Hook a bargain stay during Kakadu’s tropical summer

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Kakadu’s hotels are offering discounted prices and special incentives for visitors planning to tour the world-heritage-listed national park over the tropical summer.

Kakadu’s tropical summer season is the ultimate time to see Kakadu as it explodes with thundering waterfalls, spectacular floodplains and astonishing wildlife, and connect with the world’s most extraordinary ancient living culture.

 
Sealed roads make most of Kakadu’s prime attractions accessible throughout the summer.
Remarkable rock art can be viewed at Nourlangie, cooling swims can be enjoyed in waterholes such as Motor Car Falls, hundreds of bird species along with crocodiles and other wildlife are active on Yellow Water Billabong, and Indigenous art and culture can be experienced at Warradjan Cultural Centre, Bowali Visitors Centre and local art galleries.

With the landscape at its most dramatic, it is the perfect season to view Kakadu from the air in a scenic flight or from the water in a Yellow Water Cruise which operates throughout the season providing daily tours at sunrise, sunset and in the middle of the day. Guluyambi Tours also operates wetland tours to the Ubirr rock art site when water levels rise.

For those who love fishing, bring a fishing rod as the Million Dollar Fish competition is running over the summer with specially tagged barramundi offering prizes from $10,000 to a million dollars. Already this summer, $10,000 tagged barra have been caught in Yellow Water Billabong, but the elusive million-dollar barra is still waiting to be discovered.

 
Kakadu accommodation choices include hotel and glamping options at the world-famous Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel and Cooinda Lodge, on the banks of Yellow Water Billabong.

Special Tropical Summer Offers

Rates over the tropical summer period to the end of March are up to 40% lower than during the dry season, and there are special bonus offers:
Cooinda Lodge: guests staying two nights will receive a $50 voucher for use on food and beverages, and for three-night stays, guests will receive the $50 food and beverage voucher plus a $50 tour credit towards tours such as a Yellow Water Cruise. Air-conditioned Outback Retreat glamping tents are available from $169 per night and Lodge rooms from $229 per night, valid till 28 March 2024.
The promo code TROPICAL needs to be entered in the booking details. Conditions apply, subject to availability.

Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel has an extra special offer over the summer including a feature 4-course Taste of Kakadu dinner, breakfast and overnight accommodation for two. The package is for a minimum two nights stay until 28 March 2024, and costs from $460 for the two nights. The promo code TROPICAL needs to be entered in the booking details. Conditions apply, subject to availability.

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For a taste of luxury under the tropical Kakadu skies, Cooinda Lodge’s new indulgent Yellow Water Villas are being discounted by over $200 per night during tropical summer. These eco-sensitive, stylishly designed villas are available for $700 a night, including breakfast, based on a minimum two-night stay, until 28 March 2024. The special code 2NSYWV needs to be used in the booking to access the discount.

A full range of Tropical Summer packages can be viewed and booked via: https://kakadutourism.com/explore-kakadu/events/tropical-summer-summer-sale

Full details of suggested itineraries, attractions and activities are available via www.kakadutourism.com

* Peter Hook peter@hookcommunications.com.au