Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Northern Territory
Nothing can really prepare you for the immensity, grandeur, changing colour and stillness of 'the Rock'. It really is a sight that will sear itself on to…
Must-see attractions in Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Kakadu is one of the world's great national parks, combining an astonishing array of attractions. Its wetlands and escarpments shelter abundant wildlife,…
Kakadu National Park
It takes a lot more than the busloads of visitors to disturb Ubirr's inherent majesty and grace. Layers of rock-art paintings, in various styles and from…
Outback Northern Territory
Spectacular Katherine Gorge forms the backbone of this 2920-sq-km park, about 30km from Katherine. A series of 13 deep sandstone gorges have been carved…
Outback Northern Territory
The gigantic granite boulders piled just east of the Stuart Hwy, 105km south of Tennant Creek, are known as the Devil’s Marbles (Karlu Karlu in the local…
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park
Arnhem Land
The entire wilderness of remote Cobourg Peninsula, including the surrounding sea, forms the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park. It's a stunning, isolated…
Northern Territory
If you only have time for a couple of stops in the East MacDonnell Ranges, make Trephina Gorge Nature Park (75km from Alice) one of them. The play between…
Darwin
Food is the main attraction here − from Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian, Chinese and Malaysian to Brazilian, Greek, Portuguese and more − all at around $6 to $12…
Alice Springs
Head to Desert Park, where the creatures of central Australia are all on display in one place, including many that are extremely difficult to find out on…
Outback Northern Territory
Run by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), this ground-breaking wildlife reserve 136km south off the Tanami Track covers 2620 sq km and is on the…
Darwin
If the tourists won't go out to see the crocs, then bring the crocs to the tourists. Right in the middle of Mitchell St, Crocosaurus Cove is as close as…
Northern Territory
One of the prettiest corners of the West MacDonnell Ranges, Simpsons Gap, 22km by road from Alice Springs and 8km off Larapinta Dr along a paved road,…
Northern Territory
At the eastern end of the MacDonnell Ranges, 110km east of Alice Springs, the old gold-mining ghost town of Arltunga (33km on an unsealed road from the…
Northern Territory
This excellent park showcases the best of Top End Aussie wildlife. Pride of place must go to the aquarium, where a clear walk-through tunnel puts you…
Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Darwin
This superb museum and art gallery boasts beautifully presented galleries of Top End–centric exhibits. The Aboriginal art collection is a highlight, with…
Caranbirini Conservation Reserve
Outback Northern Territory
Just off the Carpentaria Hwy, 46km south of Borroloola, this fine nature reserve is good for wildlife – including euros (wallaroos), agile wallabies and…
Outback Northern Territory
A vast and rugged landscape, this 9608-sq-km national park is in the heart of tropical savannah country and appeals particularly to fisherfolk and 4WD…
Northern Territory
If you've only time for one stop in the West MacDonnell Ranges, make it here. There's a waterhole shaded with ghost gums and the gorge curls around to the…
Kakadu National Park
It may be small, but there can be few more dramatic frontiers in Australia. This shallow causeway, which is impassable when the tide's in, crosses the…
Arnhem Land
At this centre, artists and craftspeople display traditional paintings on bark and paper, plus didgeridoos, pandanus weavings and baskets, and screen…
Kakadu National Park
Though it's unlikely you'll have dreamy Maguk to yourself, you might time it right to have the glorious natural pool and falls between just a few of you…
Pungalina–Seven Emu Wildlife Sanctuary
Outback Northern Territory
Pungalina–Seven Emu represents a groundbreaking collaboration between the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and local traditional owners, merging wildlife…
Northern Territory
Protected by a combination of remoteness and difficult access, Tnorala, as it's known to the Western Arrernte people, is a lost and beautiful world. The…
Northern Territory
Top attraction Palm Valley is famous for its red cabbage palms (up to 12,000 of them!), which exist nowhere else in the world. These relics from…
Outback Northern Territory
This relaxed art centre on the main road through town showcases work by artists from the four different Indigenous-language groups in the area: the…
Kakadu National Park
Gunlom is a superb escarpment waterfall 40-odd kilometres south of Maguk and 37km along an unsealed, though well-graded, gravel road. The reward is a…
Outback Northern Territory
This lonely cemetery under the eucalyptuses is a poignant footnote to We of the Never Never, with so many of the larger-than-life characters from the book…
Outback Northern Territory
The Ghunmarn Culture Centre, opened in 2007, displays local artworks, carvings, weavings and didgeridoos from western Arnhem Land. The centre also…
Darwin
This outstanding museum on Stokes Hill Wharf is the way all museums should be. There's a 55-seat hologram cinema, virtual-reality glasses that enable you…
Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
One of the more uplifting sights accessible off the Stuart Hwy south of Alice, Rainbow Valley consists of freestanding sandstone bluffs that turn from…
Yulara
This extraordinary installation by artist Bruce Munro will be open until at least 31 December 2020. It consists of over 50,000 poppylike stems topped with…
Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, just 1km from the Rock, is a fabulous introduction to your Uluru experience. Displays and exhibits focus on tjukurpa …
Buku Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre & Museum
Arnhem Land
This museum and community-run art centre, 20km southeast of Nhulunbuy in Yirrkala, is one of Arnhem Land’s best; this is the heartland of some of Arnhem…
Top Didj Cultural Experience & Art Gallery
Outback Northern Territory
Run by the owners of the on-site Katherine Art Gallery, Top Didj is a good place to see Aboriginal artists at work. The cultural experience is hands-on,…
Talinguru Nyakunytjaku Lookout
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Much loved for its sunrise views in particular, with Uluru in the foreground and Kata Tjuta far away on the southwestern horizon. It also has two great…
Outback Northern Territory
This community-owned and run Indigenous arts centre is well worth the long trip out here, showcasing as it does works by artists from local Alawa, Mara,…
Outback Northern Territory
The community arts centre Warlukurlangu is a locally owned venture representing over 150 artists working primarily in acrylics. It's one of the longest…
Kakadu National Park
The magnificent Nardab Lookout is a 250m scramble from the main Ubirr rock-art gallery. Surveying the billiard-table-green floodplain and watching the sun…
Outback Northern Territory
Signposted off the Victoria Hwy on the north side of the road, the original river crossing is simply magnificent. You'll need a 4WD to get all the way,…
Northern Territory
Just 1km northwest of Glen Helen Gorge, the Mt Sonder lookout has sweeping views out over the West MacDonnells; sunrise and sunset are the best times to…
