Hire Car Darwin Tips, Experiences & Comparison

Discover Darwin by Hire Car

Darwin is the economic centre of the Northern Territories in Australia.

The city, with a population of around 90,000, welcomes its visitors with an open-heartedness, multicultural charm and a curiosity that hardly any guest can resist.

Built into a hilly landscape, Darwin has a modern face with plenty of hot spots. The meeting point of the city centre is the Smith Mall, a pedestrian zone with many beautiful shops, fashion boutiques of local designers, small bars and cafés.

Sights in Darwin

Souvenir shops offer many interesting items ranging from arts and crafts to dried crocodile meat in strips. Darwin’s harbour area is home to the beautiful Wharf Precinct promenade with nice restaurants, bars and the cruise ship pier.

Not far away at high tide is Aquascene, a sort of open aquarium where fish may be fed and touched.

After wandering through the botanical gardens, a magical world of tropical plants and woods, orchid gardens and jungle life, the Indo-Pacific Marine Aquarium is a must-see, as it not only features rare sea creatures, but also talks about dangerous animals, such as jellyfish and saltwater crocodiles, that swimmers may encounter on the beautiful beaches.

Exploring the Darwin area

The crocodiles can meet the visitors Darwin then also live. With a hire car, the crocodile farm and the Crocodylus Park outside Darwin are easy to reach.

Great, breathtaking nature and the top end of Australia, are worth many trips.

Particularly impressive are the national parks of Kakadu, which is a World Heritage Site, and Litchfield, where beautiful tropical waterscapes alternate with vast arid areas with huge termite mounds and mountain landscapes.