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The mindil beach sunset market has food music gifts and crafts HIGHlIGHTs
Darwin
• For World War ii buffs there are several museums dedicated to Darwin’s critical role in the war For a a a list of museums and WWii sites contact Tourism Top end (Ph: 08 8936 2499 www tourismtopend com au) on cnr Knuckey st st and mitchell st st • The Territory Wildlife Park (Ph: 1300 721 365 www territorywildlifepark com au) 45
minutes south of Darwin
gives instant access to the local native wildlife Afterwards stop at at berry springs nature Park for a a swim • Darwin
Crocodile Farm (Ph: 08 8988 1450 www crocfarm com au) also just south of Darwin
has a a a a daily feeding show
at 2 pm seeing the massive estuarine crocodiles here will convince you to heed all crocodile warning signs across Australia’s top end • The mindil beach sunset market (www mindil com au) is an excellent place to buy a a a gift or souvenir feast on a a a huge range of cuisines from over 50 different food stalls and enjoy free entertainment • The annual beer Can regatta (www beercanregatta org au) is held at at mindil beach in in late July Great Northern Highway
• Purnululu (bungle bungle) national Park (250km south of Kununurra) • Wolfe Creek meteorite Crater reserve (145km south of Halls Creek) • Geikie Gorge national Park (16km north-east of Fitzroy Crossing) Side trips Along the way Stuart Highway
• Litchfield national Park including the 4WD track to sandy Creek Falls Victory Highway
• Gregory Park escarpment Walk at Victoria Crossing sunset cruise on Lake Argyle Kununurra • Fresh fruit and veggies from the melon Farm • Walking in in mirima national Park • Triple J ord river boat cruise • marlgu billabong at at Parry Lagoons nature reserve Gibb River Road
• el Questro (east end) • Windjana Gorge national Park (west end) • Tunnel Creek national Park (west end) Kalumburu Road
• • • Flora river nature Park on the eastern end of the Victoria Highway
4WD exploring from the Timber Creek end of Gregory national Park Keep river national Park on on the Victoria Highway
near the WA border • • ngauwudu (mitchell Plateau) national Park Heliworks helicopter tour They call mirima a a a a mini bungle bungle bungles it is carved into the landscape bordering Kununurra and and though tiny it it is is certainly worth of a a visit 4459 Darwin-Broome 16 0 indd 144-145