Darwin Waterfront
Darwin Waterfront
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
About
Experience the best of Darwin's tropical lifestyle with lush parklands, a man-made beach along the saltwater recreation lagoon, and Darwin's most popular attraction, the Wave Lagoon. Dine on around the world cuisine as you refuel after a morning swim, linger over a luxurious lunch, or stop for a sundowner. Choose from high-end Mediterranean and Mexican restaurants, to more casual cafes and bars - you'll never be too far from an ice cream or a cocktail! Experience Darwin's multicultural and vibrant community with a year-round program of activities, festivals and events. Explore Stokes Hill Wharf, a favourite fishing and fish-and-chip spot and popular starting point for harbour cruises where you can experience the best of Darwin Harbour aboard sunset cruises, fishing tours or 00Seven Jet Ski Adventures. There's so much to love at Darwin Waterfront.
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Ferrara, Italy3,745 contributions
Aug 2019
The Darwin Waterfront is a place that can and will definitely become a better place. It has so far a heavy and intense night life, but during the day tends to be redundant and boring. We did not see any interesting activity happening there or nearby.
But the place has decent restaurants along the deck and there are interesting new buildings and real state being sold and develop, there fore we assume this will at some point become worthy of more.
We saw a lot of commercial spots being re-rented or sold; still with old furniture and belongings of the failed businesses that were the re before; which gives you an alert of the local economy perhaps being in trouble.
we decided not to give it a bad review as it wasn't hideous, but neither a good one as the local government and private sector needs to be more sensible about what's going on here.
We made a fake request as we portraying to be interested in one of these commercial spots and the price was ridiculous, speculative and shows why many business owners here perhaps had to close and leave everything behind. Not fair; prices have to come down and investment needs to be made to support those business owners.
I hope this review may warn others and perhaps help in the process.
As usual we recommend you to enjoy our profile and we always encourage our readers to please keep reading and liking our very interesting and in depth reviews on everything: Attractions, Hotels, Restaurants, Museums, Airports and basically anything that is of interest and has a public service. Stay tuned.
But the place has decent restaurants along the deck and there are interesting new buildings and real state being sold and develop, there fore we assume this will at some point become worthy of more.
We saw a lot of commercial spots being re-rented or sold; still with old furniture and belongings of the failed businesses that were the re before; which gives you an alert of the local economy perhaps being in trouble.
we decided not to give it a bad review as it wasn't hideous, but neither a good one as the local government and private sector needs to be more sensible about what's going on here.
We made a fake request as we portraying to be interested in one of these commercial spots and the price was ridiculous, speculative and shows why many business owners here perhaps had to close and leave everything behind. Not fair; prices have to come down and investment needs to be made to support those business owners.
I hope this review may warn others and perhaps help in the process.
As usual we recommend you to enjoy our profile and we always encourage our readers to please keep reading and liking our very interesting and in depth reviews on everything: Attractions, Hotels, Restaurants, Museums, Airports and basically anything that is of interest and has a public service. Stay tuned.
Written 9 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
HC2015
Baulkham Hills, Australia100 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Good atmosphere and family friendly. They have many restaurants around although the prices are sky rocket high with poor quality food. Even minimart sells a bottle of cold water for $4.95 whilst major supermarket would be only a dollar or a bit more.
Playground offers covered play area and seats for adults. The area is beautiful at night with lights but be mindful of nasty mosquitoes and other insects.
Playground offers covered play area and seats for adults. The area is beautiful at night with lights but be mindful of nasty mosquitoes and other insects.
Written 12 January 2020
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seapicsdavebryant
Byron Bay, Australia5 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
First and foremost when you hire a Neuron scooter be extra careful to make sure you have paid for your 3-day $25 pass and have received a notification of receipt... before you start riding.
I thought I had requested two purchases via my iPhone app but only one $25 payment was received. Then it charged me at 45cents per minute for the second scooter.
I don’t think you can pay for two scooters via the app, so I’d urge users to download the app onto individual phones and scan the QR Code on each phone just so you know you’re not being charged for extra minutes or kilometres.
This was a pitfall for me as I’m not very internet savvy... I presumed I had made two $25 payments but only one had gone thru. I then got charged an additional $26 for 4 small trips (verified via my credit card) before I thought I’d stuffed up...
in reality you would think their App could allow multiple transactions though.
Just be careful.
I thought I had requested two purchases via my iPhone app but only one $25 payment was received. Then it charged me at 45cents per minute for the second scooter.
I don’t think you can pay for two scooters via the app, so I’d urge users to download the app onto individual phones and scan the QR Code on each phone just so you know you’re not being charged for extra minutes or kilometres.
