ABOUT NORTHERN TERRITORY
The Northern Territory (aka NT) is a vast federal territory in Australia famed for its Outback desert landscapes. In the arid Red Centre lie the iconic sandstone monolith Uluru (Ayers Rock), the red-rock domes of Kata Tjuta and the sculpted cliffs of Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park. Remote Alice Springs, the gateway town to the Red Centre desert, offers Aboriginal art galleries.
Flanked by the West and East MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs is also the start of the lengthy Larapinta Trail, which hikers can follow through the mountains of West MacDonnell National Park. In the north of the territory (the Top End), the tropical capital of Darwin is a popular base for harbour cruises and Kakadu National Park, a biodiverse nature preserve with crocodiles and Aboriginal rock art. Nitmiluk National Park offers boat tours along the Katherine River gorge, while Litchfield National Park draws visitors to its swimming holes.
