There are various things to do around Darwin. One of its main attractions is its many beaches, with the main ones being Casuarina, Mindil and Vestey. Part of Casuarina is a nude beach so unless you're willing to bare all be careful where you stop.
Darwin is also a great place to explore the Aboriginal culture. Two tours you can join are the White Crane Dreaming Tour to the Kuwuma Djudian peoples land and Peppi Tours to Bathurst Island.
If you head to the north of Darwin you'll come across the Botanic Gardens filled with Aboriginal and tropical plants. If you head further north again you'll reach East Point Reserve where you can walk, ride and feed the wallabies. Closer to the city is Aquascene where you can feed the fish during feeding time. To see more sealife visit the Indo-Pacific Marine and Australian Pearling Exhibition where many creatures and coral can be found in its aquarium, open everyday 9.00am - 6.00pm. They also offer evening shows on Wednesday , Friday and Sunday. Another animal park is Crocodylus Park where you can watch the feedings everyday at 10.00am and 2.00pm, and explore the rest of the park between 9.00am - 5.00pm.
There are also several museums in and around Darwin. The Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory is at Fannie Bay, hosting Aboriginal and Asian art as well as a collection of stuffed animals and a maritime exhibition. The museum is open:
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Further North is the Fannie Bay Gaol Museum (open at the times above) where you can see the old cells and a gallows.
Featured Darwin CBD Activities
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Kakadu Adventure(EX611) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) It is the tapestry of great ecosystems that creates the beauty of Kakadu. Sandstone escarpments shaped by an incomprehensible time span, monsoon forests and flood plains, great rivers journey serpenti...
Darwin City Tour(EX613) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) Darwin is a unique tropical Australian city magnificently situated on the Arafura Sea and is very rich in our past heritage of settlement. The ravages of bombings and disastrous cyclones could not bre...
Katherine Gorge(EX615) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) Katherine Gorge set deep within the stone country of Nitmiluk National Park is a dramatic setting. The towering rock wall ramparts above the Katherine River, ancient Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, prol...
Purchase this DVD that showcases this unique part of Australia. Includes footage of Kakadu, with its lush rivers, billabongs and wetlands. Yellow Waters, Twin and Jim Jim Falls. The mysterious paintings of ancient Aboriginal artists including Arnhem Land at Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock.
Visit Litchfield National Park, Katherine Gorge and the warm waters of Mataranka Thermal Pool, plus the sandstone shapes in the Lost City near Cape Crawford.
Experience Darwin, the capital of Australia's Tropical North with it's many attractions. Learn about Alice Springs, where legendary tales of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Old Telegraph Station can be heard. The MacDonnell Ranges, Standley Chasm and Glen Helen Gorge, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the magnificent domes of Kata Tjuta ( The Olgas ) also feature.
