Darwin FreeSpirit Resort

If you’re feeling like trying something new, test your nerve by plunging into the sea in a glass tube and getting up close to saltwater crocs at Crocosaurus Cove (15 minutes’ drive), or get out on the ocean for a day’s barramundi fishing from Darwin Harbour (20 minutes). Still in the open air and heading into the outback, you can make a day trip to Kakadu National Park (an hour and a half) to see millennia-old indigenous rock art or take a sunset cruise along Yellow Water. In Litchfield National Park (an hour) new experiences include swimming in ice-cold rock pools under waterfalls and driving past enormous termite mounds. Fancy time exploring the city? Have a leisurely stroll around the famous Mindil Beach Sunset Market (15 minutes) where you can pick up jewellery and leatherwork, and keep the kids happy with burgers and ice cream, or book a movie night at the al fresco Deckchair Cinema (20 minutes), set in tropical gardens at Darwin Harbour and with spectacular ocean views.