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Hand-picked tours across Northern Territory

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Exclusive Litchfield Park Adventures + Berry Springs Tour
4.9 (288)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Exclusive Litchfield Park Adventures + Berry Springs Tour

Spend a full day exploring Litchfield National Park with a knowledgeable local guide who knows the Top End inside out. You'll swim at multiple waterholes—Wangi, Florence, and Buley Rock Hole—with seasonal access to Berry Springs and Tolmer Falls depending on conditions. The tour includes a city orientation, a stop at the famous magnetic termite mounds, and a wander through Batchelor township. Transport is by air-conditioned minivan or coach, with pickup from your accommodation around 8am and return by late afternoon.

10h 30mfrom AUD $210
Best of Uluru & Segway
4.8 (193)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Australia

Best of Uluru & Segway

Combine Segway riding with Aboriginal cultural landmarks on this 4–5 hour guided tour around Uluru's base. After hotel pickup, explore Mutitjulu waterhole and its ancient rock art, learn to balance on a Segway, then cruise a quarter of the monolith's perimeter before walking the historic Mala caves. You'll need decent fitness and a weight range of 45–117 kg to participate.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $219
Aboriginal Homelands Experience
4.8 (42)
🛕 Culture & History
Australia

Aboriginal Homelands Experience

Spend seven hours on Country with the Traditional Uluru family, hearing directly from land custodians about their history and the fight for Aboriginal rights. You'll move beyond the postcard version of Uluru, learning how Paddy Uluru shaped the pathway to recognition. Departures shift seasonally—morning trips in summer, afternoon in winter—with small groups (max 9) and air-conditioned 4WD transport between stops. Meals and refreshments included.

7 hoursfrom AUD $399
Kakadu Yellow Waters Cruise & Katherine Gorge Helicopter Scenic
4.8 (42)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kakadu Yellow Waters Cruise & Katherine Gorge Helicopter Scenic

This 10-hour Northern Territory adventure combines fixed-wing and helicopter flight with a wetlands cruise. Depart Darwin by plane to Katherine, where a helicopter takes you through the 13 gorges of Nitmiluk National Park—accessible only from the air. Fly onward to Kakadu National Park for lunch, then board a Yellow Waters boat cruise to spot wildlife amongst ancient rock formations. Your return flight sweeps over the Mary and Adelaide Rivers before touching down in Darwin.

10 hoursfrom AUD $2550
Litchfield Tour & Crocodile - Crocodylus Park or Adelaide River
4.8 (38)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Litchfield Tour & Crocodile - Crocodylus Park or Adelaide River

An 11-hour expedition through Litchfield National Park in Australia's Top End, combining saltwater crocodile encounters with natural swimming holes. Start with a 45-minute boat cruise at either Crocodylus Park or Adelaide River to spot massive 5-metre saltwater crocodiles in their element, then transition to the park's freshwater attractions. Cool off in the emerald pools at Wangi, Florence and Buley Rock Holes, walk through monsoon vine forest, and visit the striking Cathedral and Magnetic Termite mounds. An experienced local guide leads the way throughout.

11 hoursfrom AUD $210
Litchfield National Park Waterfalls & Wildlife Adventure Tour
4.8 (34)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Litchfield National Park Waterfalls & Wildlife Adventure Tour

Spend a full day exploring Litchfield National Park's remote gorges and wildlife corridors north of Darwin. You'll trek past towering magnetic termite mounds, spot native birds and reptiles at Fogg Dam, and cool off swimming in crystal pools beneath Florence Falls and Buley Rockhole. An experienced outback driver guides the 10.5-hour journey, with optional croc-spotting cruise available. Expect genuine encounters with Top End wilderness—weather permitting, the itinerary adjusts seasonally.

10h 30mfrom AUD $161
Kakadu Day Tour from Darwin with Offroad Dreaming
4.8 (777)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Kakadu Day Tour from Darwin with Offroad Dreaming

This 14-hour Kakadu National Park day tour from Darwin takes you deep into one of Australia's most significant cultural landscapes. Your guide leads you through ancient rock art galleries, climbs to panoramic wetland lookouts, and boats you along rivers where Indigenous cultural knowledge shapes every stop. Dry season visits Ubirr and the East Alligator River; during wet months (March–April), the itinerary shifts to Nourlangie Rock and Yellow Waters. Lunch and snacks included; park entry and breakfast excluded.

