Darwin City Sights and Jumping Crocodile Cruise
Darwin City Sights and Jumping Crocodile Cruise
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Join a morning city sights tour for the perfect introduction to Darwin, with expert commentary by a local guide. See the lush Botanic Gardens and the Chinese Temple and tour the other historic sites of the city including the Darwin Aviation Museum. Explore the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, whose collections encompass Aboriginal art, visual arts, and Northern Territory history and natural sciences. After the tour you will be dropped off in the city for a 45-minute break and opportunity to have lunch.
In the afternoon head 60kms from Darwin to Adelaide River, home to over 1600 Crocodiles and the famous Jumping Crocodiles. Cruise the river and thrill as these awesome creatures launch themselves out of the water. The cruise will enable you to see these prehistoric creatures at close range. Afterwards continue to the Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre for view over the Marrakai Plains and then it’s on to Fogg Dam Nature Reserve to view a wetland ecosystem up close.
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St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Cathedral(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeDrive by St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, the main place of Catholic worship in Darwin.Chinese Temple and Museum Chung Wah(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeDrive past this important city landmark.Charles Darwin National Park
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeQuick photo stop at Charles Darwin National Park with exquisite views over Darwin.Darwin Aviation Museum
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit Darwin Aviation Museum and see a B-52 Bomber, on permanent loan from the United States Air Force, among the 19 aircraft on display. View some rare amateur footage of the first air-raid on Darwin and original footage from Japanese archivesMuseum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedExplore the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and see the largest permanent display of Aboriginal artwork in AustraliaGeorge Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStroll through the Darwin (George Brown) Botanic Gardens, one of the few in the world which has marine and estuarine plants naturally in its grounds. You’ll have the chance to see some unique exotic plants and also some local wildlife.Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedEnjoy superb views across the floodplains. Green season views can often be accompanied by spectacular lightning storms. Watch the interactive displays that offer an insight into the ecological processes that occur in the wetlands.Adelaide River
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeCruise on the Adelaide River, home to over 1,600 crocodiles. View these prehistoric creatures up-close as your wildlife guide entices them to leap out of the water for a taste of buffalo meat. Learn about crocodile biology, territorial habits and their value to the eco system and see an amazing array of native birdlife.Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, where the scenery is impressive year-round, and as the wetlands recede, the dam becomes a birdwatcher’s delight. Because of its monsoon and eucalypt forest, melaleuca woodland and open water, the area attracts a diverse range of reptiles, mammals and marsupials.
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