Darwin Australia

Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory and is the only major city in Australia's vast northern region.

Darwin has a relaxed, cosmopolitan, and tropical atmosphere.

Darwin is the largest city and capital in the Northern Territory. It is also the most northerly lain city of Australia. Established under the name "Palmerston" in 1869, this settlement was abandoned after a terrible rain time with bad inundations.

A new developing took place in Port Darwin under the same name "Palmerston". The designation Port Darwin however remained in the vernacular and it was finally renamed in Darwin in 1911. Nowadays is Palmerston a suburb of Darwin.

The tropical climate in Darwin was afflicted already several times by destructive cyclones. As sole Australian city it was attacked by Japanese bombers in the Second World War (1942). Darwin is a modern, relaxed and multi-cultural city. It is considered as the hottest city of Australia and as "gate to Asia".

There is a crocodile farm in Darwin and the starting point for routes into the "Litchfield National Park" or the "Kakadu National Park". The railway "The Ghan" created the connection to the national rail network, which is connecting Darwin and Alice Springs since January 2004. It’s still something of a frontier town, a long way from Australia’s other major cities and closer to Jakarta than Canberra.

But there is a tropical oasis with a beautiful port area, an alive night life and many beaches. Darwin has plenty of beaches but swimming is out between October and May because of box jellyfish. You shouldn’t miss the Gay club "Throb", the "Beachcombers" and the "Hip.E club" with live music on weekends.

There are seven different Hostels in Darwin, four of them with pool. Recommendable are "Cavenagh", "Darwin City YHA" and "Elke's Inner City Backpackers". The prices for a night and dorm are between A$ 18-23.