Things to do in Darwin - Litchfield Tour - Crocodile Show Darwin

Set in the remote and tropical Top End, Darwin has come through some trials and tribulations that man and nature has thrown at her and come out the other side to be a buzzing country town that has a bit of a frontier feel about it, and is often the beginning or culmination of the trip of a lifetime through the Never Never. Ravaged by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve in 1974, most of the buildings today date from after this point. Today, the proximity to Asia, the port, university and the mining boom attracts a vibrant community from all walks of life.

Home to Crocosaurus Cove and the crocodile cage of death, Darwin is also used as a stepping stone to some of the NT’s more famous destinations, being only a short step away (in Top End terms). Litchfield National Park can be done on a day trip, where you can swim underneath breathtaking waterfalls. Arnhem Land, an Aboriginal reserve that strives to preserve traditional indigenous ways of life, requires a permit to enter and can reward you with some fabulous fishing. And neighbouring World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park will reward you with unparalleled Aboriginal art, rivers, waterfalls and lagoons, and an amazing amount of wildlife including a few crocodiles. A little further a field is the spectacular Katherine Gorge within the Nitmiluk National Park which can be taken in by a cruise.