Darwin Self-Drive

Enjoy the laid back experience as you drift into 'troppo time' in tropical, multicultural Darwin, with friendly folk from some 50 nations making up its population and officially named as a "multicultural icon of national significance" by the Australian National Trust. Sitting prettily on the azure Timor Sea/Indian Ocean, with balmy weather, unbelievable deep purple sunsets, the colourful beach markets epitomise the fusion of diverse flavours, vivid colours and a cacophony of languages and dialects that make up the modern capital city of the Northern Territory; visit an aquarium with amazing sea life, discover a Pearling Museum, learn of the historic bombings of Darwin in WWII or cruise alongside massive crocodiles, swim in a wave lagoon or enjoy fresh seafood in one of the cafes lining the wharf, burn off some calories on the wide, grassy esplanade or take a picnic to a National Park.

Darwin town, shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, street markets, Mindil Beach Markets (w/end), Darwin Wharf Precinct (cafes, restaurants, cruise ship wharf), Lyons Cottage (historic cable workers house 1925), Fannie Bay Gaol (original (1883) gaol, gallows used till 1952), Burnett House at Myilly Point Heritage Precinct (early 20th century architecture, high end residence designed for tropical living, gardens), George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens (some 42 hectares, local flora, monsoon forests, woodlands, coastal fore dunes), Browns Mart (historic (1885) "Solomon's Emporium"), Aviation Heritage Centre (displays and aircraft collection from the early pioneers to the jet age; a B-52 bomber on permanent loan from the United States Air Force, 1 of only 2 outside the US on public display), Charles Darwin National Park (used by Larrakia Aboriginal people for thousands of years, shell middens, see bunkers and equipped storage facilities from World War II area was part of Australia's front line of defence), The Old Court House and Police Station (1884 colonial building), Bicentennial Park (parkland along The Esplanade, overlooking Darwin Harbour), Lake Alexander (year round swimming spot, bbq and picnic, playground), Casuarina Coastal Reserve (some 1500 hectares, sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs, forest, walk paths, bbq and picnic facilities), Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (bright modern museum with displays of art, history and culture, and natural history, Aboriginal art and culture, visual arts, craft, maritime archaeology, natural sciences, museum shop and cafe overlooking the ocean with mounted 18 foot Saltwater Crocodile "Sweetheart" who terrorised shipping in Darwin Harbour in the 1970s, Northern Territory Parliament House (tour Australia's newest. Parliament house (1994)), early 20th century architecture (house), Crocodylus Park (all things croc, handle the babies and be scared by the biggies), Crocosaurus Cove (central Darwin, bathe in a pool with a massive crocodile with you sitting safely in a metal cage, handle baby crocs, see crocs hatching.

We highly recommend that you consider one of our extended packages that take you out of Darwin and self-drive touring throughout Northern Territory.