Monuments to the power of small creatures punctuate the Top End of the Northern Territory. Three hours’ drive east of Darwin along the Arnhem Highway, nature and humanity converge to spectacular effect at Australia’s largest national park, Kakadu. But allow a little longer to enjoy the natural roadside attractions along the way. Those towering tombstones flanking the highway look as though they were sculpted by the elements over millions of years. In fact, they were made by millions of termites in the course of a few decades. Larger creatures abound too: keep a sharp eye open for wallabies and even the occasional wild horse and buffalo.
A large and elaborate sign means you can’t miss the entrance to Kakadu National Park – gateway to a wilderness that is the same size as the entire nation of Wales (20,000 square km). Kakadu is one of those rare places that appears twice on the Unesco World Heritage List: once for nature and a second time for culture.
