RAIN 15 MM · DAYLIGHT 12.0 H
Oceania
Darwin
Australia
Best time May – August
Best for Nature · Adventure · Food
19:30
SPRING · 33° / 26°C
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The Place
Darwin, Australia
City introduction
Australia's tropical northern capital, gateway to Kakadu. Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, a tropical city on the Timor Sea that was rebuilt after Cyclone Tracy flattened it on Christmas Eve 1974. Its waterfront and Mindil Beach carry the city's outdoor life, with the dry-season sunset markets running from April to October; the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory holds the territory's Aboriginal art, including the works of the Tiwi people. Kakadu and Litchfield national parks, both UNESCO-listed or of equivalent standing, lie within two hours' drive.
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Explore Darwin
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Things to see in Darwin
Attractions
01Mindil Beach
The beach on Fannie Bay whose sunset markets run through the dry season from April to October.
Type Landmark
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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02Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
The territory museum on Fannie Bay, holding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and the Cyclone Tracy collection.
Type Museum
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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03George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
The 42-hectare tropical gardens established in 1886, two kilometres north of the city centre.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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04Darwin Waterfront Precinct
The regenerated harbourfront with the wave lagoon, the convention centre and Stokes Hill Wharf.
Type Neighbourhood
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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05Kakadu National Park
Australia's largest national park, 20,000 square kilometres of escarpment, wetlands and rock art east of Darwin.
Type Park
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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06Litchfield National Park
Waterfalls, plunge pools and magnetic termite mounds in a sandstone plateau south-west of Darwin.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) May-Aug
Suggested city stay 4 days
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