Things to See and Do in Top End

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  • Photo of Jim Jim Falls Top End

    Jim Jim Falls Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    17 reviews 41 travel blogs 67 photos
    Distance: 31 miles from city center
    Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Oct 16, 2004 Just come back from a 3 day tour of Kakadu National Park. This trip is a must see for anyone staying in Darwin or nearby. ...
    • Sep 12, 2009 ... , and headed out to Twin Falls. We had been told that Jim Jim Falls (also on the way) was not flowing anymore and was quite ...
    • Nov 12, 2008 ... having a couple beers. Our camp was just outside Kakadu National Park, which is where they filmed Crocodile Dundee.  ...
    • Feb 18, 2007 ... the best of starts for our foray into croc country, AKA Kakadu National Park. Kakadu would be the last port of call on our ...

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  • Photo of Nitmiluk National Park Top End

    Nitmiluk National Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    31 reviews 80 travel blogs 217 photos
    Distance: 1.4 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
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    • May 10, 2006 ... from Katherine town centre to the Nitmiluk National Park, otherwise known as Katherine Gorge. Arriving at the visitors ...
    • May 3, 2006 ... Day 2 The highlight of the Katherine area is the gorge in Nitmiluk National Park; consisting of 13 natural gorges ...
    • Oct 22, 2011 ... hard to drive past. We passed through Katherine opting to continue out to Nitmiluk National Park and stay in the camp ground ...
    • Aug 25, 2011 DALY WATERS TO NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK (KATHERINE GORGE) Today we arrived in Katherine for our stay at Nitmiluk National Park ...

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  • Photo of Litchfield National Park Top End

    Litchfield National Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    65 reviews 161 travel blogs 991 photos
    Distance: 4.8 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
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    • Apr 4, 2012 we had a great time on the Litchfield Dreams tour...well worth the money
    • Jul 27, 2011 no charge, plenty of walks and great views.
    • Apr 20, 2010 ... we were all welcomed to the country (including Kakadu and Litchfield) by this aboriginal guy spitting water onot each of ...
    • Dec 3, 2004 Litchfield National Park is the lesser known of Darwins parks and is somewhat overshadowed by big brother Kakadu. This helps ...

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  • Photo of Gregory National Park Top End

    Gregory National Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    4 reviews 2 travel blogs
    Distance: 60.3 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
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    • Aug 11, 2011 ... couple more hours and we had set up at Victoria River by 3.30pm. The Gregory National Park looks like another place to put ...
    • Jun 29, 2010 ... stunning at sunset. It’s located in the Gregory National Park on the Victoria River and Victoria Highway. The river ...

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  • Photo of Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Top End

    Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    126 reviews 2 travel blogs
    Distance: 1958.8 miles from city center
    Category: Museums
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Feb 10, 2007 ... but the cooler air quickly dissipates. Thankfully the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory has air-con. It ...

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  • Photo of Koolpin Gorge Top End

    Koolpin Gorge Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    4 reviews 3 travel blogs 3 photos
    Distance: 49.5 miles from city center
    Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders
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    • Sep 8, 2011 Hello Preps, Kakadu National Park is the biggest national park in Australia.  It is nearly as big as Tasmania, and ...
    • Sep 8, 2011 ... work with many of them. Anyway, we packed up camp at Koolpin Gorge this morning, delayed slightly by having to change a ...

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  • Photo of Katherine Hot Springs Top End

    Katherine Hot Springs Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    16 reviews 76 travel blogs 76 photos
    Distance: 1.3 miles from city center
    Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders
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    • Jun 21, 2009 ... straight to Woolworths to top up on groceries and see the hot springs behind this particular park. This shopping centre is ...
    • Oct 10, 2008 ... had in this trip also happened to be in Katherine, at the Hot Springs.  Another natural pool, of even greater clarity ...
    • Sep 28, 2009 ... a lot of the time in the pool. We visited Katherine Hot Springs, which we loved, and also visited Katherine Gorge(Nitmuluk ...
    • Oct 29, 2009 ... caves didn’t and beyond where we stood could be found hot springs.  The humidity had been building as we’d ...

