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Darwin and the Top End at the Holiday Inn

From $1065 per person SAVE UP TO $330
Darwin and the Top End at the Holiday Inn

Package Includes:

  • 5 nights Esplanade Hotel accommodation at
    Holiday Inn Darwin or Holiday Inn Esplanade
  • Full Buffet Breakfasts each morning
  • 4 Lunches or Dinners
  • Darwin City & Surrounds Tour
  • Jumping Crocodiles Tour/Cruise
  • Katherine Gorge & Edith Falls Tour/Cruise
  • Litchfield National Park Tour
  • Bonus: Buy 6th night stay 7th night free (including breakfast)

Darwin is an easy going city of variety and colour - a great launching pad for the
Top End’s amazing natural wonders.

No matter what you have seen on television or read about in books, there’s nothing quite like seeing the Top End’s icons for yourself! This ancient land is alive with colour and life and offers a changing landscape throughout the year.


Stay in comfort in a choice of quality hotels close to the city centre and embark on a wonderful selection of day tours that showcase the very best of Darwin and it’s numerous surrounding attractions.


See how Darwin has rebuilt into a vibrant young city following the devastation of Cyclone Tracy. Experience an amazing display of nature’s creatures with an Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruise.


Journey to the world famous Katherine Gorge and be awe-struck by the sheer size of this ancient geological wonder. And the scenery in Litchfield National Park has to be seen to be believed.


All your breakfasts and four meals (plus two more on tours) are included in this package.
Plus, you can add on extra tours such as the ever popular Kakadu Adventure & Tiwi Islands at special prices available only with the package.


And, you can extend your time away with our great ‘buy the 6th night and get the 7th free’ offer!
Be amazed by mother nature over & over ...

 

Package Includes

  • 5 nights Esplanade Hotel accommodation at Holiday Inn Darwin or Holiday Inn Esplanade
  • Full Buffet Breakfasts each morning
  • 4 Lunches or Dinners
  • Darwin City & Surrounds Tour
  • Jumping Crocodiles Tour/Cruise
  • Katherine Gorge & Edith Falls Tour/Cruise
  • Litchfield National Park Tour
  • Bonus: Buy 6th night stay 7th night free (including breakfast)

Choice of Hotels


 

Holiday Inn Darwin (pictured) & Holiday Inn Esplanade are very well positioned on the esplanade, just a five minute stroll to the heart of the city.
Quality appointed spacious rooms have city or harbour views, fridge, ceiling fan, air conditioning, iron/ ironing board, tea/ coffee facilities, colour TV and ensuite bathroom.


Superior Rooms
1 Queen Bed or 2 Double Beds
Harbour View Rooms
(Holiday Inn Darwin Only)
1 Queen Bed or 2 Double Beds

Each room at the Holiday Inn Darwin has its own balcony.
The Hotels have a 24 metre outdoor lap pool & spa, swimming pool, sauna, superb restaurants & bars, hi-tech fitness centre and guest laundry. Guests have access to all facilities at the other hotel!

 

4 Meals


 

Enjoy three meals at your chosen hotel’s in-house restaurant: Your choice between Poolside or Sirocco when you stay at either of the Holiday Inn hotels. Your choices of Entree & Main or Main & Dessert.


There’s another great meal at the Sunset Restaurant at SkyCity Darwin - one of Darwin’s most popular venues. A delicious buffet lunch or dinner with salads, soup, pasta, carvery & more, plus a variety of tempting desserts.


And, enjoy buffet breakfasts each day!

 

 

 

4 Tours/Cruises

Jumping Crocodiles & River Cruise (840)

 

 

A Northern Territory tradition! A great little tour that gets you up close and personal (safely of course!) with these primeval creatures.
Cruise the Adelaide River in crocodile infested waters and watch as your guide entices saltwater (estuarine or ‘salties’) crocodiles to jump up out of the water and snatch food.
Also visit the ‘Window on the Wetlands’ Centre - see birds of prey scavenge for leftovers and an informative display with sweeping wetlands views. Tour through Fogg Dam Nature Reserve and see a plethora of birds & reptiles.
Includes: Jumping Crocodile Cruise, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

Darwin City Tour (841)

 

 

Tour Darwin to get an orientation of the key features of this unique tropical city that has risen from the ashes of World War II bombings and the 1974 devastating Cyclone Tracy. See Stokes Hill Wharf and the progress of the $1.2 billion wharf precinct redevelopment, the pearling fleet, Fannie Bay and many important buildings. Visit the Museum & Art Gallery and see excellent displays including a very interesting Cyclone Tracy exhibit. Tour the Botanic Gardens and Cullen Bay Marina.

