyardbanditsaustralia and Henry Kidman Cinematography in Tourism Top End

20.01.2022 Evenings are best enjoyed outside in Darwin https://fal.cn/5PlacesToWatchADarwinSunset Photo: wheninroam/via IG at Darwin Trailer Boat Club in Tourism Top End

19.01.2022 Alyurr, the Leichhardt’s grasshopper.

17.01.2022 Whats Next.... Starting Next Saturday the 21st of November from 7.30am till 11.30am Bark Hut WEEKEND Brekkies, See you all next Saturday!

17.01.2022 Today is World Wetlands Day, and this year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. First sig...ned in the city of Ramsar in Iran on 2 February 1971, the Convention aims to halt the worldwide loss of wetlands and conserve those that remain. Kakadu National Park’s Ramsar and World Heritage listed wetlands cover about one third of the park at a staggering 7,000 square kilometres. Enjoy this fantastic footage of just some of our beautiful park.

14.01.2022 Just a quick update: We are still working very hard towards opening the Tavern, Kitchen & accommodation. A couple more weeks should see us in full swing We thank everyone for there support and patience. This page will be updated as soon as we have a set date.

12.01.2022 Keeping cool in the NT

10.01.2022 Kakadu’s rock art is of enormous international significance. The park has one of the world’s greatest concentrations of rock art sites. Some paintings are up to... 20,000 years old, which makes the artwork one of the longest historical records of any group of people on Earth. The paintings provide a fascinating record of Aboriginal life over thousands of years, and show the close personal relationship Bininj/Mungguy share with their land and spiritual heritage. Our main rock art galleries are at Ubirr (currently closed due to wet season flooding), Burrungkuy and Nanguluwurr (Nourlangie region). Look for naturalistic paintings of animals, traditional x-ray art, and paintings of early contact with European people. The local Aboriginal word for rock art is ‘gunbim’. For Bininj/Mungguy, art is an expression of cultural identity and connection to country. The act of painting is generally more important than the painting itself, so older paintings are often covered by younger ones. Bininj/Mungguy continue to tell their stories through painting, which is now mostly done on bark, paper and canvas.

10.01.2022 How many plant species grow in Kakadu? We are home to around 2,000 different types of plants. The plant life changes dramatically as you drive from one part of ...Kakadu to another. Our coast is lined with mangroves, which make way for monsoon rainforest, waterlily-covered billabongs and open woodland as you head further south. Water lillies near Patonga Homestead and a flowering paperbark tree.

07.01.2022 Native #sugarbag honey or ‘mankung’ is regarded as one of #Kakadu’s most delicious #bush tucker treats. Mostly found in hollow trees, Bininj have been sourcing this hidden treasure for its nutritional and medicinal values for thousands of years.

05.01.2022 Gavin Namarnyilk, detail of Nakurrurndilhba (Split Man). Gavin inherits a strong artistic heritage from his father and mother. His father is Kakadu artist, Robe...rt Namarnyilk, and his grandfather on his mother Rhonda Nadjamerrek’s side is Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek. You can see Bardayal’s iconic style influence Gavin’s work here. Head to our story for the full snap of this incredibly fine work. See more

05.01.2022 Friday Fix Special. Any coffee, any cake for $8. Available all day tomorrow. Come down for your friday motivation. The weekend is nearly here!

04.01.2022 The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. Parks Australia recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this cont...inent for over 65,000 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first storytellers, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Kakadu always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. Kakadu’s rock art is of enormous international significance. It is one of the largest concentrations of rock art sites found anywhere in the world. These art sites provide an outstanding record of natural history as witnessed by Bininj/Mungguy (local Aboriginal people) over 65,000 years. These artworks and countless other sites of significance also serve as a place of education which not only taught Bininj/Mungguy what to eat and hunt but also their individual and collective responsibility to look after country. Though this long connection was not always reflected in Australian law. After many years of fighting tirelessly for Aboriginal rights, the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 was passed and would recognise Bininj/Mungguy ownership of the Kakadu National Park area. To this day, Bininj/Munnguy continue to protect culture and country while sharing this spectacular World Heritage areas with visitors. rock art images by Parks Australia and ABC

03.01.2022 Kakadu National Park regrets to advise that the Bowali Visitor Centre is temporarily closed due to urgent plumbing maintenance works. A mobile information booth... for visitors to Kakadu National Park has been set up in the foyer of the Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru. Visitors can purchase park passes via the Kakadu National Park website (http://bit.ly/37VQoxc) and the Bowali Visitor Centre phone lines remain open: +61 8 8938 1120 We apologise for the inconvenience. We are looking to reopen Bowali in the coming days and will provide updates as further information is received. We look forward to welcoming visitors back to Bowali Visitor Centre as soon as possible.

03.01.2022 The cultural identity and unique world view of each group of people is carried in their language. Studies show that there were as many as 350 Aboriginal languag...es in Australia at the time Europeans arrived. These distinct languages have extensive vocabularies and complex grammars. In the time before non-Aboriginal settlement, 12 languages were spoken in the Kakadu area. Today only three are spoken on a regular basis: Kundjeyhmi, Kunwinjku and Jawoyn. Many Aboriginal people speak two or more languages. Kundjeyhmi and Kunwinjku are regarded as dialects of each other because their speakers can understand one another. Jawoyn is a separate language spoken in the southern parts of the park. Kundjeyhmi is spoken in the central part of Kakadu. Unlike English, Kundjeyhmi spelling is very consistent, so once you have learnt the rules it is quite easy to work out how to pronounce words. Taste of Kakadu 2018

03.01.2022 Kudjewk is the monsoon season. Regular storms and squally showers lead to inundation of low-lying areas and flooding at causeways and culverts. Estuarine (saltw...ater) crocodiles are on the move at this time of year. There have been a number of sightings of estuarine crocodiles in roadside culverts and along flooded causeways right across the park and visitors to Kakadu are urged to be careful when fishing, walking or driving near water. Crocodiles are known to move large distances in search of new territories during the wet season. Smaller crocodiles are often forced out of their territories by dominant males. Hungry and on edge, they may be seeking temporary respite from larger crocs or looking for a feed of fish that congregate in culverts. These animals are likely to be very aggressive, and an attack can lead to death. The message is clear: Don’t risk your life, keep away from the water’s edge and don’t become complacent. Refrain from stopping at causeways and from fishing roadside culverts along Kakadu and Arnhem Highways and observe all signage in place. Tourism Australia

01.01.2022 Horses on the road at turn off to Jabiru - please drive carefully