Guidebook for The Darwin Botanic Delight

Tim And Christine
Tim And Christine
Guidebook for The Darwin Botanic Delight

Sightseeing

With such a diverse history, this is the best place to info up on Darwin; better still it's free and in a great spot. Cafe is good also.
148 yerel halk öneriyor
Kuzey Toprakları Müzesi ve Sanat Galerisi
19 Conacher St
148 yerel halk öneriyor
With such a diverse history, this is the best place to info up on Darwin; better still it's free and in a great spot. Cafe is good also.
Special area of Darwin's history, great walk through the forest & mangrove board walk. Swim in the lake, awesome playgrounds for kids.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
East Point Reserve
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Special area of Darwin's history, great walk through the forest & mangrove board walk. Swim in the lake, awesome playgrounds for kids.
NP only 10 minutes out of the CBD?! Enjoy the bushwalking & mountain biking if you're keen. Sandflies can be mean so take repellent
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Charles Darwin National Park
Tiger Brennan Drive
16 yerel halk öneriyor
NP only 10 minutes out of the CBD?! Enjoy the bushwalking & mountain biking if you're keen. Sandflies can be mean so take repellent
Great beach & cliffs, try the coastal bush walk which delivers some surprises & nice mangrove boardwalks. Fishing can be ok at Buffalo Creek close by. WWII history towards Lee Point, oh and a Japanese submarine was sunk off here too.
Casuarina Coastal Reserve
Great beach & cliffs, try the coastal bush walk which delivers some surprises & nice mangrove boardwalks. Fishing can be ok at Buffalo Creek close by. WWII history towards Lee Point, oh and a Japanese submarine was sunk off here too.
Extraordinary palm forest in the middle of tropical savannah. Quick spot to get your dose of nature, good for bird watching apparently. Take mozzie repellent.
Holmes Jungle Nature Park
Extraordinary palm forest in the middle of tropical savannah. Quick spot to get your dose of nature, good for bird watching apparently. Take mozzie repellent.
Saturday mornings, can get very busy but a sensory overload with food, produce, art, music
107 yerel halk öneriyor
Parap Köy Pazarları
3 Vickers St
107 yerel halk öneriyor
Saturday mornings, can get very busy but a sensory overload with food, produce, art, music
A good day trip, swimming in the waterfalls & bush walks
100 yerel halk öneriyor
Litchfield Ulusal Parkı
Litchfield Park Road
100 yerel halk öneriyor
A good day trip, swimming in the waterfalls & bush walks
Bird life here can be amazing, try early morning or late arvo Watch out for the elusive large croc as you drive across the causeway.....no swimming!
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
Anzac Parade
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Bird life here can be amazing, try early morning or late arvo Watch out for the elusive large croc as you drive across the causeway.....no swimming!
Special waterfall not that well known, just out of Adelaide River township. You should wear good shoes as its a rocky hike up to the falls.
Robin Falls
Special waterfall not that well known, just out of Adelaide River township. You should wear good shoes as its a rocky hike up to the falls.
Crocs in the CBD, who would have thought! A bit touristic but if you want your croc dose up close this might be for you, you can also go in a cage with them
78 yerel halk öneriyor
Crocosaurus Cove
58 Mitchell St
78 yerel halk öneriyor
Crocs in the CBD, who would have thought! A bit touristic but if you want your croc dose up close this might be for you, you can also go in a cage with them
Bush wildlife in a close to natural setting, just remember that the midday heat is not a time animal are that active so best maybe in the morning.
45 yerel halk öneriyor
Territory Wildlife Park
Cox Peninsula Road
45 yerel halk öneriyor
Bush wildlife in a close to natural setting, just remember that the midday heat is not a time animal are that active so best maybe in the morning.
Darwin has a impressive WWII history and the re-developed museum and area is impressive if this is of interest. Also check out the bunkers in Charles Darwin NP & other relics around town
45 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Askeri Müzesi
5434 Alec Fong Lim Dr
45 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin has a impressive WWII history and the re-developed museum and area is impressive if this is of interest. Also check out the bunkers in Charles Darwin NP & other relics around town
Only minutes walk from the door, a special place to explore; end up at Eva's cafe for breakfast/brunch/lunch
46 yerel halk öneriyor
George Brown Darwin Botanik Bahçeleri
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Only minutes walk from the door, a special place to explore; end up at Eva's cafe for breakfast/brunch/lunch