 

Includes: Coach Touring, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

Katherine Gorge & Edith Falls (846)

 

 

Natural beauty that you’ll be glad you’ve seen! En-route, stop at Adelaide River and meet a Crocodile Dundee movie star. Tour Adelaide River War Cemetery - a memorial to the WWII air raids.
Stop at picturesque Edith Falls - perhaps have a cooling swim in the refreshing waters of the waterhole (conditions permitting).
Tour the outback town of Katherine and imagine what the horror 1998 flood levels must have been like.
Enjoy lunch at the Katherine Gorge Visitors Centre before embarking on a 2 hour scenic cruise through Katherine Gorge. Tour gorges 1 & 2 of the 13 gorge system. Marvel at stark, sheer, richly coloured walls.


Includes: Gorge Cruise, Light Buffet Lunch, Tour Pick- up & return to Hotel.

 

Litchfield National Park (845)

 

Boasting spectacular scenery - still forest valleys, rock face escarpments and beautiful waterfalls, this tour takes you to all the best spots this wonderful area has, to give you a great Litchfield experience.
Marvel at the termite mounds and learn about these fascinating creatures and their place in the ecosystem. From Cathedral Mounds up to 8 metres tall to Magnetic Mounds that follow the sun, these are amazing creatures.
Visit Florence Falls, Tolmer Falls and Wangi Falls, three outstanding and serene areas, each quite different. Swim in a lovely cool waterhole and cool plunge pool. Take a walk in the monsoon forest or just sit back and take it all in.
Includes: Light Lunch, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel


Additional Tours Available at Discounted Prices!

Extra tours & attractions only available at these discounted prices if booked in conjunction with your Holiday Special Package. All Prices Shown are PER PERSON in AUD.

Full Day Kakadu Adventure (814)

Adult $172

Child: $86

 


 

This tour shows you a cross section of Kakadu National Park - rock art, aboriginal culture and floodplains teeming with life. Take a guided walk to Nourlangie Rock and see views out over Arnhem Land.

Includes: Yellow Water Cruise, Tropical Buffet Lunch, Guided Walks, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

Full Day Tiwi Islands Tour (843)

 

Adult: $342
Child: $250

Take a 30 minute flight to Bathurst Island with spectacular views of Darwin and the Beagle Gulf. Meet your Tiwi Guide & travel through the Aboriginal community of Nguiu. See traditional totem dances & smoking ceremony.

 

Includes: Local Guide, Morning Tea, Lunch, Return Flights. (Passengers must make their own way to/from the General Aviation Airport).

 

Two Day Kakadu Tour (824 A )

Adult: $392
Child: $314

 

All the features of the Kakadu Adventure tour above, plus 1 night accommodation, Ubirr Rock art site, Guluyambi cruise, hunting & gathering techniques, Bowali Visitor Centre.

 

Cost includes budget Kakadu Lodge Twin Share Room. Single Travelers will be required to pay a suppliment. Room / Hotel Upgrades Also Available - Please Enquire.

Three Day Kakadu with Arnhem Land
(834 A)

Adult: $604
Child: $484

 

All the Kakadu 2 Days tour features plus extra nights accommodation, 4WD Arnhem Land tour incl. rivers, escarpments, billabongs and wildlife.

 

Cost includes budget Kakadu Lodge Twin Share Room. Single Travelers will be required to pay a suppliment. Room / Hotel Upgrades Also Available - Please Enquire.

 

Please note: 2 & 3 day Kakadu Tours are best done at the end of your stay, but can be done during your holiday with return to Darwin when done (no refund applicable for unused accommodation at your Darwin Hotel).

 

 

 
 

Pricing Table


Room Type People 5 Nights Extra Nights
Low Season (November to April)
Superior 1 1470 175
Superior 2 1065 95
Superior 3 1025 85
Harbour View 1 1625 125
Harbour View 2 1165 115
High Season (May to October)
Superior 1 1830 245
Superior 2 1265 135
Superior 3 1145 110
Harbour View 1 1985 280
Harbour View 2 1345 150

 

Travel to Darwin not included.
All prices are per person in $AUD and include GST.
Children aged 4-13: Deduct $125.
Children under 4: Free in existing bedding or cot/bed hire payable direct.
Harbour View Rooms only available at Holiday Inn Darwin

 

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