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The Outback
The Northern Territory’s outback contains an assortment of quirky pubs, fascinating characters, enduring landscapes and endless yarns. It invokes a spirit of exploration and freedom with its wide open spaces and cobalt blue skies and is full of surprises. You never know what’s going to be around the next corner.
Imagine yourself as a pioneer and discover the iconic Australian outback on a journey through the Simpson and Tanami Deserts, West MacDonnell Ranges or along the Savannah Way.
Listen to tall tales from locals in an outback pub, or get your hands dirty on a cattle station at one of the Northern Territory’s historic homesteads.
Take a journey on The Ghan passenger train, watch the desert change from red to gold and view steep escarpments, savannah woodlands and lush tropical monsoon rainforests of the far north. Simply, discover the real Australia.
Things to See and Do
Historic Outback
See historic places, remains of the Telegraph line and relive the pioneering time.
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Colours of the Desert
Steve Strike, photographer and local character, captures the colours of the outback.
Photographic Journey Red Centre
Follow the journey of colours and discovery as six of Australia's leading photographers head deep into the Red Centre.
Camel Cup
It is nothing to see a camel sit down mid-race or veer off the track completely if the mood strikes it.
The Ghan
One of the most fabled great train journeys of the word, The Ghan is a front row seat to the moste spectacular landscapes.
Henley-on-Todd Regatta
A boat race in a cloud of dust. There is nothing like it. The sandy bed of the Todd River becomes the race track for a crew of Flintstone-style boats.
Desert Landscapes
Get a sense of the desert with historian Dick Kimber. He says it’s defined by a vastness of land and sky.
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
The Overland Telegraph line was one of the greatest engineering achievements of the nineteenth century.
Outback Story
Lindsay Carmichael welcomes travellers for a cold beer and a tall tale in his outback pub.
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