This time tomorrow

There’s no word for ‘time’ in any of the Aboriginal languages — and that starts to make sense in the Northern Territory. It’s almost as if the relentless pace of modern life breaks down here and remoteness takes on a new meaning. You can gaze upon seemingly never-ending, rust-red Outback, or soar over monsoon forests and waterfalls on a private helicopter tour. Skim across a billabong at dawn, water and bird calls the only soundtrack. Or, dine on gourmet bushtucker fare as you watch the sun set over the immense folded knuckle of Uluru, and an Anangu storyteller weaves their world for you out of words.

The whole region is steeped in the rich, complex web of the Dreaming: the philosophy of the Aboriginal people who’ve been the custodians of these lands since beyond living memory. With one of our most experienced, trusted guides and the permission of the local Yolngu people, you can enter Arnhem Land to see millennia-old rock art and deeply sacred sites, gaining an intimate understanding of Aboriginal culture.

This unfathomably vast, enigmatic heart of Australia is within reach. You can fly to the gateway city of Darwin via Singapore in under 19 hours to sidestep your everyday and enter the timeless land of the Northern Territory.