# Kakadu Like Never Before: Fresh Views of Australia's Largest National Park

> Australia's largest national park from a bird's-eye view: unique wildlife and ancient Aboriginal culture. See Kakadu like never before.

- URL: https://langandtrip.com.ua/en/article/natsionalnyi-park-kakadu-demonstruie-unikalnu-pryrodu-ta-davniu-kulturu-aboryheniv-z-vysoty-ptashynoho-polotu/
- Language: en
- Published: 2024-05-10
- Categories: Culture, Historic Sites, Tours, Australia, Forests, Canyons

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For the first time, drones have been allowed to fly inside Kakadu National Park, Australia's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Northern Territory.

And the results are stunning.

Produced by Australian film company Salty Wings together with Tourism Northern Territory (NT), "Kakadu Journey" is a series of aerial videos showcasing the park's top landmarks, from the pristine plunge pools at Gunlom Falls to the sandstone cliffs of the Arnhem Land plateau and rock art dating back 20,000 years.

"Kakadu isn't just a dual heritage national park, it's also home to many Aboriginal people who have been the traditional owners of the land for thousands of years," says Robert Krec, director of international operations at Tourism NT.

"The filming restrictions are in place to respect the land and its ancient culture, and to help protect Australia's national parks."

Having lived in Kakadu for more than 50,000 years, Australia's Aboriginal peoples, the Bininj in the north and the Mungguy in the south, represent the oldest living culture on Earth.

They own more than half of the land within the park and still play a key role in managing it. By granting Tourism NT permission to fly a drone, they made it possible to see the breathtaking beauty of this 20,000-square-kilometre park like never before.

## Kakadu Journey

Tourism NT hopes "Kakadu Journey" will boost visitor numbers to the area.

"Most international visitors to Australia don't make it to the Northern Territory at all, and those who do often favour the Red Centre and places like Uluru," says Krec.

"One of the reasons we wanted to make this video is to show that yes, you should visit Uluru, but don't miss out on this incredible spot in the Top End of the Northern Territory either."

The vast park is home to more than 2,000 species of plants and animals, including the endemic chestnut-quilled rock pigeon and crocodiles that live in both saltwater and freshwater. To be precise, there are more than 10,000 of them, a tenth of the entire crocodile population of the Northern Territory. (Don't worry, there are plenty of warning signs.)

The best time to visit is from May to mid-August (for cooler weather) or from mid-August to mid-October (for warmer weather).

Travellers can reach Kakadu either on organised bus tours or by renting a car in Darwin or Katherine, the nearest major urban centres to the park. It's about an hour and 45 minutes' drive from Darwin. Visitor information centres are dotted throughout the park.