穿越卡卡杜(Kakadu)和阿纳姆地(Arnhem Land)的泛滥平原、死水潭与崎岖的岩石之乡,观赏在这里生活的无数野生动物和2,000多种植物。
探访列入世界遗产名录的卡卡杜国家公园(Kakadu National Park),里面随处都是古朴纯净的河流水道,生活着280多种鸟类,随时都能听到它们啁啾鸣叫。从泛滥平原和死水潭到崎岖的岩石之乡,在卡卡杜和阿纳姆地多样的地貌上生活着澳大利亚五分之一的哺乳动物和2,000多种植物。
干湿季节
卡卡杜国家公园举世闻名的湿地上孕育了多种动植物,只有亲眼观赏,方可领略其中的奥妙。湿季时,这里会形成泛滥平原,吸引许多野生动物,创造出色彩缤纷的景象;而在较为干旱的季节,有所减缩的栖息地让各地的鸟儿们一阵忙乱,例如,在著名的玛姆卡拉(Mamukala)湿地上。
特制的隐蔽观鸟屋让您看到水上乐园里难得一见的鸟类奇观,只见成千上万只迁徙中的鹊鹅在此繁衍生息。踏上木板路,走入泛滥平原的腹地,从位于霍姆死水潭(Home Billabong)的观景平台上欣赏水雉、白鹭和大鹳的曼妙身影。
死水潭文化
卡卡杜到处可见死水潭,其中最为知名的当属黄水死水潭(Yellow Water)。乘坐游船,观赏隐藏在粉色荷花丛中的巨型咸水鳄鱼,以及站立在河岸两旁的露兜树与白千层树。聆听当地原住民向导讲解几千年来死水潭的动植物如何维持比宁基人(Bininj)/姆恩盖人(Munnguy)的生活。
岩石之乡
卡卡杜崎岖的岩石之乡毗邻阿纳姆地的偏远荒野,用无与伦比的美景奖励勇敢无畏的徒步旅行者。这片多岩地貌从北方的乌比尔(Ubirr)一直延伸到南部的诺尔朗吉(Nourlangie),并以古老的原住民岩石艺术而闻名。
这块崎岖地形也是当地鸟类的栖息地,例如黑冠鹦鹉,一种会在该地巨型白蚁丘旁产卵的鸟类。此外,当地居住者还包括黑大袋鼠和大型洞穴壁虎,它们只爱在家附近转悠,不爱出远门。
探寻大自然与野生动物
Specially-designed bird hides offer rare views of an aquatic wonderland where thousands of migratory magpie geese flourish. Hit the boardwalk and venture into the floodplains to see jacana, egrets and jabiru from the viewing platform on Home Billabong.
Billabong culture
Kakadu is alive with billabongs. The best known of these is Yellow Water. Take a boat cruise to spot mighty saltwater crocodiles hiding amongst spectacular pink waterlilies, and see pandanus and paperbark lining the bank. Local Aboriginal guides offer an insight into how the billabong’s flora and fauna have sustained the Bininj/Munnguy way of life for thousands of years.
Stone free
Kakadu’s rugged stone country borders the remote wilderness of Arnhem Land and provides awesome views for the intrepid hiker. This rocky landscape stretches from Ubirr in the north to Nourlangie in the south and features ancient Aboriginal rock art.
This rugged terrain is also home to endemic bird species like the hooded parrot that lays its eggs in the large termite mounds of the region. The black wallaroo and the giant cave gecko are other locals that like to stay close to home.
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