Litchfield National Park: Drive the Nature's Way to Litchfield National Park lush monsoon rainforest dotted with crystal clear swimming holes thundering waterfals and tall termite mounds. Do the easy walk around Wangi Falls and picnic alongside roosting fruit bats. Or hike further to Tolmer Falls for sweeping valley views. Swim in Buley Rockhole or the plunge pool beneath Florence Falls. Head off on a 4WD adventure to Tjaynera Falls the historic Blythe Homestead Ruins and the time worn sandstone domes of The Lost City. Join a wildlife cruise or fishing trip down the Reynolds River which borders a working cattle station. Or get a bird' s eye view from a helicopter. Head back up the highway stopping at the Territory Wildlife Park to meet fish birds of prey nocturnal animals and outdoor movie under the stars at the Deckchair Cinema.
History, Crocodiles and cruising: Start your day on the historic wharf precinct where Japanese bombs first fell during World War ll. Visit Parliament House and follow the Historical Walk to various landmarks. Take in the view from Survivors Lookout then wind down to world War ll oil tunnels on the network of walking trails. Visit the pearling exhibition and see a living marine display featuring the coral reefs of the Northern Territory. Have an alfresco brunch overlooking the jetty then drive part of the Nature's Way to Adelaide River. Visit the Adelaide River Railway Station and see the graves of soldiers who died in the World War ll in the Adelaide River War Cemetery. Join a jumping crocodile cruise and peer into the snapping jaws of prehistoric crocodiles. Drive back to Darwin city and watch the crimson sun sink into the sea from a cruise around Darwin Harbour.
Marina to markets to Mitchhell Street: Have a lazy breakfast looking over the luxury homes and swaying saiboats of Cullen Bay Marina. Then visit nearby Myilly Point Historical Precinct where the tropically adapted cottages were designed by architect B.C.G. Burnett in the 1930s. Browse Abriginal art and learn how Cyclone Tracey devastated Darwin in 1974 in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Stop for a picnic lunch in East Point Reserve home to mangroves monsoon vine forest and the popular swimming spot of Lake Alexander.
