Fast Interesting Facts:
Alice Springs is located within the Northern Territory (NT),
and is the second largest population centre after the NT's capital,
Darwin.
Alice Springs is often regarded as the capital of the outback
or red centre as we say. Alice Springs is just major town and
service centre for an area that�s roughly the size of let's say
Texas!
Population: App. 30,000
Alice Springs elevation: 548 metres above sea level
Alice Springs is named after Alice Todd, wife of the Superintendent
of Telegraphs, Sir Charles Todd.
Alice Springs is nearly equidistant from Adelaide and Darwin.
The town straddles the usually dry Todd River on the northern
side of the MacDonnell Ranges. The surrounding region is known
as Central Australia, or the Red Centre, an arid environment consisting
of several different deserts.
Is it safe in Alice Springs? The German government advises its
tourists in Alice Springs to be careful after dark. I lived there
in 1996-2000 and after dark I know (from many experiences) it's
not safer to wander around alone after 10pm say walk back from
the Mall to the gap's caravan park. During the day it seemed fine.
But in saying that all cities be wary walking back after 10pm
anywhere it's just common sense.
Afghan Cameleers forged their place in Central Australian history,
driving their camel trains 600 km across the desert to deliver
essential provisions from the railhead at Oodnadatta to Alice
Springs. �Their contribution to the opening up and accessibility
of the great mass of inland Australia was enormous and vital.
Large populations of feral camels in Australia. There are approximately
1 to 1.2 million feral camels in Australia, and their numbers
are thought to be doubling every 8-9 years.
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Campervan branch locations in and around Alice Springs
220 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs NT 0870 Australia
The Alice Springs Branch is approximately 18 kilometres from the
Airport and 4.1 kilometres from the City. It is accessible by taxi
or uber; transfers are not available to/from the airport/city.
There is no customer parking available inside the grounds of our
branch, but there is secure parking available at Alice Springs Airport
Parking, Santa Teresa Road, Alice Springs (18km from the branch)
Branch: The Alice Springs Britz branch is equipped with everything
you need to start and end your trip in the best way possible. Toilets,
Free unlimited WiFi, Power outlets for charging your devices, Filtered
drinking water, Local staff on hand to give suggestions and tips
on great places to go and things to see, Luggage storage
Opening Hour: see your quotes summary of terms for hours
220 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs NT 0870 Australia
The Alice Springs Branch is approximately 18 kilometres from the
Airport and 4.1 kilometres from the City. It is accessible by taxi
or uber; transfers are not available to/from the airport/city.
There is no customer parking available inside the grounds of our
branch, but there is secure parking available at Alice Springs Airport
Parking, Santa Teresa Road, Alice Springs (18km from the branch)
Branch: The Alice Springs Britz branch is equipped with everything
you need to start and end your trip in the best way possible. Toilets,
Free unlimited WiFi, Power outlets for charging your devices, Filtered
drinking water, Local staff on hand to give suggestions and tips
on great places to go and things to see, Luggage storage
Opening Hour: see your quotes summary of terms for hours
Kmart Tyre & Auto Service Alice Springs Kmart Tyre & Auto Service
Alice Springs
Camping accessories - KMart Alice Springs 50 Bath St, Alice Springs
NT 0870, Australia
Banks and Post Office in Alice Springs Australia
CBA and bendigo Bnaks at Yeperenye Shopping Centre Address: 40
Hartley St, Alice Springs
Australia Post 33 Hartley St, Alice Springs NT 0870, Australia
Shopping in Alice Springs
Woolworths at Yeperenye Shopping Centre Address: 40
Hartley St, Alice Springs NT 0870, Australia
Northside Foodland 3 Hearne Place Alice Springs Phone: 08 8952
2988
We know from experience you should book many months ahead
BIG 4 - MacDonald Range Caravan Park Heavitree Gap-Palm Circuit
Alice Springs Tourist Park Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs
Accommodation
Booking and Special Deals at Wotif
Desert Palms Alice Springs (3-star hotel) 74 Barrett Dr, Alice
Springs
The Diplomat Motel (4-star hotel) 20 Gregory Terrace, Alice Springs
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (4-star hotel) 82 Barrett Dr, Alice
Springs
Accommodation
Booking and Special Deals at Wotif
Anzac Hill - Anzac Hill a popular tourist destination is
open 24 hours but suggest dawn to dusk only for viewing. You will
find the Anzac Hill Memorial that commemorates and honors all the
men and women who fought in the great wars which Australia has participated.
