Located 250 kms east of the city of Drawin, Kakdu National Park, covers 20,000 square kms. It is a major tourist attraction that draws tourists with its wide variety of flora and fauna as well as its towering escarpment containing aboriginal rock art. One of the highlight of the place is
definitely its fauna; here you can see animals like crocodiles, wallabies, dingos, goannas and countless species of birds.
Camping tours and safari tours to the park is extremely popular with the tourists. There are many campgrounds in the park as well as many tour operators and these tours are ideal if you are looking for adventure and fun. Accommodation options are also ample; there are many inns and hotels that are located near the park
The park is also a site for numerous activities that include rock climbing, trekking, and numerous other adventure sports. One of the favorite activities in the park is bushwalking and you can also opt for fishing in places like Sandy Billabong and Jim Jim Billabong and waters west of the Kakadu Highway. Boating is another popular activity in the park; however, it can be dangerous because of the presence of the crocodiles in the waters.
There are certain things without which you should never visit the park like life jackets, oars, water, torch and a tool kit. The ideal time to visit the park is during the summer and it is better not to tour the park in between May and September, as the park is flooded during this period.
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