Australia North: Kakadu, Kimberley & the Outback

Spend a night aboard Australia's long-distance luxury passenger train that inaugurated service in 1929 and still today carries travelers in genteel elegance across the desert Outback. 

Located inside Ayers Rock Resort, Desert Gardens Hotel offers a stylish, contemporary retreat and is the only accommodation with views of Uluru, as well as being the closest to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

Built in the shape of a crocodile and located within Kakadu National Park, the Aboriginal-owned “Croc” is the ideal base for exploring the park’s many natural and cultural attractions.

On Picaninny Creek in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Purnululu National Park, this off-the-grid tented bush camp has easy proximity to all the dramatic features of the wild Kimberley.

A seaside resort on Roebuck Bay, with suites offering wide tidal views, tropical gardens, and dining inspired by the region’s coastal and inland cuisine.

A luxury five-star hotel with harbor views, elegant rooms, acclaimed dining, spa, indoor pool and eco-friendly practices—steps from Darling Harbour, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.