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Nature’s infinity pool at Gunlom Falls.

After six difficult years, spectacular Aussie swimming spot to reopen

Traditional owners closed the spot to visitors due to the disturbance of a sacred men’s site by Parks Australia.

  • Julietta Jameson
This part of Arnhem Land is home to some of the most significant Aboriginal art on Earth.

In all of Australia you won’t find anywhere else like this wonderland

Once you get to this part of the Top End, a fancy bar is one where the drinks are actually cold.

  • Craig Tansley
The anti-tourist tour … Ethical Adventures visit Litchfield attractions where the crowds aren’t, like Wangi Falls.

‘This isn’t Disneyland’: A better way to see two world-famous Aussie wonders

In the dry season, busloads of tourists flock to these iconic, UNESCO World Heritage-listed national parks. To avoid them, take the ‘anti-tourist tour’.

  • Craig Tansley
Kakadu Dird or Full Moon Feast.

New luxury stay immerses you in this national park’s sublime scenery

This dreamscape of sacred art, Indigenous food and raw wilderness is only three hours from Darwin.

  • Belinda Jackson
Take to the air to appreciate the vast scale of Kakadu National Park.

Nine must-do highlights of Kakadu National Park

Indigenous culture, spectacular landscapes, natural plunge pools and unique culinary experiences make Kakadu National Park a must-visit.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
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Six of the best Kakadu experiences: Fly over in the wet season for an aerial view of Kakadu.

Kakadu National Park, things to do: Six of the best experiences

Australia's largest national park offers a wide range of thrilling experiences.

  • Julie Miller
Dusk falls over the Kakadu National Park, NT.

Kakadu National Park travel guide: Where Mother Nature lets her hair down

Itching to get away? The Kakadu National Park offers stunning scenery, cultural treasures and top-shelf wildlife.

  • Michael Gebicki
Sunset from Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park.

Kakadu National Park tour, Australia: Unearthing ancient secrets in Kakadu

Some of the secrets of Litchfield, Kakadu and Nitmiluk national parks unfold in this five-day tour.

  • Jim Darby
Visitors relaxing in the pristine natural waterfall and plunge pool at Maguk, in the south of Kakadu National Park.

Kakadu, Northern Territory travel guide: The future for Australia's largest national park

It's a vast and breathtaking wilderness and while visitors numbers have plummeted, there are plans to turn that around.

  • Julie Miller
Kakadu, the Northern Territory.

A Taste Of Kakadu food festival, Northern Territory: Indigenous cuisine at Australia's annual bush tucker festival

There's herbs and spices I've never heard of, and the planet's latest superfood craze.

  • Craig Tansley

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