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Climate Information of region Darwin |
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Map of the region Darwin |
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1.1) History of the region of Darwin |
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Port Darwin was explored for the first time from Lieutnant John Lort Stokes in the year 1839. |
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2.1) Attractions of the region of Darwin |
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The most important attractions of the region of Darwin are: the Chinese temple in the Woods Street, the Esplanada Gallery, the British Telegraph Museum and of course the botanic gardens of the city. |
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2.2) Plane wrack |
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About 10minutes with the ferry (only persons) or 120km with the car Mandorah is located. In the Second World War, Darwin has been strongly fired at and many planes crashed down in this region. Even today you can still see a plane wrack there. Not all passengers lost their life at this crash. The wrack is placed about 40km away from Mandorah. |
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2.3) Territory Wildlife Park |
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The Territory Wildlife Park is located about 45 minutes with the car away from Darwin (Berry Springs). The park owns an own aquarium, crocodiles, saurians and a lot more. In the park a shuttle drives permanently. The distances between the different enclosures are very long, so the shuttle makes the way easier. More informaton about the park: http://www.territorywildlifepark.com.au/.
Also unique in this park is the natural lagoon. |
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3.1) National Parks in the region of Darwin |
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The most popular national park in the region of Darwin must be the Kakadu National Park, the Nitmiluk National Park and the Litchfield National Park. Please take more information of the Nitmiluk National Park from the Area Information to Katherina. For the Kakadu NP you can find a separate page under City’s. |
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3.2) Litchfield Nationalpark |
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The Lichtfield National Park is about 100km away from Darwin and offers breathtaking waterfalls, pools for taking a swim and a lot of tracks, as well as a fertile flora and fauna. Suitable for swimming are particularly: Buley Rockhole, Wangi Falls, Tjaetaba Falls and the Florence Falls. Furthermore there are camping opportunities (for a fee). |
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3.3) The Lost City (Litchfield Nationalpark - 4WD Only!) |
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Bizarre rock formations are offered from Lost City. But the trail is only reachable per 4WD and closed in the wet season. |
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3.4) Litchfield Nationalpark (Termiten Hügel) |
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Those little termites can construct hills over 5m. There are different types of figures. Some termites use weeds, others use mouldered wood. Some termite hills are flat and rather grey and others are very high and reddish |
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3.5) Litchfield Route Map |
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Here are maps available for the Litchfield Park. |
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4.1) Caravanparks in Darwin |
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Caravanparks can be found nearly everywhere in Darwin to an affordable price. Further information can be found in our Caravanpark CampingGuide: http://campingguide.fly-to-australia.org/ . |
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5.1) Backpacker Hostels in the region of Darwin |
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In Darwin, many backpacker hostels can be found. Accomodations are already available for 3 Euro per person and night. Particularly in the high season, a reservation is strongly recommended. A wide range of hostels you can find here: http://hostels.123camper.com/ . |
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5.2) Hotels in the region of Darwin |
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A hotel of an exalted class is the Cullen Bay Serviced Apartments. You can find it in 26 Marina Boulevard, Cullen Bay NT 0820.
More hotels under: http://hotels.123-camper.com/ .
There you can also find cheap middle-class hotels, which don’t fall short in comfort and interior. |
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6.1) Treasure-hunting in the region of Darwin |
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Treasure-hunting in Australia is also known there as “Fossicking”. So called treasures are everywhere in Australia. The only problem is to find this “everywhere”, because who has already been in Down Under yet, knows, how difficult different regions are to find. We also had this problem. We bought a lot of books in Australia. There, countless Fossicking Areas were listed and also described, but it hasn’t been a real help for us. First, many of this so called Fossicking Areas were exploited and on the other hand it has been much too dangerous in parts. This is why we decided to list those Fossicking Areas, which you can find without “big problems”. And to see that the found stones are not valueless, you can survey them in our Australian Shop. In 4 years, there have come up over 149 PDF files in this way. Further information about the subject Fossicking can be found here: http://fossicking.fly-to-australia.com/ . |
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7.1) Cars, Camper and motorbikes in the region of Darwin |
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A wide choice of vehicles can be found in the 123-Camper.com database. There are Low-Budget-Camper or first-class motorhomes with shower and WC on offer and all vehicles can be booked online. All listed hirers have exclusive contracts with 123-Camper.com, this is why the conditions are partly cheaper than in Darwin. To the database: http://www.123-camper.com/ . |
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8.1) Backpacker jobs in the region of Darwin |
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The main supply for backpacker jobs in the region of Darwin includes fruit picking (mangos). The easiest way is to contact or seek out the farmer directly. Often jobs are offered, also when they are not officially advertised. Alternatively you can contact the Employment National:Harvest Labour Office, 5c Coolalinga Shopping Centre, Coolalinga NT 0836, Tele.: 1300720126. Or Darwin Regional Tourism, Tele.: 08-89814300.
