THE MANGROVE ROUTE
Tour type Half Day Tours
Experience and explore the unique diversity and dimension of Darwin Harbour. Visitors will experience the sounds and sights of a city harbour abounding with contemporary interest, drenched in history and with an unparalleled tropical marine habitat.
WHAT WE SEE & DO
- A comprehensive interactive tour of a mangrove waterway
- Visit a crocodile trap
- Pull up and set a mud crab pot
- Visit the trees in the sea, where bird life usually abounds
- View the sonar sight of a watery grave of at least one shipwreck from the bombing of Darwin
- The historic Esplanade area, where the presence of saltwater people, colonials, Chinese and hippies of the 1970s have made their mark
- View the site of where the telegraph cable from London came ashore
- A range of war history sites around the harbour
- Visit an aboriginal ochre pit
- The quarantine area for illegal fishing boats
- Occasionally sight dolphins and other tropical marine life
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TOUR DETAILS
- Code: DDTM
- Operates: Year round - weather dependent
- Departs: Daily 8.30am, 11am, 3pm from Stokes Hill Wharf
- Returns: approximately 2 hours later to Stokes Hill Wharf
- Tour Price: Adult $65; Child (15 years & under) $50
- Concession discount: Non-available
- Operated by Mangrove Route Pty Ltd
- This tour to be booked only in conjunction with any other tour operated by Darwin Day Tours
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Cruise on 'Snubfin' vessel
- Commentary and Guide
- Drinking water
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Passengers need to bring camera, flat shoes or sandals