In what appears to be a response to lower-than-normal visitor numbers in the north, Parks Australia has temporarily slashed entry fees to Kakadu National Park.
Fees will be reduced to wet season pricing from July 1 until to October 31. That means seven-day park passes for adults will be $25 instead of $40; and concessions will be $19 instead of the normal $30.
In addition to reduced park pass pricing, Parks Australia has announced support measures for the tourism industry:
Kakadu is hugely popular with grey nomads in the dry season. PIC: Squirrel_photos / Pixabay
Director of National Parks, Ricky Archer said the measures had been announced to support the tourism industry and drive visitation to Kakadu National Park during the dry season.
“Kakadu National Park is open and there are many amazing sights and cultural experiences for visitors to enjoy including Ubirr, Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) and Yellow Water,” he said. “We encourage visitors to make the most of these temporary fee changes and start planning a trip to enjoy some of the nation’s most spectacular scenery and cultural heritage sites.”
He said sites across the park were continuing to open including Gunlom which is scheduled to open on July 1.
The latest updates on sites in Kakadu National Park can be found here.
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Good on you and it’s a shame the caravan parks don’t follow suit. Maybe they will soon
The more visitors the more money,now people turning away the prices can come back down, Caravan parks have gone the same,they need to be avoided for awhile may bring prices down to a more affordable cost,
About time plus they need to improve the roads, open Jim Jim falls and control water buffalo
Spoke to a couple today and they were paying $100 a night in Broome for a caravan site , given the number of nomads is down especially up north you would think that’s surprising but not for Broome it’s not .
I bothered to read the councils (Yes Minister style) mission statement and on tourism the “consultant “ who did the report nailed it on price to stay but it seems the council would like to attract that type of tourist with deep pockets .
IMHO, the vast majority of “Kakadon’t” is clapped out Buffalo country, with only a few beauty spots. I lived up there for nearly 30 years and was amazed at the charges to visit it.
Litchfield Park, which is much closer to Darwin, is a much better option!
Rick
I agree, a visit to the Lost City and a 4wd to the cattle outstation was a delight. But that was 15 years ago and who knows what has changed since our trip
It’s still kaka-dont on my list, paying crazy prices to see our own country is beyond a joke, plenty to see elsewhere for bugger all or a state wide parks yearly pass for the same price as Kaka-dont
National Park are for ALL Australians. The problem with National Parks these days is that they are locking them down that tight where you can’t do this or that, charging an arm and leg to gain entry so visitors going else where the tight restriction don’t apply. Not to mention the camping fees they charge.