Some of the Girls and Cuddles at the Didge hut

Contiki Day 2 - Darwin to Kakadu

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October 11th 2007
Today we had breakfast (fruit/toast/cereal) at the hotel. We then departed Darwin to Kakadu. Prior to leaving Darwin we went on a coach tour of the city. We drove down and around Darwin Harbour and past rich houses. We learn about the Japanese attacks during the war and the cyclones that have destroyed Darwin 4 times in the past. We went to Darwin museum and were given an hour or two to look a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more