Follow in the footsteps of Mick DundeeThe Top End, Australia

Forty years ago, a bloke in a battered hat stepped out of the Top End and into pop culture, dragging Kakadu along with him. Crocodile Dundee didn’t just make Paul Hogan a global export, it quietly turned one of Australia’s wildest landscapes into a movie star. Now, Kakadu Tourism is leaning into that legacy with a new self-guided tour that lets visitors trace Mick Dundee’s muddy footprints across the park.

Timed to mark the film’s 40th anniversary, the route stitches together the locations that helped sell the outback myth to the world, sadly without the knife tricks. Nourlangie (Burrungkuy) and Anbangbang Billabong are first up, where Mick famously demonstrated his “bush skills” beneath rock faces that hold some of the country’s most important Aboriginal rock art.

Then there’s Ubirr, where that famous line about the Never Never still lands hard, especially when you’re standing above the floodplains at sunset, watching the light stretch out forever.

Gunlom Falls, known to film buffs as Echo Lake, delivers the money shot. Recently reopened, its upper pools now come with improved access and the same infinity-edge views that made the scene unforgettable. Kakadu also pulled double duty in Crocodile Dundee II, with the Bardedjilidji Walk hosting the bullroarer scene among sandstone outcrops and shaded paths.

You can tackle it solo, or hand over the keys to Kakadu Adventure Tours, whose off-road 4WD trips dig deeper into places like Jim Jim Falls and Maguk. Stay inside the croc-shaped Mercure hotel, glamp it at Cooinda, or camp under the stars. Either way, Kakadu hasn’t aged a day, it’s just finally getting the credit it deserves.

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