Alice Springs Holiday Attractions NT
Northern Territory
Alice
Springs
Desert Park
You will
see desert
plants and
animals,
presented
in habitats
that represent
the arid
zone of
Australia.
Learn how
people have
managed
and changed
the desert
environment
over thousands
of years.
Visit the
Exhibition
Centre where
a spectacular
twenty minute
film takes
you through
the evolution
of inland
Australia,
and where
interactive
displays
introduce
you to Australia's
deserts.
Our spectacular
Birds of
Prey display,
at the Nature
Theatre,
features
a range
of desert
birds free-flying,
displaying
their unique
natural
behaviours.
The 1.6
kilometre
walk through
three spectacular
desert habitats,
features
native desert
plants and
animals
presented
together
and in relation
to their
use by Aboriginal
people.
Managed
by thc Parks
and Wildlife
Commission
of the Northern
Territory,
the Desert
Park is
an important
place for
research
and conservation
of Australia's
desert plants
and animals.
MacDonnell
Ranges
Alice Springs
is located
in the heart
of these
striking
ranges.
14 miles
(22km) west
of Alice
Springs
visit Simpson's
Gap and
ancient
Standley
Chasm. At
noon, see
the changing
color of
the cliff
faces as
the sun
reaches
the bottom
of the gorge.
Swim in
Ellery Creek
Big Hole
or Ormiston
Gorge. Visit
Alice Springs
peacefully
rests in
the warm
Outback
sun.
Ewaninga
Rock Carvings
Conservation
Reserve:
Fine carvings
(petroglyphs)
of abstract
symbols
and animal
tracks that
go back
300 generations.
A short
4WD trip
south of
Alice Springs.
Frontier
Camel Farm
Ross Hwy.
Alice Springs
5 miles
(8km) southeast
of Alice
Springs.
Ride a camel
for an hour
or three-day
trek. Visit
the Camel
Museum and
view the
Arid Australian
Reptile
Display.
9am- 5pm
daily.
Pitchi
Richi Sanctuary
Palm Crt.
Alice Springs
Established
by Leo Corbet
in 1955
and developed
as a bird
sanctuary.
The museum
is a tribute
to the Outback
pioneers.
Also presents
Aboriginal
stories
and contains
a collection
of Aboriginal
clay sculptures.
9am-2pm.
Old
Telegraph
Station Stuart Hwy.
View historic
telegraph
equipment
at the site
of the original
Alice Springs
settlement
and communications
post.
8am-7pm
daily.
Panorama
Guth
65 Hartley
St.
Alice Springs
Painted
by artist
Henk Guth,
this breathtaking
360" painting
of Central
Australia
is 20 feet
(6m) high
and 203
feet (61m)
round. The
gallery
houses a
permanent
art collection
including
Aboriginal
artifacts
and watercolors
by artists
such as
Albert Namatjira.
10am-5pm
Mon-Sat.
Royal
Flying Doctor
Service Stuart Hwy.
Alice Springs
A unique
medical
service
to isolated
towns missions
and homesteads.
View an
informative
video, museum,
see radio
communication
in operation.
9am- 4pm
Mon-Sat,
1pm-4pm
Sun.
Ghan
Preservation
Society
Rail Museum
MacDonnell
Siding,
a few miles
south of
Alice Springs.
See and
ride the
Old Ghan
train on
a 14-mile
(23km) private
track.
10am-5pm
daily.
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