Kakadu | Bushwalking permit
Application form | Phone enquiries: 08 8938 1140 | E-mail enquiries: kakadu.permits@environment.gov.au
About this permit
Please read the information contained in the application permit, and carefully consider whether you have the appropriate skills to enable you to conduct this activity. Kakadu's overnight bushwalking routes are unmarked, are highly challenging, and extend through very remote and rugged country with harsh climatic conditions. For visitor safety, permits will not be issued to people who are inadequately prepared or who are inexperienced.
In order to allow efficient processing of your permit, please ensure your application contains the following:
- A completed application form
- A signed copy of the declaration and permit conditions
- 1:50,000 or 1:100,000 topographic map showing your proposed route and details of your proposed overnight campsites
How to apply for this permit
If you intend to apply for this permit, please download the application form, complete it, print it out, sign it, and post, fax or e-mail a scanned copy of the signed application and associated conditions with all required attachments to the address indicated on the form.
Please allow a minimum of 7 days for processing. Applications can only be processed from Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9:00am until 4:00pm (CST). Permit applications will not be processed on weekends or public holidays.
We will send you an e-mail confirming receipt of your application. If we require any additional information or need to discuss your application in more detail, we will contact you. Should your application be approved, we will notify you and send a copy of the permit documentation in the format requested on your application form.
Note: Some routes are subject to seasonal closure. |Most routes have a maximum group size of 15 people.
Download the permit application form
This permit application form is available as a Microsoft Word file.
- Bushwalking permit application form (Word docx - 167 KB)
- N.B. Before applying for a permit please check that the following closure dates don't apply to you:
