For those of you travalling to Kakadu this dry season.

Submitted: Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 at 23:19
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Here is a guide to Kakadu this dry.

There are many Camping spots in Kakadu, some free some with amenities and a cost and then the resorts.

Free bush camping spots with drop toilets.

Malabanjbanjdju camping, and Malabanjdbanjdju caravan area.

Burdulba camping.

Sandy Billabong

Jim Jim Billabong

Maguk camping area.

Gungurul camping area.

Kambolgie Creek camping area.

Managed camp grounds with camping and van places, areas with gen sets,and toilet and shower blocks, with a $5.40 per person per day over 16 years.

Merl.

Muirella Park

Garnamarr camp ground, no gen set area and 50kms of corrugated dirt road, suitable for camper trailers.

Mardugal.

Gunlom camp ground 40 kms dirt road suitable for C/Vans.

Resorts with power camping and hotel motel style accommodation.

Aurora South Alligator, Arnhem hwy.

Aurora Kakadu Lodge, has camping C/Can park and budget Accomm,Jabiru.

Lake side Caravan and camping park with bush bungalow style tents, and cabins, Jabiru.

Gagadju Crocodile Hotel.

Gagadju Lodge Cooinda, has Camping C/Van park, budget and motel Accomm.

Recommended Tours.

Jim Jim and Twin Falls

Arnhemland Day tour

Animal Tracks

Yellow water cruise.

Guluyambi

AAA Air charters

Places to visit.

Ubirr rock art site, open 8.30 till sun set there are ranger talks.

Nourlandgie Area. Nourlandgie rock art site with ranger talks, Anbangbang walk and picnic area, Nawurlandja look out, Nanguluwur rock art site.

Jim Jim and twin falls area %0 km corrugated dirt road with a further 9 km of 4wd track to jim jim falls with a 1800 metre return difficult walk with a swim, and a further 9 km to twin falls via a .8 / 1metre water xing currently no swimming at twin falls access is cia a boat shuttle $12.50 per person over 16 years.

Jim jim also has a difficult 6km return walk to the top with a swim, and twin has a moderate to difficult 3km return walk to the top with a swim.

Maguk is 54 kms past Cooinda and 12 km off the Kakadu hwy on a corrugated dirt road, a 1 km medium level walk takes you to a refreshing swim.

Gunlom is 40 km off the Kakadu hwy on a dirt road with a 200 metre easy walk to the plunge pool or a strenuoes walk to the pools at the top.

Fishing.

South Alligator river, 2 mile hole 4 mile hole Red lily billabong, bucket billabong, muirella park, Jim Jim billabong yellow water, mardugal, all these have boat access.

Info can be found at all accommodation, all managed camp grounds, Bawli visitor centre, Warradjan Cultural centre.

So if you are coming this way I hope this helps, feel free to contact me for a visit and have a beer.

Cheers Steve.

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