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A TASTE OF KAKADU

12 - 21 May 2017

An interactive food festival at least 50,000 years in the making

World Heritage-listed Kakadu is a place of abundance, bursting with fresh food. With bush tucker delicacies from barramundi to magpie goose, there is something for everyone.

Today we take ancient traditions and give them a modern twist. Cook and eat with us. Learn and discover with us. We welcome you to our home, Kakadu, to experience flavours you’ll find nowhere else on earth. We invite you to come and try them for yourself.

A range of activities included:- Boutique dinners- Campfire stories- Bushtucker walks- Cooking demonstrations- Sunset tasting sessions- Hunting and gathering talks- And more!

For more information visit our website or contact Bowali Visitor Centre p: +61 8 8938 1121 e: [email protected] w: parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/taste

Friday 12th Saturday 13th Sunday 14th Monday 15th Tuesday 16th Wednesday 17th Thursday 18th Friday 19th Saturday 20th Sunday 21st

9.30 am - 4.30 pm Marrawuddi GalleryFree event

Man-me Art Exhibition

8.00 am - 4.00 pm Jabiru

Jabiru Triathlon and Kid’s Bike Race

6.45 am - 8.00 am For the first time, Tourism NT and Kakadu National Park will film an epic adventure. Please Note - there will be some drone use during this tour. Free EventLimited to 50 people. Bookings through Yellow Water Cruise.

Yellow Water Special Sunrise Tour

8.00 am(Following Sunrise Tour)At Cooinda LodgeCost: $20 per person. Bookings through Cooinda Lodge.

Bush Breakfast




Man-me Art Exhibition9.30 am - 4.30 pm Marrawuddi GalleryFree event







Man-me Art Exhibition9.30 am - 4.30 pm Marrawuddi GalleryFree event


8.00 am - 12.00 noon Collection and participation included.Gold coin donationBowali Visitor Centre

Weaving Food Baskets

10.00 am - 12.00 noon Collection and participation included.Gold coin donationWarradjan Cultural Centre







Weaving Food Baskets8.30 am - 12.00 noon Graham Rostron and Abel Narhborhlborhl. Gold coin donationBowali Visitor Centre

Man-me Painting

8.30 am - 12.00 noon Graham Rostron and Abel Narhborhlborhl. Gold coin donationBowali Visitor Centre

Man-me Painting

9.00 am - 10.00 am Follow in the footsteps of the original foodies, see first-hand how food trends have changed through the ages. Unlimited numbers. Free event Meet at the Nourlangie car park.

Nourlangie Food Walk and Ranger Talk


Man-me Painting


Man-me Painting


Man-me Painting

12.00 noon - 1.00 pm Bininj Barramundi Cook Up. Free eventWarradjan Cultural Centre

Ground Oven

10.00 am - 11.00 am Forage walk with local Bininj across the Crocodile Hotel Grounds. Free eventMeet in the Mercure Crocodile Hotel Foyer

Forage walk with Bininj

9.00 am - 12.00 noonJoin highly respected Indigenous epicureans as they harvest their way through the wild landscape. Free eventLimited to 40 People. Bookings through Parks Australia. Jim Jim Billabong Safari Camp

Bininj Harvesting

10.00 am - 12.00 noon Join leading ladies Mandy Muir (local Bininj), and Ngemba Indigenous chef Sharon Windsor as they prepare a two course brunch and share intimate knowledge of Indigenous food systems.Cost: $40 per person Bookings through Parks Australia Jim Jim Billabong

Traditional brunch

11.00 am - 12.00 noon Free eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Crocodile Hotel Chef Tour of Native Food

Garden and Glasshouse

9.00 am - 11.00 am Burrunggui Food Walk and Ranger Talk. Follow in the footsteps of the original foodies, see first-handhow food trends have changed through the ages. Unlimited numbers. Free event Meet at the Anbangbang Billabong Car Park (Last Bay)

Burrunggui Food Walk and Ranger Talk

5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Mercure Crocodile Hotel

Snappy Hour


Snappy Hour


Snappy Hour


Snappy Hour

5.00 pm - 6.30 pmWith Sharon Windsor Indigenous Celebrity Chef Cost - $90 per personBookings through Yellow Water CruiseCooinda Lodge

Champagne Evening cruise and canapes

6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Weaving Evening Mercure Crocodile Hotel

