Outback

Get away from the crowds and into 4wd country. Sure, there are plenty of paved roads, but the real adventure starts when you hit those dusty tracks. Roll up to an outback pub and have a chin wag with the locals, you’ll meet more than your fair share of characters, and leave with some colourful tales. Feel the exhilaration as a 56-metre truck, or ‘road train’ thunders past you, billowing red dust in its wake. Happen upon idyllic oases and imposing gorges, tucked between the expansive desert plains and khaki scrublands. Gaze as emus dart and kangaroos bounce towards the horizon. From north to south, wet to dry and blistering hot to icy cold, the Territory’s contrasting climate and environment will hypnotise you. Switch off your mobile phone and submit to the spell.