Skyline Darwin: Darwin ferris wheel prices & times
The Darwin ferris wheel – aka Skyline Darwin – operates during the dry season and costs $12. There’s also mini-golf as part of the complex.
Skyline Darwin is a big wheel that is seasonally erected at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin. It’s one of those things that started as a one-off for one season, but was so popular, it ended up staying.
The Darwin ferris wheel is 35 metres high and, at night, lights up in all manner of different colours. It’s somewhat flashy and garish and feels oddly out of place in an area that’s otherwise making a big deal of its heritage.
Skyline Darwin is not a bad way to see what passes for a skyline in the Northern Territory capital, and there’s a mini golf course next to it.
Six amazing day trips from Darwin that will improve your visit
- Litchfield National Park day tour – including jumping crocodile cruise. (💲 Great value 💲)
- Tiwi Islands Indigenous cultural experience including ferry.
- One day or four day Kakadu National Park tour.
- Kakadu scenic flight – with gorges, waterfalls and epic floodplains. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Full day Katherine day tour – including Katherine Gorge cruise.
- Arnhem Land full day tour – with ancient rock art.
Darwin ferris wheel prices
A ride on the Darwin ferris wheel costs $12 for everyone 13-years-old or above. It’s $10 for seniors and children. Alternatively, you can pay $45 for a gondola of up to six people.
If you decide to stay for nine holes of Australiana-themed mini golf, that’ll cost another $13.
Operation of Skyline Darwin is subject to weather conditions – don’t expect to go on during one of the Top End’s many thunderstorms.
7 great Darwin experiences to book before arriving
- Swim face to face with an enormous crocodile in the Cage of Death.
- Enjoy the romance of Darwin Harbour on a sunset dinner cruise aboard a traditional fishing ketch.
- Explore Darwin’s food and art scenes on a 3.5 hour walking tour – with lunch or dinner included.
- Flit between Darwin’s top attractions with a hop-on, hop-off bus tour.
- Combine a wildlife tour with the famous jumping crocodiles cruise.
- Get a history fix on a Bombing of Darwin WWII tour and harbour cruise.
- Get the adrenalin pumping on a high speed airboat or jetski tour.
Darwin ferris wheel in the wet season
The Darwin ferris wheel is taken down during the wet season, and is generally open from the end of May to the middle of October. During the dry season, Skyline Darwin operates from 10am to 10pm.
For more information, visit the Skyline attractions website.
Other things to do at Stokes Hill Wharf include the 00SEVEN Adventures jet ski tours, dining at the Jetty restaurant, a sunset dinner cruise and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Darwin Tourist Facility.
Elsewhere in Darwin, you can try a hop-on, hop-off bus tour with Big Bus Darwin. Or an airboat adventure cruise, an art and food walking tour and a cruise focused on the WWII bombing of Darwin Harbour.
The best places to stay in Darwin
You can check out deals on a wide range of Darwin accommodation options. But these are some of the best choices.
- For luxury on a special occasion: The superior suites with direct lagoon pool access at the Mindil Beach Casino Resort.
- For the buzziest location at the Waterfront: Adina Apartment Hotel Darwin Waterfront.
- The one with the best guest ratings: Hudson Parap.
- For affordable city centre apartments with a pool: City Gardens Apartments.
- For the magic combo of quality, price and location: Travelodge Resort Darwin.
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