14 hoursfrom AUD $340
Full Uluru Base Walk at Sunrise Including breakfast
4.8 (423)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Full Uluru Base Walk at Sunrise Including breakfast

Walk around Uluru's base as the sun rises over the Red Centre, watching the rock shift through shades of orange and purple from ground level. This 6-hour Northern Territory experience includes hotel transfers, a bush breakfast eaten on the track, and a small-group setup that lets you actually talk with your guide about Anangu culture and the landscape's significance. You'll cover moderate distance on flat terrain with a professional who knows the stories.

6 hoursfrom AUD $249
Litchfield National Park Tour with Wetlands or Crocodile Cruise
4.8 (160)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Litchfield National Park Tour with Wetlands or Crocodile Cruise

Explore Litchfield National Park's striking waterfalls, magnetic termite mounds and layered sandstone country across 10.5 hours. This Northern Territory tour drives through diverse bushland with guided walks to lookout points and swimming holes, plus sightings of native wildlife in their natural surroundings. Add an optional jumping crocodile cruise for an extra thrill, or detour to Fogg Dam to spot rare wetland birds instead.

10h 30mfrom AUD $185
West MacDonnell Ranges Full Day Tour -Small Group
4.8 (21)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

West MacDonnell Ranges Full Day Tour -Small Group

Spend a full day traversing the West MacDonnell Ranges, a striking desert landscape dotted with gorges, waterholes and ochre cliffs. This 10-hour small-group tour covers ten key stops, including Anzac Hill, Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm and Ormiston Gorge. While you swim or walk at Ormiston, the guides prepare a bush-cooked picnic lunch featuring kangaroo and lamb, ready when you return. An expert local will point out wildlife and share the region's layered history as you move through authentic outback country.

10 hoursfrom AUD $250
Early Morning Ballooning in Alice Springs
4.8 (432)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Australia

Early Morning Ballooning in Alice Springs

Launch into the Northern Territory outback at dawn aboard a hot air balloon, drifting silently across the red desert for 30 or 60 minutes. You'll rise from your hotel in the pre-dawn darkness, watch the balloon fill with warm air as light breaks across the horizon, then float above the landscape spotting wildlife from an angle few get to experience. Touch down for a spread of sparkling wine, juice, pastries and fresh fruit as your crew packs the balloon away. Four hours total, door-to-door.

4 hoursfrom AUD $386
Darwin City Sights and Jumping Crocodile Cruise
4.8 (10)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Darwin City Sights and Jumping Crocodile Cruise

Spend nine hours exploring Darwin's cultural core before heading into crocodile territory. Start with a guided walk through the city's key sites—the Botanic Gardens, Chinese Temple, Aviation Museum, and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, which holds substantial Aboriginal art and regional history collections. After a lunch break in the CBD, travel inland to the Adelaide River for a small-group wetlands cruise where saltwater crocodiles surface in their natural habitat, alongside river birds and floodplain scenery.

9 hoursfrom AUD $290
Mt Conner 4WD Small Group Tour from Ayers Rock Resort inc Dinner
4.8 (48)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Australia

Mt Conner 4WD Small Group Tour from Ayers Rock Resort inc Dinner

A full-day 4WD journey into the Red Centre, heading 100 kilometres east of Uluru to reach Mt Conner. This small-group tour cuts through remote desert landscape in a climate-controlled vehicle, stopping for sunset drinks and a meal away from the tourist masses. You'll experience the raw scale and silence of Australia's interior with a knowledgeable guide, returning to your resort by evening.