Each year a dawn service is held here on Anzac Day.
Alice Springs Desert Park - Alice
Springs Desert Park Alice Springs Desert Park is only seven
kilometres from the centre of Alice Springs. Located on Larapinta
Drive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870. Driving When driving
travel west of the town centre on Larapinta Drive for 6km where
you will find the entrance of the Desert Park. Free vehicle and
coach parking. Walking or cycling A shared walking and cycle path
starts at Blain Street (off Larapinta Drive). Travel along the Larapinta
Drive path from the town centre, turn at Blain Street (opposite
the Diarama Village) where you will join the pathway with a total
of 2.8km. Alternatively, continue to travel along the Larapinta
Drive path and join the Desert Park cycle path opposite Albrecht
Oval with a 900m of sealed path bringing to the Desert Park entrance.
If you are travelling along the Simpsons Gap bike path and entering
the Desert Park from the west, join the pathway from Flynns Grave
and take the path for 2.4km before arriving at the Desert Park.
Get the bicycle and pedestrian path map (1.3 mb) to plan your journey.
Explore other bicycling paths in Alice Springs (3.2 mb). Public
bus Take route 400 to Albrecht Drive then take a 20 to 25 minute
walk to the Desert Park. View the timetable or phone (08) 952 5611.
Transfer service A daily return transfer service is available with
Alice Wanderer or phone (08) 8952 2111.
Alice Springs Reptile Centre � Alice Springs Reptile Centre
home to the largest reptile display in Central Australia. We display
an extensive range of reptiles including Terry the Saltwater Crocodile,
HUGE Perentie Goannas, Thorny Devils, Frill-neck Lizards and many
other fascinating lizards including a varied selection of NT Geckos
from the Alice Springs region, Barkly and the Top End on display
in the amazing Gecko Cave. The daily show is not to be missed. Each
day at 11am, 1pm and 3.30pm the show includes a fun and informative
talk on selected lizards and pythons followed by a supervised handling
session. 9 Stuart Terrace Alice Springs Northern Territory 0870
School of the Air in Alice Springs - The Alice Springs
School of the Air is a distance education organisation based in
Alice Springs which provides teaching, education materials and personal
communication for remote children in the Northern Territory outback
of Australia. Visitor Centre. 80 Head Street, Alice Springs NT 0870.
T. +61 8 8951 6834.
Uluru - Uluru,
also known as Ayers
Rock Welcome to Aboriginal land Pukulngalya yanama, Ananguku
Ngurakutu (welcome greeting in Yankunytjatjara) Pukulpa Pitjama,
Ananguku Ngurakutu (welcome greeting in Pitjantjatjara). Uluru-Kata
Tjuta National Park is a world-class visitor destination and a key
part of Australia's iconic Red Centre. This living cultural landscape
is the physical and metaphoric heart of Australia, and was one of
the first areas to be identified as a National Landscape. Uluru
Kata Tjuta - Travel guide for the promotion of Aboriginal cultural
tourism in AustraliaAyers Rock Uluru, also referred to as Ayers
Rock (often mis-spelt as Ayres Rock), is a large sandstone rock
formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central
Australia. It lies 335 km (208 ml) south west of the nearest large
town, Alice Springs; 450 km (280 ml) by road. Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park . Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara,
the Aboriginal people of the area
Kata Tjuta - The ancient desert landscape of Australia�s
Red Centre is home to natural wonder and cultural landmark, Kata
Tjuta The Olgas. Estimated to be over 500 million years old,
the 32 weathered rock domes that are Kata
Tjuta sit 40 kilometres to the west of Uluru/Ayers Rock. Kata
Tjuta/The Olgas represents nature on a monumental scale, with the
cluster�s tallest peak being 200m higher than Uluru!
