Northern Territory (NT)

With its dry hot weather and vast desert landscape, the Northern Territory seems to encompass what many people imagine Australia to be like. It is also the home to the iconic Uluru, one of the world’s most famous natural landmarks. It stands at 350 metres and is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, one of many World Heritage Listed parks.

170 kilometres away from the capital city of Darwin is another famous national park that is also listed as a World Heritage Site. Kakadu National Park is one of the biggest parks with a landmass over 2,000,000 hectares it is filled with untouched aboriginal art sites and unique landforms.

Every year the Darwin Festival is held. It celebrates the arts and cultural community in Darwin like comedy, music, dance and theatre. There is also the Speargrass Festival, held in July and offers locally specialised activities such as screening of locally produced films, basket weaving, Frisbee golf and communal organic cooking.