The Northern Territory is one of the most sparsely settled environments on the planet, spanning more than 1.4 million square kilometres from the centre to the northerly coast of Australia. Ancient woodlands meet sandy beaches and escarpments tower above lush billabongs in this land of diversity.
The tropical north is home to rich wetlands, wild rainforests and thundering waterfalls. The climate is so varied that the local Aboriginal people recognise six seasons in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park.
The ocean off the coast of the top of the Northern Territory offers anglers a buzz of excitement while chasing schools of mackerel that are being chased by even bigger schools of shark. Tidal rivers such as the Adelaide River, and calm billabongs, like Yellow Water, are stacked with spitting archer fish and jumping barramundi.
Red desert sand, rainbow coloured rock formations and golden tinted chasms give the Centre a distinct quality. The semiarid environments of the East and West MacDonnell Ranges, Finke Gorge National Park and Watarrka National Park host a variety of flora and fauna, such as Spinifex grass and the thorny devil.
Aboriginal art and culture holds a spiritual connection to the land that dates back tens of thousands of years, yet these experiences can still be shared in the present day. Travellers can walk through the scrub in search of bush tucker on a cultural tour or visit on of the many ancient rock art galleries in the national parks, such as Kakadu or Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Whether it’s climbing the escarpments, viewing rock art, catching fish, exploring the red desert flora and fauna or trekking through chasms in Central Australia, there’s an experience for everyone in the Northern Territory.
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