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Duck About Tours

15 Smith Street, Northern Territory 0800, Australia
0423788435
Ranked #12 of 29 tours in Darwin
3.5 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Tour and explore Darwin by land and sea in our unique amphibious vehicle. Cruise by road through the city, then experience the excitment of the big...... more » Owner description: Tour and explore Darwin by land and sea in our unique amphibious vehicle. Cruise by road through the city, then experience the excitment of the big Splash as we plunge into Darwin Harbour. Tours available daily, running from 75 mins through to 4.5 hours. « less
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Brisbane
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

This croc doesnt really know if he is a crocodile or a duck, a thrill ride or a harbour cruise, a city tour or a kiddies truck. Whatever he really is, he doesnt do any of it very well. Not worth the money, dont be drawn in by the tourist information sales people who are not truthful in the selling... More

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Murchison, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

During our week holiday in Darwin we did go on the “Ride the Croc” tour. The Croc was full and we were sitting towards the rear. The “Croc” is slow, going down the main street it felt like you could walk faster. Once on the water the “Croc” did not get faster. The trip around Fanny Bay was nice but... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
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took the 11/4 hr tour it was informative and fun got to go on the water as well as on land good onya yvonne and trevor More

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Sydney, Australia
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

It's a vehicle that goes on land as well as in the water. The kids think it looks pretty awesome and they get to steer the 'boat'. Other than that, the tour around the Darwin streets provides minimal information and the tour of the harbour is, just a tour of the harbour, nothing much to see or learn about in... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012
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I went with a group of friends from work. Even though it was teeming rain, it didn't deter us, or the tour operators. It's a bit like the duck tour in Singapore. You drive around Darwin city a bit, then into the water for a tour around the harbor, ending at Cullen Bay. Unfortunately on our night the sunset was... More

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Geelong
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012
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What a wonderful, and unique way to see Darwin, in an amphibious vehicle. I have never been on this type of vehicle before, and it is FANTASTIC way to tour a city and its harbour. We had a lesuirely tour of Darwin City, which is a great way to soak up the true Darwin atmoshere - laid back! Then, you... More

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Sydney, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012

We prebooked this trip with the Northern Territory tourism people before we got to Darwin, who we thought would be on the ball about tours.. It was sold to us as a well priced city tour and a harbour cruise all in one. It didnt turn out to be a well priced tour for us at all, as we ended... More

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Sydney, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
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We went on January 1 and got a family package - 2a&2c for $120. The 'duck' was full. It is certainly different but I would have preferred more time in Darwin and less time meandering around in the harbour which got a bit boring. We didn't see any dugongs, or dolphins but did briefly glimpse a turtle. Watch out if... More

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Geelong, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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My whole family loved this trip. My son got to drive the boat in the water, had a pod of dolphins swim with us for quite a while and learnt a huge amount on the history of Darwin. Would highly recommend this tour - it was great. More

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Perth, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011
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Definetely agree with the lame duck review. Very disappointing tour, I had my back jolted and got drenched going into the water. The vehicle travels very slowly and we rolled about for what seemed an extroadinarily long time on the water seeing very little. It was "you should have been here yesterday" from the guide - told us that you... More

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