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NT summer inspiration

Top 10 local tips for enjoying Darwin’s Tropical Summer

Darwin is truly magical year round, but between November and April Mother Nature puts on a show and the town gets into the spirit of the tropics.

12 awesome activities not to miss in the Red Centre

The Australian Outback is a place like no other, an endless sea of red sand flows beneath your feet. I recently ventured out into the middle of Australia on the adventure of a lifetime.

Top 10 swimming spots in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory has more than its fair share of pristine waterholes. Swim under one of the majestic waterfalls in the Top End or soak up the sun on a spectacular inland beach in the Red Centre.

10 cool things to do in the Top End this summer

If you’d rather not share your holidays with the crowds and you’re looking for something different that will be the envy of friends and family, come to the Territory’s Top End.

7 ways to get wild

The Territory is known for its spectacular landscapes, epic skies, crystal clear streams, thundering waterfalls, abundant wildlife and star-lit silence. Visit during summer and you'll find the colours, the sights and the sounds of the bush are just a little bit more intense and a little wilder (in a fun sort of way!).

11 of the best fishing spots to visit in the Top End

A well-timed fishing trip to the Top End makes all the difference between snagging a tiny tacker or a bumper-sized beast. Tropical Summer is the prime period for memorable fishing moments against a spectacular Territory backdrop. Whether you’re a beginner after a unique holiday or a die-hard angler, we’ve got the top spots and best times to wet a line.

Explore NT summer itineraries

Top End summer road trip in 7 days <span>Tropical escape to Kakadu & Litchfield</span>

Red Centre summer road trip in 7 days <span>Waterholes & starry skies, Kings Canyon & Uluru</span>

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Video:Summer in the Red Centre

Things to do in summer in the NT

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$450

$209

$209

$105 – $129

$105 – $129

$105 – $129

$220

$205

$205

$310

$205 – $310

$3,895 – $7,495

$4,295 – $5,495

$3,895 – $7,495

Wildlife Spotting Tour on the Mary River

$350

$1,650

$650

$485 – $600

$350 – $1,650

$195

$60 – $195

$60 – $195

WILDFOTO Full Day Private 4WD and Boat Safari

$1,000

$400 – $500

$400 – $1,000

Corroboree Billabong Wetland Cruises - 2 hour sunrise cruise - Self drive option

$60 – $90

Corroboree Billabong Wetland Cruises - 2.5 hour lunch cruise

$70 – $110

Corroboree Billabong Wetland Cruises - Full Day Tour including 2.5 hour lunch cruise

$130 – $210

Corroboree Billabong Wetland Cruises - 2 hour sunset cruise - Self Drive Option

$60 – $95

Corroboree Billabong Wetland Cruises - 1.5 hour morning cruise - Self Drive Option

