DESTINATION: Jabiru

Jabiru

Jabiru is on the Arnhem Hwy 80km from Darwin. The town was established after uranium mining began. It is situated on 13km of leased land in Kakadu NP. When mining ceases in the area it will be restored.


Main Attractions

Gagudju Crocodile Hotel is built in the shape of a crocodile, a totem of the local Gagudju people. Fishing and safari tours are available.

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Arnhem Hwy, the main tourist route from Darwin passes the superb waterlily-covered Fogg Dam, Window on the Wetlands display centre, Djukbinj and Mary River NPs. The many attractions of world-famous Kakadu NP are close to Jabiru, including Aboriginal rock-art sites at Nourlangie Rock and Ubirr and numerous billabongs with prolific wildlife. Bowali Visitors Centre can be reached by road or short walk. It is only 1.5km from Jabiru. Yellow Water, 55km SE, is a spectacular large billabong, where tourist cruises guarantee sightings of waterbirds and other wildlife, including crocodiles. Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre is nearby. Jim Jim and Twin Falls can be reached by a track only accessible to 4WDs, though it may be impassable after heavy monsoonal rain when the falls are at their best.

The Kakadu landscape can be viewed on scenic flights departing from Jabiru airport. There are daily tours to Ranger Uranium Mine, 6km east; and the Injalak Art and Craft Centre at Oenpelli, in nearby Arnhem Land, is worth a visit (a permit is necessary). During the Wet season (approx Nov-April), roads to Ubirr, Jim Jim and Twin Falls, Ranger Mine and Arnhem Land are usually impassable, but alternative transportation may be available to some attractions. Landscapes and wildlife are particularly spectacular during the Wet.

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Crocodile Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Jabiru. Retrieved October 16, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/nt/jabiru. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Kakadu National Park

Aboriginal Culture, Point Stuart - Mary River Region, Northern Territory
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There are more than 5000 Aboriginal cultural sites in the park. The ancient rock-art galleries of Kakadu National Park are the oldest in the world and record extinct species like the thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) as well as depicting sacred creation beings like Namarrgon the Lightning Man and Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent. This World Heritage-listed national park is internationally famous for the breathtaking natural beauty of its wetlands, escarpments and spectacular waterfalls as well as its more than 50 000-year-old Aboriginal cultural heritage. more

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6 Tasman Plaza, Ph: (08) 8979 2548 or Tourism Top End, Darwin, Ph: (08) 8936 2499

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