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Load the car and hit the road, a driving holiday in the Northern Territory has all the elements of a great Australian road trip.

There are five recognised themed drives in the Northern Territory, each with their own unique story: Explorer’s Way, Nature’s Way, Red Centre Way, Overlanders Way and Savannah Way.

It also has countless four wheel drive tracks that snake through its various scenic landscapes. The Binns track is the latest four wheel drive challenge, a seven-day adventure from Mount Dare in South Australia to Timber Creek. Not for the faint hearted, the track traverses 8-metre high sand ridges, rocky escarpment country and boggy marshes.

A driving holiday in the Northern Territory will link you to many of Australia’s best-known icons and give you the opportunity to explore lesser-known natural and cultural wonders of Australia's outback.

Whether you want to go off road or on an outback Australia holiday, grab a map to explore your options in the NT. A driving holiday in the Northern Territory gives you the freedom and flexibility to explore at your own pace.

Drives

Red Centre Way »

Get up close and personal with Australia’s infamous sandstone icon.

The Red Centre Way drive navigates through Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Kings Canyon, the West MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Springs.
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Natures Way »

Waterfalls, rock art, culture - discover this enchanted land.

The Nature’s Way begins in Darwin and meanders through World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park and Nitmuluk National Park.
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Explorer's Way »

See the NT from top to bottom, tropics to the outback.

Follow the same route of famous Australian explorer John McDouall Stuart and travel from the Red Centre from Alice Springs to Darwin.

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Savannah Way »

Drive through three Australian states.

Stretching coast to coast, from Broome in West Australia to Cairns in Queensland, the Savannah Way is an epic 3500 kilometre adventure drive.

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Binns Track »

The newest 2191km long 4WD adventure track.

Running from Mount Dare on the South Australian border to Timber Creek, the track winds through many of the NT’s lesser-known nature reserves and National Parks.
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