Darwin Day Tours and Sightseeing

Jumping Crocodile Cruise

Tour Code: AA-DDT7 (D2)

Price: $107 per adult ; $54 per child

Departs: Daily at 12:45pm

Returns: 6:30pm approximately

Description: This afternoon join the famous Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruise. Your local guide will entice the crocodiles to leap out of the water. The cruise will enable you to see these prehistoric creatures at close range. Continue to the Window on the Wetlands Visitors Centre for views over the Marrakai Plains and then on to Fogg Dam Nature Reserve, before returning to Darwin.

Kakadu National Park

Tour Code: AA-AAH1(D4)

Price: $207 per adult ; $104 per child

Departs: Daily at 6:00am

Returns: 9:30pm

Description: Approximately 257km east of Darwin lies one of Australia's best known treasures, Kakadu National Park. Leaving Darwin, we travel on the Arnhem Highway across the Adelaide River and Marrakai Plains. A wide selection of native wildlife has made this region their home. Stop at Nourlangie Rock, where your Guide will lead a walk to view ancient Aboriginal rock art. After lunch we join our local guide for a cruise on the famous Yellow Water Billabong. Search for saltwater crocodiles and the colourful range of bird life this region is renowned for. Visit the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre and view the informative displays depicting the traditions of the Aboriginal people in Kakadu, before returning to Darwin. (L)

Katherine Gorge and Edith Falls

Tour Code: AA-D11

Price: $199 per adult ; $100 per child

Departs: 6:30am
May-Oct: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat
Nov-Apr: Tue, Thu, Sat

Returns: 8:30pm

Description: Leaving Darwin we travel south through tropical country, passing former WWII airstrips en route to Adelaide River. We make a short stop at the Adelaide River War Cemetery, a site dedicated to those killed in the air raids in Darwin in the 1940s. Continue to Edith Falls, where there is time for a refreshing swim in the waterhole beneath the falls (conditions permitting). After lunch, we join a 2 hour scenic cruise through Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park, with a chance to see fresh water crocodiles sunning themselves on the banks of the river and many interesting species of bird life. Our tour of the first two gorges takes us past sheer rock walls and requires a short walk to reach the second gorge. Enjoy a brief tour of Katherine, the third largest town in the Territory and hub of the region's cattle and farming industries. Travel via Pine Creek, a historic gold mining town, before an evening stop is made at Adelaide River where you may purchase dinner (own expense). You may like to sample the famous 'Barra and Chips', before returning to Darwin. (L)

Litchfield National Park

Tour Code: AA-D5

Price: $132 per adult ; $66 per child

Departs: Daily at 7:00am from Darwin

Returns: 6:00pm approximately to Darwin

Description: Visiting the main falls of Litchfield National Park, you have the opportunity for scenic and interpretive bush and monsoon vine forest walks. View Florence Falls from a high vantage point before making your way down the stairs to the plunge pool below. Visit Tolmer Falls for a magnificent view of the water cascading down to the deep waterhole below. We venture to Wangi Falls for another opportunity for a swim in the large crystal clear pool and an optional steady climb through the monsoon vine forest to the top of the falls. A great day also for taking many interesting photos, including the amazing stand of termite mounds. (L)

Morning Territory Wildlife Park Tour

Tour Code: AK-D1

Price: $70 per person ; $35 per child

Departs: Daily at 7:30am

Returns: 1:30pm

Description: Visit the multi award-winning Territory Wildlife Park. Discover some of the Northern Territory’s most elusive animals in the Nocturnal House. Enjoy spectacular views of barramundi and other fish from the underwater, walk-through aquarium. Take the elevated monsoon forest walk and see the exciting ‘Birds of Prey’ display.