Darwin is the capital of the state of Northern Territory; Australia is named after the English evolutionist and naturalist, Charles Darwin. It enjoys a tropical climate and has a wet and a dry season. It has heavy rains during the wet season. It is considered to be the gateway to the South-East Asian countries.

Darwin boasts of a wide range of accommodation to suit every holiday and visit from standard hotels to luxurious ones, resorts, bed and breakfast lodges, backpacker lodges to hostel/budget style accommodation houses. There are hostels for economical stay which are situated at Mitchell Street. In Darwin there are many hotels of 3, 4 and 5 star ranking which provide all luxury and amenities to the tourists.