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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, Australia & the Pacific Tour Ideas Book early and you will not miss out!
Travel alongside the rugged West MacDonnell Ranges, stopping to visit Flynn\'s grave. Founder of Australia\'s Royal Flying Doctor Service, Reverend John Flynn is one of Australia\'s greatest Outback heroes. Then explore the dramatic feature of Simpsons Gap, keeping a look out for elusive rock wallabies. Arrive at majestic Angkerle (Standley Chasm). Walk through this five-metre break in the range, with its towering fiery red walls. Enjoy a picnic lunch with traditional Aussie billy tea. From atop Anzac Hill enjoy stunning views of the MacDonnell ranges and Alice Springs.
Upgrade to include Alice Springs Desert Park (A26):
Get a taste of the Outback\'s delicate eco-systems and nocturnal animals at the world renowned Alice Springs Desert Park in one afternoon. Explore the three unique desert habitats, view the animals and plants of the region, and learn about their traditional use and management by Aboriginal people. The Alice Springs Desert Park is a highly recommended Alice Springs attraction to visit.
Nothing can prepare you for your first visit to Uluru and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). Take a day trip excursion from Alice Springs and be awed by the ancient spirit and wonder of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, with time to follow mysterious walking trails and see the mighty Rock at sunset.
Highlights of your day trip to Uluru from Alice Springs include:
Taking a break at Jim\'s Place, Stuart Well, a typical Outback roadside stop, with time for breakfast (own expense)
Crossing remote endless plains and experiencing the vast openness of Outback Australia
Erldunda roadhouse and Mt Ebenezer
Enjoying complimentary billy tea or a cool drink with lamington cake while taking in superb views of Mt Conner
Visiting the modern desert resort town of Yulara
Learning about the Aboriginal Tjukurpa (Dreaming) and rock art on the Mala Walk
Taking a complete circuit tour around the base of Uluru to learn about the geology and legends of the Rock
Taking a guided walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole to see Aboriginal rock art
Learning about the law, legends and bush tucker of the Anangu people
Visiting Kata Tjuta, where walking trails lead to cool valleys and secluded waterholes
Traversing Walpa Gorge at Kata Tjuta, a tumbled mass of protruding rock domes
Witnessing an Uluru sunset while sipping sparkling wine or juice followed by a sunset buffet dinner
No trip to Alice Springs is complete without a ride on a camel. Get to know your camel on a leisurely one hour ride along the sandy course of the Todd River bed, past magnificent river red gums, on your way to dinner.
On arrival to the Camel Farm, you will enjoy a visit of the Camel Display and Shop, before pre-dinner drinks and bush-tucker tasting. Then sit down to a delicious home-cooked dinner, including nibbles of nutritious native foods and home made bread, a choice of baked fillet of Barramundi (Fish) or Prime Beef with fresh salads, warm sticky date pudding, Australian wine or beer, tea or coffee and fresh local dates. After dinner, you are transferred back to your Alice Springs hotel.
SAMPLE DINNER MENU:
Bush Food Tasting with pre dinner drinks
Choice of NT Barramundi or Scotch Fillet of Steak or Vegetarian option available
Fresh Salads
Home-made Beer-Bread
Baked Potatoes
Warm Sticky Date Pudding for dessert
Australian Beer or Wine
Tea or Freshly Brewed Coffee
Extracts from sample menu subject to change without notice
Experience Alice Springs with a camel and BBQ breakfast. You are collected from your Alice Springs hotel. Get to know your camel on a leisurely one hour ride along the sandy course of the Todd River bed with soft morning light, cool clear air and colorful native birds, before a hearty BBQ breakfast.
On arrival at the Frontier Camel Farm, you will sit down to a delicious BBQ breakfast, including fruit and cereal, home made bread with Quandong Jam and BBQ bacon and Eggs, tea or freshly brewed coffee. After breakfast, enjoy a visit of the Camel Display and Shop.
Alice Springs amazing sunset camel ride. A not to be missed experience with an hour long camel ride along the Todd River bed, past magnificent river red gums. Marvel at the changing colors as the sun sets on the magnificent River Gums and the spectacular MacDonnell Ranges.
Enjoy a visit of the Camel Display and Shop. Here you are able to learn more about the camel story and get to know these gentle characters.
Float above the Outback desert on this exciting hot air balloon adventure! Rise before dawn and watch your balloon inflate in the early rays of daybreak, before boarding your balloon and heading aloft. Drift over this barren landscape and spot wildlife from the air. Enjoy a champagne breakfast in the bush upon landing. This is a great way to see the Outback.
