We finally crossed the border from Western Australia into Northern Territory early one morning after departing Lake Argyle. We were on day 159, or just over 5 months, of our travel around Australia in 185 days and we were looking forward to delving into the Territory. The Northern Territory is a vast outback region in…
Departing from the tropical ‘top end’ of The Territory we headed south on the Stuart Highway, also known as Explorer’s Way, through the centre of Australia. The landscape suddenly transformed from lush greens to red dirt and vast shrubby plains to rocky Spinifex covered tablelands. We soon realized that we were in the real ‘dinky die’ outback…
After touring the Victoria River region we arrived at the town of Katherine which is described as being the crossroads for travellers north, south and west and prides itself on being the ‘adventure’ capital of The Territory. It is situated on the Katherine River in the ‘top end’, 320 kilometres south-east of Darwin. Katherine boasts ten national parks and…
Known as one of Northern Territory’s premier fishing areas, the Victoria River region which encompasses Judbarra/Gregory and Keep River National Parks, is situated between Kununurra near the WA/NT border to the west and Katherine to the east. There are many off-road tracks to explore through diverse and ancient landscapes and many remote roads through stunning National…