KAKA-DON’T?
NO! KAKADU!
WORDS: LINDA LEE RATHBUN
IMAGES: STEVEN DAVID MILLER/NATURAL WANDERS
KAKADU NATIONAL PARK IS A RITE OF
PASSAGE FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS. IF YOU
HAVEN’T VISITED, YOU ARE MISSING OUT
ON ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST
BREATHTAKING NATURAL WONDERS.
Some people disparagingly call it Kakadon’t,
but if you take the time to truly
explore this vast region, you will soon see
that it is, indeed, Kakadu.
The park covers 20,000 square kilometres and
can easily take a week or more to explore.
Because the park is so large, planning is a must.
Kakadu is divided into seven regions, each
with camping. It can be worth moving camp
once or twice so that you don’t spend as much
time driving back and forth.
The dry season is April through October; the
Wet is from November through March. If you
are travelling on unsealed/4WD roads, or
around the Wet, be sure to check on road
conditions/advisories before heading into the
park. There are several caravan parks; the
national park campgrounds are first-come
first-served with varying facilities and fees
collected on site.