Further information can be found here: http://www.fly-to-australia.com/Backpacker-Info/BackPacker_Working/body_backpacker_working.html . |
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9.1) Tourist Information in Darwin |
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Northern Territory Visitors Centre
GPO Box 2541
Darwin NT 0801
Tele.: (08) 8941 1824
Fax: (08) 8941 2815 |
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10.1) Public transport in Darwin |
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Darwin has a bus and train network. |
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11.1) Best travel time for Darwin |
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Here is monsoon climate with warm winters and a hot wet season from October until March. The vegetation consists of tropical savannahs – forrest land. |
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12.1) Tours of the region of Darwin |
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A widespread summary of all tours and bus tickets (Greyhound – backpacker bus routes) can be found here: http://touren.123-camper.com/ . There you can find day excursions and bus tickets for very cheap conditions. Bus tickets and excursions can be booked online. |
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12.2) Spirit of Darwin - Habour Cruise |
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This ship trip takes place two times a day from the harbour (Cullen Bay Marina). There are two sailing times, one at 1.40 pm and the Sunset Cruise at 5.40pm. Price per person is about 35 AU$ and it’s worth it. The trip lasts 2 hours. In between, small snacks are offered. Tele.: 0889813711. |
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13.1) Diving areas, wracks & caves in the region of Darwin |
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Darwin offers the biggest collection of plane and ship wracks. Darwin has been bombarded hard in the Second World War. At certain times, you can face mantas, reef sharks, turtles, swarms of offshore fish and even whale sharks on the riffs in front of the Gove Peninsula.
Info – Kelat
From the 80m long Kelat, lying in a depth of 16m, only the superstructures can be explored. On the sea bottom you find wobbegongs and between the parts of the wrack coral lip fish, sweet lips, bat fish, sting mackerels and mangrove mackerels are swimming
Info - Mauna Loa
Today the leftovers of the 123m long Mauna Loa are lying in a depth of 18m. Between the parts of the wrack you can identify a Harley Davidson motorbike, a troopship and ammunition. On the wrack it swarms with fish, like the doctor fish, barracudas, coral lip fish and bat fish.
Info – Meigs
The leftovers of the Meigs, about 130m long, can be found in a depth of 18m. Big parts of the wrack were already recovered, only the bulkhead and the superstructeres are left over. Railroad rails, ammunition, rescue kits and other objects are still easy to identify.
Info - USS Peary
Most of the almost 95m long USS Peary was recovered by the Japanese, but the wrack still is an interesting diving area. The ship is located in a depth of 28m and is surrounded by swarms of reef and offshore fish. The engines are uncovered.
Info - Catalina
During war, several cataline waterplanes were destroyed in the harbour of Darwin. Most are in a bad condition, but airfoils, engines, body and cockpit can still be explored by divers.
Info – Zealandia
Although most of it has already been recovered, there are still a lot of things to explore on the Zealandia, which is about 123m long. On a underwater rubbish dump you can find bulkheads, brazen parts, torches and a lot of flagstones. The ship is placed in a depth of 18m and is covered by soft-corals, which give home for different types of reef fish and invertebrates.
Info – Bellbird
This barge is lying upside down in a depth of about 17m. You can swim into the interior of the wrack and explore the engine room and the cabins. But you always have to pay attention not to raise mudd! In this place, you encounter an impressive range of fish.
Info - Mandorah Queen
This wrack, lying in a depth of about 18m, features an exceptionally potent population of jew fish, corals, lip fish, bat fish, emperor fish, butterfly fish, stone perch and coral perch.
Info - NR Dieman
The NR Dieman is the best conserved wrack in the harbour of Darwin. This barge, 20m long and lying in a depth of about 12m and is inhabited by many small invertebrates, reef fish, wobbegongs, coral lip fish, bonitos, barracudas, sting mackerels and stone perchs. |
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