The city was named after the naturalist Charles Darwin who stopped here on his historic voyage aboard the M.S. Beagle. Darwin city played an important part in World War II as a major Allied military base and endured numerous Japanese bombing attacks. In December of 1974, the city was leveled by a series of ferocious cyclones including Tracy, which demolished nearly 60 percent of its buildings. Today downtown Darwin is a collection of modern office blocks and public buildings, a booming mini-metropolis with a large Asian and Aboriginal population, presenting the most racially diverse mix in Australia.
Visitors enjoy fine beaches and good art galleries. Local color can be experienced in numerous pubs that reflect the rough days when Darwin was a frontier town. The city also provides an ideal base from which to explore the crocodile-filled wetlands and the spectacular Kakadu World Heritage Park.
Cruises
Crossing Melanesia Australia to Fiji - 16-Nights
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Destination: South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Ship: m/s Paul Gauguin
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From $7,790.00 (USD)
Destination: South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Ship: m/s Paul Gauguin
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Ship: Norwegian SunSN260109C34 - Cruise from Auckland to Singapore
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Tours
Outback Safari
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GLOBUS 2025: Spectacular Australia with the Historic Ghan Train (PQ)
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The right vacation to Australia can easily transport you to another state of mind, especially if it includes a wetland cruise on Yellow Water Billabong in Kakadu National Park, a glass-bottom-boat tour at the Great Barrier Reef, a scenic cruise on Sy...
Outback Adventure
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