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
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Ship: Queen Anne18 Days - Hong Kong To Sydney - Hong Kong to Sydney aboard Queen Anne
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Ship: Queen Mary 218 Days - Sydney To Fremantle - Sydney to Fremantle aboard Queen Elizabeth
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Ship: Queen Anne10-Day Kimberley Expedition: Waterfalls & Windjinas
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Tours
GLOBUS 2024: Spectacular Australia with the Historic Ghan Train with Fiji (PQE)
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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...
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Landscapes like no other and an abundance of cultural heritage, this is just some of what you can expect to uncover on this 11-day tour through Central Australia.