Package Inclusions: • The Ghan Gold or Platinum Service • All meals as specified in itinerary (b=breakfast, l=lunch, d=dinner) • Quality accommodation • Station to Hotel transfer in Darwin • Afternoon City Tour of Darwin Sights • The famous Jumping Crocodiles plus Fogg Dam and The Wetlands

DAY 1: Sunday or Wednesday
Join The Ghan in Adelaide to Alice Springs
After boarding at Adelaide Parklands Rail Terminal, your first day on The Ghan begins with a light lunch in the Restaurant Car as you travel North towards Spencer Gulf and Port Augusta. (LD)

DAY 2: Monday or Thursday
Alice Springs
After arriving in Alice Springs you will have time to look around town or enjoy a Whistle Stop Tour† before reboarding the train and enjoying the desert scenery as you continue your journey north overnight. (BLD)

DAY 3: Tuesday or Friday
Katherine and Darwin
In the morning you arrive in Katherine with around 4 hours to look around town or enjoy a spectacular Whistle Stop Tour† at Katherine Gorge. Then it is time to hop back on board for your journey north through the lush, Top End countryside before arriving in Darwin and checking in to the Darwin Central for the next 3 nights. (BL)

DAY 4: Wednesday or Saturday Darwin The morning is all yours to relax in this warm and cosmopolitan city before joining your city sights tour in the afternoon for the perfect overview of Darwin, with expert commentary by a local guide. See the Chinese Temple, the lush Botanical Gardens, East Point Military Precinct, the Stokes Hill Wharf area and the Mooring Basin. You will even have time to explore the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. (B)

DAY 5: Thursday or Sunday Darwin and Jumping Crocodiles Again you will have the morning free to shop, relax or just look around, but in the afternoon it is time for a real treat - the famous Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruise. You will see these prehistoric creatures at close range as your guide entices the crocodiles to leap out of the water right next to the boat! Then it is on to the Window on the Wetlands Visitors Centre for views over the Marrakai Plains and Fogg Dam Nature Reserve, before returning to Darwin for your final night. (B)

DAY 6: Friday or Monday
Darwin
This fantastic little holiday package ends when you check out of your hotel after breakfast. (B)

Reverse Itinerary
• Darwin departs on Wednesday or Sunday

†Whistle Stop Tours are an additional cost