Essentials

Visitor Information

Bowali Visitor Centre. The visitor center has state-of-the-art audiovisual displays and traditional exhibits that give an introduction to the park's ecosystems and its bird population, the world's most diverse. Kids love the giant crocodile skeleton. Arnhem and Kakadu Hwys., Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, 0886. 08/8938–1120. Free. Daily 8–5.

Kakadu National Park. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. 08/8938–1120; www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu.

Tourism Top End. 6 Bennett St., Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800. 1300/138886; www.tourismtopend.com.au.

Warradjan Cultural Centre. Named after the pig-nose turtle unique to the Top End, Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre provides an excellent experience of local Bininj (pronounced bin-ing) tribal culture. Displays take you through the Aboriginal Creation period, following the path of the creation ancestor Rainbow Serpent through the ancient landscape of Kakadu. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. 08/8979–0145. Free. Daily 9–5.