| The Northern Territory is the third largest state in | | | | fly into the city of Alice Springs. Flights from Los |
| Australia, the least populated and occupies the | | | | Angeles or San Francisco fly non-stop to either |
| northern central part of the country. It is also what | | | | Sydney or Brisbane, and then connect on to Alice |
| many consider to be the âReal | | | | Springs. The entire travel time takes about 20 hours. |
| Outbackâ, with dramatic landscapes, abundant | | | | The best times of year to travel to this area are April, |
| wartime heritage, rich aboriginal culture, World Heritage | | | | or September - October, when the weather is typically |
| listed Kakadu National park, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and | | | | warm and dry. The climate in the Outback is semi-arid |
| the location for a number of scenes from Australia the | | | | with little rain usually falling during the hottest months, |
| movie. | | | | which are from October to March. |
| When traveling to the Outback, it is most common to | | | | |