$45 – $75

$45 – $210

$2,937

Shred the Desert - Womens Mountain Bike Retreat

$2,677 – $3,297

$2,677 – $3,297

$85 – $220

Litchfield Tour with Jumping Crocodiles and Sunset

$255

$69

$59

$59

$59

$59 – $69

5 Day Kakadu, Arnhem Land and Cobourg Peninsula

$4,190

$3,690

$2,500 – $4,000

$2,500 – $4,190

$1,795 – $1,995

$1,795 – $1,995

$250

Under A Desert Moon – Discovery Resorts – Kings Canyon

$250

$199

$219 – $239

Uluru By Segway - Includes a Return Transfer To Resort

$209

Uluru By Segway - Self Drive Your Car To Uluru

$189 – $209

$239 – $259

$189 – $259

$450

Uluru Only Helicopter Scenic Helicopter Tour

$205

Uluru & Kata Tjuta Scenic Helicopter Tour

$335

Uluru Scenic Helicopter Tours – Professional Helicopter Services

$205 – $450

$199

$199

$148

$148

$92

$92 – $148

$19

$49

$19 – $49

$109 – $129

$109 – $129

$3,995

$2,995

$3,195

$2,995 – $3,995

Trek Larapinta Volunteer Project - Larapinta Trail maintenance

$1,495

5 Day Mt Giles Explorer Trek: guided hike up a desert peak

$2,195

$6,495

9 Day Larapinta Trek: a journey towards Mt Sonder

$4,695

$1,995

Super 6 Day: the Larapinta Trail challenge

$3,695

6 Day Larapinta Trek: highlights from the Larapinta Trail

$3,895

$1,495 – $6,495

$495

$695 – $2,280

$495 – $2,280

Mikinj Valley Arnhem Land Sightseeing Tour

$307 – $345

Yingana (the creation mother) Arnhem Land Day Tour - Injalak Hill

$307 – $355

$307 – $355

Across the Harbour Ferry Ride & Bike Tour

$239

$175 – $220

$140 – $200

7 Day Ride the Great Outdoors and Cultural Experience

$6,247 – $6,836

3 Day Darwin to Litchfield Splash & Ride Adventure

$2,565 – $2,977

$4,099 – $4,638

$140 – $6,836

Adelaide River Queen Original Jumping Crocodile Cruise

Pathfinder Jumping Original Crocodile Cruise

The Original Adelaide River Queen Jumping Crocodile Cruises

Guided Sunset Tour of The Kangaroo Sanctuary

$105

$105

The Darwin History and Wartime Experience Tour

$25 – $125

The Darwin History and Wartime Experience

$25 – $125

$835

$835

$170

$1,995 – $2,495

$1,695

$935

4WD Kakadu and Litchfield Tour – Camping

$935

$170 – $2,495

$599 – $650

$599 – $650

$125

5-Day – Private Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield Tours

Tailor-made private tours of Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield National Parks

$450 – $3,000

$450 – $3,000

$450 – $3,000

$450 – $3,000

Alice Springs to Uluru via MacDonnell Ranges Tours or reverse.

$2,995 – $3,995

Tanami Track Tours Alice Springs to Broome or reverse

$2,980 – $3,300

Kimberley Darwin (or Kununurra) to Broome Lake Argyle Bungles El Questro Mitchell Falls option Acco

$6,997 – $7,897

Gulf Savannah Way Tours Darwin to Cairns and Reverse

$5,985 – $6,495

$650

$650 – $7,897

$340

$340

$50 – $175

$290

$290

$2,900

$1,680

$1,100 – $2,200

$1,680

$1,100 – $2,900

SEIT Patji - A True Aboriginal Experience

$365

$404

$99

$219

$169

$355

$219

$219

$219

$284

$165

$99 – $404

$399 – $479

$399 – $479

$129 – $149

$55 – $65

$55 – $65

$99 – $109

$369

WWII Bombing of Darwin Tour by Land and Sea

$123 – $159

$55 – $369

$270

$250

$250 – $270

Champagne Sunset Sail 3 hr dinner cruise on Darwin harbour

$169

Kakadu National Park -Full Day Tour - including 2 Hour Cultural River Cruise (Small group tour) Tour

$465

3 Day / 2 Night Kakadu National Park - Accommodated Cultural Tour

$2,700 – $3,900

Katherine Gorge - Nitmiluk National Park - Full Day Tour

$379

Kakadu National Park Tour - Night Tour - 21 pax Group - Tour 3F

$399

Kakadu National Park -Day Tour - Yellow River Wildlife Cruise - Tour 3E

$399

Kakadu National Park Night Tour - Small Group - Tour 3C

$599

Kakadu National Park - Yellow River Wildlife Cruise - 1 Day - Tour 3B

$599

Kakadu National Park -2 Hour River Cruise - 21 Pax Group Tour - Full Day Tour (Tour 3D)

$369

Darwin's Jumping Crocodile Cruise, Aboriginal Art and Swimming Adventure at Berry Springs (Tour 1A)

$185

Litchfield National Park & Berry Springs - Full Day Adventure (Tour 2B)

$199

Litchfield National Park & the Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise- Full Day Adventure (Tour 2A)

$220

Litchfield National Park - Full Day Adventure (Tour 2)

$199

1D Spectacular Jumping Crocodile River Cruise & Berry Springs Nature Park, Freshwater Swimming Hole

$299

Jumping Crocodile Cruise, Aboriginal Culture Tour & Berry Springs (Tour 1C)

$395

Aboriginal Art Workshop & Berry Springs Nature Park, Explore & Swim (Tour 1B)

