I'd like to hear from anyone who's been to Kakadu National Park in August/September. <BR>We plan a visit as apart of our trip to Australia but we've heard that Kakadu is not at it's best in late August/early September. We do want to see Twin Falls but I've read that the falls run dry this time of year and it's not worth a visit. Is this correct? <BR>I've also been told that the wildlife is hard to spot this time fo year and I'd be lucky to see crocodiles and kangoroos etc.

G'day Anna. <BR>I have been to Kakadu late in Aug. and there was plenty of water at Twin and Jim Jim Falls. <BR>It all depends on how big a WET there was and how late. That can be different every year. <BR> <BR>That also has an effect on wildlife you see in that area. <BR>You never see many kangaroos there. You can always see salties when taking a cruise on Yellow Water or the Alligator River. <BR>Birdlife for which Kakadu is famous depends on the water in the wetlands. It's generally more concentrated during the build up to the WET - October, early November. <BR> <BR>Hope this is of help, <BR>Mike

Mike <BR> <BR>Which time of year would you say is the best to visit Kakadu? <BR>Do we need to be part of a tour group or can we explore the area ourselves? <BR>How many day do we need to see it?

Hi Anna, <BR>the easy one first. You don't have to take a tour. It's easy to do on your own but you will need a 4WD vehicle if you want to go to the Jim Jim and the Twin Falls. <BR>Allow yourself at least two days, better three. <BR> <BR>The best time to visit depends on how big the WET was and how late, and then also on your interests. <BR>Last year the track into Twin Falls was still being repaired late in June. <BR>Of course there is always the option of taking a flight over the area and that is really spectacular when there is still lot's of water. <BR> <BR>I frequently take people there on tours late Sept. through to late Oct. and early November. Those people are not so much interested in the waterfalls but more in birdwatching. On the last tour there, mid Oct. last year one of the participants identified over 120 different species between Darwin and Pine Creek, including 3 very rare ones. <BR> <BR>This year it wasn't such a big WET and it may well be that there is little water flowing at Jim Jim Fall by the end of August. <BR>It's different every year and it's as Banjo Patterson wrote, "where the rivers flow dry or ten foot high". <BR> <BR>Cheers, <BR>Mike