KAKADU National Park

At 20 000 sq km (about the size of the state of New Jersey in the USA, about half the size of Switzerland in Europe), Kakadu is Australia's largest national park. It is also one of the few places in the world which has been declared a world heritage area for both natural and cultural reasons. Kakadu contains one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric art, unique in representing the history of a still living culture. Many of Kakadu's birds, small animals and plants are found nowhere else.

Most of the park can be reached only on foot. There are no marked, overnight walking tracks. Our trips take you into places like the escarpment country and the upper South Alligator Valley, far beyond where any vehicle can go. They let you experience the wilderness on its own terms.

Kakadu is Aboriginal Land. In consultation with the tourist industry, The Aboriginal traditional owners of Kakadu have developed a new tourism plan for the park. Part of that vision has been expressed in a new Kakadu website.

If you have ever been to, or think you may ever go to, Kakadu, you owe it to yourself to visit the new Kakadu website. There are many different pages. It's well worth a long browse.

Want to know more about Kakadu's World Heritage values? Click here to see the full Department of Environment and Heritage Kakadu World Heritage page.

The main photograph on the Kakadu World Heritage page above shows Jim Jim Falls in the wet season.
Willis's Walkabouts is the only tour operator who can take you to Jim Jim and Twin Falls in the Wet.

UNESCO Description of the World Heritage listing.

If you would like more information about Kakadu,
the original Kakadu National Park website. has addional information about all aspects of the park.

Click the links below to find out more about the different types of trips we offer.
Circle Trips
Family Trips
Highlights Trips
Light-Pack Trips