Adrenaline junkies won’t want to miss this high-energy Top End adventure: an airboat tour of Darwin Harbour and the mangroves, departing right from the heart of the city. Feel the adrenaline rush as the V8 aircraft engine roars into life and the craft races across the water on a fast lap, then immerse in the Northern Territory’s epic landscape, home to sea birds, saltwater crocodiles, and more.

Experience the speed of an airboat, powered by a V8 aircraft engine
Soak up the sights of Darwin Harbour
Discover the rich bird and animal life of tropical mangrove ecosystems
Save time with departures from Stokes Hill Wharf in downtown Darwin

What's Included

60 minute Airboat and Jet boat Ride

Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Stokes Hill Road
Stokes Hill Rd, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
We depart from Dock 1, Stokes Hill Wharf

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Darwin Adventure Boats

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 12 people per booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Near public transportation
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Nell_B

Absolutely loved this, would definitely book again when we return to Darwin. Anton the Guide did a terrific job, loads of local knowledge, big Bird watcher too. Can highly recommend this tour, out a smile on my face for sure!

Reviews

4.5

110 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Absolutely got to book

Nell_B, Oct 2022

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thanks Nell_B! It was a pleasure having you onboard, make sure you visit again sometime soon. From the Matt Wright Team!

Great fun!

Alison_D, Oct 2022

Exhilarating hour across the harbour and onto the mud flats. Got a little bit wet, ha. Hold onto your hats!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you for positive feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your tour!

Awesome

Penny_W, Oct 2022

The jet boat was wet and fast, airboat was awesome. Great trip. Thank you to the amazing staff. My 13 year old nephew had an amazing time, we are going back to do again before we go home.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much for your feedback Penny_W, we appreciate it! See you next time you are visiting Darwin.

Awesome adventure

Sam_C, Aug 2022

Fantastic trip on both the air boat and jet boat 👍🏻 Only one word of advice- wear swimwear and preferably dark swim wear as by the time we finished we were drenched and covered in mud flecks 😂

Response from Host, Aug 2022

thank you for your review, we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your adventure boat tour. We look forward to seeing you again next time you are visiting Darwin.

Very Disappointing

Leesa_R, Aug 2022

Way overpriced for what the experience turned out to be. Hugely disappointing unfortunately. In my opinion experience fell short of description.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Hello Leesa, we are sorry that you didn't enjoy your experience with us, please let us know of any areas that we can improve in with this tour. Thanking you

Lots of fun

Leisa_W, July 2022

It is quite expensive, however definitely well worth doing. It was a fantastic experience. Tour guide and driver lots of fun and knowledgeable

Response from Host, Aug 2022

thank you for your review and advice we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your adventure boat tour. We look forward to seeing you again next time you are visiting Darwin.

An Amazing Experience

Laraine_R, July 2022

I expected to have fun on the Jetboat & Airboat Ride... and l certainly did - racing through the harbour, bouncing over wake and doing sharp 360 turns which caused us to get splashed. The airboat was slower but a great ride. What l DIDN'T expect was to learn about the importance of mangoves on the water's edge, see different birds, check the water for animal life (unfortunately the stingray wouldn't co-operate and come to my side of the boat), see a crocodile trap and learn about how and why they are used and have a chance to taste an oyster from a mangrove branch that l thought was dead! I went alone, but judging by the delight expressed so often by the young children (about 6 and 3) in front of me, l am sure a whole family could enjoy this activity. I would recommend it to anyone. Our driver/guide Rowdy was great. Laraine

360 mudslides were great...

Justin_S, July 2022

360 mudslides were great enjoyed them thoroughly boat was quick but take some midgie spray as they were hungry!

A must do for your holiday 👍

Eric_W, June 2022

Driver was excellent and had good knowledge of the wetlands. The Jet boat ride was wet and enjoyable.

Response from Host, June 2022

Thank you Eric, we are glad that you enjoyed your tour with us!

Awesome fun airboat tour

Michael_B, Oct 2021

Rowan showing some skills on the air boat and getting us out off the mud. Awesome operator and story teller. Knowledgable about the area.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you Michael, we are happy that you enjoyed your tour with us!

Honest company

Grant_O, Oct 2021

Can't express enough how excellent this company is. We had a boat breakdown and staff and owner did well above to minimise the stress and gave a immediate refund with no hassle. In times like these they stepped up and did the right thing straight away. Will rebook this trip next we visit Darwin

Skim across the mud

Miranda_S, Sept 2021

This was our first time on and Airboat and it want be the last. Just amazing how little water or mud it can skim across. Highly recommend this little tour, get to see some wildlife and get to experience a burn out or 2.

Way way too expensive

Kristine_S, Sept 2021

While my husband, daughter and I enjoyed the boat ride it was way way too expensive. It cost us $558.75 for 3 adults for 1 hour. Definitely not worth the money

Amazing and Informative

Mmatty, Aug 2021

The 360 degree zooms around were a lot of fun. The boat driver Rowdy was full of amazing information. Would definitely recommend the tour.

Absolutely brilliant

Tarryn_M, Aug 2021

Rowdy was an absolute legend and a very knowledgeable guide. What an exhilarating and fun adventure tour to do here in Darwin! Can’t recommend enough !

Book this tour you won’t regret it.

Tina_M, Aug 2021

Must do when in Darwin! We had a wonderful time learning about crocodiles, fish, birds, mudflats and mangroves. We went into places you can’t go at low tide on a normal boat. We saw 2 crocodiles which was a bonus.

Absolutely fantastic.

David_B, Aug 2021

The sighting of a croc,that swam under the boat.We did.a couple of 360 spins and it was a real thrill It was worth every dollar we paid.

Response from Host, Aug 2021

Thank you David, we are glad you enjoyed your tour!

FUN

Christeen_B, May 2021

Fun fun fun. Ohhh and some environmental information thrown in for good measure. Would highly recommend this tour.

Close,but no cigar

Annemarie_S, May 2021

We had fun but found it expensive Underwhelming for that money Rowdy our skipper was really lovely He made the trip

Lucky needs a pay raise

rusty, Apr 2021

Lucky was great and told us a lot about Darwin we had so much fun could have done some extra donuts in the boat to make it cooler but still great fun thanks lucky