Kakadu,what time to go

Ditto for the 'ordinary' car....Falcoon or Commodore
ENJOY

Hey Greendog,
please tell your friend that the bakery is not the highlight of Kakadu!
Youve got to wonder, don't you.
Ian

G/day Greendog

I have just noticed this thread.

This is a copy and paste of something I put on here a couplr of weeks ago.

Ok, let me help.

May I suggest you travel the Kimberley in May/ mid June, The Kimberley should be well open by this time, whereas Kakadu is still opening up in May.

I haven't been to the Kimberley for a while so I can't help much in the way of camping.

However, I live in Kakadu. There is no free camping as such, but it is $5 per person per night for basic bush camps and $10 per person per night for managed camp grounds.
Basic is drop toilets, managed is hot and cold showers, cleaned daily, toilet blocks, then there are the resort style camping areas.

Cooinda is large but expensive. this is attached to the Yellow Water cruise, no bookings required for camping.

In Jabiru there is Lakesview Park, booking essential, very clean and only 15 sites with ensuite toilets.

Aurora Lodge and Caravan Park, also clean but large with share toilet blocks and no pre-bookings taken.

Then 50 kms towards Darwin is the Aurora Kakadu Resort caravan park clean and tidy you may have to book.

Managed Kakadu park sites are:

Merl on the East Alligator River area.

Muirella Park 35 kms south of Jabiru, the Kakadu Culture Camp is also situated there.

Garnamarr Campground is on the Jim Jim road 12 kms from Jim Jim Falls, 4WD only and the gravel road can be very corrugated for first 50 kms.

Mardugal is not far from Cooinda.

Gunlom Falls camping area is 100 metres from the falls itself, with a nice picnic area. There is a basic camp site 15 kms before at Kambolgie Creek, this road is 40kms long and can get corrugated.

My choice of free camps is Sandy Billabong 6 kms from Muirella Park via 4WD track. This is a basic camp, not many people go there. It is fantastic to watch the sun rise and the billabong come to life while enjoying a cuppa.

This LINK is to our Web site. Anja updates the site with blogs on Kakadu and opening and closing times of various places etc, there is also maps, and visitor info on Kakadu as well.

On the maps page just zoom in and you will find all the Resorts and camping ares.

I hope this helps.

Cheers Steve.

PS June, July, to Mid August are the busiest but coolest months, this is when Kakadu has fully opened.

If they are wanting to travel on their own a 4wd is a must, or as others have suggested there are day tours to some of the 4wd area's.

Cheers Steve.

Thanks Steve for all that info.

Im researching Kakadu for Sept this year so all that info was a great help.

To Ian I didnt say the bakery was the highlight of Kakadu.

I said it had unbelievably good food and it does.

Was usually sold out by lunchtime.

Is run by a German family and is extremely popular.

We were told numerous times on our travels to go there

As far as scenery is concerned all of Kakadu is brilliant.


Have to wonder what people read dont you