$185

Kakadu National Park Fishing Tour - Yellow Water River

$699

$199

$185 – $3,900

$5,485 – $7,015

$2,500 – $5,500

$2,500 – $7,015

$475 – $495

$475 – $495

$475 – $495

$155 – $500

$1,020

$2,220

$1,865

$1,750 – $2,500

$1,100

$995

$945

$945 – $2,500

$250

$350 – $495

$250 – $495

$460 – $495

$250 – $495

$150 – $195

$350

$189 – $229

$160 – $350

$160 – $195

$160 – $350

$7,595 – $11,995

Larapinta Highlights - Eastern End with Mt Sonder - Northern Territory - 7 Days

$4,350

Kakadu, Arnhem Land & Litchfield - Northern Territory - 6 Days

$5,195 – $6,195

Park Trek Walking Holidays Northern Territory

$4,350 – $6,195

$68

$7,830 – $10,890

$3,690 – $6,890

$3,690 – $7,290

$850 – $2,590

$850 – $10,890

$440

$365

$365 – $440

$2,970

$525 – $2,970

$2,350

Private Full Day Reef & Sport Fishing Charter

$2,970

$525 – $2,970

$250 – $2,400

$2,400

$320 – $1,250

$250 – $970

$250 – $2,400

$290 – $460

$290

$460

OBJ Adventures: Nhulunbuy Fishing Charters

$290 – $460

Finke River 4WD Track (Boggy Hole) - Two Day Tour

$3,000

Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park Tour - Three Days, Two Nights

$3,000

Three Day Uluru - Alice Springs - Kings Canyon

$1,440 – $5,700

Katherine Gorge - Mataranka - Edith Falls

$1,700 – $3,820

$2,800 – $5,700

$1,440 – $2,980

$1,440 – $5,700

$400 – $650

$600 – $1,500

$600 – $1,500

$600 – $1,500

10 Day Ultimate Top End Birdwatching Adventure Tour

$8,449

$1,050 – $1,600

Private birdwatching, photography and landscape tours

1 Day Darwin Birdwatching Tour "Sticky Beak'

$349 – $995

NT Bird Specialists, Birdwatching & Photography Safaris

$349 – $8,449

$6,295 – $6,995

$6,295 – $6,995

$596 – $1,996

$496

$496 – $1,996

$398 – $2,496

$198 – $3,996

$148 – $2,996

$148 – $3,996

$753

Nitmiluk 13 Gorge + Jatbula/Edith Falls Tour

$649

$439

$299

$229

$175

Heli Fishing - Depart Katherine / Douglas Daly

$175 – $753

$175 – $753

$999

$650

$485

$335

$240

$325

$630

20 min Gregory National Park Scenic Flight

$210

$325

$990 – $1,150

$990 – $1,500

$210 – $1,500

$289

Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge Scenic Flights; 3 - 13 Gorges

$159 – $1,228

$159 – $1,228

$249 – $259

$189 – $219

$119 – $129

$119 – $259

$285

Motor Car Falls & Boulder Creek Kakadu 4wd Tour

$355

$1,800

$150

$130

$300 – $355

Half Day (no swimming) Never Never Rock Art Tour

$285

$130 – $1,800

$1,250

$1,150

$1,050

$900

$2,400

$399 – $499

$900

Litchfield Waterfalls 60 Minute Scenic Flight

$799

$399 – $2,400

Litchfield Waterfalls & Finniss River Lodge (Seasonal)

$1,820

Litchfield Waterfalls & Finniss River Lodge (Year Round)

$1,415

$900

$1,250

$1,050

Kakadu National Park Helicopter Scenic Flight

$2,465

90 Minute Scenic - Litchfield National Park

$965

$1,150

$415

$415 – $2,465

$80 – $90

$1,495

$2,000

Full day Litchfield Park Tour and Jumping Crocodile Small Group

$140 – $180

$140 – $2,000

$1,900

$390 – $490

Litchfield National Park – Notraces Bushwalking Australia

$390 – $1,900

$85

Light-Towers at Discovery Resorts – Kings Canyon

$85

Walk the Top End 7 Day Guided Pack-Free Walk

$5,099 – $5,499

Kakadu and Beyond 5-Day Pack-Free Guided Walk

$3,999 – $4,399

The Ultimate Larapinta Trail 6-Day Pack-Free Guided Walk

$3,099 – $3,499

$3,099 – $5,499

$2,456 – $2,677

$2,456 – $2,677

Larapinta Experience in Comfort - 3 Days

Larapinta Trail by Australian Walking Holidays

$2,090

Kakadu and Katherine Gorge Full Day Tour

$1,980

$1,780

$880

$800

$550

$350

$1,180

$350 – $2,090

$425

$215

$130

Kings Canyon Scenic Helicopter Tours – Professional Helicopter Services

$130 – $425

Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience Tour

$99 – $246

Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience and Tours

$99 – $246

$280

$2,999

$2,999

$2,699

$2,699

11-day Kakadu and Gulf Savannah (Cairns to Darwin) tour

$3,499

11-day Kakadu and Gulf Savannah (Darwin to Cairns) tour

$3,499

Kimberley Off-Road Adventure - Private Charter

$280 – $3,499

$2,899

$280 – $3,499

$299

$299

$500 – $2,000

$250 – $450

$250 – $2,000

Kakadu Billabong Safari Camp overnight experience

$1,470

$1,500 – $4,200

Journey Through Time Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock Art Tour

