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Darwin: Evening tour to Fogg Dam Wetlands and Humpty Doo Hotel

Name: Darwin: Evening tour to Fogg Dam Wetlands and Humpty Doo Hotel
Brand: LookAbout Tours
SKU: 402765P1
Price: 92.55 USD
Rating: 5.0 (33 reviews)

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Fogg Dam Wetlands and Humpty Doo Hotel Evening Tour

5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

With rich birdlife, the Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is particularly magical around sunset, when the wetlands can shade from green and blue through gold and bronze to pink and purple. Experience it from a window seat with a seasoned guide and a maximum of six travelers in total on this door-to-door evening tour. On the way back, stop at the Humpty Doo Tavern for authentic Australian tucker (own expense).

Watch birds and sunset in Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve’s lush wetlands
Enjoy a classic Northern Territory pub experience at Humpty Doo Tavern
Numbers are capped at six travelers, so everyone gets a window seat
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off at Darwin addresses, ports, or the airport

What's Included

5 Hour tour with real time commentary
Window Seat Guaranteed
National Park entry fees
Limit of 6 guests
Includes Darwin Accommodation pick up and drop off
Airport drop off available at no additional cost
Luggage space available in vehicle for flights

Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

04:00 PM

Pickup details

For Darwin City Pick ups, please be out the front of your location at 3:45pm. If your pick up is outside the city area eg Palmerston we will contact you beforehand with your pick up time. We can pickup and drop off at different locations eg Hotel Pick up/Airport Drop off. Let Geoff know when you board the bus.

What To Expect

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Humpty Doo Hotel

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Operated by LookAbout Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Chrissy_J

Our tour guide was exceptional with a good knowledge of the area and its bird life. Dinner was great at the Humpty Doo Hotel. Would highly recommend and plan to go again in the future.

Reviews

5.0

33 reviews

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Excellent tour

Chrissy_J, Apr 2024

Our tour guide was exceptional with a good knowledge of the area and its bird life. Dinner was great at the Humpty Doo Hotel. Would highly recommend and plan to go again in the future.

Response from Host, May 2024

We would love to see you on tour again. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the great review. Cheers Geoff

Great nature and senil views and a charming pub with good food/drinks

Morten_S, Apr 2024

A perfect 5-6 hours at Fogg Dam and Humpty Doo. The Nature and wildlife at the Dam was fantastic and the sunset was right up there. A little group of people with a local guide who makes sure everybody has a good time. Lots of info on Darwin and a great guide to be with. The Humpty Doo has great food and beers and has the top END charm. A great time and value for money. The Vikings

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you Vikings! It was great showing you both Fogg Dam and Humpty Doo Hotel. Hope you have had a great visit to Australia. Cheers Geoff

Bird life

Judith_M, Apr 2024

The birds on the dam. It was magical seeing them at dusk. The egrets and herons were beautiful and Geoff gave a great commentary

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Glad you enjoyed the tour and that you got to experience the beautiful colours of the Fogg Dam sunset that evening. Many thanks for your review. It was great to meet you. Cheers Geoff

Fogg Dam and Humpty Doo Hotel

Shane_H, Mar 2024

Our tour host was very friendly and knowledgeable about Darwin and its history. Geoff was very accomadating with my mum who is not a good walker. I loved Fogg Dam and Humpty Doo hotel. Meeting some of NT local wildlife was fantastic. I highly recommend having a tour with Geoff and his team from LookAbout tours.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks Shane for your great review. Really appreciate it. Cheers Geoff

Fantastic evening chasing Australian wildlife. Like stepping into the pages of National Geographic

Matthew_G, Feb 2024

I had a great evening chasing Australian wildlife at Fogg Dam with Geoff. He picked me up right on time and off we went to see everything from wallabies and spoonbills to black-necked storks (locally called jabirus) and magnetic termites. The photos attached to this review were taken that evening. Geoff is extremely knowledgeable about Fogg Dam as he very clearly spends a lot of personal time there. He isn't a guide reading from a guidebook, but rather a guide who knows other regulars there by name and has favourite spots along the dam for seeing certain things. He knows when a new island has formed in the marsh or the times of day or year when certain creatures are easiest to spot. We spent until sunset scanning the waters of Fogg Dam for birds, lizards, crocs, and marsupials and then went to eat some tasty steaks at the Humpty Doo Hotel. He knows a lot about the rest of Australia and is a great conversationalist, so we stayed well into the night discussing the other great nature opportunities Australia has to offer. This tour is a ton of fun!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you, Matthew. I really appreciate that you have taken the time to write this great review and gave the tour 5 Stars. I enjoyed the evening too and love sharing this part of the Northern Territory. All the best and happy travels. Thanks Geoff

