{"id":31708,"date":"2020-03-17T14:14:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T12:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/australian-national-parks\/"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:09:46","slug":"australian-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/oceania\/australia\/australian-national-parks","title":{"rendered":"Australian National Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where the world can’t find you…<\/h2>\n

Vast, largely uninhabited Australia <\/strong>is rich in pristine wilderness. Imposing landscapes range from rugged mountains, red deserts, tropical forests to colourful reefs. From more than 500 aboriginal culture-infused National Parks we line up our favorites:<\/p>\n

1. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park<\/h4>\n

Visit the ancient heart of Australia’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Par<\/strong>k, the mystically forgiven land of the Anangu<\/strong> where towering Olgas<\/em> surge above the sweltering red plains. Without you at a summit to absorb the immensity, grandeur and calmness of Australia’s spiritual and geographical centrepiece as Saint Ayers Rock <\/strong>or ‘Uluru’<\/strong> <\/a> turns ever deeper red.<\/p>\n

2. Freycinet National Park<\/h4>\n

Dramatic pink granite peaks, secluded coves with white sandy beaches and bird-filled lagoons; the Tasmanian Freycinet <\/strong>Peninsula is a treasure chest full of natural wealth. Visit Wineglass Bay<\/strong> in the Australian winter for spotting humpback whales and southern hijackers in a fairytale setting.<\/p>\n

3. Wilson Promontory National Park<\/h4>\n

Cruise through rainforests full of special flora and fauna and sleep under the stars on the beach. Swim, fish, and dive from paradise Squeaky Beach,<\/strong>observe whales and dolphins, and listen to the crackling sand.<\/p>\n

4. Daintree Rainforest<\/h4>\n

Looking out over the ocean, ziplined your way between fluttering parrots through the world’s oldest jungle, past house-high palms, ferns, colorful flowers and trees over 2,500 years old. Learn from the Kuku Yalanji,<\/strong>cruise between crocodiles and spot the most special bird species.<\/p>\n

5. Purnululu National Park<\/h4>\n

Vast and secluded, the ochre with black striped steep sandstone formations of Purnululu<\/strong> or ‘Bungle Bungles’ <\/strong>are off-grid and only accessible by 4×4. From the air, during a hellish flight, the wondrous shape of the bird paradise unfolds; that of a beehive.<\/p>\n

6. Kakadu National Park<\/h4>\n

The Bininj\/Mungguy<\/strong>people welcome you to their vast land, a rainforest steeped in Aboriginal culture<\/a> where towering waterfalls plunge into pools, rugged steep slopes rise, centuries-old drawings adorn rocks and millions of migratory birds cover the billabongs.<\/p>\n

7. Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park<\/h4>\n

The d\u00e9cor of a wide, elliptical sunken valley framed with wildly jagged mountains, steep gorges, Adnyamathanha<\/strong> sites<\/a>, a rich wildlife and – after rainfall- carpets of flowers; bushwalks in Flinders Range<\/strong> are photogenic and unforgettable.<\/p>\n

8. Lamington National Park or ‘Woonoongoora’<\/h4>\n

Quiet and timeless means the name the Yugambeh<\/strong> gave to their country, Australia’s largest subtropical rainforest that covers the deep valleys and high cliffs of McPherson Range. <\/strong> More than 100 miles of trails are waiting for you, leading past cascading waterfalls, idyllic pools, dripping caves, rampant rainforest, flower fields and vast open forests filled with wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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