A relaxed, tropical, waterside lifestyle less than two kilometers from Darwin’s cosmopolitan CBD ensures Cullen Bay’s reputation as the most desired Top End destination for holiday-makers, sea farers and locals alike.
Of course, the main feature of this popular location is the magnificent Cullen Bay Marina, boasting extensive modern facilities including a 140 berth marina, boat chandlery, yacht maintenance services, slipways, a fuelling station, waste pump-out facilities and 24hr staffing to ensure that this facility is as safe and well serviced as possible.
Being in a typically tropical environment and subject to severe cyclones and weather extremes, Cullen Bay Marina is a major architectural achievement that has been uniquely designed to protect its occupants against such natural elements thanks to its locked waterway and man made seawalls making it a registered Cyclone haven to boht small and medium size vessells. One of the most unique features of this facility however is that Cullen Bay is accessible to vessels on all tides experienced in Darwin be it from zero to eight meters, with the waters inside the marina being maintained at a constant level of 5 to 5.7 meters thanks to the huge eight door lock that controls all vessels and waters entering and exiting the Cullen Bay Harbour.
The Cullen Bay Marina Precinct offers an envied waterside lifestyle for its 2,000 pernament residents, as well as providing up-market short and long term accommodation for visitors. To cater to the growing throng of residents and visitors, Cullen Bay Marina Precinct boasts a variety of services including hair and beauty salons, retail outlets for souvenirs, books, gifts and artworks, boating equipment, health and gym facilities, washing and ironing needs, real estate enquiries, legal and insurance services, a ferry terminal, several large public car parking areas and of course a host of Darwin’s best restaurants.
The public Boardwalk showcases indoor and outdoor dining delights from breakfast till late, where you can revel in an abundance of restaurants presenting an eclectic blend of flavours and taste sensations from Asia, Greece, Italy and Sicily along with modern Australian menus featuring Territory meats and plenty of fresh, local seafood. The Boardwalk is the perfect place to soak up the serenity and splendor of the Marina views as you leisurely enjoy the comings and goings of many luxurious private yachts, fishing boats and sunset cruise charter boats. You are also surrounded by some of Darwin's most exclusive private homes and self-serviced holiday apartments adding further to the overall ambience of our very special Cullen Bay by encapsulating some of the most exciting aspects of waterside living.
Cullen Bay is a wonderful fusion of the modern and vibrant qualities of Australia’s fastest growing city with one of the most desired reidential areas in the North of Australia. Incorporating Darwin’s proudly unique history and heritage all wrapped up in our magnificent climate and flanked by our natural tropical vegetation, this really is a unique and special part of the world to visit, to live and to play.
