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Travel like a local by going straight to the Territorians who have the best tips covering everything from road trips to epic swimming spots, foodie haunts, community art centres and Aboriginal cultural experiences.

Locals know best because they live and breathe the location in their daily life. Whether you’re visiting the Northern Territory’s tropical capital of Darwin, heading to the adventure hub of Alice Springs or seeing the World Heritage-listed icons at Uluru or Kakadu – we’ve got you covered.

Meet some of the NT’s true locals to find out their tips, tricks and insider knowledge. Discover more tips from Australia’s cultural heart in the Red Centre or the endless summer region of the Top End.

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A local’s guide to exploring Kakadu

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A local’s guide to exploring Kakadu

A local’s guide to exploring Kakadu
A local’s guide to swimming in Litchfield

A local’s guide to swimming in Litchfield
A local’s guide to touring the Tiwi Islands

A local’s guide to touring the Tiwi Islands
A local’s guide to waterholes in the Red Centre

A local’s guide to waterholes in the Red Centre
A local’s guide to Darwin’s food scene

A local’s guide to Darwin’s food scene
A local’s guide to cultural experiences at Uluru

A local’s guide to cultural experiences at Uluru
A local’s guide to Darwin’s art scene

A local’s guide to Darwin’s art scene
A local’s guide to Bare Sand Island

A local’s guide to Bare Sand Island
A local’s guide to good food in Alice Springs

A local’s guide to good food in Alice Springs
A local’s guide to Katherine’s hot springs

A local’s guide to Katherine’s hot springs
A local’s guide to Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience

A local’s guide to Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience
A local’s guide to wildlife in the Red

A local’s guide to wildlife in the Red
A local’s guide to Malak Marketplace

A local’s guide to Malak Marketplace
A local’s guide to riding the Red Centre

A local’s guide to riding the Red Centre
A local’s guide to Injalak Hill

A local’s guide to Injalak Hill
Emily Wurramara’s guide to Groote Eylandt

Emily Wurramara’s guide to Groote Eylandt
King Stingray’s Guide to Arnhem Land

King Stingray’s Guide to Arnhem Land

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Top End Local’s Tips: Darwin to Katherine

Top End Local’s Tips: Darwin to Katherine

In case you haven’t heard: travelling like a tourist is out, and living like a local is in. Where better to develop a sense of place than a weekend trip to Katherine, where the outback meets the tropics?

​Top 10 things to do in Kakadu

​Top 10 things to do in Kakadu

Kakadu National Park – Australia’s second largest – is a global treasure and dual World Heritage-listed for both its environmental and cultural values.
Top End Local’s Tips: How to do Darwin’s markets

Top End Local’s Tips: How to do Darwin’s markets

If you’re dropping in to Darwin, your stay isn’t complete without a stroll through its famed markets. Loved by locals and visitors alike, the city’s selection of markets are vibrant, colourful and radiate vitality.

Litchfield National Park Destination guide

Litchfield National Park Destination guide

Just 90 minutes from Darwin, Litchfield National Park is a true wonder of the Top End, replete with idyllic waterfalls, pristine swimming spots, beautiful walking trails and hidden natural wonders. Visitors to the park will remember it for a lifetime.
Darwin: local guide to art & culture

Darwin: local guide to art & culture

Darwin's identity as hub for arts and creativity is written on the wall, literally. A brightly coloured turtle glides along the side of a building, a giant crocodile watches over a supermarket and a stunning portrait of the late musician Dr G Yunupingu overlooks a laneway.

​Top 10 things to do in Arnhem Land

​Top 10 things to do in Arnhem Land

Experience ancient Aboriginal culture, dramatic landscapes and true Australian wilderness in Arnhem Land, one of the least inhabited regions of the world. Here are 10 things to do in this remote 90,000 square kilometre reserve to Darwin’s east.

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Red Centre Local’s Tips: Food & nightlife in Alice Springs

Red Centre Local’s Tips: Food & nightlife in Alice Springs

Kyle Pearson has been in Alice Springs long enough to have seen it blossom from an average Aussie outback town where the best you could expect was a steak sandwich and a beer into an emerging foodie destination.
Secluded swimming holes in the Red Centre

Secluded swimming holes in the Red Centre

It's true the Red Centre is about as far from the coastline as you can get in Australia. But don't let that deter you from packing your swimsuit and sunscreen. Wild swimming holes and outback beaches are the perfect way to cool down in the Red Centre.
Red Centre local tips: Aboriginal culture

Red Centre local tips: Aboriginal culture

The vast emptiness of Central Australia is deceptive. Look below the surface of the Red Centre and you'll discover the world’s oldest living culture, a civilisation so intertwined with the land it is impossible to understand one without the other.
A local’s bucket list for Alice Springs

A local’s bucket list for Alice Springs

Surrounded by the spectacular MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs and the surrounding Red Centre are considered Australia's spiritual and physical heart. Here's your local's bucket list of essential things to see and do around Alice Springs.
Drive the NT: Alice Springs to Darwin

Drive the NT: Alice Springs to Darwin

There’s nothing more appealing than an open road trip, especially one that stretches almost 1,500km from Australia’s spiritual and physical heart, Alice Springs and the Red Centre, to tropical Darwin.
A local’s bucket list for Tennant Creek

A local’s bucket list for Tennant Creek

Tennant Creek is the ultimate outback town for exploration — much more than a stopover between Alice Springs and Darwin while road tripping the Stuart Highway.

Top destinations in the NT

Darwin Region

Darwin Region
Alice Springs Region

Alice Springs Region
Kakadu Region

Kakadu Region
Katherine Region

Katherine Region
Uluru Region

Uluru Region
Tennant Creek & Barkly Region

Tennant Creek & Barkly Region
Arnhem Land

Arnhem Land

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Local tips: Darwin to Injalak Hill road trip

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