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and what to do - Transport
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Getting to and around Darwin
Airport transport
Free pick-up from the airport if you stay
at this place....
Wilderness
Lodge Backpackers |
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to the Wilderness Lodge Backpackers. Surrounded by tropical
gardens in the heart of the city, Wilderness Lodge is
a naturalist’s delight. Our location in Darwin is
the ideal spot for you to stay whilst you discover the
many attractions of the Top End Such as Kakadu, Katherine
and Litchfield National Parks. 24 HOUR CHECK-IN, free
airport & bus pick-up (conditions apply), air conditioned
double, twin & dormitory rooms, free breakfast and
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Bicycle
A lot of Australia is not very bike friendly
but Darwin has an excellent network of bicycle tracks. If
you're from overseas be aware that in Australia it is illegal
to ride a bicycle without a helmet!
Bus
The Darwin bus service is a pretty good way to get
around Darwin, the main base is on Harry Chan Avenue, near the
Smith St. mall.
The Tourtub is an open sided bus that will take
you around all the sights from 9am till 4pm for a flat fee of
$25.- a day. Get on at the Knuckey St. end of the Smith St. mall.
Campervans
A fantastic way to arrive in Darwin, or depart from
Darwin, is to do it by campervan, this allows you to really see
and appreciate the vastness of the Northern Territory. Driving
up to Darwin instead of flying will give you a much better sense
of how remote this place really is.
Renting a campervan for your transport also allows you to explore
and stay in other Northern Territory highlights, such as Litchfield
Park, Kakadu, Katherine Gorge and Ayers Rock / Uluru.
See our page Campervan
hire in Australia for more useful info and links
on renting a camper or RV in Australia
Rental car
There is a wide choice of car rental companies where
you can book your car or campervan online to be assured of a car
on your arrival in Darwin , and most offer one way rentals between
major cities. Nothing beats the freedom of having your own car
to explore and stop when and where you want.
RentNewCars.com.au
is an Australian company that exclusively distributes Europcar &
Thrifty's Australian fleet of 16,000 new vehicles and offers access
to over 200 locations around Australia via the RentNewCars
web site.
Budget
Car Hire needs little introduction, the name says it
all: car hire at Budget Prices with a car hire company with an international
reputation, and this sites makes it even easier to find yourself
a cheap hire car, or anything else with wheels: trucks,buses, campervans,
utes, four wheel drives etc.
Thrifty
Car Rental is another international car hire business
with a reputation for cheap rental cars.
If you rent a car in Darwin don't park it anywhere
near the airport, especially during airforce exercises. This
one happened in Berrimah outside a panelbeaters workshop on
a Friday evening. At the time Tony Travers was preparing a
BBQ for himself at his workplace and residence at # 2 Strath
Road, Berrimah ( Datto's Rust Repairs), which unfortunately
has gone out of business since then due to all this.
As this was the year 2000 and the Japs had stopped bombing about 55
years ago this was a rather unusual scenario but soon it was revealed
that an Australian Airforce plane doing exercises in the 2000 Operation
Pitch Black exercise had accidentally dropped the missile during its
landing approach to Darwin airport. Though it was not laden with explosives
the weight of it and the speed with which it hit was enough to completely
destroy the four wheel drive. The wrecked vehicle is still on display
outside Berrimah Radiators.
Tony Travers, also known as Datto, next to the rooted Toyota
4WD that was bombed in an airforce blunder in 2000
Darwin has, besides the normal taxis, a taxi bus service
that will drive you anywhere in and near the city centre,
and as far as Fannie Bay, for only $2.- The two companies
that run this can be contacted on 89281100 and on 89415358