8 hoursfrom AUD $399
Kakadu National Park Scenic Flight &Yellow Water Cruise
4.8 (28)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kakadu National Park Scenic Flight &Yellow Water Cruise

This seven-hour Northern Territory adventure combines aerial views of the Mary River system and wetlands with ground-level wildlife spotting on the Yellow Waters Boat Cruise in Kakadu National Park. You'll fly in a fixed-wing aircraft along the northern coast, touching down to explore the waterways where saltwater crocodiles, birdlife, and native fish thrive. During the wet season, the flight path includes dramatic views of Jim-Jim and Twin Falls cascading into the landscape.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1450
Litchfield & Berry Springs VIP Adventure Day Tours (group of 11)
4.8 (144)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Litchfield & Berry Springs VIP Adventure Day Tours (group of 11)

A relaxed 10-hour loop through Litchfield and Berry Springs in the Northern Territory's Top End. Small groups (max 11) mean you're not rushed past waterfalls, swimming holes, and bush scenery. You'll depart Darwin CBD at 8 am and return around 5:30 pm, with lunch and refreshments sorted throughout the day. Perfect for anyone wanting to see the region without the crowds or hard yakka.

10 hoursfrom AUD $220
Kakadu National Park Full Day Tour + Yellow Water River Cruise
4.8 (18)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kakadu National Park Full Day Tour + Yellow Water River Cruise

Spend twelve hours exploring Kakadu National Park, a sprawling UNESCO World Heritage landscape spanning over 20,000 square kilometres across Australia's Northern Territory. Cruise Yellow Water to spot crocodiles, brolgas and jabirus among the wetlands, visit Ngourlangie Rock Art Gallery to see ancient Aboriginal ochre paintings, and learn cultural stories at Warradjan Cultural Centre. The day covers diverse terrain—floodplains, escarpments and forests—revealing why this park remains one of Australia's most significant natural and cultural regions.

12 hoursfrom AUD $599
Litchfield and Jumping Crocodiles Full Day Trip from Darwin
4.8 (433)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Litchfield and Jumping Crocodiles Full Day Trip from Darwin

Spend twelve hours exploring Litchfield National Park's standout features with a knowledgeable local driver. This small-group outing takes you croc-spotting on the Adelaide River, swimming in cool waterholes beneath cascading falls, and wandering amongst towering termite cathedrals. You'll finish with champagne and prawns watching the sun dip over the Top End. Lunch and transport from selected Darwin hotels included.

12 hoursfrom AUD $265
Kata Tjuta Small-Group Tour Including Sunrise and Breakfast
4.8 (227)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kata Tjuta Small-Group Tour Including Sunrise and Breakfast

Watch Kata Tjuta's rock domes shift through shades of gold and crimson at sunrise, then explore Walpa Gorge on foot with a knowledgeable guide. This five-hour Northern Territory tour keeps groups small (maximum 15 people) so you're not jostling for views or photos. You'll travel in air-conditioned comfort and fuel up with an outback breakfast among the spinifex and red earth. Best suited to those with moderate fitness who want to see one of Australia's most geologically distinctive formations without the Uluru crowds.

5 hoursfrom AUD $249
Arnhem Land Yingana Injalak Hill Full Day Tour from Jabiru
4.8 (132)
🛕 Culture & History
Australia

Arnhem Land Yingana Injalak Hill Full Day Tour from Jabiru

Spend a full day exploring Injalak Hill in Arnhem Land with Aboriginal guides who hold exclusive access to sacred rock art sites. This seven-and-a-half-hour tour from Jabiru combines one of Australia's most significant art galleries with direct conversation and cultural knowledge from traditional owners. You'll navigate uneven terrain through pristine wilderness, stopping to study ochre paintings and hear stories tied to Country. Lunch, afternoon tea, and all park fees included.

7h 30mfrom AUD $345
West MacDonnell Ranges Half day Tour -Small Group
4.7 (120)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

West MacDonnell Ranges Half day Tour -Small Group

Spend four hours exploring the red ranges west of Alice Springs on a small-group tour hitting key geological and historical stops. You'll travel through the MacDonnell Ranges by air-conditioned vehicle, pausing at Anzac Hill for panoramic views, John Flynn's Grave, Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, and Honeymoon Gap. Your guide has genuine local knowledge of outback geology, ecology, and frontier history. Groups stay under eleven people, keeping things intimate and flexible.

4h 20mfrom AUD $149
Bombing of Darwin World War II Tour with Harbour Cruise
4.7 (220)
🛕 Culture & History
Australia

Bombing of Darwin World War II Tour with Harbour Cruise

Trace Darwin's pivotal role in the Pacific War across four and a half hours, visiting bomb sites, military installations, and memorials that shaped Australia's wartime story. Travel by air-conditioned coach through historic precincts before boarding a harbour cruise past sunken vessels and active naval facilities. A local guide contextualises what you're seeing, moving beyond dates to reveal how this remote city endured one of the war's most significant air campaigns.