Food Scene

Wow, fantastic food & hosts. You will probably need to book
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Moorish Cafe
37 Knuckey St
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Wow, fantastic food & hosts. You will probably need to book
Best Laksa in Darwin, even Lions think so!
Asian Pot
21 Knuckey St
Best Laksa in Darwin, even Lions think so!
Great mix of asian & indian food, music sessions and bar is fantastic
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Nirvana Restaurant
14 Dashwood Cres
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Great mix of asian & indian food, music sessions and bar is fantastic
Interesting Artwork from Tin Shed Gallery, marina position & of course good coffee and food
14 yerel halk öneriyor
Boatshed Coffee House
56 Marina Blvd
14 yerel halk öneriyor
Interesting Artwork from Tin Shed Gallery, marina position & of course good coffee and food
Classic pizzarella
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Fannie Bay Super Pizza Italian Restaurant
4 Keith Ln
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Classic pizzarella
Great Vietnamese food, CBD setting
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Ruby Vietnamese Restaurant
48-50 Smith St
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Great Vietnamese food, CBD setting
Large outdoor casual dining above the beach, great place to get that sunset photo over Fannie Bay & the yachts moored. Playground & the beach for the kids
42 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Sailing Club
8 Atkins Dr
42 yerel halk öneriyor
Large outdoor casual dining above the beach, great place to get that sunset photo over Fannie Bay & the yachts moored. Playground & the beach for the kids
"Laksa House" - don't be fooled by the location or set up; a mean asian BBQ chicken. Watch the spice!
Laksa House (Warung Ibu Amye)
54 Stuart Hwy
"Laksa House" - don't be fooled by the location or set up; a mean asian BBQ chicken. Watch the spice!
Casual fish & chips, go take away and sit on the grassed area or beach out front to watch sunset.
12 yerel halk öneriyor
La Beach
51 Marina Blvd
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Casual fish & chips, go take away and sit on the grassed area or beach out front to watch sunset.
Fantastic Indian food, local produce & seafood, very eco style vision also.
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Saffrron Restaurant
34 Parap Rd
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Fantastic Indian food, local produce & seafood, very eco style vision also.
Mexican Food & interesting original decor. Good selection of mexican beer too
9 yerel halk öneriyor
PRICKLES MEXICAN
9 Parap Pl
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Mexican Food & interesting original decor. Good selection of mexican beer too
Take away but excellent chooks & salad, plenty of other food options also.
The Chook Shed
90 Frances Bay Dr
Take away but excellent chooks & salad, plenty of other food options also.
Kurts Cakes & Patisserie - great cakes, lunch items & all other delicious sweet things
Kurts Cakes
42 Smith St
Kurts Cakes & Patisserie - great cakes, lunch items & all other delicious sweet things
Premium dining, make sure you get there before sunset, so early booking can be best!
40 yerel halk öneriyor
Pee Wee's at the Point
Alec Fong Lim Drive
40 yerel halk öneriyor
Premium dining, make sure you get there before sunset, so early booking can be best!
A asian / indian food journey & Darwin institution. Be sure to book during the Dry Season
57 yerel halk öneriyor
Hanuman
93 Mitchell St
57 yerel halk öneriyor
A asian / indian food journey & Darwin institution. Be sure to book during the Dry Season
Within walking distance of The Darwin Botanic Delight - doctors, pharmacy, small supermarket & Yogi's Way restaurant, Vinnies Op Shop
Westralia Street Shops station
Within walking distance of The Darwin Botanic Delight - doctors, pharmacy, small supermarket & Yogi's Way restaurant, Vinnies Op Shop
Great coffee if you're walking in to the CBD
9 yerel halk öneriyor
KOPI Stop
2 Harriet Pl
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Great coffee if you're walking in to the CBD
Minutes from the front door, awesome pastries and great coffee
28 yerel halk öneriyor
SweetBrew & Co.
45 Stuart Hwy
28 yerel halk öneriyor
Minutes from the front door, awesome pastries and great coffee
Cafe in the Botanical Gardens, built around a old church
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Eva'nın Kafesi
Gardens Road
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Cafe in the Botanical Gardens, built around a old church
Alfonsino’s ristorante Italiano - classic italian food, wood oven specialty. Tuck away at the back of the Transit Centre, don't be deceived by location. www.alfonsinos.com
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Alfonsino's
69 Mitchell St
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Alfonsino’s ristorante Italiano - classic italian food, wood oven specialty. Tuck away at the back of the Transit Centre, don't be deceived by location. www.alfonsinos.com
Lucky Bat Cafe is the northern suburbs' creative answer to art, food, coffee and culture. Great food, wood oven, awesome bar, great coffee and live music
29 yerel halk öneriyor
Lucky Bat Cafe & pizzeria
8 Pavonia Pl
29 yerel halk öneriyor
Lucky Bat Cafe is the northern suburbs' creative answer to art, food, coffee and culture. Great food, wood oven, awesome bar, great coffee and live music

