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Celebrating the First Nations people of Australia, and Bininj Culture on Kakadu Country.

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Kakadu National Park

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Sunday, July 5, 2026 (all day)

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2026 Naidoc Theme

Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly!

NAIDOC Week in Kakadu is a celebration of Australia's First Nations culture and a special time for Indigenous communities in Kakadu National Park.

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Jim Jim Road is closed for upgrades in 2026 but trust us, Kakadu's list of must-sees didn't get any shorter.
Ancient rock art. Vast wetlands. Wildlife in full dry season form. A living culture 65,000 years in the making.
Hear from David on what's waiting for you this year.

Video thanks to Head Tour Guide of Venture North Safaris, David McMahon.
@davidmcmahonaustralia | @venturenorthsafaris

#dokakadu #kakadunationalpark #ntaustralia #australianwildlife #indigenousculture

The dry season brings clear skies, calm waterways, and wildlife that has to be seen to be believed. And if you'd rather leave the driving, the planning, and the navigation to someone who knows this country deeply, Deb at @ntdriverguide is your person.
Deb runs private, escorted 4WD tours into Kakadu tailored entirely around you - your pace, your interests, your group.

Deb's an accredited Aboriginal cultural guide with over 15 years of experience in the Top End, and her guests tend to leave saying they saw and understood a side of Kakadu they never would have found alone.
Day tours, multi-day experiences, accessible options - it's all on the table.
Visit ntdriverguide.com.au or drop them a message to start planning.

#ntdriverguide #privatetour #dokakadu #kakadunationalpark

Join us as we celebrate the rich culture, stories and traditions of Australia’s First Nations peoples during NAIDOC Week in Kakadu National Park.

Experience a day of family-friendly activities, cultural demonstrations, art, weaving, bush tucker experiences, live entertainment and more, all set against the incredible backdrop of Kakadu Country. It’s a unique opportunity to connect with Bininj culture, learn from Traditional Owners and celebrate the world’s oldest living culture.

Best of all - the Kakadu Tourism NAIDOC Week activities on Sunday 5 July are FREE to attend.
📅 Sunday 5 July
📍 Kakadu National Park
💰 FREE activities for all ages | Open to everyone

Find out what’s on and plan your day here: https://kakadutourism.com/specials/naidoc-week

#NAIDOC2026 #NAIDOCWeek #dokakadu #cooindalodge #kakadunationalpark
50YearsOfDeadly

Images thanks to Tourism NT

Today marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere - our shortest day of the year. 🌒
And in true Mother Nature style, the universe keeps giving. In just a few days, on the 29th, a full moon will rise over Kakadu and like the Traditional Owners who have read these skies for tens of thousands of years, we're reminded to slow down and look up.
For Bininj and Mungguy peoples, the cycles of the sun, moon, seasons and country are not separate from life - they are life. The six seasons of Kakadu aren't just a calendar. They're a living map of when to hunt, when to rest, when to move and when to gather. A knowledge system tens of thousands of years in the making.

Today, as the rest of the world marks the solstice, we're reminded that in Kakadu, this kind of deep attunement to nature has never been lost. Some places don't just show you the world. They reconnect you to it. 🌕

📍 Kakadu National Park, NT

#WinterSolstice #dokakadu #KakaduNationalPark #FullMoon #BininjMungguy #ntaustralia
Image thanks to Tourism NT

🐊 World Crocodile Day is celebrated every 17 June to raise awareness and appreciation for one of the planet's most ancient and misunderstood reptiles.

And there are few better places on Earth to truly understand them than Kakadu - home to thousands of saltwater and freshwater crocodiles living wild across billabongs, floodplains and river systems that have barely changed in millennia.

Saltwater crocodiles have survived five mass extinctions. They're not a relic of the past - they're a living part of it. In Kakadu, they're also a cornerstone of the ecosystem, and deeply significant to Bininj and Mungguy people whose connection to this country spans tens of thousands of years.

Respect them. Learn about them. Marvel at them... from a safe distance. 🐊
📍 Kakadu National Park, NT

#WorldCrocodileDay #dokakadu #Crocsrule #CrocodileConservation #KakaduNationalPark #NTaustralia #WildlifeAustralia

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