The Top End is the northern portion of the Northern Territory shown in the map below. It is larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, about as large as California in the USA, larger than the entire British Isles. Despite its size, all of the main sealed roads are shown on the map here.
Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, is the gateway to northern Australia, a perfect base from which to explore the region. With a metro area population of about 150,000, Darwin is a multi-cultural city with, famed for its markets and festivals, Asian cuisine and a natural harbour about five times as large as Sydney Harbour.
All our Kakadu and Top End tours depart from Darwin.
While Darwin is a vibrant and lively city, the rest of the Top End is home to only about 50,000 people. It is a genuine outback region where the many parks allow you to fully experience the awesome grandeur of nature first hand. The region contains some of the best bushwalking areas in the world.
European settlement came relatively late to the region. The non-Aboriginal population of the Top End has more than doubled in the time Willis's Walkabouts has been running tours. More than half of the Top End is owned by Aboriginal people who have been able to keep their culture alive and well to the present day. All the major parks are jointly managed by the government and the Aboriginal traditional owners.
We offer bushwalking tours in Kakadu (Australia's largest national park and our most popular destination), Nitmiluk, Litchfield and Gregory National Parks plus Arnhem Land and occasionally the Carpentaria region near the town of Borroloola. Every bushwalk, hike, trek is different. Every one is a marvelous experience you'll never forget.
