Northern Territory Tourism Blog

Five things you didn’t know about Gabarnmung

Posted on 07 June, 2018 in Arnhem Land, Rock Art, Culture

It might not be as well-known as Ubirr or Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu, but Gabarnmung, located on the lands of the Jawoyn Aboriginal people in south-west Arnhem Land, is remarkable in its own right. Thought to be home to the world’s oldest art, Gabarnmung is so remote that it is accessible only by helicopter and so sacred that it is currently closed to people not of the Jawoyn tribe by decree of the traditional owners. Here are five mind-boggling facts that you probably didn’t know about Gabarnmurg...

A remote Top End eco-volunteering tour

Posted on 20 May, 2018 in Environment, Kakadu, Wildlife, Arnhem Land, Cobourg, Volunteering

We've teamed up with Conservation Volunteers Australia to offer a unique opportunity to see some of the most beautiful and environmentally diverse parts of the Top End while at the same time helping conserve these critically important regions through marine debris removal...

6 Day East Arnhem Land Safari

Posted on 20 March, 2018 in Arnhem Land, Culture

See the world’s oldest living culture firsthand as we take you on a journey into the remote East Arnhem Land. The tour travels overland from Darwin then along the Central Arnhem Road visiting various Aboriginal homelands and communities en route to Nhulunbuy (Gove)...

A bird watching tour of the Top End

Posted on 30 May, 2017 in Birdwatching, Tours, Kakadu, Arnhem Land, Cobourg, Wildlife

Many birdwatchers choose to join one of our tours from Darwin due to the large variety of environments we travel through = the opportunity to see a large variety of bird species. Our most popular tour for birders is the 5 Day Kakadu, Arnhem Land and Cobourg Peninsula Tour. The tour takes guests through the waterfalls, wetlands and monsoon forests of Kakadu; home to a huge array of bird species. We then travel into Arnhem Land through rocky escapements...

An Arnhem Land Tour into Gapuwiyak

Posted on 26 September, 2016 in Arnhem Land, Culture

Each year we run a handful of really in depth cultural tours into some of the most remote parts of Arnhem Land (an area of Indigenous owned land over twice the size of Switzerland!). On every one of these tours we have local Yolngu (Aboriginal) people show us first hand their way of life. These are very special trips and they provide an intimate glimpse into the worlds oldest living culture. Earlier this year we took one of these tours into the Indigenous community of Gapuwiyak...