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Barkly Tableland

Region in the Northern Territory, Australia

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Overview

Barkly Tableland is a vast open region of pretty much nothing in the Northern Territory about the size of the UK but with fewer than 6,500 inhabitants.

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Getting there

By bus
Greyhound Australia (1300 473 946 (domestic) Australian phones only) stops on most places of the Stuart Highway.5 hours later.
By air
It's possible to get into Barkly by air. There's plenty of land available, which leads to plenty of places for small airplanes or helicopters to land.

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Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Devils Marbles (also known by the Aboriginal name Karlu Karlu) is a reserve protecting a natural landmark in the Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory, located just off the Stuart Highway. With an area of 18.02 km² and established in 1961, it is located just 100km south of Tennant Creek.

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Settlements

UnderstandBarkly Tableland is a vast territory that has to be one of the most sparsely inhabited regions in the world: it's about the same size as the United Kingdom, but home to just 6,330 inhabitants (2007).

Get inAlthough Barkly Tableland is one of the remotest places in Australia, it is quite easy to get in with a 2-wheel-drive-car using sealed roads.

See

DoThere is very little to do in this region, owing to the fact that there's barely anything in here. Hiking is very much discouraged.

EatAlthough in the Top End and Alice Springs, you can get a wide variety of food, Barkly Tableland has little to offer apart from roadhouses. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, this area has almost nothing to offer.

DrinkThe only bars and pubs are either in the small towns. Roadhouses may or may not have alcohol.

SleepCamping is popular way to experience the region.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Barkly Tableland" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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