While it’s possible to catch a phone signal inside three Kakadu locations (Jabiru, Cooinda Lodge Kakadu, and Bowali Vistor Centre), the rest of this Switzerland-sized national park is a mobile reception black spot – one that allows you to turn your eyes to the expansive black sky above, plus its accompanying concert of stars.

Hinchinbrook Island’s much-lauded Thorsborne Trail is a 32-kilometre sash of beaches, rainforests, and mountaintops with wonderfully sketchy mobile reception. Located just shy of Townsville, this island environment is so remarkable and singular, in fact, that to keep it protected, no one is permitted to live here.

Only pockets of mobile reception exist on the wild west coast of Tassie, and it drops away completely once you enter the World Heritage-listed Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. As well as Aboriginal and convict sites, the region’s dense parkland is blanketed in ancient, cool-climate forest – including 3000-year-old Huon pines and mountain formations cast from former glaciers.

The MacDonnell Ranges beyond Alice Springs are mobile reception-free, yet based a mere 100 kilometers away from urban living, which means you have quick access to good coffee, sourdough, and lively bars. Hire a car, wind down the windows, and drink in the painterly landscapes of Central Australia as you travel out of town.

Indulge in overnight, unplugged forest bathing here by glamping at Nightfall Wilderness Camp. This rustic safari-style stay sits beside the headwaters of Christmas Creek and allows just six guests at any one time.