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  • Photo of Mindil Beach Markets Top End

    Mindil Beach Markets Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    22 reviews 24 travel blogs 25 photos
    Distance: 2.7 miles from city center
    Category: Shopping
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    • Jul 2, 2007 ... we have been lucky enough to arrive into town when the Mindil Beach markets are on. As an added bonus today is also Northern ...
    • Jul 21, 2010 ... at a Greek Restaurant. That night, we went to the Mindil Beach Markets, where we indulged in Buffalo ribs, satays, smoothies ...
    • Aug 31, 2011 ... ; In the evening we headed back into town for the Mindil beach markets and sunset.  It had a great atmosphere with ...
    • Oct 16, 2009 ... , Lake Alexandra and Cullen Bay before heading to the Mindil Beach Markets. Here there were a wide range of stalls selling ...

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  • Photo of Crocodylus Park Top End

    Crocodylus Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    47 reviews 29 travel blogs 40 photos
    Distance: 7.2 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
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    • Apr 2, 2008 ... see was some crocodiles, so the next day, off we went to Crocodylus Park. It is a sanctury for ill and scarred crocs and a ...
    • Mar 17, 2006 ... full day out here. So I went to see crocodiles at Darwin's Crocodylus Park. This is a fair way from town though not too far ...
    • Apr 2, 2008 ... late in most afternoons. I couldn't visit Darwin without visiting Crocodylus Park in Berrimah. I'd been here before and ...
    • Aug 6, 2007 ... a perfect end to a perfect day..... The following day we visited Crocodylus Park and got to hold a baby salt water croc, ...

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  • Photo of Nourlangie Top End

    Nourlangie Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    39 reviews 66 travel blogs 132 photos
    Distance: 21 miles from city center
    Category: Historic sites
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    • Aug 7, 2004 ... south before turning off along the Arnhem Highway towards the Kakadu National Park and 8,000 square miles of plains, cliffs, ...
    • Mar 9, 2004 ... as we have an early start tomorrow to go to Litchfield National Park. Sunday 7th March Today was a chilled version of ...
    • Oct 20, 2006 We left Darwin early morning and drove to Kakadu National Park. First of all before we entered the park boundaries we ...
    • Oct 18, 2011 ... en-route to the small town of Jabiru, in the heart of Kakadu National Park where we would set up camp for a few nights ...

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  • Photo of Manyallaluk Aboriginal Community Top End

    Manyallaluk Aboriginal Community Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    1 review
    Distance: 0.5 miles from city center
    Category: Museums

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  • Photo of Kakadu Gorge and Waterfall Tours Top End

    Kakadu Gorge and Waterfall Tours Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    17 reviews 1 travel blog
    Distance: 30.5 miles from city center
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 23, 2011 great day out and not flat out just steady as it goes.

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  • Photo of Parap Market Top End

    Parap Market Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    13 reviews 3 travel blogs 1 photo
    Distance: 2.5 miles from city center
    Category: Shopping
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    • Aug 9, 2011 ... wake up early too (for our own internal clock) to go to the Parap market. Lots of food and crafts, it was very nice. In the ...
    • Sep 5, 2008 ... we snooped around most of it including: the museum, art gallery, Parap market, Mindil Beach Sunset market (twice), Skycity ...
    • Apr 3, 2011 ... premier pizza place. Aside from drinking we have visited the Parap market which is full of cheap Asian Food Stalls, ...

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  • Photo of Cape Adieu Cruises Top End

    Cape Adieu Cruises Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    21 reviews
    Distance: 2.5 miles from city center
    Category: Other

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  • Photo of Aquascene Top End

    Aquascene Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    64 reviews 26 travel blogs 38 photos
    Distance: 1 miles from city center
    Category: Zoo/Aquarium
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    • Oct 17, 2006 ... heading off early again, and off we went from Western Australia into the Northern Territory, before we knew it we were ...
    • Oct 18, 2006 ... East Point we made our way back in to Darwin city centre, here we visited Aquascene. Now this is a major tourist attraction, ...
    • Aug 9, 2011 ... Omi – part touristing part relaxing. We have been to: Aquascene Fish feeding: Didn’t sound very good but it was ...
    • Aug 20, 2010 ... lake until the sun went down. On Monday morning we visited Aquascene which is a fish feeding area at Doctors Gully right in ...

