Mangrove Route - Darwin Eco Adventures - The Mangrove Route Tour

The Mangrove Route
2 hours - daily year round - weather dependent

Experience and explore the unique diversity and dimension of Darwin Harbour. Visitors will experience the sounds and sights of a city harbour abounding with contemporary interest, drenched in history and with an unparalleled tropical marine habitat.

This unique tour attracts advanced ecotourism accreditation
and includes:

A comprehensive interactive tour of a mangrove waterway;
A visit to a crocodile trap;
Pulling up and setting a mud crab pot;
Visiting the trees in the sea, where bird life usually abounds;
The sonar sight of a watery grave of at least one shipwreck from the bombing of Darwin;
The historic Esplanade area, where the presence of saltwater people, colonials, Chinese, and hippies of the 1970’s have made their mark;
The site of where the telegraph cable from London came ashore ;
A range of war history sites around the harbour;
A visit past an aboriginal ochre pit;
The quarantine area for illegal fishing boats;
The commercial port and/or the gas plant;
Occasionally sight dolphins and other tropical marine life.
The Mangrove Route might vary slightly depending on tide, weather, and harbour activities.

Capacity
Twenty passengers per tour, pick up from Stokes Hill Wharf

Operation of tour
Year round - weather dependent

6.30am departure from Stokes Hill returning at 8.30 am (until 31 March 2009)
9.30am departure from Stokes Hill returning at 11.30am (until 31 March 2009)

What to bring
Flat shoes or sandals, camera

Inclusions
Drinking water, Commentary and Guide

Pricing
$55 per adult, $40 per child (3-15 years).
Valid from 1/4/08 to 31/3/09

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