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.
Ayers Rock Suggested Itineraries
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 ... Continue Reading »
3 Days in Alice Springs: Suggested Itineraries
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 ... Continue Reading »
3 Days in Darwin: Suggested Itineraries
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 ... Continue Reading »
Australian Outback Tours
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 ... Continue Reading »
Kings Canyon Tours from Alice Springs
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 ... Continue Reading »
Darwin Wildlife Viewing
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. ... Continue Reading »
Kakadu National Park
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 ... Continue Reading »
The Northern Territory’s Top 10
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 ... Continue Reading »
Bangtail Muster
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 ... Continue Reading »
Beanie Festival
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 ... Continue Reading »
Darwin Attractions
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. ... Continue Reading »
Henley-on-Todd Regatta
Each year with the onset of spring, the anticipation builds as an event unique to Alice Springs approaches: the world’s first and only waterless regatta. Held in the sandy bed of the Todd River, ... Continue Reading »
Top 3 Sites: Aboriginal Australia
Are you looking to connect with and discover more about Australia’s original inhabitants? There are a number of ancient sites around the country with particular historical and spiritual ... Continue Reading »
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