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  • Photo of Mindil Beach Top End

    Mindil Beach Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    75 reviews 144 travel blogs 255 photos
    Distance: 1.8 miles from city center
    Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 2, 2007 ... 7:30pm. 20,000 tourists and locals are set to turn out at Mindil Beach.   There are quite a few of us staying at the ...
    • Sep 20, 2004 ... it was late afternoon so we went to the hostel and then visited Mindil Beach sunset market. it is as it says on the tin, a ...
    • Sep 30, 2004 ... our sedate cycle we rode the length of beautiful Fannie Bay and Mindil Beach (no swimming its the start of the deadly Box ...
    • May 4, 2006 ... along Mitchell Street before making our way to the infamous Mindil beach sunset market (PIC). We pulled into the car park ...

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  • Photo of Darwin Botanic Gardens Top End

    Darwin Botanic Gardens Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    37 reviews 22 travel blogs 17 photos
    Distance: 1.1 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Oct 20, 2004 ... to do such as have a walk in Bicentenial Park, or the Botanic Gardens. Also there are various museums to see as well as a ...
    • Sep 12, 2006 ... managed to make some vague sounds. Not easy! Wondered the Botanic gardens, and the free museum, full of interesting stuff. ...
    • Jul 14, 2008 ... too. On the way back to the city I went trough the botanic gardens, and from there to the Esplanade and the bicentennial ...
    • Feb 9, 2007 ... folk to be out of the shade. Insensible, I venture into the Botanic Gardens. The collection of palms, baobabs, cycads and ...

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  • Photo of Berry Springs Top End

    Berry Springs Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    41 reviews 50 travel blogs 52 photos
    Distance: 22.6 miles from city center
    Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 21, 2010 ... more animals there when we were kids. Spent a few hours at Berry Springs before heading home. Dinner was at the Golf Club ...
    • Nov 1, 2006 This morning we drove down to the Berry Springs Nature reserve, for a quick dip in the hot springs. We then headed half a Km ...
    • Oct 5, 2006 ... is famous for, we were nearly at Darwin but stopped for Litchfield park and Berry springs on the way, these were again ...
    • Aug 31, 2011 ... a little bit guilty! For our final day in Darwin we headed out to Berry Springs which is a freshwater pool/falls area around ...

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  • Photo of Darwin Wharf Precinct Top End

    Darwin Wharf Precinct Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    91 reviews 20 travel blogs 19 photos
    Distance: 1 miles from city center
    Category: Sightseeing
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 17, 2011 just the best place in the world a personal favorite of mine love to eat at the Jetty Restaurant its awesome
    • Oct 15, 2011 ... ! We dined out in Mitchell Street, walked around the Darwin Wharf Precinct, took a drive over to Cullen Bay and the Darwin ...
    • Sep 26, 2006 Today we went to the Wharf Precinct in Darwin Harbour... we had a spot of lunch at one of the many food outlets (we had ...
    • Oct 9, 2010 ... van, had a snack and then went for a walk down to the wharf precinct.  Last time we were here this was a construction ...

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  • Photo of Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Top End

    Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    27 reviews 5 travel blogs 2 photos
    Distance: 5 miles from city center
    Category: Museums
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 24, 2009 ... its WWII history. Steve and I went to the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre yesterday where they have a hangar big enough ...
    • Apr 26, 2009 ... ... A great tourist must-do. Next was the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre which was interesting and worth a look. A ...
    • Feb 3, 2011 ... up the car that afternoon, our first stop was at the Aviation Heritage Centre around the south-eastern side of the airport. ...
    • Jul 31, 2010 ... started the day with Bacon and Eggs and headed to the Aviation Heritage Centre. This is where the B-52 Bomber is housed. We ...

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  • Photo of Darwin Crocodile Farm Top End

    Darwin Crocodile Farm Top End

    Traveler Rating 3.50
    6 reviews 14 travel blogs 3 photos
    Distance: 2 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • May 1, 2007 ... too. We went from watching crocs to eating them. A nearby crocodile farm was serving up portions of fried croc for 3.50 ...
    • Jul 11, 2005 ... in billabongs. In other news, I decided not to go the crocodile farm next week. Plucker knows the guy who runs ...
    • Apr 25, 2006 ... flooding and knocked a lot of trees down. Instead we went to a crocodile farm in time to see them all getting fed. Went to ...
    • Apr 8, 2009 ... to be a treat - amazing views from the lookout post and a crocodile farm we turned up at ending with our own private tour ...

