Northern Territory Top end. 10 day road trip itinerary.

The ‘Top End’ of Northern Territory is frontier country, a tropical oasis that consists of Darwin, World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, remote Arnhem Land in the north-east corner, and the Katherine region where the tropics meet the outback. It is Australia’s most rewarding indigenous homeland, home to art centres, isolated communities and rock art. 1 in 4 Territorians identify as Indigenous, compared to only 3% of NSW and 1% of Victorians. NT is abundant in iconic Aussie wildlife, from salt and fresh water crocodiles to the flood plain birds of Kakadu. Darwin is an interesting place, Australia’s only tropical capital city and gate way to the Top End with an end of Australia feel. It is closer to Bali than Bondi and feels very removed from the rest of the country. When to go? There are only two seasons in the the Top End- the wet and the dry. Shoulder season is a good time to go to get the best of The Wet with a bit of The Dry, lower crowds and better prices. A lot accommodation, tours and restaurants are not open or reduced opening times during the wet so…