northern territory
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The first thing you should know about camels is that they don’t spit on you – they vomit. Adding some stomach contents really bulks up the projectile for predators or…
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When I first ventured into the outback, I wanted to discover the real Australia. I wanted to see the red earth, the corrugated roads, and the billion-year-old rock formations. Having…
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When you walk around the base of Uluru, you reach a spot that’s divided travellers, locals and politicians for decades. A simple chain handrail snaking up the rock face, and a sign…
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When you’re stuck in the meeting from hell, it’s easy to distract yourself with visions of exotic beaches, African savannah or some sun-soaked Tuscan Villa. But really, there’s some pretty…
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“Have you heard there’s a killer on the loose?” our tour guide asked us with a broad grin, as he twirled his golden brown dreadlocks. “A crocodile you mean?” I’d…
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Bouncing along a corduroy road at 5:30am, my head drowsily leaning against the bus window, I admired the Tiffany-blue sky and thought about upside down rivers. Yesterday, on our 4-hour…
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Visit Uluru at dusk and you might be surprised to see the ground suddenly light up in technicolour bursts. These blooming fields of vivid yellow, purple and pink are part…
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Features
Sustainable tourism and the future of Northern Australia
by Philippa Whishaw November 25, 2016Stretching from the ancient baked plains of the Kimberley to the tropical escarpments of Cape York, northern Australia is home to some of the rarest ecosystems – and oldest cultures…
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Can you drive from Cairns to Uluru? You bet! Adventure Tours Austraila just launched a brand new 7-day overland journey: Reef to Rock.