The end of August is Kurrung season in Kakadu: the days are warm, but the nights are mild, the Magpie Geese are on the move and the late afternoon breeze brings with it music, arts and the smell of bush foods cooking on the coals…meaning it’s time for the Mahbilil Festival in Jabiru.
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Kakadu is expecting a flood of ‘happy campers’ this dry season as Flash Camp returns to the Cooinda camping grounds for the peak dry season.
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May is a time of great abundance in Kakadu National Park, with the region bursting with fresh food and bush tucker delicacies from barramundi to magpie goose. To celebrate the feasting season, Kakadu is holding its first-ever Indigenous cuisine festival – ‘A Taste of Kakadu’ between 12 to 21 May 2017.
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Home to more than one-third of Australia’s avian species, Kakadu National Park is a bird-lover’s paradise, and Kakadu Bird Week is now attracting an annual migration of twitchers to this Top End treasure. Australian Geographic’s Gemma Chilton reports.
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After one of the wettest wet seasons for years, Kakadu is looking in perfect condition for the forthcoming peak ‘dry’ season, and Kakadu Tourism – the region’s largest hotel and tour operator – has announced a range of exciting initiatives to make visits to Kakadu even more attractive in 2017.
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IT WAS nary a blip on travellers’ radars when Crocodile Dundee leapt on to cinema screens more than 30 years ago, with Paul Hogan telling the world, “this is my backyard”. Fast forward to today and Kakadu National Park – Australia’s largest national park and home to some of the oldest rock art in the world – is still revealing its secrets, says journalist Celeste MITCHELL, in a recent story for New Ltd’s ESCAPE.
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If you’re thinking about taking the family to Kakadu, read Renee Young’s post on her website Together We Roam and you’ll not only be convinced about the destination, you’ll get access to some great tips for family-friendly travel: http://togetherweroam.com.au/best-things-to-do-in-kakadu-with-kids/
Kakadu during the ‘wet’ or ‘Gudjewg’ season offers incredible opportunities for tourists who enjoy seeing waterfalls gushing torrents of water, love walking without the crowds and enjoy 5pm G&T breaks while the inevitable evening thunderstorm delivers its goods. So what can be achieved over three days during a typical ‘wet’? This a three-day itinerary experienced by Andrew Chapman that will provide all the ideas.
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It has been a great end to the year for Kadadu tourism, with the region and ‘The Croc’ hotel being recognised as the ‘best of the best’ in the Northern Territory Awards.
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Crocodile Dundee earlier this year, a group of journalists retraced Mick’s footsteps and discovered the magic behind the film…and the destination. Here is News Ltd’s Andrea Hamblin’s story about her experience, which appeared recently in ESCAPE
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