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Nanguluwurr Rock Art Walk

Kakadu NT

Nanguluwurr art site walk is a peaceful walk through woodlands, leading to a cool, quiet Aboriginal rock art site. Nanguluwurr was a major camping site for Aboriginal people. Here you’ll find paintings covering many different styles, including hand stencils, food sources like fish and turtle, a fa.

First Contact Rock ArtImage credit: Parks Australia
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Nanguluwurr art site walk is a peaceful walk through woodlands, leading to a cool, quiet Aboriginal rock art site. Nanguluwurr was a major camping site for Aboriginal people. Here you’ll find paintings covering many different styles, including hand stencils, food sources like fish and turtle, a fantastic example of ‘contact art’, a painting of a two-masted sailing ship (lugger). Sit and ponder why there is a painting of a sailing ship some 90 kms inland and nowhere near a waterway! Then learn about female spirit Algaihgo and why you should heed the messages from the dream time. 3.4 km return | 2 hours See it: All year round A park pass is required to enter Kakadu National Park. Save time on your holiday and purchase your Kakadu park pass online before you leave home.

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