What a fantastic informative tour. Gary is so passionate and knowledgeable. The stories are told with respect and humour, when appropriate , and as a consequence brought these brave young people back to life . We learned so many things we never even knew had happened in our own country. So glad we went on Garry's tour.

Gazza was a wealth of information the whole time we were out with him learning more about the importance of Darwin in WW2, and the people on both sides, who in some way played a part in this time in our history. His knowledge is deep, which clearly showcases his research into Darwin’s history that he enthusiastically shared. Three hours went by so quickly as he took us on an adventure to so many parts of Darwin with a great story, or two in each location we stopped. Would certainly recommend taking a journey back in time with Gazza. Rod and Jen

Garry provides a thoroughly informative tour with fabulous stories about a time in Australia’s history that we don’t talk about enough. Highly recommended. Thanks Garry!

Garry is a great Aussie Larrikin and his knowledge and presentation of the history is just fantastic. He tells some fabulous stories, and also shares some knowledge not readily known, through his research.This is a "must do" when in Darwin.

This tour is a classic example of how a great tour guide can bring history back to life with fantastic storytelling. Gary’s connection to Darwin’s wartime history via his Dad really adds to the storytelling flavour. Garrys real Aussie humour adds to the tour I was in fits Thanks for a great morning Garry a well worthwhile tour

5 star tour, informative and friendly Garry makes this 4 hr trip interesting. We visited many places around Darwin in his lovely clean air-conditioned bus. The history and endless stories Garry has to tell keep you very interested and never a dull moment . This tour is a must do item while in Darwin .

This is one of the first things we did in Darwin and helped us get our bearings on the layout of the city. Garry brings the Bombing of Darwin to life. Raises certain questions about what the Australian Government is still not telling us. His book "A Nice Day for Flying" is an excellent commentary and follow up of the tour.

A really cool location out on the end of the pier, plus there was a VR exhibit when we were there that recreated the bombing. This ins't a part of history that you learn much about if you aren't from Australia, so it was cool to understand more about what happened in and around Darwin during that part of the war.

Thank you so much Gary for your informative & knowledgeable tour! We began this tour only knowing a minimal amount about the Bombing of Darwin. After our 4 hr tour we came to the realisation that Darwin was impacted more than we ever could imagine. Congratulations Gary we wish you all the best going forward!

Garry is one of those smaller-scale tour operators that have established themselves in the market by offering a highly personalised and informative tour experience. This tour took in sites around Darwin leading up to and following its bombing by Japanese forces in early 1942. The graphic descriptions of aircraft attack, the resistance by depleted and ill-prepared forces on the ground, the destruction of important buildings and facilities and the stories of heroism were brilliant. Garry is both a passionate and skilled story-teller and a highly informed historian. This tour only had 4 people on a rainy-season morning so the chance to closely question Garry was an added bonus. The concluding visit to the aviation museum was an added highlight. Sorry I hadn't taken this tour years ago!

We recently had the pleasure of taking this half day guided tour of significant bombing and war sites around Darwin. Garry was an excellent and humorous story teller and he had a huge amount of knowledge about the war and bombing of Darwin. We found it incredible that there were many events that we never knew happened and it made us appreciate the lengths our armed forces and everyone involved in the war went to ensure our country was safe. Garry told many stories about individual characters that brought a personal dimension to this time in our history. We would highly recommend this tour.

There are two parts to this review. The first is how this battle involved American sailors and airmen in the defense of Darwin, their actions under fire, their sacrifice and how the Australians remember and honor them. The second part is how Garry brings the events of that day to life so that you can appreciate those actions and come away with a much better appreciation of what went on As mentioned in other reviews, the attack was from the same Japanese task force that hit Pearl Harbor two months prior to the February 19th bombing. What is not really well known is that American servicemen represented over a third of the offical fatality count of that day. This was primarily from the sinking of the USS Peary and airmen trying to defend Darwin with only ten P-40 Kittyhawks (versus over 200 enemy aircraft). Gary is able to not only explain the 'big' picture of the events of the day but also intersperse it with the story of individuals and their actions. One of the best compliments that I can give is that no one on the tour looked at their cell phones during the entire four hours. He was very helpful at pointing out things that were of particular interest to us. In our case, I was looking for a Vietnam era armored personnel carrier at the Darwin Military Museum (the museum is part of the tour) because that was what I used in the army. He also made sure we knew where the USS Peary Memorial was, which is a site that any American visiting Darwin should visit. Highly recommend this tour.

This was a fantastic tour. Garry has excellent knowledge of Darwin and especially the bombing, very entertaining commentary son the tour, shown all around the harbour and explained in detail what happened and where and especially with the names and history of some of the soldiers and pilots gave it that personal touch, highly recommend

Garry provided an excellent history of the WW2 bombing of Darwin. His passion for and knowledge of the history combined with his laconic communication made it an awesome experience for us. He is a very personal and likeable guy and the price is in our view great value. Well done mate!

Thanks so much Garry for a wonderful and very informative tour. We learnt so much about the Bombing of Darwin to which we had no idea because this was not taught at school. Your warmth personality and very well speaking as well a little humour made this tour even more interesting. We are glad we purchased your book and cant wait to start reading. Keep up the great job and we will make sure we tell our family and friends about this tour when they visit Darwin.