Destination - Darwin, Northern Territory

Things To Do In Darwin, Northern Territory

Most importantly the Crocs!

Crocosaurus Cove - You can’t miss the cage of death, Australia’s only in water crocodile experience. Immerse yourself in the environment of Australia’s most mesmerizing apex predator, the saltwater crocodile. Experience the ultimate face-to-face encounter as you are carefully lowered into the water with a 5m saltwater crocodile.

Crocodylus Park - Crocodylus Park is a zoo situated in Berrimah, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the best experience of crocodile feeding you will find and the zoo specializes in the conservation of saltwater and freshwater crocodiles and features a comprehensive crocodile museum. The park isn’t just crocodiles it has big cats, monkeys, birds, turtles and snakes. Jump on the boat around the park and don’t forget to hold a baby croc!

Darwin's Best Known Beach Market

Mindil Beach is absolutely Darwin’s most visited and best-known beach. Home to the famous Mindil Sunset Markets, the beach offers a little bit of everything to the visiting traveler, including 500 meters of golden sand bordered by Bullocky point to the north and Myilly point to the south. The beach looks west out onto the waters of the Beagle Gulf offering the most extraordinary sunsets over the waves. The Mindil Beach Reserve is a large park preserving some of the city’s original wilderness.

Mindil Beach Sunset Market is open from April to December and is a truly iconic and unforgettable experience. During the mid-80s, six entrepreneurs shared their vision to bring a taste of Asia’s night markets to the tropical town of Darwin. Little did they know they were birthing one of the Top End's most iconic events! Beginning in Darwin Mall, the market then moved to its new home under the coconut palms of Mindil Beach Reserve. Today, Mindil Beach Sunset Market supports over 300 small businesses and gives every visitor a taste of the carefree, relaxed, creative lifestyle that typifies Darwin – especially after dark during the dry season when everyone comes out to play. More than just a place to shop, it is Darwin’s most visited attraction and was officially accorded national icon status by the National Trust in 2000. Search Search and Stay for some Mindil Beach holiday houses in Darwin.

Cool off at the Waterfront

Experience the best of Darwin’s tropical lifestyle with stylish luxury, safe swimming, ocean views and delicious food—all at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct. Sit by the water’s edge, splash around in the Wave or Saltwater Lagoon, relax on a sunset cruise from Stokes Hill Wharf, or unwind to the sound of water while dining on world-class cuisine in a nearby restaurant. Water and waterside experiences include Darwin wave lagoon a 4,000 square metre wave and swimming lagoon is stinger and crocodile free. It'll blow the kids away when the Wave Lagoon rolls out 10 different wave patterns, from gentle swells to 1.2 metres high for the boogie boarders. Look for Darwin holiday rentals on Search and Stay close to Darwins Water Front Precinct.

Darwin Waterfront Precinct also has an aqua park, playground, beach club, parklands and public art and Stokes Hill Wharf. Stokes Hill is still a working wharf for for smaller marine industry users and cruising yachts Here you can take a harbour cruise, enjoy year-round fishing or simply take in the panoramic views and sensational sunsets over Darwin Harbour. There’s free live entertainment at the wharf on Wednesdays and Sundays during the dry season and you can choose from a dozen restaurants and eateries.

Dynamic and Award-Winning Art

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin is home to internationally renowned artistic, cultural and scientific collections and research programs. Each year it presents a dynamic program of internally-developed exhibitions, carefully curated from the collection, and the best travelling exhibitions from around Australia. Most importantly it’s home to the annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) —the most significant celebration of its kind in Australia. The Museum and Art Gallery can be found in the inner Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay and is the main museum in the Northern Territory.

Lest We Forget

19 February 1942, more than 188 Japanese aircraft attacked Darwin's harbour and airfield. It was the first and the largest foreign attack ever mounted on Australia. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, the Defense of Darwin Experience open at the Darwin Military Museum. It tells the story of an extraordinary, but a little known chapter in Australian history, the life in the Northern Territory during World War II, of the contribution made in northern Australia to the war effort, and experience first-hand accounts of the 1942 bombing a traumatic event that changed Darwin forever. Record your family story or response to the exhibition using the Story Share booth, a dedicated digital story-telling space. This unique history experience is one of the most popular visitor attractions.

Royal Flying Doctors from 1930s to today

Enjoy a modern experience of an iconic, historical story of the Northern Territories, Royal Flying Doctors at the Royal Flying Doctors Tourist Facility. Hear the heroic tales, learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors and nurses, and the experiences of the patients that are carried and cared for each day via virtual reality, life-size hologram, touch screen portals, storyboard, interactive games and digital painting check out an RFDS aircraft, pedal radio.

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For more information visit Tourism Northern Territory