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Sandy Billabong
- Djarradjin Billabong in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Australia
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 Sandy
Billabong - 6 kilometers beyond Muirella Park and
on a dry season 4X4 track is Sandy Billabong. There
are two parts to this locality. A small bush campground
is situated on the edge of a shallow-water billabong
heavily used by many types of water birds. A little
further on, the track ends at the edge of the deep sandy
banks of Sandy Billabong. The enticing cool,
clear water is home to many large Saltwater Crocodiles.
A walk to the right along the side of this billabong
provides good bird watching opportunities as well as
views of this large water hole.
Muirella Park is a serviced
campsite south of Nourlangie Rock. The
site fee includes a quality ablutions unit with hot
and cold running water. Immediately adjacent to the
campground are several large and permanent billabongs.
It is possible to try your luck at fishing by casting
from the bank. Nearby is the trail head of the Buppa
Walk. This 3.5 km walk traverses a range of habitats
associated with the wetlands of the area.
Bush Camping
• Facilities Sandy Billabong campground (dry season
only)
• This free bush camping area has toilet facilities.
• Drinking water is not available, please bring your
own.
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About Muirella
Park - (check wet season access)
Showers, toilets
and generator zone. Camping fees (adults only) are collected
on site during the dry season. please pay at the Bowali Visitor
Centre during the wet season.
Kakadu Culture
Camp is situated right next to Muirella Park Campground.
Bush Camping Area - (dry seasononly,
4WD recommended)
A free camping area with basic
toilet facilities is available beyond Muirella Park at Sandy
Billabong.
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Kakadu Culture Camp
Kakadu
Culture Camp is situated right next to Muirella Park Campground
so you can bring your own tent or caravan if you wish. The
camp has flushing toilets, solar hot showers and lights, large
washing tubs, excellent drinking water, garbage is collected
daily, and the billabong (150m from campground) has a public
boat ramp. The camping fees are from A$5.40pp/night. The camp
has an on-site manager, Johnny Reid from Kakadu Culture Camp,
a Kakadu Traditional Aboriginal Owner from the Jim Jim area.
*Please note that there is
no generator zone or powered sites available.
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Muirella
Park Camping Area (with toilets, showers, caravan sites
+ additional fee for camping) also has boat ramp access
to Anbangbang Billabong and 4WD access to Sandy Billabong
camping area further up the track (about 12-13 km).
Also
this is the urnoff to Kakadu Culture Camp and boat cruises
Kakadu
Culture Camp .
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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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