Driving Holiday Australia: Drive the Explorer's Way: Northern Territory Official Travel Site

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Looking for a driving holiday in Australia? The Explorer's Way runs from Adelaide in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory, following the route of John McDouall Stuart, a famous Australian explorer who was the first to traverse the continent in 1862. This drive takes in many of Australia's best-known icons and travellers experience the remarkable changing landscapes from the red desert to the australian outback to the tropical north.

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Drive the Explorer's Way

Follow the same route of famous Australian explorer John McDouall Stuart and travel through red desert country via the real Australian outback en route to the Territory’s lush northern tropics.

This road links the Territory from top to bottom, encompassing some of its best-known natural icons; the Devils Marbles, Litchfield National Park, Nitmuluk National Park, Cutta Cutta Caves and Bitter Springs.

In the south, the road is straddled by the East and West MacDonnell Ranges.

You can get a snapshot of the Territory in 7 days, but with so much to explore, it’s easy to stay much longer.

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