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Outback
The Northern Territory is the home of Australia’s Outback, where real cowboys work dusty hours mustering on cattle stations so big the best chance of finding all the cattle is to travel by helicopter. Here, the average size of a cattle station is 3122 sq kms. Covering 12 000 square kilometres of fertile black soil, Brunette Downs is the largest cattle station in the Northern Territory.
You can experience station life by staying at one of the many stations that invite visitors and give you the option of relaxing or getting very hands on. Or, you can really add to your skill set by attending the week-long Outback Jackeroo/Jillaroo School course held at the rural campus of Charles Darwin University in Katherine.
Outback Drives
Red Centre Way
The gateway to natural and aboriginal attractions through the heart of the Outback.
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Self Drives
You don’t have to be on a station to experience the Outback. It is there for all to enjoy and there are many tourist drives that traverse the best landscapes the Outback has to offer. Take the Savannah Way right across the NT from the border of Queensland to the border of Western Australia and pass through sweeping grasslands, the tropical coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and the rocky escarpments and mighty river systems of the north-west.
The Red Centre Way travels through the heart of the Outback, linking Alice Springs with Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The route takes in highlight after scenic highlight as it travels through the West MacDonnell Ranges and on to Watarrka National Park, home of Kings Canyon.
Or, you can make an epic journey along the Explorer’s Way, which travels from Adelaide to Darwin, travelling from the deserts of the Red Centre, through the golden grasslands of the Barkly Tablelands, on to the vivid greens of the tropical north. This route takes you past countless cattle stations and through many character-filled outback towns.Wherever you are in the Outback, you will be escorted by an endless blue sky.