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  • Photo of East Point Military Museum Top End

    East Point Military Museum Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    50 reviews 3 travel blogs 16 photos
    Distance: 2.7 miles from city center
    Category: Museums
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jan 21, 2008 ... this area were WWII and Typhoon Tracy. We visited the East Point Military Museum where we learned that the same fleet that ...
    • Apr 2, 2008 ... quite a sight. Spent a while one afternoon at the East Point Military Museum to learn more about how WWII reached Darwin ...
    • Jun 13, 2007 ... town to check the place out.   Visited the East Point and the Military Museum and spent several hours there on the ...

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  • Photo of Indo Pacific Marine Top End

    Indo Pacific Marine Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    9 reviews 6 travel blogs 2 photos
    Distance: 1.1 miles from city center
    Category: Zoo/Aquarium
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • May 4, 2006 ... the city. Our first 'port' of call was the Darwin Wharf and Indo Pacific Marine for a quick stroll around in search of a ...
    • Mar 30, 2007 ... hill would be) and I soon found myself outside the Indo-Pacific Marine Center. Curious, I paid some money and went in. It's ...
    • May 10, 2005 ... Before our flight though Alex wanted to hit the Indo-Pacific Marine aquarium in Darwin. It was quite a walk from town, ...
    • Jun 18, 2009 ... to see some museum stuff for the girls today.  The Indo-Pacific Marine Exhibition was a bit exy for what we got.  ...

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  • Photo of Australian Pearling Exhibition Top End

    Australian Pearling Exhibition Top End

    Traveler Rating 3.00
    5 reviews 4 travel blogs 1 photo
    Distance: 0.9 miles from city center
    Category: Museums
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 30, 2008 ... numerous markets, learned how pearls are harvested at the pearling exhibition, strolled around posh Cullen Bay, went to the ...
    • Jul 24, 2009 ... Finally we went and had a look around the Australian Pearling Exhibition which was extremely interesting and focussed on ...
    • Aug 16, 2009 ... de la 2ieme Guerre Mondiale. Indo-Pacific Museaum et australian Pearling Exhibition. Lunch sur terrasse du Indo avec vue sur ...
    • Apr 18, 2006 ... during war, and visited the Port Of Darwin where we went into the Pearling Exhibition which hosts an interesting collection ...

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  • Photo of Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve Top End

    Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    25 reviews
    Distance: 2.7 miles from city center
    Category: Sightseeing

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  • Photo of Melville Island Top End

    Melville Island Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    1 review 7 travel blogs 34 photos
    Distance: 60.8 miles from city center
    Category: Sightseeing
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • May 15, 2006 ... /hr and it still took 20 minutes to get to the field. Melville is a big island! By now it was 10am so we only got to work ...
    • May 14, 2006 We were finally leaving Darwin for Melville Island today so I needed to check out by 10am. Surprisingly after a few drinks ...
    • May 12, 2006 ... moving on again very soon. We will definitely be going to Melville Island to work for a few weeks (3-4) and probably as ...
    • Jan 28, 2007 ... and the promise of loads of cash in a fun job back on the Island. Got there and it turned out to be hell. The biggest ...
  • Photo of Territory Wildlife Park Top End

    Territory Wildlife Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    16 reviews 29 travel blogs 58 photos
    Distance: 21 miles from city center
    Category: Parks and Gardens
    Reviews & Experiences:
    • Jul 21, 2010 ... and crepes. The next morning, we went to the Territory Wildlife Park with mum and dad. We were a little disappointed, I ...
    • Oct 10, 2011 ... the entrance… back to the van for me!!! The Territory Wildlife Park was located nearby and having been voted one of ...
    • Nov 1, 2006 ... We then headed half a Km down the road to the Territory Wildlife Park. The Park was good, but it was blazing hot outside and ...
    • Sep 11, 2009 ... National Park with a stop over at the excellent Territory Wildlife Park.  The highlight was the of this was the chance ...
  • Photo of Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex Top End

    Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.50
    5 reviews
    Distance: 1688.1 miles from city center
    Category: Spectator Sports
  • Photo of Holmes Jungle Nature Park Top End

    Holmes Jungle Nature Park Top End

    Traveler Rating 4.00
    1 review
    Distance: 5.7 miles from city center
    Category: Wildlife and Nature
  • Photo of Jumping Crocodile Cruises Top End

    Jumping Crocodile Cruises Top End

    Traveler Rating 5.00
    12 reviews 2 travel blogs
    Distance: 200.4 miles from city center
    Category: Tours
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