Everything Else

An essence of the Dry Season, such an array of food choices, arts & music in a special place the delivers magical sunsets. Can get very busy so get down there early
44 yerel halk öneriyor
Mindil Beach Sunset Market Head Office
12 Travers St
44 yerel halk öneriyor
An essence of the Dry Season, such an array of food choices, arts & music in a special place the delivers magical sunsets. Can get very busy so get down there early
Predominantly Asian style market on Saturday & Sunday mornings, stunning colours, plenty of produce to cook up a storm. Great coffee from D-Town near the back. Also a fish shop and Greenies organics shop in the internal section
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Rapid Creek Shops station
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Predominantly Asian style market on Saturday & Sunday mornings, stunning colours, plenty of produce to cook up a storm. Great coffee from D-Town near the back. Also a fish shop and Greenies organics shop in the internal section
Sunday morning institution, again another market but very chilled & relaxed, family focused. Enjoy local music which generally starts a bit later in the morning
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Nightcliff Shops
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Sunday morning institution, again another market but very chilled & relaxed, family focused. Enjoy local music which generally starts a bit later in the morning
9 hole golf course within walking distance of the CBD; has some good holes and big trees, gets a bit dry. Hire clubs & carts available, mini golf / putt putt also for the kids
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Gardens Park Golf Links
1 Chin Quan Rd
9 yerel halk öneriyor
9 hole golf course within walking distance of the CBD; has some good holes and big trees, gets a bit dry. Hire clubs & carts available, mini golf / putt putt also for the kids
Great walk/bike path around the foreshore, exercise stations along the way & playgrounds. A beer or lunch at the Beachfront Hotel is worthwhile
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Nightcliff Pier
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Great walk/bike path around the foreshore, exercise stations along the way & playgrounds. A beer or lunch at the Beachfront Hotel is worthwhile
Have a easy walk along the esplanade on edge of the CBD, great harbour views & history; you can follow on past Government House to the skybridge to the Waterfront. Awesome playground amd gym stations.
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Esplanade
Esplanade
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Have a easy walk along the esplanade on edge of the CBD, great harbour views & history; you can follow on past Government House to the skybridge to the Waterfront. Awesome playground amd gym stations.
Barefoot Lawn Bowls on Thursday nights! Also has bistro, cheap beers & live music on some nights....Classic Darwin style!
Darwin Bowls & Social Club Inc.
8 Conacher St
Barefoot Lawn Bowls on Thursday nights! Also has bistro, cheap beers & live music on some nights....Classic Darwin style!
Medical Centre open until 9pm, open 7 days. Chemist / Pharmacy in same group of shops
Stuart Park Surgery and Darwin After Hours Medical Service
5 Westralia St
Medical Centre open until 9pm, open 7 days. Chemist / Pharmacy in same group of shops
Darwin Waterfront consists of the wavepool, swim lagoon, aqua park, grassed open spaces, convention centre, walkways & sometimes live entertainment. Numerous restaurants, bars, cafes, retail shops. If you are here you can easily access the Deckchair cinema, WWII oil tunnels tour, Stokes Hill Wharf, harbour sailing/boat cruises and jet ski tours.
52 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Waterfront Corporation
7 Kitchener Dr
52 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Waterfront consists of the wavepool, swim lagoon, aqua park, grassed open spaces, convention centre, walkways & sometimes live entertainment. Numerous restaurants, bars, cafes, retail shops. If you are here you can easily access the Deckchair cinema, WWII oil tunnels tour, Stokes Hill Wharf, harbour sailing/boat cruises and jet ski tours.

