Northern Territory Australia Complete Guide 2026: Uluru, Kakadu, Darwin, Katherine and Aboriginal Cultural Respect
Browse more guides: Australia travel | Oceania destinations Northern Territory Australia Complete Guide 2026: Uluru, Kakadu, Darwin, Katherine and Aboriginal Cultural Respect TL;DR I planned my Northern Territory trip three times before I got it right, so let me save you the fumbling. The NT covers 1.4 million square kilometres with only 250,000 people, and roughly 70 percent of the land carries Aboriginal heritage status or has been returned to Traditional Owners. It is one of the oldest continuous cultures on the planet, layered on red desert, monsoonal floodplains, and saltwater crocodile country. Headline sights: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (UNESCO 1987 natural plus 1994 cultural extension, dual inscription) and Kakadu National Park (UNESCO 1981 natural plus 1987 and 1992 cultural extensions, 20,000 square kilometres, around 5,000 Aboriginal rock art sites). Climbing Uluru was permanently closed on 26 October 2019 at the Anangu's request. You walk the 9.4km base loop i...