Tourism Darwin, Northern Territory

picnic area located charles darwin national park

tourism 1 of darwin s largest industries. tourism major industry , employment sector northern territory. in 2005/06, 1.38 million people visited northern territory. stayed 9.2 million nights , spent on $1.5 billion. tourism industry directly employed 8,391 territorians in june 2006 , when indirect employment included, tourism typically accounts more 14,000 jobs across territory.

darwin hub tours kakadu national park, litchfield national park , katherine gorge. territory traditionally divided wet , dry, there 6 traditional seasons in darwin.

it warm , sunny may september. humidity rises during green season, october april bringing thunderstorms , monsoonal rains rejuvenates landscape. tourism largely seasonal tourists visiting during cooler dry season runs april september.