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Luxury Eco Accommodation in Kakadu

Kakadu has introduced its most luxurious, eco-sensitive accommodation with the launch of Yellow Water Villas in an exclusive area of Cooinda Lodge’s grounds, adjacent to the region’s most famous natural water habitat, Yellow Water Billabong (Ngurrungurrudjba). Nestled under a rich canopy of trees, each of the Yellow Water Villas balances luxury with a commitment to environmental sustainability. They are built on stilts to minimise impact on the land, as the preservation of country is a key priority of Murumburr Traditional Owners.

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Luxury Features

A re-imagination of the tactile textures and resilient nature of the vast billabong landscape is captured throughout the interiors, with raw materials – reclaimed native timbers, earthen clay, ageing brass and woven plant-dyed grass fibres.

Each of the five luxury villas have a bathtub on the large veranda outside, with a completely air-conditioned interior. The ensuite bathroom, dining area and lounge area with daybeds make our villas the perfectly comfortable base for your Kakadu adventure.

Connect to Culture

Each Yellow Water Villa is named after a native Indigenous animal of the Kakadu region, themed throughout with personal stories of the local Murumburr community – from the pillows to the interior decorations. Artworks and decorations have been sourced from local Bininj (Aboriginal) artists as well as the famed Marrawuddi Art Gallery in Jabiru.

These artworks share personal stories about the local Bininj community, their culture and their Dreamtime. They are part of the oldest living culture in the world, having coexisted harmoniously with these lands for over 65,000 years.

See & Do from Yellow Water Villas

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🎣 THE HUNT IS ON! 🎣

@million_dollar_fish Season 12 starts TODAY, and Kakadu is ready for you.

One barra is carrying a $1 million tag 💰
100 more are worth $10,000 each
Registration is FREE

Kakadu's billabongs and rivers are the heart of barra country. There's no better place to chase Australia's richest fish, or to celebrate if you land one.

📲 Register at milliondollarfish.com.au
📅 On now until 31 March 2027

Forget ordinary... visit Kakadu instead!
See our website for a selction of suggested itineraries from 1 - 7 Days.
No car, no worries - we have a selection of day tours from Cooinda Lodge or choose a multi-day tour departing from Darwin.
Visit: kakadutourism.com

Video thanks to @lavidadownunder [IG]

🐊 40 years ago, Kakadu stole the show. On 26 September 1986, Crocodile Dundee opened in the USA.
And suddenly, millions of people around the world were getting their first glimpse of a very different Australia - rugged, wild and spectacular, with Kakadu taking centre stage.

The film became a global phenomenon, grossing more than US$174 million in the USA alone and becoming one of the biggest films of 1986. But its impact went well beyond the box office.

Following the success of Paul Hogan’s earlier “shrimp on the barbie” campaign, Crocodile Dundee helped turn international curiosity about Australia into something much bigger. American visitors grew from 159,000 in 1984 to 282,000 in 1986, and the film inspired travellers to follow in Mick Dundee’s footsteps and experience the landscapes they had seen on screen, particularly here in the Northern Territory.

And those landscapes weren't simply a backdrop.
Gunlom. Nourlangie. Ubirr. Kakadu.

They became part of the story.

Forty years on, we’re lucky enough to have the original behind-the-scenes photographs that capture a little of what happened here in 1986 - the cameras, the crew, the actors and the extraordinary landscape that became one of the stars of the film.

And perhaps that's the most remarkable part.
The landscape is still here.
The culture is still here.
The stories are still here.

Kakadu has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 65,000 years, and today its living culture and Aboriginal experiences are an increasingly important part of the reason people come here.

So, 40 years after Crocodile Dundee introduced Kakadu to a global audience, we're celebrating more than a movie.
We're celebrating the place that helped make it unforgettable. ❤️💛🖤

Happy 40th, Crocodile Dundee.

"I genuinely can't believe more people aren't talking about this part of Australia 🤯🇦🇺"

That's the reaction after 4 days road tripping through Kakadu - ancient escarpments, endless wetlands, waterfalls and wildlife that feel like another continent altogether.

Thank you @lavidadownunder for sharing your Kakadu with us 🧡

📍 Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Texture like nothing else on Earth. 🐊 From armour-plated scales up close, to the full length of this croc cruising across Yellow Water Billabong. Captured by one of our guests on a Yellow Water Cruise, this is Kakadu doing what it does best: nature, wild, and completely unscripted.

📍 Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu National Park
🔗 Book your cruise: kakadutourism.com/see-and-do/tours or see link in bio
📸 Thanks to @thelostiesontour | Yellow Water Cruise