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Park
fees for Kakadu National Park
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Kakadu park use fee -
From April 2010 Kakadu National Park will re-introduce
a park use fee from April 2010, to help manage the natural
and cultural values of the park environment and improve
visitor services.
The $25 fee (which is
inclusive of GST) will apply to all interstate and international
visitors aged 16 years and over.
All Northern Territory
residents and children under 16 will be exempt.
Tickets and more information
will be available on the Kakadu website www.kakadu.com.au
Duration of pass 14 days
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Park Passes can be purchased
at any of these locations:
• Tourism Top End,
cnr Bennett and Smith Streets Darwin
• Bowali Visitor
Centre,
• Kakadu National
Park Gagudju Lodge,
• Cooinda Goymarr
Interpretive Centre,
• Mary River Roadhouse
southern entrance to Kakadu Aurora,
• Kakadu South
Alligator, Arnhem Highway
• Katherine Visitor
Information Centre, cnr Lindsay Street and Katherine
Terrace, Katherine
Agents are able to support
payment by credit card, debit card and cash. It is best
that you purchase your pass before visiting the park.
Full
Tourist travel information at http://www.kakadu.com.au/ticket.html
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areas have a camping fee, $5.40 AUD (GST inclusive) per
person, per night (adults over 16 years of age). Camping
fees can be paid at Bowali Visitor Centre and the major
park camping areas: Merl; Muirella Park; Mardugal; Garnamarr
and Gunlom. The campgrounds which require a payment of
a fee have solar showers, toilets and other amenities
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Kakadu
National Park - Seasons
But Australia's Kakadu
sees seasons of varied extremes -- so varied, in fact,
that the park's longtime aboriginal inhabitants have
divided the year into six distinct seasons.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gunumeleng Pre-Monsoon Storm Season -
Gunumeleng, from mid-October to late December, may in
fact last from a few weeks to several months.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gudjewg - Monsoon Season - Gudjewg, from
January to March, can be described as the 'true' wet
season.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Banggereng - Knock 'em down storm Season
- Banggerreng, in April, is the season when the rain
clouds have dispersed and clear skies prevail.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Yegge - Cooler but still humid Season
- Yegge, from May to mid-June, is relatively cool with
low humidity.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Wurrgeng - Cold Weather Season - Wurrgeng,
from mid-June to mid-August, is the 'cold weather' time;
humidity is low, daytime temperatures are around 30°C
and night-time temperatures are around 17°C.
• Kakadu
Seasons - Gurrung - Hot Dry Weather - Gurrung, from
mid-August to mid-October, is hot and dry.
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Opening hours of Kakadu
National Park
Kakadu National Park
is open 365 days per year. Given the large size of Kakadu
there are a number of key attractions that have different
operating hours these are:
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Bowali Visitor Centre
- is open from 8am to 5pm.
* Warradjan Aboriginal
Cultural Centre - is open from 9am to 5pm.
* Ubirr Rock - is open
from 8:30am until sunset from 1 April until 30 November
* Ubirr Rock - is also
open from 2pm until sunset from 1 December until
31 March.
* Nourlangie Rock - is
open from dawn until dusk.
All of the attractions
are open every day of the year and all times are Central
Standard Time. These are based on the season 2006/7.
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Postal: GPO Box 380, Darwin, NT 0801
Email: goholi@bigpond.com
www.kakadunationalaprkaustralia.com
has affliation with the following links
• http://www.australia4tours.com
• http://www.kakadu-tours.com
• http://www.australia4wheeldriverentals.com
• http://www.australia4wdrentals.com
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is part of the specialist for selfdrive leisure vehicle
rentals and tour specialist including camping and accommodated
one day or extended tours and safaris from the group of
Goholi groop being an experienced respected licensed Travel
Agent in Darwin, Northern Terriotry Australia (Tel +61
8 89453338). Why come to us - Let us try to get you a
discount off the recommended rates with professional and
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is an 'Affiliate'
of the Australia 4 Wheel Drive Rentals group of sites.
A licensed Australian Travel Agent based in Northern Territory
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Tour Information - Mission Statement
Please note some of these
links are supplied only as a link for information our
company has no affliation some of these links. Important;
This site is for the beneift of those researching for
their next vacation to Kakadu National Park in Northern
Territory Australia also know as the 'Top End'.
Australian Kakadu National
Park travel guide and information is not the offical
site - the offical government site is http://www.kakadu.com.au.
This search site offering links to Kakadu, Litchfield,
Uluru, Darwin and Northern Territory accommodations,
tours, safaris, activities, nature parks, nature reserves
and adventure activities.
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