Kakadu National Park

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14th Novembver 2012,

We woke up early this morning and could not wait to explore Kakadu National Park. After breakfast, our first stop was Gunlom Falls. We were told that in the wet season, the waterfall would be spectacular. However, the wet season has not yet fully started and the waterfall was not as big as we expected. Nonetheless, the scenery was still captivating. We wanted to visit the Twin Falls and Jim Jim Falls, but the access road was closed due to flooding. The next stop was Anbangbang, which is a historic Aboriginal site with amazing rock formations and traditional Aboriginal art. We then visited Jabiru, which is the main town before entering Arnhemland. We had a scrumptious lunch in the cafe before making headway towards Darwin. On the way, we stopped at the Wetlands, just before Humpty Doo (20km east). There was an array of wild life and we finally sighted our first crocodile in the wild. We camped nearby with all our friends (the flies and mossies!!!).

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Photos

Kakadu National Park
Entrance to Kakadu National Park

Kakadu National Park
A world heritage area

Kakadu National Park
Alyssa standing at the information board leading to Gunlom Falls

Kakadu National Park
Gunlom Falls (apparently the falls will be get much bigger as the wet season gets heavier)

Kakadu National Park
The bottom of Gunlom Falls. Clear, fresh water in the shallow end.

Kakadu National Park
Alyssa at the information board to Anbangbang. This place is historical and contains many Aboriginal rock art formation

Anbangbang
Natural rock formation with caves

Jabiru
Jabiru is the last town before entering Arnhemland

No bull!!
We spotted this buffalo on the way to the wetlands.

Wetlands
Sasha at the information board leading into the Wetlands

Mrs Wallaby
Trust Sasha to spot this wallaby and her joey near the Wetlands.

Wetlands
An amazing sight with an array of wildlife

Wetlands
Mother goose and the ducks!!!

Wetlands
An amazing view of the wetlands from high up.

Crocodile
Finally, we spotted a crocodile in the wild.

Crocodile
It was a rather hot day and its time to cool off.

Wetlands
Visitor information centre at the wetlands. The staff here was very friendly and informed us of everything there is to know about Kakadu National Park.