Northern Territory · Gateway hub
Darwin and surrounds
The Top End's tropical capital — Mindil Beach sunset markets, and Kakadu and Litchfield within a day.
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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.
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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
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:
- Kakadu National Park — Emily Cox · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Litchfield National Park — Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) — Ovico · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arnhem Land — Winston Storer · CC BY-SA 4.0