Excellent experience

Marianne_S, Jan 2024

Geoff was an excellent guide and photographer. He made great pictures of all the birds and animals we saw that evening and forwarded them to us. Thanks a lot, Geoff

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thanks Marianne, I loved sharing this part of the Top End NT with you both. Glad you enjoyed your evening and the photos. Cheers Geoff

Fogg Dam and Humpty Doo hotel is a must

Samantha_B, Nov 2023

Our guide, Geoff was so lovely and full of information. It was a really great few hours and saw so much bird and wildlife. Dinner at the Humpty Doo hotel was very good. The Humpty Doo lager went down very well. Definitely recommend this tour!!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

I really enjoyed taking your tour - glad you had a great few hours. Thank you very much for the recommendation. Cheers Geoff

Great wetlands

Melissa_M, Nov 2023

Loved the tour was so pleasant to travel through the wetlands looking at different wildlife. Geoff does a great job and is really friendly. I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys nature.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thanks Melissa for the lovely review. I really enjoyed sharing the nature out at Fogg Dam with you both. Hope to see you again sometime. Cheers Geoff

Fantastic

Vanessa_D, Nov 2023

We had a fantastic time, Geoff our guide was amazing, one of the best trips we have had, lots of wildlife and birds , would definitely recommend it 👍

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you Vanessa for your fantastic review. I am thrilled to hear you enjoyed your tour. Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday. Cheers Geoff

I would do this tour again amazing

Sophia_H, Oct 2023

What a great little trip to do before the redeye back to Melbourne. Geoff’s knowledge of birds and local area is amazing. As a solo traveler it was great to engage in great conversation over an amazing meal at humpty doo pub. I would do this tour again

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you Sophia for the lovely review. You were wonderful company and I am really happy that you enjoyed your tour. Much appreciated, Cheers Geoff

A highlight of our trip.

Narelle_M, Sep 2023

Great tour guide. Great group of people. It was relaxed and easy going which is what you want in a tour.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Great guests too :). Thank you so much for the wonderful review Narelle. I am really glad you enjoyed your evening. Cheers Geoff

Great tour

Stephen_C, Sep 2023

The sunset at Fogg dam was great and the amount of bird life fantastic.Geoff was a fantastic guide who really new his birds and supplies photos to guest which I could never do myself.Dinner at the Humpty Doo Hotel was also fun.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you Stephen for the great review. I really appreciate it. Cheers Geoff

Interesting

Lynn_S, Sep 2023

Actually. seeing wetlands fauna and flora was fascinating. Humpty Doo pub was also a good experience. Geoff sent us photos of the highlights the following day.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you very much Lynn for the 5 star review. Glad you enjoyed the tour. Hope to see you again sometime. Cheers Geoff

Lovely sunset

Shannon_L, Sep 2023

It was a lovely experience to see the fog damn at sunset. Dinner at humpty was very good. Geoff was a wonderful and informative guide.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thanks Shannon for the great review. So glad you had a lovely evening. Enjoy the rest of your travels. Thanks again Geoff

Breathless

Elizabeth_R, Aug 2023

This was our favourite tour while in Darwin I really didn’t want it to end, Big thanks to Geoff our driver we couldn’t ask for a better person. We highly recommend this tour to all

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thanks Elizabeth for the review. Excellent evening all round. Hope to see you again sometime. Geoff

Way beyond our expectations

Diane_R, Aug 2023

Geoff has amazing general knowledge He catered the trip around our interest Very easy to talk to. Fogg Damm was spectacular and Geoff took all the photos so we could enjoy the experience and sent us all the photos within 24hrs. A must do trip with Geoff in Darwin

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Wow Thank You Diane. So glad you had a great time, it was a pleasure having you on board and hope to see you again sometime. Geoff

Superb afternoon

Melissa_B, Aug 2023

What an excellent way to spend an afternoon. Geoff was a fantastic guide, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Fogg Dam was absolutely beautiful at sunset, there was so much to take in. The birds, buffalo, croc, what an afternoon! Dinner at Humpty Doo was delicious with the best mushroom gravy I’ve ever had. I had a wonderful time, thank you Geoff.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

What an Awesome review Melissa, Thank you its really appreciated. It was great having you on board and hope to see you again sometime. Geoff

Fog Dam Wetlands and Humpty Doo pub

Cec_P, Aug 2023

Geoff arrived early and gave me a solo tour. What an incredibly well informed and knowledgeable and engaging guide and gracious host. The best tour I’ve done for many years and I strongly encourage visitors to put his tour first on their ‘must do’ list while in Darwin.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you Cec for the great review. Looking forward to seeing you on another one of our tours. Much appreciated. Geoff