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Darwin History and Wartime Experience Tour

Darwin, Northern Territory

Looking to see Darwin differently? Explore Darwin and its rich wartime history with a guided tour from the back of a WW2 truck! On this 90-minute experience, you’ll pass many of the city’s most important historical sites, including Government House, the East Point gun battery and military precinct, the 1934 QANTAS hangar, Stokes Hill oil storage tanks and tunnels, Fort Hill Wharf, and Darwin Harbor. Your guide will tell you about the history of Darwin from the early explorers to the WW2 bombing of the city by the Japanese, and will recount the Cyclone Tracy in 1974 and more. An optional stop can be made at the East Point Military Museum (entry fee not included). Choose from four departure times when you book. Tour vehicle can carry a maximum of 18 people per tour.

Darwin, Northern Territory

Arts & Design, History culture & Heritage

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Stop At: The Darwin History and Wartime Experience, 15 Smith st, Darwin, Northern Territory 0801 Australia

Sit back enjoy, listen to, learn about and relive Darwin’s History. With an emphasis on Darwin’s WW2 history we also cover the early explorers and post war Darwin – such as Cyclone Tracy. Our tour is carried out in what we believe is the only WW2 vehicle operating commercially in Australia. Learn about and relive the history complete with music from the ’40’s, speeches from Prime Ministers and Presidents from the era. Do Darwin Differently!

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

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Darwin, Northern Territory

Arts & Design, History culture & Heritage

A$60

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