Escape plan: Five awesome bucket-list adventures
Trek in Victoria, cross mountains in Peru, paddle a world-famous river, and explore two tropical Aussie icons on this adventure hit-list.
Trek in Victoria, cross mountains in Peru, paddle a world-famous river, and explore two tropical Aussie icons on this adventure hit-list.
The bizarre behaviour was photographed by a tourist in Kakadu, and while onlookers were perplexed, crocodile scientists knew the behaviour all too well, and say it’s an example of their resourcefulness.
Wanna get wild? Head to the NT, one of the world’s great adventure playgrounds. From hiking and camping in the desert sands of the Red Centre, to exploring the ‘Lost World’ that is the tropical Top End, the NT is jam-packed with excitement. It’s a long way for most of us, so now is the perfect time to start planning that big Territory escape!
Ever wanted to travel to Kakadu? Well, now you can do it from your lounge room with Google Street View.
Australian Geographic Editor-in-Chief travels to the Northern Territory to experience the very best of the Top End.
Home to more than one-third of Australia’s avian species, Kakadu National Park is a bird-lover’s paradise, and Kakadu Bird Week is now attracting an annual migration of twitchers to this Top End treasure.
Dawn breaks on Yellow Water Billabong in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.
Sunrise bird-watching cruise on Yellow Water Billabong during Kakadu Bird Week 2016.
In October 2016, Australian Geographic travelled to the Top End for Kakadu Bird Week, when twitchers from around Australia flock to this bird-watching paradise – home to a third of the country’s bird species – for a specialised program of bird-watching tours and activities. Read more about Kakadu Bird Week 2016 in AG#136, out now.
Sandstone pandanus (Pandanus basedowii), Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.