4h 30mfrom AUD $165
Uluru Small Group Tour including Sunset
4.7 (196)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Uluru Small Group Tour including Sunset

Watch Uluru transform across the horizon during a five-hour late-afternoon excursion in Australia's Red Centre. Your guide leads two short walks around the base and drives the full perimeter by air-conditioned coach, pausing at key vantage points as light shifts across the rock. Sparkling wine and nibbles punctuate the experience. Hotel pickups from Ayers Rock Resort included.

5 hoursfrom AUD $249
Uluru Morning Guided Base Walk
4.7 (162)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Uluru Morning Guided Base Walk

Walk the full 10.5-kilometre circuit around Uluru's base with a Driver Guide who knows the land's stories. You'll start with breakfast while taking in the monolith's scale, then move through sacred sites and Aboriginal rock art, with a chance to spot seasonal waterfalls cascading into Kantju Gorge. The experience covers 4 hours 30 minutes and includes transport, meals, and commentary throughout.

4h 30mfrom AUD $209
West MacDonnell Ranges Day Trip from Alice Springs
4.7 (366)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

West MacDonnell Ranges Day Trip from Alice Springs

This 10-hour loop through the West MacDonnell Ranges delivers raw desert geology without the crowds. You'll drive past rust-coloured escarpments and stop at five key gorges and waterholes—Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, the Ochre Pits, Ormiston Gorge, and Ellery Creek Bighole—each offering different perspectives on the ranges. Morning tea and a bushman's lunch are supplied. The terrain is accessible for most fitness levels, though you'll need reasonable walking stamina and sturdy shoes.

10 hoursfrom AUD $254
Kakadu National Park Wildlife & Ubirr Rock Art Tour from Darwin
4.7 (112)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kakadu National Park Wildlife & Ubirr Rock Art Tour from Darwin

Spend 12 hours exploring Kakadu National Park from Darwin, viewing saltwater crocodiles at Cahills Crossing and walking amongst 20,000-year-old Indigenous rock art at Ubirr. Your experienced guide navigates you through this World Heritage landscape via air-conditioned mini-coach and guided walks, with optional crocodile-spotting cruise available. Departs and returns to Darwin city.

12 hoursfrom AUD $257
Kata Tjuta Sunset and Valley Of The Winds Walk
4.7 (3)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kata Tjuta Sunset and Valley Of The Winds Walk

This six-hour excursion takes you deep into Kata Tjuta's 36 russet domes within Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park. After hotel pickup, your local guide reveals the geological story and Pitjantjatjara heritage of these ancient formations before leading a challenging 5.4 km trek through Valley of the Winds, navigating creek beds and narrow passages between towering rock faces. You'll finish with sparkling wine and canapes as the outback light turns golden, returning to your hotel an hour after dark.

6 hoursfrom AUD $219
Red Centre Journey Tour
4.7 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Red Centre Journey Tour

This 4 hour 15 minute Red Centre Journey explores the ancient and colonial heart of Central Australia from Alice Springs. Visit Ewaninga's Indigenous rock carvings, wander through Ooraminna Station's pioneering homestead, stand on a classic film set, trace railway history at the Old Ghan Museum, and take in desert vistas from Red Dune Lookout. Your guide handles logistics while you absorb the landscape's layered stories, with morning tea included and hotel pickup arranged.

4h 15mfrom AUD $179
Litchfield Day Tour Classic
4.7 (3)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Litchfield Day Tour Classic

Spend eight to ten hours moving between the waterfalls, rock pools and monsoon forests of Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory. You'll swim in clear waterholes below falling water, walk rainforest tracks where ancient sandstone outcrops rise through the canopy, and learn how the landscape shaped the region's Indigenous cultures. Transport, three meals and commentary are sorted. The pace suits everyone from keen hikers to those after a gentler ramble.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $1700
Crocodile Jumping Boat Cruise with Transfer from Darwin
4.7 (44)
🐠 Water Activities
Australia

Crocodile Jumping Boat Cruise with Transfer from Darwin

Watch saltwater crocodiles launch themselves from the Adelaide River during this 4-hour adventure from Darwin. The Top End harbours over 100,000 of these apex predators, and this cruise puts you at eye level with them as they strike at bait. You'll travel in a small air-conditioned group with a knowledgeable driver-guide, spot other wildlife along the way, then board a specialist vessel for the main event. Part of your fare supports the traditional custodians of this country.

