Destinations / Northern Territory, Australia

Northern Territory, Australia

2 itineraries · 0 open departures · 0 missions

The Northern Territory is Australia's vast, sparsely populated outback heartland, covering over 1.3 million square kilometres of dramatic desert, savannah, and tropical wetlands. It is home to Uluru (Ayers Rock), one of the world's most iconic natural landmarks, as well as Kakadu National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for ancient Aboriginal rock art, diverse wildlife, and sweeping floodplains. Darwin, the tropical capital, serves as a gateway to the Top End's gorges, waterfalls, and billabong ecosystems. Travellers come for immersive Indigenous cultural experiences, 4WD adventures, stargazing in remote desert landscapes, and some of Australia's most raw and untouched wilderness.

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Itineraries

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Northern Territory, Australia · 6 days

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Alice Springs to Kakadu: Self-Launched Outback to Tropics Adventure

A self-launched version of G Adventures' 6-day 18-to-Thirtysomethings run from Alice Springs to Darwin — covering the Devils Marbles, Mataranka Hot Springs, Katherine Gorge, Edith Falls, Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks. Instead of a private tour van and swag camping with a group, you'll use the public Greyhound/autobus network plus an overnight bus to cover the long Outback legs, base yourself in hostels and campgrounds, and self-book the Katherine Gorge boat trip, Kakadu cultural tours and Litchfield croc cruise directly. This one is genuinely tight to save money on because Outback transport and park tours are pricey and dispersed — the savings come from cutting the tour markup, camping/self-catering, and skipping optional extras. Costs are rough backpacker estimates for one person, ex-flights.

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Travel Crew

~£625

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We estimate you can save 34% over G Adventures's tour.

Save £565 (34% off)

£1,650 retail with G Adventures → £1,085 self-launched

Northern Territory, Australia · 8 days

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The Rock, Rail and Kakadu — Self-Launched

An 8-day self-launched run from Alice Springs to Darwin covering the Red Centre's big three (Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon), the legendary Ghan rail journey north, and the waterfalls, rock art and crocodiles of Litchfield and Kakadu National Parks. You'll swap the G Adventures private coach, camp crew and CEO for public YHA hostels, swag camping on campgrounds, the public Ghan train and locally booked day tours — roughly half the tour price, with far more freedom over your dawn starts and sunset spots. Best run May–September (dry season); the Red Centre is dangerously hot Nov–Mar.

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Travel Crew

~£1,085

Missions

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