$750 – $1,750

$750 – $4,200

$999

$899

60 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

$660

60 Minute Fixed Wing Flight over Kakadu National Park

$259

30 Minute Fixed Wing Flight over Kakadu National Park

$159

45 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

$495

30 Minute Heli Flight over Kakadu National Park

$345

$159 – $999

Just Doon It Barramundi Fishing Charters

$2,560 – $2,820

$5,620 – $6,185

$2,390 – $2,635

$1,480 – $1,630

$2,695 – $3,040

$1,480 – $6,185

$12,840 – $13,970

$4,830 – $5,585

Northern Territory Dreaming | 11-Day Tour

$10,140 – $11,640

$4,699 – $5,299

$4,699 – $13,970

$2,989 – $3,139

$3,450 – $4,000

Inspiration Outdoors Tours – Northern Territory

$2,989 – $4,000

Humbug Fishing Extended Liveaboard Fishing Charter

$850 – $1,200

$115

The Full Katherine Gorge Experience | KG20

$279

$209

Katherine Gorge - Butterfly Gorge & Lily Ponds | KG12

$169

Ultimate Katherine Experience - Katherine Gorge & Waterfalls | KG45

$589

Katherine Gorge and 17 Mile Valley Waterfalls | KG30

$399

$115 – $589

$1,090

$1,630

$1,140

$1,630

$1,090 – $1,630

$345 – $465

3 day Kakadu and Arnhem Land Cultural Adventure

$994 – $1,310

$345 – $1,310

$110 – $180

$54 – $84

$84

$54 – $180

$400

$600

$3,974 – $7,948

$400 – $7,948

6 Day Katherine Flora Daly Rivers Explorer

$1,895 – $2,295

$960 – $2,400

$960 – $2,400

$1,610 – $9,660

Top End Safari Camp & Pub Crawl - Half Day

$1,499 – $8,994

Swimming Hole & Pub Crawl Combo - Half Day

$1,360 – $8,160

$1,099 – $6,594

$925 – $5,550

$999 – $5,994

$1,635 – $9,810

$1,099 – $6,594

Scenic Flight Upgrade - Top End Traveller

$300 – $1,800

$1,259 – $7,554

$200 – $799

$889 – $5,334

Finniss River Helicopters / Heli Tours Darwin

$200 – $9,810

$135

$355

$49

$49 – $355

$400 – $20,000

$400 – $20,000

$285 – $3,750

Wild & Free - Tropical Summer adventure in Litchfield & Kakadu in the Wet Season

$1,150 – $1,550

Cowboy Country - 3 Day Katherine Regional experience - PRIVATE

$2,440 – $2,750

Flood Country - Alligator Rivers of Kakadu

$385 – $495

Awaken in the Wild - Litchfield 3 Day Camping experience - PRIVATE

$1,450 – $1,950

$1,950 – $3,750

Wildlife and Environments of the Top End

Darwin Sunset City Sights -Private Charter & Public Options

$285

$285 – $3,750

$400 – $435

$400 – $435

$400 – $435

$400 – $435

$310

$270

Full Day (10 hour) Bluewater Fishing Charter

$370

$270 – $370

1 Day Uluru & Sunset BBQ - Start & End in Ayers Rock

$299 – $319

$1,149 – $1,798

$979 – $1,998

$3,399 – $5,598

$169

1 Day Uluru & Sunset BBQ Tour - Start in Alice Springs

$345 – $359

Uluru Coach Transfer – Ayers Rock Resort to Alice Springs

$191 – $249

Uluru Coach Transfer – Alice Springs To Ayers Rock Resort

$191 – $249

Alice Springs Desert Park Entry & Transfers

$85

$149 – $159

$165 – $179

$229 – $239

$85 – $5,598

$290 – $1,200

$25 – $110

$25 – $110

$900 – $3,800

$900 – $5,000

$900 – $5,000

Top End Trails & Tranquility: Litchfield, Mataranka & Katherine

$1,195

The Ultimate Litchfield Adventure: Hiking, Waterfalls & Wellness

$255

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens - Forest Bathing

$75

East Point Reserve - Mangroves to Monsoon: A Forest & Ocean Therapy Walk

$75

Down Under Discoveries - Northern Territory

$75 – $1,195

Wet Season Build Up Charters - Arnhem Land, NT

$1,800 – $5,700

Wet Season Run Off Tours - Kakadu National Park

$1,800 – $5,700

1 Day Fishing Tour - Darwin and Surrounds

$475 – $495

$475 – $5,700

$2,380 – $2,920

$2,380 – $2,920

$399

