How to stretch 20 days of leave into 56 days of holidays in the NT
Northern Territorians, here’s how you can make the most of your annual leave in 2021.
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With the closest Australian city to Asia and all those cheap flights to Bali and Singapore, we want you Northern Territorians to take advantage of your holidays as much as you can.
We've done the maths and figured out how you can plan your 20 days of annual leave around public holidays and long weekends to get 56 days of holidays. So you better get booking!
When to plan your holidays:
Book in annual leave for the days in italics. The other days are either weekends or public holidays.
January/February:
Friday 1 January (Public holiday: New Year's Day)
Saturday 2 January
Sunday 3 January
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestions: Stay in town and catch the fireworks in Darwin.
Saturday 23 January
Sunday 24 January
Monday 25 January
Tuesday 26 January (Public holiday: Australia Day)
Wednesday 27 January
Thursday 28 January
Friday 29 January
Saturday 30 January
Sunday 31 January
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Fly to Singapore for some good grub – pending government restrictions.
April:
Saturday 27 March
Sunday 28 March
Monday 29 March
Tuesday 30 March
Wednesday 31 March
Thursday 1 April
Friday 2 April (Public holiday: Good Friday)
Saturday 3 April
Sunday 4 April
Monday 5 April (Public holiday: Easter Monday)
Tuesday 6 April
Wednesday 7 April
Thursday 8 April
Friday 9 April
Saturday 10 April
Sunday 11 April
- Holiday length: 16 days
- Annual leave used: 8 days
- Holiday suggestion: Take this as an excuse to hop across the pond and visit the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
Saturday 24 April
Sunday 25 April
Monday 26 April (Public holiday: Anzac Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Head south and spend Anzac Day in the capital.
May:
Saturday 1 May
Sunday 2 May
Monday 3 May (Public holiday: May Day/Labour Day)
Tuesday 4 May
Wednesday 5 May
Thursday 6 May
Friday 7 May
Saturday 8 May
Sunday 9 May
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Bliss out on a week-long trip to Queensland. Luxury Escapes can tee up packages with hotels, flights and activities to sort you out in a jiffy.
June:
Saturday 12 June
Sunday 13 June
Monday 14 June (Public holiday: Queen's Birthday)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Hop across the state border and head to Adelaide for a quick city trip.
September/August:
Saturday 30 September
Sunday 1 August
Monday 2 August (Public holiday: Picnic Day)
Tuesday 3 August
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 1 day
- Holiday suggestion: Stay close to home and explore your own backyard with a 3-day tour of Kakadu National Park.
December:
Saturday 25 December
Sunday 26 December
Monday 27 December (Public holiday: Christmas Day)
Tuesday 28 December (Public holiday: Boxing Day)
Wednesday 29 December
Thursday 30 December
Friday 31 December
Saturday 1 January
Sunday 2 January
Monday 3 January (Public holiday: New Year's Day)
- Holiday length: 10 days. This includes 1–3 January which is a long weekend.
- Annual leave used: 3 days
- Holiday suggestion: Pick from our top destinations to celebrate New Year's Eve, then book it.
Totals:
- Total holiday days: 56 days
- Annual leave used: 20 days
Keep an eye on our Boxing Day flight sales to get these holidays booked.