NT Self-Drive Adventures

From the rugged desert landscape of the Red Centre to the lush tropics of Darwin and the Top End, a self-drive holiday is the best way to explore the Northern Territory’s more remote areas and create family holiday memories for a lifetime.

The Northern Territory’s main highways are all sealed, enabling easy self-drive access to over 95 per cent of the major tourist spots, including Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Katherine, Nitmiluk National Park, Tennant Creek, Karlu Karlu (Devil’s Marbles), Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Fuel stops are located every 200km to 300km along the main routes and unless you want to go off the beaten track, visitors in a standard car can experience most of the Territory’s best attractions.

The NT self-drive holiday ideas below show you how easy a drive holiday can be – just arrive, pick up your car and head out on the open road. The Red Centre Way and Nature’s Way are just two drives that are easily accessible from major airports, and can be done over a long weekend in the NT or a couple of weeks. Enjoy the freedom and flexibility that only self-drive holidays provide!