Birds on Casuarina Beach

The wet season brings a green freshness to Darwin and the Top End and migrating birds take full advantage.

It's always been a quiet time for tourism, perhaps because of the weather, but also because historically it has always been a difficult time to travel.

Now new roads and rail mean Darwin is not cut off from the rest of Australia as it used to be every time the monsoon rain kicks in.

This is a good time to search for cheap flights and accommodation because  tourism is slow.