Day 31 Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock Kakadu

We were up early and head off to Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock home to some of the best examples of Aboriginal rock art anywhere in Australia. Aboriginal traditions and mythology all in one of the world’s oldest and most impressive rock art sites documents life from 20,000 years ago to the first contact with European explorers. There are a number of artistic styles spanning various time periods in the gallery that cover a range of topics including representations of creation beings, such as Namarrkon (lightning man), depictions of European sailing ships from first contact with white people and x-ray art of animals and fish. It is one reason why Kakadu is World Heritage-listed for outstanding cultural values. Further along the walk is the Kunwarddewardde lookout over the Arnhem Land escarpment.











Our next stop was Anbangbang Billabong a stunning, wildlife-rich wetland.







Nawurlandja Lookout at the top of the walk, you can look out across the sea of savanna woodlands to where they meet the sheer cliff face of the Arnhem Land escarpment. The endless view is a fantastic taste of the grand scale that is Kakadu.







Mirray Lookout was our next stop after we returned to the billabong for some shade to have lunch. It was very hot by this stage of the day and the lookout was a little disappointing especially as it took us an hour to get to the top - a very steep walk.




We then had plenty of time before our Yellow Water Sunset Cruise so we called into the Warradjan Cultural Centre and enjoyed the display and video learning about the area and the culture of the local people. Whilst on the cruise the guide told us that the recent wet season has been the biggest in over 20 years. So it was quite a different experience seeing the river so high.