This spectacular living cultural landscape has been cared for continuously by Aboriginal people-called Bininj/Mungguy-for more than 50,000 years. Their deep spiritual connection to the land dates back to the creation time and Kakadu is inscribed on the World Heritage List for both its cultural and natural values.
Kakadu's rock art, and archaeological sites record the way of life of the region's inhabitants,from the hunter -gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there today.
The park covers a huge 20,000 km2 and moving through the park, the landscape changes dramatically,from the soaring sandstone escarpment to flood plains, monsoon forests, savanna woodlands and tidal flats. These environments provide habitat for a wide range of rare plant and animal species, some of which are found nowhere else in the world.
Kakadu's landscapes undergo dramatic seasonal changes. Wet season rains create a vast shallow wetland sea for hundreds of square kilometres, where ducks, geese and wading birds abound. As the floodplains start to dry, huge numbers of these waterbirds congregate around the permanent rivers and billabongs.
Because of its diversity, from marine and coastal habitats (which are home to turtles and dugongs) through to the stone country, Kakadu offers a fantastic cultural and wildlife experience.
UNESCO World heritage site since 1981