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
Epic Continental Explorer - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to Barcelona Spain
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Ship: NauticaSM240926057 - Tokyo to Sydney
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Ship: Silver MuseGrand Pacific Hemispheres - Los Angeles California to Auckland New Zealand
From $15,799.00 (USD)
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Ship: RegattaE4240719010 - Darwin to Broome (Kimberley)
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Ship: Silver CloudExotic Southern Realms - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to Cape Town South Africa
From $25,599.00 (USD)
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Ship: NauticaE4250803017 - Darwin to Fremantle (Perth), Western Australia
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Ship: Silver CloudDA260106140 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Lisbon
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Ship: Silver DawnAsia & Oceania Odyssey - Tokyo Japan to Honolulu Oahu
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Ship: RegattaEssential Australia - Sydney Australia to Sydney Australia
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Ship: Regatta10-Day Kimberley Expedition: Waterfalls & Windjinas
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Ship: Seabourn PursuitE4250622010 - Darwin to Darwin
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Ship: RegattaE4240629010 - Darwin to Broome (Kimberley)
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Ship: Silver Cloud15-Day Remote Shores Of New Guinea & Indonesia
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Ship: Regatta129-Day Ring Of Fire: Hidden Gems
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Ship: Seven Seas NavigatorSydney Australia to Singapore Singapore on Seven Seas Explorer
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Tours
2025: Top End & Central Australia Explorer (3381)
From $5,969.00 (USD)
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.
GLOBUS 2024: Spectacular Australia with the Historic Ghan Train with Fiji (PQE)
From $9,399.00 (USD)
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...