4 hoursfrom AUD $140
Katherine Gorge Flight from Darwin, with Cruise and Heli Scenic
4.6 (11)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Katherine Gorge Flight from Darwin, with Cruise and Heli Scenic

Fly south from Darwin across the red Outback to Katherine Gorge in a single eight-hour expedition. After touching down near the old airfield, you'll board a helicopter to reach the thirteen gorges scattered through this remote sandstone country, then cruise two hours through the main gorge by boat. The route takes you over Adelaide River and Pine Creek before returning to Darwin by air.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2040
4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour
4.6 (91)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Australia

4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour

Sample a dozen regional specialities across three acclaimed Darwin restaurants in four hours, guided by a local who contextualises each dish within Aboriginal tradition, postwar architecture, and the city's multicultural evolution. You'll taste native ingredients—think crocodile, kangaroo, finger limes—paired with commentary on the street art that lines your walking route, including augmented reality installations that shift how you see the urban landscape.

4 hoursfrom AUD $249
Kings Canyon Day Trip from Ayers Rock (Uluru)
4.6 (384)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Kings Canyon Day Trip from Ayers Rock (Uluru)

This 13-hour excursion from Uluru ventures deep into the Red Centre's outback to Kings Canyon, where you'll traverse one of Australia's most dramatic geological formations. Based at Kings Creek Station, a working cattle property, you have the choice between the challenging 6 km Rim Walk with sweeping vistas across the massive chasm, or the gentler Creek Bed Walk exploring the canyon floor. The day includes breakfast at the station, air-conditioned transport, and an experienced guide steering you through Watarrka National Park's russet landscapes.

13 hoursfrom AUD $345
Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock) Coach Transfer
4.6 (40)
✈️ Transfers
Australia

Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock) Coach Transfer

Emu Run Experience operates a direct coach service between Alice Springs and Ayers Rock Resort, covering the 450-kilometre journey in roughly six hours. Departures run daily from outside your accommodation, with an air-conditioned coach featuring onboard facilities and a driver who provides insights during the drive. You'll arrive at Yulara mid-morning or early afternoon depending on the season. The service suits travellers of all fitness levels heading to Australia's most iconic monolith.

6 hoursfrom AUD $264
Alice Springs Highlights & Nature Escape Day Tour
4.6 (124)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Alice Springs Highlights & Nature Escape Day Tour

A seven-hour circuit through Alice Springs' red-rock country, linking the West MacDonnell Ranges with pivotal outback heritage sites. You'll explore Simpson's Gap where rock wallabies inhabit cliff faces, traverse the russet-hued walls of Standley Chasm, visit the School of the Air (weekdays only), and tour the Telegraph Station—Alice Springs' first European foothold. Hotel pickups included; coach-based throughout.

7 hoursfrom AUD $189
1 Day Alice Explorer
4.6 (81)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

1 Day Alice Explorer

Spend ten hours threading through the Red Centre's layered past and present. This loop around Alice Springs connects Aboriginal rock art, working station heritage, film locations, and the town's outback infrastructure—telegraph stations, flying doctors, the School of the Air—piecing together how this remote region was settled and sustained. Morning and afternoon tea included, with hotel pickups and all entry fees covered.

10 hoursfrom AUD $346
Jumping Crocodile Cruise with lunch
4.6 (80)
🐠 Water Activities
Australia

Jumping Crocodile Cruise with lunch

Venture into the Adelaide River on a guided boat trip to witness saltwater crocodiles leaping from the water—a raw display of predatory instinct that defines the Top End. This six-hour excursion includes hotel transport, a packed lunch, and running commentary from your skipper on the river's ecosystem and resident wildlife. Suitable for all fitness levels, from infants to older travellers.

6 hoursfrom AUD $185
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