Food
You’ll taste great seafood here at Australia’s Top End,
try crocodile, buffalo, camel or emu for real Aussie tucker but
you can also savour dishes from Asian and European influences.
The heat means a cold beer is never far off, or just to kick back
with a good wine at a fine restaurant. The dining options are sensational.
Entertainment
Darwin is buzzing with a lively selection of entertainment: nightclubs,
a casino, theatres, restaurants, and multi-cultural markets that
are internationally famous.
Go camping with a group of friends! Take a few maps, grab your 4WD,
and get ready for a trip of a lifetime. This place was made for
the open road getaway and the journey itself that you will remember.
Join guided adventure safari tours to meet with new company and
share awesome places like Kakadu National Park or wind up cooking
a delicious campfire meal at the base of the magnificent Arnhem
Land escarpment.
Want enormous and exciting variety? The most popular food market
in the Northern Territory, Darwin’s Mindil Beach Sunset Market
a sensational way to sample the flavours of the Asia-Pacific region
and beyond in a balmy, tropical setting.
Search for hidden nooks of Aboriginal art- their understanding
and legends of this harsh and beautiful land can do much to open
travellers’ eyes. There are many Aboriginal sites including
rock-art galleries at least 50,000 years old showing animals, hunters,
and creation beings.
Don’t miss a sunset cruise on Darwin Harbour a perfect end
to the day.
Kakadu
World Heritage listed Kakadu has many beautiful waterfall oases and
is the largest National Park in Australia. Only a three hour drive
east of Darwin, Kakadu is a unique wilderness experience and one should
spend at least three days there to fully appreciate the extensive
National Park and attractions. A cruise on the tranquil waters of
Yellow Water Billabong will give you the opportunity to see the abundant
bird life for which Kakadu is world famous and, if you are lucky,
crocodiles.
Katherine
Katherine is 317 kilometers (a 3 hour drive) southeast of Darwin
on the Stuart Highway, representing the crossroads of the outback,
situated between the Top End and the Red Centre. It boasts many
natural attractions from Aboriginal art and craft to bushwalking
and cruising or canoeing the nearby Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge which
is just 29 kilometers from the town centre. Katherine Gorge consists
of 13 natural gorges carved through sandstone by the Katherine River.
One of the best ways to see and appreciate the natural beauty of
the area by boat.
Litchfield National Park
Travel south from Darwin along the Stuart Highway to Litchfield
National Park. Entering the Litchfield National Park, make the rocky
climb into the Tabletop Range where you will see countless termite
mounds. View Florence Falls from a lookout positioned high above
the falls. Continue to Tolmer Falls and then to Wangi Falls where
there is time for a relaxing swim in the crystal clear waters.
Photographs supplied courtesy of Tourism Australia |
