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Darwin and surrounds
Everything on this map is a day trip or a short hop from Darwin — the way Tourism Australia itself organises the country, around a gateway city and the destinations it opens up.
Day trips & destinations from here
The iconic destinations Tourism Australia groups under “Darwin and surrounds”.
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Kakadu National Park Nearly 20,000 km² of wetlands, escarpment and rock art galleries painted over tens of thousands of years. -
Litchfield National Park Waterfalls you can swim under, magnetic termite mounds and an easy day trip from Darwin. -
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) Thirteen sandstone gorges on Jawoyn Country, paddled by canoe or walked on the Jatbula Trail. -
Arnhem Land Aboriginal-owned land entered only by permit or with a Traditional Owner — art centres, coast and escarpment. - Tiwi Islands Bathurst and Melville Islands — Tiwi art, football and a culture distinct from the mainland.
Other gateways in Northern Territory
Before you go
Entry rules, safety and health for Australia: the UK government's FCDO travel advice for Australia (the definitive source), summarised with visas, currency and plugs on our Australia guide.
Full guide for Darwin is being written. The map and destination list above are live — see the Northern Territory guide for the wider picture.
Photography
Images on this page are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licences (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA) and are photographs of the places named. Author, licence and source for each:
- Darwin — Ken Hodge / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) · source
- Kakadu National Park — Emily Cox / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source
- Litchfield National Park — Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source
- Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) — Ovico / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source
- Arnhem Land — Winston Storer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source
- Alice Springs — Bahnfrend / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source