NT · The Spiritual Heart
Northern Territory
Welcome to Northern Territory
The Spiritual Heart
The Northern Territory holds the spiritual heart of the continent: Uluru and Kata Tjuta in the Red Centre, the ancient rock art and billabongs of Kakadu, and the tropical wetlands around Darwin. It's sparsely populated, deeply Aboriginal, and experienced on long drives along the Stuart Highway or flights across Arnhem Land.
Regions
Explore Northern Territory by region.
12 regions to discover
Alice Springs
7 places to visit
Darwin
7 places to visit
Devils Marbles (Karlu Karlu)
6 places to visit
Katherine
6 places to visit
Kings Canyon
6 places to visit
Mataranka
6 places to visit
Uluru & Kata Tjuta
6 places to visit
West MacDonnell Ranges
6 places to visitEast MacDonnell Ranges
6 places to visitHermannsburg and Finke Gorge
6 places to visitKakadu National Park
8 places to visitLitchfield National Park
7 places to visitNatural Wonders
Icons of the state.
Kakadu National Park
Ancient Country, Living Culture
Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk)
Thirteen Gorges on Jawoyn Country
MacDonnell Ranges
Sandstone Spine of the Red Centre
Litchfield National Park
Waterfalls and Termite Cathedrals South of Darwin
Nitmiluk National Park
13 Sandstone Gorges of the Katherine River
Standley Chasm
A narrow slot canyon that blazes red-orange when the midday sun hits the walls
Mary River National Park
One of the world's greatest crocodile strongholds - a vast Top End wetland teeming with prehistoric life.
Watarrka National Park
Ancient sandstone walls, a hidden oasis, and 20,000 years of living culture in Australia's Red Centre.
Larapinta Trail
Walk the ancient spine of Central Australia through 12 sections of raw red-rock wilderness.
Gunlom Falls
An 85-metre curtain of water plunging into a sacred Jawoyn plunge pool at the wild heart of Kakadu.
Popular Destinations
Where to go in NT.
Things to do
Things to do here.
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NT experiences.
Where to stay
NT holiday parks.
From the journal
Read more about Northern Territory.
Guide · 3 min read
Australia's Best Lookouts, State by State
From sandstone escarpments to volcanic plugs and red-rock gorges, here are the lookouts worth the detour in every state, plus how to find the ones closest to you.
Guide · 4 min read
Indigenous Tourism Etiquette
Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on earth. A little awareness goes a long way towards visiting responsibly, and supporting the communities whose country you are on.
Guide · 4 min read
Outback Safety
Every year visitors die in the Australian outback because they underestimate distance, heat and remoteness. Here is what to do to not become a statistic.
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Hero image: Northern Territory by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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