Start your ballooning adventure in the pre-dawn when the outback sky is alight with the brightest stars and the air is fresh and cool. Inflation of the balloon begins with the first faint glow of dawn in the east and we are aloft when the powerful rays of sunrise light up this ancient red land and its brooding sentinel, the MacDonnell Ranges.
Drift over this rugged landscape and appreciate its immensity and the flashes of green and ruby pink that announce wheeling budgerigars and galahs. After the flight enjoy a gourmet bush breakfast, which is served in the outback bush, before returning to your hotel. A superb way to see the Australian outback.
Situated close to the very centre of the vast Australian continent, Alice Springs is the country\'s best known \'Outback\' town. Originally settled as a post along the Overland Telegraph route, Alice Springs today is a lively town full of things to see and places to go. On your informative town tour, you\'ll find the locals to be relaxed and friendly, and always keen for a chat.
Visit the base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air, two uniquely Australian organizations that provide medical care and education respectively to people in remote areas of central Australia. Enjoy panoramic views of the town and the rugged West MacDonnell Ranges from Anzac Hill. See the old Telegraph Station. Be transferred back to your hotel.
Just outside of Alice Springs lies a world of unique rock formations and an oasis of ancient palm trees& Palm Valley, only accessible by 4WD vehicle, offers a unique insight into a landscape that has remained untouched for centuries. Also visit the Aboriginal community of Hermannsburg and view the art works of local artists. A fascinating day out in the Red Center.
This one day 4WD Safari departs Alice Springs this morning and travels through the West MacDonnell Ranges to the Aboriginal community of Hermannsburg for a guided tour of the historic precinct and its renowned art collection. Then down the bed of the Finke River, one of the oldest watercourses in the world, into Palm Valley.
See spectacular rock forms, white sands and an oasis of rock pools and palm trees. Some plants, such as the cycad and \'Livistona Mariae" (cabbage palm), are known world-wide as relic plants and are unique to Central Australia. Visit the spectacular rock formation known as the Amphitheater. On the return journey, relax and enjoy watching the changing colors of the magnificent West MacDonnell Ranges in the afternoon sunlight. Return to Alice Springs at approximately 6:00pm.
This tour epitomizes the soul of the Red Centre. The pioneering character of Alice Springs, the stark beauty of the West MacDonnells, the creation of Stanley Chasm and an Aboriginal experience with an authentic \'Aussie Tucker\' dinner.
Highlights Include:
Anzac Hill Lookout - spectacular views of Alice Springs and the MacDonnell Ranges
The usually dry creek bed of the Todd River
Downtown Alice Springs - the heart of the Red Centre
Todd Mall
The Residency
The Old Courthouse
Head west on Larapinta Drive alongside the ochre coloured West MacDonnells
Visit John Flynn Memorial at the foot of the Mt Gillen
The remains of the twin ghost gums painted by Albert Namatjira
Take a guided walk along the Angkale Creek bed to Standley Chasm
Standley Chasm - a striking deep red cleft that glows with reflected sunlight
Look for black footed wallabies along the rocky base
Take a guided walk into Simpsons Gap - rich ochre coloured rock walls rising from a sandy creek bed
Look for eagles soaring in thermal currents above the West MacDonnells
Red Centre Dreaming:
Red Centre Dreaming is an authentic and contemporary Aboriginal performance in a bush setting
Witness traditional dancing, didgeridoo playing and hear fireside stories
Enjoy a 3 course buffet style dinner with choices of barramundi, lamb and kangaroo complimented with wine and soft drink
A short transfer from all accommodation in Alice Springs to Undoolya Station, only 17km east of the town centre. This is the oldest working cattle station in the Northern Territory and Outback Quad Adventures are the sole operators on the station.
Undoolya Station has been operating since the 1800s. The people associated with the property and the history that has been created is nothing short of fascinating. The property is named after the aboriginal word meaning, shadow. The homestead was one of the first buildings constructed in Central Australia, and is still the main family accommodation.
This adventure includes a guided tour with commentary across the station over bush tracks, dry riverbeds and alongside mountain ranges. Wildlife can also be viewed at close proximity. Your quad bike adventure really allows an exciting experience of Undoolya Station and this unique outback area with its varied wildlife.
All bikes are fully automatic, superior specification, and easy and fun to ride. No license is required. No previous experience is necessary and the tour operator has an excellent safety record.
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