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Monsoon Magic

By: Sheriden Rhodes

Overwhelming silence engulfs you at Yellow Water Billabong in Kakadu National Park (above) while tropical showers brings everything to life (below). The Territory's beautiful, natural billabongs are a great place to cool off (bottom).

Hot, sticky, wet - there's no escaping the tropical heat that pervades Australia’s northern-most city during the tropical summer that lasts from December to early March. Thankfully, the wet season also brings with it spectacular daily thunderstorms which offer relief from the steamy weather. Lightning lights up the sky and the heavens open in a deafening torrent of refreshing, tropical rain. The upside of visiting in the wet season is everything springs to life, revealing the Territory's staggering natural beauty at its best.

 

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