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Australia’s Frontline: WWII Bombing of Darwin tour is a half day experience (0800 to 12.30) that takes in significant war history sites. This complete package includes both land based sights around Darwin city, and sea sites on Darwin Harbour. Using local amateur historians as your guides and real time commentary, you will hear the stories of the Darwin’s front line activity, starting with the WWII history and the Bombing of Darwin and tracing developments up to the modern day. The package includes CBD hotel pickups prior to commencement and drop off, the land based excursion and then the 1 hour Australia’s Frontline Bombing of Darwin cruise.
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On this WWII Bombing of Darwin tour you will hear the complete story as you visit Darwin’s most famous historical sites by air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the sites that were hit by the Japanese air raids. Head out to Charles Darwin National Park to see bunkers and other WWII relics before visiting the acclaimed Defence of Darwin museum as well as the East Point Military precinct. The WWII Bombing of Darwin tour is complete with the one hour Bombing of Darwin cruise on Darwin Harbour which covers the historic Stokes Hill and Fort Hill wharf areas. the Pearling Luggers, wreck sites of the SS Neptuna and USS Peary, the old flying boat base at Doctors Gully and HMAS Coonawarra before arriving at Cullen Bay where you will see the gun emplacements from the water.
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Would I recommend it, no but I’d recommend the museum highly.
The process around not disturbing the turtles as much as possible was fantastic and the meal on board was healthy and delicious.
Apart from this we were absolutely humbled by how amazing and lovely the crew were. I was quite pregnant on the trip and would have understood if they declined to take me (particularly given how limited these spots are), instead they went to an extraordinary effort to accommodate me, including changing boats, and were so lovely about it. I felt quite embarrassed to have caused such effort but extremely grateful. The trip was an absolutely sensational experience and so grateful to have been able to go and experience such a special part of the world. Thank you very, very much to everyone involved.
The tour could be improved if staff had a mike, so we could all hear what was being said. [I'm sure she had to repeat herself constantly.]
Enjoyed it all - guide & driver Trevor was informative & obliging with a welcome esky of icy bottled water which I felt like dousing myself with to cool off..🤓
On the harbour cruise, lucky us got to ferry past the majestic & biggest aircraft carrier in the British Navy - HMS Prince of Wales which had docked only 2 days before for a large scale military exercise with multiple nations. Port of Darwin & naval base flies under the radar in history & in the news but was & is a strategic defence base. Darwin Harbour is 60 x bigger than Sydney Harbour.
This guided tour & cruise was an eye opener & by the time my first visit to Darwin came to an end, I transformed into an enlightened Darwin devotee!
Ferry cruise included Anzac bikie handout & 5 mins bobbing over the sunken grave of WW2 casualties. A small TV screen in front of ferry showed sonar imaging of these vessels which made little sense & those at the back wld have visually blanked. A poignant Remembrance moment totally lost on us.
Instead of this meaningless offering - how about projecting an actual undersea video of these WW2 sunken ships a la Titanic & request a minute silence in remembrance & then distribute the bikies? A larger TV screen is needed. Can you Sea Darwin - this wld be a fitting tribute..👌🏽👌🏽✨️✨️
I learnt a lot and would recommend to visitors to Darwin.
The Bombing of Darwin tour was fab, very informative and engaging! Betty took us around in the new bus, I think she was more excited than us! Great tour and great guide.
Turtle tracks tour - I think this is the best tour I've ever been on. Our guides were brilliant, so knowledgeable and respectful of all the wildlife. We saw about 40 tiny turtles emerging from their nest, a beautiful thing to witness! Because it wasn't dark enough to release them, they were put in a canvas bag and given to my partner for safe keeping and warmth! So sweet. We then saw a mama turtle dig a nest and lay her eggs.
Releasing the babies under the milky way was an experience I'll never forget.
The boat ride back included food and drinks, which were lush!
We'd highly recommend Sea Darwin for their tours, and if we're ever in the Top End again, we'll be sure to book another 😊
Bus and boat were both comfortable and guides were very knowledgeable with many interesting stories.
Considerate of passengers and well worth a half day and the price.
One of the girls said this was the biggest swell they’d had as we were boarding
I was a Solo traveller and I was told I could only sit in the back row because other groups were booked together
Told we were given ‘ complimentary drinks’- that I paid for!
I got off before we left
Worth it 😀
Anzac biscuit a nice touch 👌
Once on the island, our minds were blown! We lost count of how many turtles we saw wandering up to the dunes to lay their eggs. The knowledgeable team were very respectful of the turtles and ensured we all stayed out of sight of the turtles, while we witnessed every step - from digging the nest and then the the egg chamber, laying the eggs, re-covering the nest with sand and heading back into the water to swim off into the sunset. It was amazing and the knowledge of the team was next level. We learnt so much and can’t recommend this trip enough…. Oh and did I mention the meal and drinks that were served, absolutely delicious. Thank you Sea Darwin for a fantastic evening
Virtual reality of bombing of Darwin, going inside RFD plane all great experiences.
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From the moment we touched base with the staff we were treated as guests & taken care of.
The fish n chips were great & super fresh. The highlight for me was to see some of Darwin Harbour & learn just a little about this fascinating place. Staff were simply 10/10. We could not be happier. Initially I thought the cruise a bit expensive but by the time we disembarked, I felt we certainly got our moneys worth.
I highly recommend taking this cruise or any other this becomes provides. Knowledgeable, friendly, informative & fun.
Museum was great.
Guides on the boat very knowledgeable.
Bus tour showed us more than we could have found on our own.
The crew members were awesome, so nice and friendly.
Friendly attentive crew made for a lovely evening. Highly recommend.
Beautiful views and a gorgeous sunset.
Staff were all delightful
One free drink of your choice and opportunity to purchase additional if needed.
Highly recommend
Highly recommend this tour for all ages as one of the best O have experienced. SeaDarwin deserves success
Lots of interesting facts
The staff were brilliant with the youngsters
Lots of fun
Great value
Highly recommend the best Darwin boat trip I have been on
RFDS had a great 3D VR on the Darwin bombing and also a hologram of Dr John Flynn on the history of RFDS. Great display inside with a Japanese bomber and also the flying ambulance that you can climb into .
Definitely recommend this trip.














