The virgin beauty of Australia s Top End

The virgin beauty of Australia s Top End Top of tropical Australia is without doubt one of the end of the last great secrets of adventure travel, despite the popularity of the region is growing rapidly as word spreads about its magnificent, unspoiled natural beauty. The term refers to the top of the northe region of the Northe Territory of Australia, which includes the state capital and the city of Darwin, the town of Katherine. Darwin is served by many inteational airlines and also from the recently completed Għan railway linking the southe Australian cities such as Melboue, Sydney and Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs in central Australia. The upper end is a tropical region near the city of Jakarta and Singapore, Asia is important for the city of South Australia. Temperatures in the upper swing around a comfortable 30 degrees C (85 degrees F) throughout the year. Like most tropical areas, the top end of the year is not defined by the 'summer' and 'winter' weather events, but from the above Enders called 'wet' and 'dry'. These terms refer to the wet and dry seasons, respectively, to be taken into account when planning a trip to explore the upper end of the road access requirements and conditions vary considerably, depending on the season. May occur during the rainy season floods in the month of November to April, and may cause the temporary closure of the lines to some of the most spectacular, but at a distance Start End destinations. Among the many magnificent natural heritage which is the upper end equipped with the Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park and Katherine Gorge. Kakadu National Park is a park of the World Heritage List are located about 250 km east of Darwin, and can be accessed via the Ahem Highway from Darwin or Katherine Kakadu Highway. A day retu from Darwin to Kakadu is possible, but to experience the magic of Kakadu few days is permissible. The name Kakadu, sometimes defined as Kakudju Gagadju or is the name of the indigenous language spoken in the northwest section of what is now Kakadu National Park. The first examples of recorded European contact Kakadu area includes the visits of anthropologists Baldwin Spencer in 1912 and NB Tindal in 1928. Kakadu National Park is characterized by spectacular scenery, unique Aboriginal rock art and a variety of animal species and fascinating. In addition to a limited number of areas of Kakadu is not dense rainforest, but rather at the level of tropical forests and savannas. The abundance of birds and other wild animals in their herds to the wetlands during the dry season, shows the importance of Kakadu is the flora and fauna, and indeed of Kakadu World Heritage list is based primarily on its importance as an area humid. Kakadu contains more than 1000 species of plants, one quarter of all species of freshwater fish found in Australia, and one third of all species of birds. Kakadu National Park is a large park of over 6,000 square kilometers and includes several sub-regions. The region is a sandstone plateau, resistant to the formation that rises abruptly to a height of 250 meters on the plains of the north and creates some of the most spectacular of the park. The escarpment extends for over 600 km and is the site of many large waterfalls and deep gorges. Lowlands is a large regional eroded plain with numerous rocky outcrops north of the escarpment. Regional flood plain north of the plateau and receives the full force of the monsoonal wet season rains from November to March, when the region becomes a large expanse of water. In the dry season is the Kakadu flood plain characterized by permanent billabongs. This area is famous for Kakadu lilies and lotus lilies edible. The sub-tidal flats is a sea coast is characterized by tropical rainforest and mangroves that can survive on saline sandy soils. Finally, the hills south of Kakadu is located in the subregion, the most southe point of the park, where the headwaters of the South Alligator River through the forest of stone country. Litchfield National Park is located about 130 kilometers south of Darwin. Its easy access from Darwin means that over one quarter of a million visitors each year visit the park, will see tropical monsoon forest, permanent spring? fed waterfalls, magnetic termite mounds, now sandstone outcroppings and historic ruins. Litchfield can be easily explored in a day's drive from Darwin, although there is plenty of accommodation in the region that you want to stay longer. Litchfield has tied its main sealed road, although a 4WD is required to access some of the more remote natural attractions. Litchfield Among the most popular attractions Wangi Falls are two waterfalls that cascade into a large pool in the middle of lush jungle and BULEY Rockhole, a chain of small pools connected by small waterfalls. Both places are accessible and popular places to swim. Other attractions include the steep and spectacular falls Tolman, a fantastic group of towers of sandstone known as the Lost City, and the Magnetic Termite Mounds, two meters tall, thin towers aligned from north to south to keep the inside of the mound, fresh by the heat of the sun. Katherine Gorge, also known by the Aboriginal name Nitmiluk, is located in Nitmiluk National Park, about 300 kilometers south of Darwin. This is one of the most spectacular areas on the high end, winding 12 km through 13 separate gorges with walls more than 70m in height. The park has a rich representation of Aboriginal rock art spiritual "dream" of Jawoyn people, traditional owners of the land. Unlike Kakadu, Nitmiluk National Park who celebrated along its 100 km of trails that wind through the park, including a period of five days of trekking Edith Falls.