Northern Territory Travel Tips
The Northern Territory (NT) is a revelation, a place of such natural and cultural distinction that, despite the best intentions of the local tourism industry, no amount of open-jawed crocodile photos, didgeridoo CDs or videos of 4WDs emerging from clouds of red dust can prepare you for it.
Much of the NT's beauty steals up on you only after days of exposure to its mesmerizing, deceptive emptiness: the silhouette of desert oaks against a dusky sky, water lilies painting the surface of a billabong, a goanna ambling down a dry creek bed or ancient scratchings of Aboriginal art under a sandstone overhang.
Dining at Ayers Rock
Written by Viator, November 2012
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is Australia’s best-known natural icon and a World Heritage Site. Rising high above the surrounding desert plains, it strikes an imposing figure, with its ochre rock ...
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Ayers Rock Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, April 2011
Ayers Rock (Uluru) is one of the most spiritual, awe-inspiring sights in the world. Set in a land of art and folklore, it's a truly unique place. This three-day itinerary will help you explore it ...
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3 Days in Alice Springs: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
You've landed bang in the bull's-eye of the enormous continent of Australia. Yep, you're in Alice Springs. So what'll it be? Museums? Wildlife? Ballooning? May we suggest all of the above in this ...
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3 Days in Darwin: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Darwin, the capital of northern Australia, is closer to Jakarta than it is to Sydney, so it should come as no surprise that it looks outward to Asia as much as it looks inland to the rest of ...
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Australian Outback Tours
Written by Viator, August 2010
The Australian Outback – it's one of those mystical, legendary places, heavy with folklore and otherworldly sights. The most famous of them all would have to be Ayers Rock (Uluru). It is truly ...
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Kings Canyon Tours from Alice Springs
Written by Viator, August 2010
Kings Canyon is one of Australia’s most legendary outback locations. Its palm-fringed waterholes, red gorges and eerie sandstone domes are ringed by walking tracks and camel trails for stupendous ...
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Darwin Wildlife Viewing
Written by Viator, August 2010
If you're looking for a truly unique wildlife experience, Australia's 'Top End' is home to some bizarre, prehistoric and sometimes terrifying critters living within a mystical, tropical landscape. ...
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Kakadu National Park
Written by RobC, New Zealand, October 2010
I spent a week here last year and still can't get it out of my mind. Besides the heat (it's HOT) and the distances (it's Australia, everything is far away!) you will love seeing the birds and other ...
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Outback Cave Art
Written by Brooke, Australia, August 2012
A radiocarbon laboratory in New Zealand
recently returned the results from a finding of rock art in an
Australian outback cave just a year prior. Tests of the charcoal used to
make the drawings ...
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The Northern Territory’s Top 10
Written by Emma, Australia, August 2011
From Darwin, Arnhem Land and Kakadu to Australia’s biggest natural icon, Ayers Rock, here’s a taster of the Northern territory’s top ten attractions.
1. Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Ayers Rock is a ...
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Aboriginal Culture at Ayers Rock
Written by Brooke, Australia, October 2012
The Aboriginal culture and heritage surrounding Ayers Rock
(Uluru), a World Heritage site, is both what helps to create a sense of
purpose and importance with the landmark, as well as what adds ...
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Alice Springs tour 8 Auhust 2012
Written by Angela F, United Kingdom, April 2013
Very good way to find out about Alice Springs. View from the War Memorial allows you to understand the layout. Visits to the School of the Air and the Telegraph Station were especially interesting ...
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Bangtail Muster
Written by Viator, April 2011
A highlight on the Alice Springs calendar of events is the annual celebration known as the Bangtail Muster. Taking its name from the stockman’s practice of snipping a piece a cow’s tail when counting ...
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Beanie Festival
Written by Viator, April 2011
Central Australia proudly asserts its international reputation for the creation of quirky, hand-made beanies. Whether based in fact or not, it’s undeniable that every year serious beanie lovers ...
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Darwin Attractions
Written by Emma, Australia, August 2011
It’s easy to fall into a state tropical languor on a visit to Darwin but you must resist! So put down that cold drink and peel your butt out of that hammock, a whole swathe of attractions await. ...
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