Northern Territory Archives

Cycle your way around Uluru and the Red Centre

Discover a wilder side to the Red Centre by hopping on a bike

GALLERY: Uluru’s many faces

For years, Uluru has been photographed by veteran shutterbugs. Its many moods require a diverse set of skills to capture. On days of downpour, water cascades down its mist-shrouded shoulders. If the weather’s clear, it appears as a bright red monolith red against the open blue sky.

Adventure

Kayaking the Katherine River

A kayak journey down the Katherine introduces a novice to the splendid beauty and bewitching isolation of one of the Top End’s major rivers.

Wildlife

Saving the Oenpelli python

How could selling an iridescent python, which some believe is the rainbow serpent of Aboriginal mythology, help protect it?

Destinations

Nitmiluk National Park, NT

A spectacular national park in the Top End of the Northern Territory – made famous by Katherine Gorge

Destinations

Mary River, NT

Watch wildlife, fish, walk and take fantastic photos in the freshwater billabongs, paperbark and monsoon forests of the Mary River region.

Destinations

Gallery: Hiking in Kakadu National Park

Kakadu is rarely thought of as a pure bushwalking destination, but with more than 25 day trails, Kakadu National Park offers bushwalkers the chance to soak up the unique and plentiful treasures of Australia’s Top End.