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1. Kakadu National Park

Experience one of Australia's best natural reserves at Kakadu National Park. Hike through sheer red-rock gorges, camp amid local wildlife or watch powerful storms roll across the sky during the wet season.
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2. Yellow Water Billabong

Experience the serene beauty of Kakadu's most famous billabong. Take a peaceful wildlife-spotting cruise, fish for billabong barramundi or marvel at the spectacular night-time starscape above.
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3. Jim Jim Falls

Jim Jim Falls is a postcard-perfect cascade that feeds the Jim Jim Gorge in Kakadu National Park. Whether you embark on a guided or self-driven adventure, the Jim Jim Gorge Track is a must for any Kakadu experience.
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4. Ubirr

Explore ancient rock art galleries, spot stunning tropical birds and take in magnificent views of the multihued escarpment at Ubirr in Kakadu National Park’s East Alligator Region. See fascinating paintings that date back thousands of years, depicting local Aboriginal creation ancestors and animals of cultural significance to the land’s traditional custodians.
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5. Nourlangie Rock

Rock art site and gain an insight into the rich culture of Kakadu National Park’s traditional custodians. Also known as Burrunggui, this ancient art gallery features fascinating paintings of animals and dreamtime figures, created by the Bininj up to 20,000 years ago.
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Yellow Water Billabong

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Experience quintessential Kakadu in these diverse wetlands, where you can spot kingfishers, crocodiles and dazzling constellations from a cruise ship.
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Cooinda

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Jabiru

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South Alligator River

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Kakadu

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Lake Bennett

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Point Stuart

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Adelaide River

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Marrakai

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