Northern Territory

Multi-hatted Australian chef and restaurateur James Viles will return to Northern Territory luxury safari camp, Bamurru Plains, to host the Wild Tastes of the Top End culinary safari from 16 to 19 June 2025.

Bullo River Station, the latest addition to the Luxury Lodges of Australia, has announced it will close throughout the 2026 season for a redevelopment. The isolated station in the Northern Territory outback will commence its 2025 season as usual, welcoming guests from April and running to September.

Visitors to Kata Tjuta and Uluru can stay overnight inside the World Heritage-listed park for the first time with the launch of a new five day desert journey.

Luxury Lodges of Australia (LLoA) has welcomed the Northern Territory’s Bullo River Station to the collection of luxury lodges and camps. It’s addition takes the portfolio of LLoA’s members to 19.

The Travel Junction has unveiled its latest collaborative campaign initiative with Tourism Northern Territory.

Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions’ The Ghan resumed operation this week between Adelaide and Darwin after travel restrictions between South Australia and the Northern Territory were eased.

Arcadia Expeditions has released its latest expedition – Indigenous Immersion: The Art of Storytelling, a 15-day air safari travelling to rarely-visited parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Kakadu National Park has proposed a suite of upmarket lodging and top-shelf experiences to attract a greater number of high-yielding visitors over the next decade.

Scenic has unveiled its 2021/22 Australia program, introducing a new journey through the Kimberley and smaller group sizes which will be capped at 24 passengers.

The post-COVID-19 recovery phase has led to a surge in interest for private small group touring in Australia and New Zealand for AAT Kings Group Company, says the company’s CEO Matthew Cameron-Smith.

Tourism NT has introduced a new tagline, replacing its long-running ‘Do the NT’ motto with ‘Different in every sense’ as part of a brand positioning to lure more visitors to the Northern Territory.

Add one more travel segment that Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) is now affording its star rating: river cruises.