This Yellow Water is famous for its morning tour cruise. Starting from $68, it is nice place to view the calm waters and relflections on the river, as well as spotting a crocodile or two.
The budget people like us love this place because we can spend time for animals observation, and we saw plenty. We had forgetten about crocodiles that morning and took this picture :
Then a man nearby said to us: hey, don't do this, you don't walk with no legs! Oh shit, there is a chance of crocodiles attacking cause there are salties (saltwater crocs) that inhabit waters in Kakadu.
After that warning, we continue on the walking track and Peter saw this fella!!! A big size saltie! It was just was resting on the surface with closed eyes, occasionally opening up to see what's the noise about. Wow, the first wild crocodile we've ever seen. Looks so scary but we are safe on the track platform. Phew...
Crocodiles are present around the national park, so no swimming at all!
Lotus Bird
Kingfisher
Also saw kangaroos and feral pigs & piglets!
After the adventure at yellow water, we head to Warradjan Cultural centre***** in Cooinda which is a must go (free entrance) because it has wealth of information about the rock paintings, aboriginals lives, hunting skills and their care for the land.
There are many places to visit in Kakadu NP that requires a 4wd like Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls, Maguk and Gunlom. These falls are especially stunning during the wet season because there will be loads of water. But that also means in wet season, the roads to these falls are closed. So the only way to view it is by scenic flight.
From our point of views, Kakadu is really worth the visit. It has the best rock art paintings in Australia and we learned a lot about the daily lives of Aboriginals back in the ancient time. It is really surprising that Aus's aboriginals have so much knowledge about hunting for food and how they have 6 seasons which indicated what food is available in that season. And the fact that they pass all this knowledge orally through stories, songs and rock art paintings, and the fact that the aboriginals today still have these knowledge is just amazing. Unlike like people of today, we would search the Google rather than communicating and asking people questions.
NEXT: Canoeing @ Kathrine Gorge
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