Kings Canyon - Kings
Canyon is located in the Watarrka
National Park , synonymous with Kings Canyon, includes the western
end of the George Gill Range. The cooler months (April to September)
are the most pleasant. Overnight camping in tents or campervans
is not permitted in the National Park .
Outer Mereenie Loop - The 4WD
Dirt Offroad Tracks and Unsealed Roads of Central Australia Mereenie
Loop Road (Now part of the Red Centre Way). Mereenie
Loop Update 28.06.2017: I just rang Glen helen Homestead and
was told the 145klm road from Glen
Helen to Kings Canyon part of the Mereenie Loop is still not
sealed and is a dirt road still.
Gemtree - Gemtree is the gateway to the ancient gem fields
of Central Australia. Experience the thrill of fossicking for your
own gems - hidden by mother nature for millions of years! Gemtree
Caravan Park is located 140kms North-East of Alice Springs,
with bitumen road to the front gate! Travel northbound
70 kilometres from Alice Springs and turn right onto the Plenty
Highway and travel for another 70 kilometres.
West and East MacDonnell Ranges - The East and
West MacDonnell Ranges: The East and West MacDonnell Ranges
stretch out for hundreds of kilometres on both sides of Alice Springs.
The traditional owners of the Alice Springs area, the Arrernte people,
believe giant caterpillars called the Yeperenye became the Ranges
- they entered this world through one of the dramatic gaps in the
escarpments of the area. The panoramic landscapes of the West MacDonnell
Ranges are easily accessed from Alice Springs. Each of the West
MacDonnell Ranges chasms and gorges has its own unique character
and scenery. Simpsons Gap sports a permanent pool and rock wallabies
live in the gap's rocky ridges. Standley Chasm lights up in fiery
colours reflected by the overhead sun at midday. Picturesque swimming
holes such as Ellery Creek Big Hole, Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen
Gorge and Redbank Gorge offer refreshing relief on a scorching day.
It is also possible to visit the Ochre Pits that desert Aboriginal
people once used as a quarry for ochre pigments. The East MacDonnell
Ranges, while not as well known as the West MacDonnell Ranges, do
provide beautiful scenery for bush walking, camping and four-wheel-driving.
Visit Arltunga, a ghost town that was the site of a gold rush in
the 1930's. Other places of spectacular natural beauty like Trephina
Gorge, make a trip to the East MacDonnell Ranges
more than worthwhile.
Chambers Pillar - Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, located
160 kilometres from Alice Springs, is home to Chambers Pillar, a
spectacular solitary column towering 40 metres above the Simpson
Desert plain. Chambers Pillar was formed from sandstone deposited
and worn down over 340 million years. This landmark was very important
in guiding the region�s earliest pioneers and is at its spectacular
best at sunrise and sunset. John MacDouall Stuart, heading north
on his earliest attempt to cross Australia, first recorded the pillar
in April 1860 and named it after James Chambers, one of his South
Australian sponsors. A high clearance four-wheel drive is required
to access Chambers Pillar. Camping is permitted (fees apply), and
there are ranger guided talks available between May and October.
(Some 4wd suppliers won't let their hire vehicles there)
Rainbow Valley - How to get there: The turn-off to the
Reserve is 75 km south from Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway.
From here it is a 22 km stretch east, along an unsealed road which
has some sandy patches. For this reason, access is recommended for
4WD vehicles only. When to visit: The Reserve is accessible all
year round, with the cooler months from April to September being
the most pleasant.
Mt Connor - On the way Mt Connor to be viewed from the
highway in Northern Territory, Central Australia. Mount Conner,
also known as Attila and Artilla and occasionally found as Mount
Connor, is an Australian mountain located in the southwest corner
of the Northern Territory, 75 kilometres (47 mi) southeast of Lake
Amadeus at the border of the vast Curtin Springs cattle station.
It reaches to 859 metres (2,818 ft)[1] above sea level and to 300
metres (984 ft) above ground level. Mount Conner is a flat-topped
and horseshoe-shaped inselberg, part of the same vast rocky substrate
thought to be beneath Uluru/Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta/Olgas.
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