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Itineraries
2 WEEKS
Darwin, Kakadu & Katherine
Gone are the days when
Darwin
(
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) was a brawling frontier town full of fisher-
men, miners and truck drivers blowing off steam. These days there seem to be more
backpackers here than anyone else, and Darwin is very multicultural, as a visit to the fab-
ulous Mindil Beach Sunset Market will confirm. Grab some Thai stir-fry, Indonesian
beef rendang, a Malaysian laksa or a Greek souvlaki and head for the beach.
While you're in Darwin, don't miss the outdoor Deckchair Cinema in the dry season,
and the outstanding Aboriginal and Cyclone Tracy exhibits at the Museum & Art Gallery
of the Northern Territory. Also worth a look is the atmospheric Saturday-morning Parap
Village Market, crammed with tropical produce and food stalls, followed by a night on
Mitchell St, where a free-wheelin', anything-goes vibe confirms Darwin's rep as a he-
