DARWIN adalah bandar pelancongan moden yang popular di Australia, khasnya untuk mereka yang gemar gaya hidup aktif.
Selain masyarakat pelbagai budaya, sepanjang tahun anda akan menyaksikan restoran terbuka, pasar tepi pantai dan festival meriah dengan bermacam aktiviti menyeronokkan.
Dari sini anda juga berpeluang menerokai alam sekitar, budaya dan pelbagai aktviti riadah.
Keindahan Air Terjun di Litchfield National Park pastinya menggamit pengunjung yang mahu menikmati taman tema ‘buatan’ alam.
Anda juga boleh berkunjung ke Kakadu National Park yang tersenarai dalam warisan dunia untuk menyaksikan seni purba Aboriginal serta menyaksikan buaya dan burung unik di habitat asal.
Di Katherine Gorge yang terletak berdekatan Nitmiluk National Park, anda berpeluang menaiki bot untuk menikmati pemandangan gaung dan ngarai zaman purba.
Kakadu National Park
Kakadu offers you an experience that will make you want to stay for longer and see more with so much to uncover in this spectacular national park.
Kakadu National Park is a natural wonderland; home to hundreds of different bird, animal and plant species.
Discover Australia's ancient indigenous culture with rock art that's around 20, 000 years old or soak up the views of the waterfalls and take a dip in nature's own infinity pool at Gunlom.
Must-Do’s
• Board a cruise on famous Yellow Water, a billabong brimming with birds and wildlife.
• Visit Ubir and Nourlangie, Kakadu's two main Aboriginal rock art sites.
• Fly over Kakadu's wetlands, floodplains, and ancient sandstone plateau in a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.
• "Glamping" (Glamour + Camping) in Eco luxury lodges and safari tents located in unique natural environment within Kakadu National Park, amidst teeming wildlife, flora and fauna.
Katherine & Nitmiluk National Park
Katherine & Nitmiluk National Park will leave you spoilt for choice in the region where the tropics meet the outback.
Nature comes alive at Katherine Gorge as you cruise, canoe or fly along the Gorge by helicopter. Take a more challenging route and hike the Jatbula Trail, or soak it up in luxury at Cicada Lodge.
Learn from the land at Tom Curtain’s Katherine Outback Experience or get a hands-on perspective of indigenious culture with the Top Didj Aboriginal Cultural Experience; both just minutes from the centre of Katherine.
Must-Do’s
• Hire a canoe or board a boat cruise and glide down Katherine Gorge, spotting waterfalls, Aboriginal rock art and wildlife.
• Jump in a helicopter and fly over the Gorge for a bird’s eye view of the magnificent 13-gorge system.
Events and Festivals in Darwin and The Top End
A celebration of arts and culture, the Darwin Festival is the Top End’s landmark fete. Across 18 days and nights from 6-23 August, festival goers will enjoy music, theatrical and concert acts, together with an array of food stalls.
For more information, visit www.australiasoutback.com
Sourced from Tourism Australia. Malaysia Airlines has four flights weekly between Kuala Lumpur and Darwin. For bookings, go to www.malaysiaairlines.com