This was a pitfall for me as I’m not very internet savvy... I presumed I had made two $25 payments but only one had gone thru. I then got charged an additional $26 for 4 small trips (verified via my credit card) before I thought I’d stuffed up...
in reality you would think their App could allow multiple transactions though.
Just be careful.
Written 17 June 2021
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Leanna2811
25 contributions
Aug 2020
A great area to go to eat. Super fish and chips. The restaurants are great - unfortunately not open all day.
We went early and would have loved to pick up coffee and cake but nothing was open.
Warning - parking can be at a premium on the weekends.
We went early and would have loved to pick up coffee and cake but nothing was open.
Warning - parking can be at a premium on the weekends.
Written 21 August 2020
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DenisB1734
Darwin, Australia47 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
We went there with our grandson and enjoyed the playground, shady trees and swimming lagoon. It’s a real oasis from the heat of Darwin with a great variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and ice cream spots. It is immaculately kept and a very pleasant place to spend the day. Sometimes there are also movies and concerts or craft fairs.
Written 26 January 2020
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Sara S
Ipswich, Australia3 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
A variety of food and drinks, great views lovely sea breeze highly recommend a visit. Great place to meet with friends or family plenty of seating comfortable,everyone was friendly. Their is also an ice cream shop, yummy.
Written 9 January 2020
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Brian T
London, UK8,047 contributions
Feb 2023
This district is a significant and important focal point for visitors to Darwin, and has been drawing in visitors since it opened in 2010. It’s Darwin’s premier entertainment district, and offers a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment activities.
There’s over 20 dining options, including restaurants, pubs, ice-creameries and coffee shops. There’s an eclectic though small range of retail outlets mainly catering to the tourist crowd with clothing items, jewellery and quirky boutique goods. There’s a wave pool, and a simulated beach and bathing area for relaxing and sunbathing. There’s also an Aqua Park, though the cost to use that is quite steep, at $25 per one hour session.
The area is nicely maintained, with neat lawns and lots of flowering trees and shrubs, some interesting sculptures, and a walkway that connects an old historic wharf to the precinct.
A visit to this precinct should certainly be included in any visit to Darwin. It’s about a 10 minute walk from the business heart of Darwin. There’s a number of hotels on site, and a number of car parks. It’s a pleasant spot to while away a few hours.
There’s over 20 dining options, including restaurants, pubs, ice-creameries and coffee shops. There’s an eclectic though small range of retail outlets mainly catering to the tourist crowd with clothing items, jewellery and quirky boutique goods. There’s a wave pool, and a simulated beach and bathing area for relaxing and sunbathing. There’s also an Aqua Park, though the cost to use that is quite steep, at $25 per one hour session.
The area is nicely maintained, with neat lawns and lots of flowering trees and shrubs, some interesting sculptures, and a walkway that connects an old historic wharf to the precinct.
A visit to this precinct should certainly be included in any visit to Darwin. It’s about a 10 minute walk from the business heart of Darwin. There’s a number of hotels on site, and a number of car parks. It’s a pleasant spot to while away a few hours.
Written 17 March 2023
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Thank you for your informative and helpful review!
Written 7 June 2023
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Peter B
Dalby, Australia178 contributions
Mar 2021
This is a great place to sit back and enjoy one of the best sunsets you will ever see and if that doesn't get you then you can feed the abundant fish chips while having your own meal.
Plenty of well priced eateries along the wharf as well as a few posh places (that's Darwin posh).
The RFDS and Darwin Bombing experience is also located here and are well worth a visit.
Plenty of well priced eateries along the wharf as well as a few posh places (that's Darwin posh).
The RFDS and Darwin Bombing experience is also located here and are well worth a visit.
Written 17 March 2021
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Kirsten and Henk
Brisbane, Australia437 contributions
Jun 2021
When visiting Darwin city this is the place to have a walk around as both times we have been it was a Saturday and had like small kids activity/markets on and Dj. Atmosphere was lovely surrounded by restaurants and swimming areas. Just a chill out area to enjoy a meal or ice cream. Very clean and lots of seating. Has a wave pool or lagoon area for swimming. Lots of walking paths.
Written 6 June 2021
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olivia s
1 contribution
Aug 2021
watch out for parking fines here as they hold darwin scale so called large events here and sting people with fines and making a lot of money. looks like they plan it well by having rangers working throughout the day and night of an event in order to make mega dollars from unexpected visitors. avoid this place at all costs.
Written 12 August 2021
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Does the pool get closed much during December due to lightening/storms?
Written 7 November 2017
December is our Summer here in Australia. But of course it is the wet season in darwin which brings monsoon rains and storms. I would expect you would find times when the beach would be closed by the lifeguards if they thought it was unsafe. That is the chance you take when visiting a tropical location like Darwin in December.
Written 10 November 2017
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