| To fly Kakadu is to begin to understand Kakadu ! Kakadu and neighbouring Arnhem Land is a vast panorama of changing landscapes, as varied as ancient sandstone plateau, edged with dramatic escarpments, trapped waters plunge (seasonally) as waterfalls, forming rivers, and thrust a winding path though an amazing diversity of eco systems, there are monsoon forests open forests savannah woodlands, billabongs, floodplains, mangroves, mudflats A wilderness journey from placid wetlands, to a distant ocean. Unfortunately, but logically Kakadu highways avoid wet or rocky terrain, and the forest veils the sights we anticipated and expected to see. A Kakadu Air scenic flight rises above it all, giving views that will forever change your perception of this timeless land. |