Darwin is a hot sticky town at the Top End, or northernmost part of the Northern Territory. It’s the gateway to Kakadu National Park and for some heading to Indonesia. There’s not much in Darwin to encourage a long stay, and seeing how uncomfortable it is there, averaging 31 degrees Celsius, few tourists or even backpackers hang out there.

You could try cooling off at a beach if it wasn’t for the crocs, stingers (poisonous jellyfish), and baking heat. Or you could cool off in a bar, along with the biggest beer guzzlers in Australia – and that’s saying a lot! Darwiners down 230 liters per person annually!

Darwin is a good place to delve into Aboriginal culture. You could start at Darwin’s Museum of Arts and Sciences, and even pick up some art at local galleries. Then venture out to one of the 4,000 ancient Aborigine Rock Painting sites in Kakadu National Park.

Kakadu National Park is where Crocodile Dundee was filmed, and you’ll be awed by the natural beauty of the area’s mountains, rivers, lakes and forests, abundant with wildlife.