The people of Darwin are very lively and enthusiastic about sports and recreation, including a range of excting water sports. The city has several kilometer long and unpolluted beaches, including the famous Casuarina Beach and Mindil Beach, offering excellent conditions for swimming, jet-skiing, surfing, diving, fishing, sailing, and a range of other beach and watersports activities. Fishing is a very popular recreational activity in Darwin. Both the locals and tourist from around the world flock to Darwin aiming to catch the prized barramundi fish, which are found in plenty in this region. The area also provides excellent conditions for blue water fishing off the coast of Darwin.
Scuba diving is other popular watersport in Darwin. The area provides excellent conditions for diving around the Darwin Island (a part of the Galapagos Island chain, regarded as one of the seven most abundant underwater diving sites in the world) and the Darwin Harbor. These places arefamed for its treasure trove of flora and fauna and also for the historic ship wrecks that have many stories of treachery, heroism and glory to narrate. Other popular watersports in Darwin include boating and canoeing. Manton Dam is a good spot for boating and skiing, while Berry Springs (55 km from Darwin) is a famous spot for fishing, boating, canoeing, jet-skiing etc. Short cruises are also quite popular in and around Darwin.
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