Northern Frontier Tour - North Simpson Hay River

$3,500

$3,500

$7,800

$6,640

$4,800 – $9,800

Diamantina Touring Company Northern Territory Departures

$4,800 – $9,800

Dhipirri Barra and Sportfishing Lodge Arnhemland

$250

$3,000 – $3,150

$3,000 – $3,150

$350 – $395

5 Hour Outer Harbour - Half Day Fishing Charter

$250 – $280

$370 – $390

$250 – $395

$2,600

$1,300

$900

$960 – $1,000

$400

$220

$190

$185

$185 – $2,600

Territory Day Charles Darwin Dinner Cruise including Territory Day Fireworks Display

$170

$130

$130 – $170

Private Forage for an Outback Gourmet Feast & Sightseeing

$2,629

Forage for an Outback Gourmet Feast & Sightseeing

$879

Private 5-hour Tropical Gardens Tour & Sightseeing

$1,729

Full Day Tropical Gardens Tour with Outback Gourmet Meal & Sightseeing

$598

5-Hour Distilleries Tour with Gourmet Meal & Sightseeing

$329

Private 5-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Art Tour & Sightseeing

$1,829

$1,729

$329 – $2,629

$150

Heli-foraging - a bespoke gin making experience

$150

$150

$20 – $50

$20 – $145

$20 – $85

$20 – $145

$190

$190

Kakadu 3 Day Cultural Rock Art Experience

Litchfield & Kakadu 4 Day Hiking Getaway

Litchfield & Katherine Authentic Top End Getaway

$54

$54

New Moon Salt Lake and Curtin Springs Paper Experience

$345

Full Moon Salt Lake Experience at Curtin Springs

$295

Sunrise Salt Lake and Curtin Springs Paper Tour

$395

$295 – $395

$329

$69 – $295

$69 – $89

$195 – $295

$69 – $295

$104 – $138

Croc Spot Tours - Jumping Crocodile Encounters.

$60

$60 – $138

Kimberley Icons, Ashmore and The Rowley Shoals | Broome - Darwin | 12 Nights

$10,700 – $23,850

Best of The Kimberley & Tiwi Islands | Darwin - Broome | 10 Nights

$12,900 – $20,400

The Kimberley Cruise | Broome to Darwin | 10 Nights

$10,700 – $28,900

Best of The Kimberley & Tiwi Islands | Broome - Darwin | 10 Nights

$12,990 – $20,400

The Kimberley Cruise | Darwin - Broome | 10 Nights

$10,700 – $28,900

Kimberley Icons, Ashmore and The Rowley Shoals | Darwin - Broome | 12 Nights

$10,700 – $23,850

$10,700 – $28,900

17-Day Kakadu & Gulf Savannah (Darwin to Cairns) Tour

$5,970

$5,970

$99 – $159

$99 – $159

6 Day Darwin, Kakadu & Litchfield During "The Wet"

$3,290 – $3,350

Casey Australia Tours - Northern Territory

$3,290 – $3,350

$99 – $10,000

$169

$1,500 – $10,000

$99 – $169

$99 – $10,000

$1,100 – $11,000

5 Day Kakadu Seven Spirit Bay Mt Borradaile Arnhem Land Tour

$4,820

4.5 Day Kakadu Arnhem Land Luxury 4WD and Light Aircraft

$3,770

$6,635 – $8,400

3 Day Kakadu and/or Arnhem Land Luxury 4WD

$5,400 – $7,600

$1,100 – $11,000

An Extended Military History Tour of Darwin, Batchelor, Adelaide River and Coomalie Airfield

$129 – $149

$129 – $149

$129 – $149

Summer donedifferently in the Northern Territory

Hi babe! I’m Abbie Chatfield, your Chief Sensory Officer for summer in the NT.

NT summer inspiration

​Top 10 local tips for enjoying Darwin’s Tropical Summer

12 awesome activities not to miss in the Red Centre

Top 10 swimming spots in the Northern Territory

10 cool things to do in the Top End this summer

7 ways to get wild

11 of the best fishing spots to visit in the Top End

Explore NT summer itineraries

Watch NT summer videos

Video:Summer in the Red Centre

Summer in the Red Centre

Summer in the Top End

A local’s guide to waterholes in the Red Centre

A local’s guide to swimming in Litchfield

Things to do in summer in the NT

Search & book NT tours

Summer done
differently in the Northern Territory

Top 10 local tips for enjoying Darwin’s Tropical Summer