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed setting overlooking Fannie Bay & beyond, great for sunset and perfect for outdoor beers. Generally has music, good food also
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Ski Club
20 Conacher St
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Relaxed setting overlooking Fannie Bay & beyond, great for sunset and perfect for outdoor beers. Generally has music, good food also
Live music in the suburbs, relaxed setting in Parap. Book ahead for live music as tickets sell out most performances
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Railway Club
17 Somerville Gardens
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Live music in the suburbs, relaxed setting in Parap. Book ahead for live music as tickets sell out most performances

Arts & Culture

Nothing better than watching a great alternative movie under the stars, bar & some food too.
61 yerel halk öneriyor
Deckchair Cinema
Jervois Road
61 yerel halk öneriyor
Nothing better than watching a great alternative movie under the stars, bar & some food too.
Check out a live show / performance whilst in town
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Entertainment Centre
93 Mitchell St
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Check out a live show / performance whilst in town
Live performances of varing interest
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Brown's Mart Theatre
12 Smith St
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Live performances of varing interest
Tucked away gallery where Parap Markets are, worth a look
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art
Vimy Lane
Tucked away gallery where Parap Markets are, worth a look
Art Studio & Gallery near the museum; sometime there are studio sessions, book ahead
Tactile Arts
19 Conacher St
Art Studio & Gallery near the museum; sometime there are studio sessions, book ahead

Essentials

A Darwin institution
18 yerel halk öneriyor
Parap Fine Foods
40 Parap Rd
18 yerel halk öneriyor
A Darwin institution
Get the best meats for the BBQ feast
Fannie Bay Gourmet Meats
3 Fannie Bay Pl
Get the best meats for the BBQ feast
Excellent meats for the BBQ
LZH Butchers, Parap
40 Parap Rd
Excellent meats for the BBQ
No luck catching it? Buy our local seafood and cook up a storm.
Darwin Fish Market
30 Frances Bay Dr
No luck catching it? Buy our local seafood and cook up a storm.
If you need your organic food fix, this is your spot
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Greenies Real Food
48 Trower Rd
11 yerel halk öneriyor
If you need your organic food fix, this is your spot

Entertainment & Activities

Wavepool is great for the kids (large & small); new style of Darwin but good for kids as plenty of greenspace & other lagoon is free. Plenty of restuarants. Tai Chi & Aqua Zumba Fitness most weeks
55 yerel halk öneriyor
Darwin Wave Pool
Kitchener Drive
55 yerel halk öneriyor
Wavepool is great for the kids (large & small); new style of Darwin but good for kids as plenty of greenspace & other lagoon is free. Plenty of restuarants. Tai Chi & Aqua Zumba Fitness most weeks
Public swimming pool. Good kids pool area & plenty of shade.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Parap Swimming Pool
77 Ross Smith Ave
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Public swimming pool. Good kids pool area & plenty of shade.
Free! - Dry and wet recreational area's. 3 big e water slides, water park with swimming area's and a water playground. Cafe. Skate park, large shaded playground, BBQ's, grassed areas. A must!
31 yerel halk öneriyor
Leanyer Rekreasyon Parkı
215 Vanderlin Dr
31 yerel halk öneriyor
Free! - Dry and wet recreational area's. 3 big e water slides, water park with swimming area's and a water playground. Cafe. Skate park, large shaded playground, BBQ's, grassed areas. A must!
Public pool on the cliffs overlooking the sea, small kids pool.
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Nightcliff Swimming Pool
259 Casuarina Dr
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Public pool on the cliffs overlooking the sea, small kids pool.
14 metre high, 100 metre long, six-lane racer water slide!! Other wet play area for families and toddlers.
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Palmerston Su Parkı
Roystonea Avenue
16 yerel halk öneriyor
14 metre high, 100 metre long, six-lane racer water slide!! Other wet play area for families and toddlers.
Go Karts! Good track with proper karts that have plenty of speed. Mud racing in the wet season is unique to Darwin. Also home to Supercars, Drag racing, Superbikes & Speedway
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
Hidden Valley Road
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Go Karts! Good track with proper karts that have plenty of speed. Mud racing in the wet season is unique to Darwin. Also home to Supercars, Drag racing, Superbikes & Speedway