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Experience NT with Outback Spirit: ‘Different in Every Sense’

You know how some tours are all about the sights you see? And others are about the flavours you taste? And the occasional destination is even focused on touch (Blarney Stone, anyone?). Well, a trip to the Northern Territory with Outback Spirit is different in every sense. So different that you’ll get unlimited happy vibes as you travel! Curious how? Read on!

You know how some tours are all about the sights you see? And others are about the flavours you taste? And the occasional destination is even focused on touch (Blarney Stone, anyone?). Well, a trip to the Northern Territory with Outback Spirit is different in every sense. So different that you’ll get unlimited happy vibes as you travel! Curious how? Read on!

Did you know you get a dopamine release when your senses are stimulated, flooding your body with good feels? It’s why cake lovers go back for one more slice, and festival lovers feel euphoric when their fave band comes on.

Well, as a travel lover, there’s a wanderlust gene (DRD4-7R, to be precise) that releases dopamine when you are going to new places (especially entirely different ones)! And 20% of the world has it, which for reals means we do at Karryon, and you do, too.

We reveal how you can get a travel buzz when you journey with Journey Beyond’s Outback Spirit on their Northern Territory tours.

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Travellers enjoying a moment of calm in the Red Centre on their Outback Spirit experience
Journey through the heart of Arnhem Land on an exclusive touring route
Journey through the heart of Arnhem Land on an exclusive touring route

When you travel somewhere where ‘different’ is the point of difference, you want to do it with someone that gets it. Outback Spirit may not have known about that wanderlust gene, but they’ve activated plenty of them across their 20+ years travelling Australia and into the Northern Territory. They’ve naturally been seeking to provide it anyway!

Outback Spirit does this by creating fully-inclusive tours that offer something new to see. Plus, they travel in small groups that ensure a level of intimacy that enhances your experience.

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Small-group touring aboard a 5-star 4WD Mercedes Benz Coach

They also have tapped into the fact that we get a host of happy hormones released (dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin) when we feel a strong sense of connection. So, when you’re listening to stories from the Indigenous communities across the territory and feeling connected to the land (thanks to the guides’ brilliant commentary), you’re awash with good vibes!

Did you know that shopping also releases dopamine? Yes, it’s actually GOOD FOR YOU that you can snap up a last-minute place for Outback Spirit’s 2022 tours or lock-in early your 2023 holiday dates early. Woohoo.

Red Centre Field of Light Spectacular – there’s still availability for 2022!

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Field of Light Uluru art installation ©Tourism NT/Shaana McNaught

If you feel happy vibes when you are outdoors and when you see something new, can you imagine what it feels like to be standing at the base of Uluru or looking across at the rocky gorges and desert plains across the Red Centre? Like, wow. No wonder so many people feel the pull to return!

Outback Spirit’s wow-worthy Red Centre Field of Light Spectacular sets off all your senses. With incredible natural sights to behold and connections to culture that enrich the soul, the feels are real. Also, your sound receptors are stimulated at the spectacular Field of Light display.

We haven’t forgotten taste, smell, and touch. Allow your tastebuds and sense of smell to go into happy overdrive at the Sounds of Silence dinner. And the comfort of two nights at the 5-star Sails in the Desert hotel does wonders for your sense of touch (luxe bedding FTW!!)

After six incredible days, you’ll be deliriously happy!

© Tourism NT/Che Chorley 2021
© Tourism NT/Che Chorley 2021

The Red Centre Field of Light Spectacular tour inclusions:

  • Tour the Red Centre over 6 days from Alice Springs to Uluru
  • Watch the desert illuminate with Uluru’s outstanding Field of Light display
  • Explore the ethereal landscape of the Red Centre
  • Discover World Heritage-Listed Uluru on a guided tour
  • Stand in awe of the ancient rock formations of Kata Tjuta and Walpa Gorge
  • Take a scenic walk through Kings Canyon
  • Journey through the expansive West MacDonnell Ranges
  • Dine under the stars at the Sounds of Silence
  • Spend two nights at the 5-star Sails in the Desert Hotel

Kicking off your wanderlust gene? It’s not too late to snag the last remaining dates for the 2022 season, though spaces are limited. Prices are from $4,495 per person twin share. May has some availability if you’re feeling spontaneous!

With the Early Bird prices extended, save up to $200 per person in the 2023 season. Prices start from $4,595 per person twin share.

Arnhem Land Wilderness Adventure 2023

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Experience Arnhem Land’s ancient rock art, gain wisdom and spiritual stories from local guides

Outback Spirit goes one deeper on stimulating that DRD4-7R gene when you travel with them through Arnhem Land. Not only because they’ve been travelling there for years, but because they have deeper access, too. Outback Spirit is the only tour company that has permission to travel to the sacred heart of Arnhem Land. That’s about as wanderlust-y as we can imagine!

In the northeast of the Northern Territory, Arnhem Land has been home to the Aboriginal Yolgnu People for more than 60,000 years. A journey across this vast and mysterious land connects you to ancient rock art, unusual landscapes, and flora and fauna rarely seen outside the region. It’s intoxicating to stand in front of the 10,000-year-old Maliwawa rock shelter painting.

Alongside Arnhem Land’s incredible sites and pristine landscape, your Indigenous guides share ancient wisdom, ancestral tales, and spiritual stories, enriching your time in Arnhem Land.

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Guide Cathy Finch at the Outback Spirit purpose-built deluxe wilderness lodges

Outback Spirit’s 13-day Arnhem Land Wilderness Adventure allows you to be one of the few that travel across the remote region of Australia. Remote doesn’t mean rough, however. All your senses are activated at Outback Spirit’s purpose-built deluxe wilderness lodges and glam safari camps, with your comfort being a priority.

Arnhem Land Wilderness Adventure tour inclusions:

  • Journey 13 days from Nhulunbuy to Darwin
  • ‘Welcome to Country’ performance in Nhulunbuy
  • Explore the sacred Arafura Swamp
  • Visit the catacombs and rock art at Mt Borradaile
  • Take a 4WD safari through the Cobourg Peninsula
  • Go barramundi fishing on the Liverpool River
  • Take a Cessna scenic flight over the Van Diemen Gulf
  • Enjoy 7 incredible nights in unique accommodation, including the iconic Seven Spirit Bay
Luxury meets adventure at Seven Spirit Bay Beach
Luxury meets adventure at Seven Spirit Bay Beach

With the Early Bird prices extended for a limited time, save up to $750 per person in the 2023 season. From $13,600 per person twin share for select 2023 dates.

Agents, read this!

Help your clients activate their DRD4-7R gene when you secure the last of the 2022 Red Centre Field of Lights spaces or lock in the 2023 early bird rates. Go one deeper when you book them on the Northern Territory’s most wanderlust-sparking tour: the Arnhem Land Wilderness Adventure.

Contact the Outback Spirit Tours team on 1800 688 222 or email info@outbackspirit.net.au.

To help your business reach more of those (very cool) 20% wanderlusters, head to the Tools and Assets page of the Journey Beyond Experience Hub.

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