Weaving Evening

6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Bininj Language Lesson with Mandy MuirFree eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Man-me Bininj Language Lesson

6.30 pm - 11.00 pm Join local Bininj for a special Taste of Kakadu – 6 canapé courses. Hosted by Ben Tyler and Kylie Bradford from Shark Tank. Warradjan Cultural Centre Bookings through Parks Australia

Launch of Kakadu Kitchen

4.30 pm - 9.00 pm Feast on locally sourced native produce with an exclusive ten-course degustation at a secret location.Limited to 40 people. Cost: $200 per personPick up and drop off at Mercure Crocodile Hotel. Bookings through Fervor

SPECIAL EVENTFervor Dining Experience

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Learn how to paint with local artists.Mercure Crocodile Hotel

Man-me Painting


Man-me Painting


Man-me Painting4.00 pm - 6.00 pm Forage walk with traditional owners at UbirrEast Alligator


4.00 pm - 6.00 pm Forage walk with traditional owners at Bardedjilidji WalkEast Alligator. Limited numbers. Booking through Parks Australia


3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Forage the Bowali Track with ranger Savana. Free event Meet at Bowali Visitor Centre.

Forage walk with Ranger

12.00 noon - 2.00 pm Tour and canapesCome and see who will be crowned Kakadu Mini Master Chef! Judging by celebrity chefs Andrew Fielke, Zach Green and Mangrook Footy Show Host Leila Gurruwiwi Free eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Tuckeroo - Kids Mini Master Chef competition

4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Learn how to cook with native foods from one of Australia’s best Indigenous chefs. Free eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Indigenous Celebrity Chef Zach Green

Interactive Masterclass

4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Presentation on Indigenous connection through foodFree eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Indigenous Celebrity Chef Sharon Windsor - Presentation

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm With Neville and Robert Neville Namarnyilk. In respect of Bininj cultural protocols, women are unable to participate in actual throwing activities.Free eventLimit of 30 peopleBrockman Oval - Jabiru. Bookings through Parks Australia

Spear making talk and spear throwing competition

12.00 noon - 6.00 pm With Patsy Raglar andJesse AldersonLimited to 20 people. Patonga / Buffalo Farm. Bookings through Parks Australia.

Fervor Forage

12.00 pm - 4.00 pm Join Senior traditional owner Bessie Coleman and her family for a catch and cook lunch at the beautiful Gunlom Falls. Forage native herbs, cook Jackie cakes and black bream, and hear about Mungguy connections to Country. Free event Gunlom Campground

Catch and Cook

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm With traditional owner Victor Cooper and Tourism NT. Free eventNourlangie Car Park

Nourlangie Walk and Talk



4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Join a special tourism NT photoshoot at Anbangbang Billabong. Join in a 1 hour weaving lesson at this beautiful location. Participants to note they will be photographed and recorded.

Weaving Photoshoot

11.00 am - 12.00 noon Free eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Crocodile Hotel Chef Tour of Native Food

Garden and Glasshouse

12.00 noon - 1.30 pm Buffalo Cook Up. Ground oven will be opened at 12 pm and visitors are free to taste-test the baked food afterwards. Free eventBowali Visitor Centre.

Kakadu Park Ranger Hosted Ground Oven

5.30 pm - 8.00 pm Exhibition tour and canapesJabiru to BowaliLimited to 120 people. Bookings through Marrawuddi Gallery - Bowali Visitor Centre

Launch of the Man-me Art Exhibition


Snappy Hour


Snappy Hour

5.00 pm - 6.30 pmWith Sharon Windsor Indigenous celebrity chef Cost - $90 per person Bookings through Yellow Water CruiseCooinda Lodge



Snappy Hour


Snappy Hour









5.00 pm - 6.30 pmWith Sharon Windsor Indigenous celebrity chef Cost - $90 per person Bookings through Yellow Water CruiseCooinda Lodge



Snappy Hour

A TASTE

OF KAKADU12 - 21 May 2017




Man-me Painting

4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Learn how to cook with native foods from one of Australia’s best Indigenous chefs. Free eventMercure Crocodile Hotel

Indigenous Celebrity Chef Zach Green

Interactive Masterclass

Schedule current as at: 11 April 2017 - Updated schedule avialble at: parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/taste

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