The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is one of the last remaining genuine outback regions where you can fully experience the awesome grandeur of nature at first hand, at your own pace, to your own tastes and within your own budget!

First stop and point of entry into the Top End for the majority of our visitors is Darwin. 'Destination Darwin' is now a recognised holiday destination in its own right and visitors are often pleasantly surprised at the sophistication of our town and just what we have to offer.

Darwin Airport Inn is centrally located to many of the attractions of the Top End including the spectacular waterfalls of Litchfield National Park and the wetlands and wildlife of Kakadu National Park. Make the Darwin Airport Inn your base when exploring the Top End.

The Marrara Sports Complex is the Northern Territory's prime sports venue. It is adjacent to the Darwin International Airport and within walking distance from the Darwin Airport Inn.

The facilities offered at Marrara include:

• Marrara Oval - a major multi-purpose outdoor stadium that can accommodate over fifteen thousand spectators and hosts Test and One Day International cricket matches and AFL pre-season matches.
• Marrara Indoor Stadium - a multi-purpose, air conditioned indoor stadium with seating for 1350 people and a sprung floor which is suitable for a range of indoor sports as well as conventions, exhibitions and trade shows.
• Arafura Stadium - the home of athletics in Darwin with floodlit facilities and an international standard synthetic running track.
• An international standard hockey stadium incorporating two floodlit synthetic wet surface pitches.
• An air conditioned basketball stadium with sprung floors.
• Dedicated grounds for rugby union, cricket, BMX racing and clay target shooting.
• The Micket Creek Shooting Complex - provides excellent facilities for various disciplines of rifle and pistol shooting.

Staged over three fabulous days in Darwin 's dry season, the V8 Supercars are not just fast and loud but are eagerly awaited and appreciated by Territorians, interstate visitors and international tourists, of all ages. Between races, additional entertainment such as parachutists, drag cars and motorbike stunt riders keeps the track full of action. Young children enjoy the roving clowns, free jumping castles, face painting and Life Be In It activities on offer throughout the weekend.

The V8 Supercars is a major national event for the whole family.

Links Road, NORTH LAKES, NT 0812

P: +61 8 8927 1322 | F: +61 8 8927 2567

Eighteen holes, par 72, ACR 71, 6069m

Course features: tight links layout, water hazards, grass greens.

Facilities: driving range, practise putting green, changing lockers, on-course restaurant, bar, pokies.

Services: club hire, pull and motorised cart hire, lessons.

Visitors welcomed.

Casuarina Square, currently the Northern Territory's largest shopping centre with over 180 stores in the one air-conditioned location, is within a short drive of Darwin Airport Inn. Casuarina Square offers customers an extensive selection of stores and services in a modern, safe environment.

The range of stores, combined with its easy layout, reinforces the centre's appeal as a convenient community focal point - a leisurely and enjoyable place to shop. The center is supported by an abundance of parking and is serviced 7 days a week by local bus and taxi connections.

Crocodylus Park is only five minutes from the resort. Dr Graham Webb and the staff of Wildlife Management International Pty Ltd (WMI) have spent the last 30 years researching crocodiles. Through Crocodylus Park, WMI has created a unique public education forum on the world's crocodilians that is unequalled anywhere.

But there is more to Crocodylus Park than just crocodiles...

The biggest party of the year, the Carlton Draught Darwin Cup Carnival, kicks off on the first Saturday of July and doesn't stop until late at night in August.

The gathering of locals and people from all over Australia and overseas, the fever pitch Cup time atmosphere, the never ending fun, brilliant race horses and colourful racing personalities all contribute to making the Carlton Draught Darwin Cup a great event.

As the Carnival continues to grow the Darwin Turf Club will ensure that it will never lose the friendly, hospitable appeal the Territory is famous for with the only place to be in July is Darwin for the Carlton Draught Darwin Cup Carnival.