<p><i>How to keep the family happy</i> on a holiday in the <strong>Top End</strong></p>

How to keep the family happy on a holiday in the Top End

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<p><i>The 28 best tours</i> in and around <strong>Darwin</strong></p>

The 28 best tours in and around Darwin

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<p><i>10 incredible things to do</i> in <strong>Parap</strong></p>

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<p><i>Art Tour</i>: a review</p>

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<p><i>An insider’s guide</i> to visiting <strong>Darwin’s</strong> Aboriginal Art Fair</p>

An insider’s guide to visiting Darwin’s Aboriginal Art Fair

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<p><strong>Darwin</strong> in <i>the wet season</i> – why the locals love it</p>

Darwin in the wet season – why the locals love it

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<p><i>6 best</i> <strong>Darwin</strong> hostels and backpackers</p>

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<p><i>Why the locals love</i> the <strong>Darwin</strong> Ski Club</p>

Why the locals love the Darwin Ski Club

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Our tiniest capital city is drenched in vibrant Indigenous culture, tenacious creative talents and a distinctly easy-going lifestyle. Darwin sparkles amid quintessential tropical surroundings.

Buley Rockholes Litchfield NP
Darwin

The 28 best tours in and around Darwin

Waterfalls that rage into the depths of plunge pools; steaming billabongs that teem with pink lilies and saltwater crocs; and rock art, that continues to speak of the Indigenous connection to the land, tens of thousands of years after they were painted. Welcome to Darwin.

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an Indigenous artist weaving a basket at the Injalak Arts and Crafts Centre
Travel guide

An insider’s guide to visiting Darwin’s Aboriginal Art Fair

It’s the liveliest time of year to visit Darwin, when the days are not too hot, not too wet, and the city comes alive with one of the biggest events on the Indigenous art calendar.

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an aerial view of Jim Jim Falls
Darwin

Darwin in the wet season – why the locals love it

Over the wet season Darwin delights adventurous souls and nature enthusiasts with its labyrinthine waterways, mangrove communities, biting barramundi and abundant mud crabs.

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Darwin

10 incredible things to do in Parap

For fun-loving visitors to Darwin, the village of Parap gives plenty of reasons to linger. From shops with handcrafted trinkets to a new art space housed in an old laundromat and a famous Saturday market, here are a bunch of reasons to get onboard.

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Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory.
Family Holidays

How to keep the family happy on a holiday in the Top End

Take the kids wild swimming, croc-spotting and waterfall chasing with our guide to the best of the Top End for families.

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People relaxing at Darwin Ski Club at sunset
Eating Out

Why the locals love the Darwin Ski Club

The name might throw you at first – Snow? Skiing? In tropical Darwin? – but it’s water skiing that gives this local food and drinks venue its name.

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swimming pool, The Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin, NT
Accommodation

6 best Darwin hostels and backpackers

Score a win for your wallet when you book in at one of Darwin’s top hostels and backpackers.

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feeding the crocodile, Jumping Crocodile Cruises on Adelaide River
Adventure Holidays

A Jumping Crocodile Cruise is a must for wildlife lovers

Contrived spectacle or Attenborough adventure? Jennifer Pinkerton braves infested waters on a jumping crocodile cruise

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Things to Know

It’s Australia’s largest gateway to the outback but there’s much more to Darwin than a tick-off-your-list pit stop. Our tiniest capital city is drenched in vibrant Indigenous culture, tenacious creative talents and a distinctly easy-going lifestyle. Darwin sparkles amid quintessential tropical surroundings. Find memorable culinary experiences, bustling markets and plenty of creative spaces and galleries. It’s a captivating city that’s full of heart, if you know where to look. The best Darwin accommodation is often found around the city’s CBD.


Getting Around

Darwin CBD is small and walkable, and there are plenty of bike-friendly trails along the coast. Buses also operate around the city you purchase a Tap and Ride card or buy single tickets on board with cash. Another great way to see Darwin’s city attractions is via a Big Bus Tours hop-on, hop-off bus.

Those wishing to explore further afield should hire a car or jump on a SeaLink NT-operated ferry to the Tiwi Islands.


Don’t Miss

From arts and culture to nature and adventure, there are so many great things to do in and around Darwin. Catch a glimpse of saltwater crocs onboard a crocodile cruise or swim with one in the Cage of Death at Crocosaurus Cove (if you dare). Enjoy the best of the city at weekly multicultural market madness and sample the freshest of native ingredients layered within the flavours of Asia and Europe at Darwin’s best restaurants.  

And if it’s all a bit confusing to navigate? Hop on a tour of some of the city’s best sights.

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