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Northern Territory Optional Touring:

Alice Springs(valid 1/4/08 to 31/3/09)

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Known as the Red Centre, this area is the true heart of our great land. The town of Alice Springs offers you unique outback dining experiences, an amazing glimpse into outback life and the chance to pick up some authentic Aboriginal artifacts.


But it’s when you venture out of town you discover some of the area’s biggest treasures. Everyone knows the world famous Uluru (Ayers Rock) but the MacDonnell Ranges, Kings Canyon and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) are all spectacular as well, and our tours give you the chance to discover all this and more.


With tours that last from just a few hours to over a week, there’s something for everyone here. From luxury to budget, coach and 4WD to helicopter and even hot air balloon, it’s all here! As the train holiday experts we have specially tailored a number of our tours so that your departure and arrival times are perfectly co-ordinated with our train schedules.


Hop off The Ghan in Alice, explore and tour to your heart’s content, and still be back in time to reboard the train again the following week - or take even longer if you want!


Average regional temperatures
Dec - Feb 20.5ºC – 35.4ºC
Mar - May 12.3ºC – 27.6ºC
Jun - Aug 4.9ºC – 20.7ºC
Sep - Nov 13.9ºC – 30.6ºC

 

Mt Gillen Ridgeline or Champagne Sunset:
20 minutess

Explore the Outback in comfort. Track west from the airport over the historic Old Ghan Railway Station of Stuart to Honeymoon Gap and Mt Gillen and along the ridgeline’s ochre coloured sandstone cliffs where we often see rock wallabies. Alice Springs township lies to the north as we cross Heavitree Gap and Todd River separating the magnificent East and West MacDonnell Ranges stretching as far as the eye can see.

 

Includes: Flight, return transfers & insurance (chilled bubbly with sunset flight)

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult / Pens. pp $

Alice Springs, daily from 8.00am to 11.00am and 2.00pm to 5.00pm (except 25 Dec-01 Jan)

Approximately 1.5hrs later 180
Booking Code: ASP2/SUN2

Balloon Flight with Breakfast: 30 minutes
There’s nothing quite like a majestic hot air balloon soaring over the Australian Outback at dawn. It’s an early start but this experience is one you’ll remember forever as you get a bird’s eye view of the beautiful landscape of spinifex grasses, mulga scrub and cattle stations. After landing enjoy a delicious four course chicken and champagne breakfast.

Includes: Balloon flight, flight certificate, breakfast, return transfers (not included: $25 insurance fee -
payable direct)

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult /Pens. $ pp
Alice Springs, daily between 4.00am–5.00am (except 25, 26 Dec & 01 Jan)

Between 8.30am-9.30am

240
Booking Code: OBB30

Quad Rush: 2.5 hours
People of all ages can enjoy this guided tour of the Northern Territory’s oldest working outback cattle station by quad bike. All bikes are fully automatic and easy to ride; no license or experience required. Gain an insight into the lives of the early pioneers and how life on a typical cattle station is today. View spectacular scenery as you ride beside the mountain ranges, glimpsing wildlife along the way.

Includes: Quad rush touring, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult /Pens. pp $
Alice Springs, daily at 7.00am
& 3.00pm (Apr, Oct-Mar) 8.00am
& 2.00pm (May-Sep) (except 25 Dec)

9.30am & 5.30pm (Apr, Oct-Mar) 10.30am & 4.30pm (May-Sep)

115
Booking Code: QR
Note: Children aged 12-16 years must have parental consent.

Sounds of Starlight Theatre: 3.5 hours
Enjoy dinner at the Red Ochre Grill and Restaurant before a spellbinding musical and visual journey through the ancient landscapes, history and space of Australia’s Outback with internationally acclaimed didgeridoo player Andrew Langford. Featuring breathtaking images, special effects and
audience participation.

Includes: Dinner and performance

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens. pp $

Alice Springs, Tue, Fri & Sat at 6.00pm (except Dec-Mar)

9.30pm 75 65
Booking Code: 1D
Note: Not suitable for children under 5 years.

A Town Like Alice: 4 hours
Discover the town’s most popular highlights on a guided tour that includes the historic Telegraph Station and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Visit the School of the Air where sometimes you are able to listen to the children take lessons on air. Stop at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre. Conclude with a panoramic view of Alice Springs and the surrounding ranges from the top of Anzac Hill.

 

Includes: Touring, entry fees, guided walks, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens. pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 2.00pm (except 25, 26 Dec & 01 Jan)

6.00pm 69 66

Booking Code: A3

Drovers Blowout Dinner: 4 hours
If you literally want a taste of Australia, dinner at the historic Overlanders is a must. Its world famous 'Drovers Blowout' is a four course feast featuring beef, barramundi fish, crocodile, emu, camel and kangaroo. Established in 1971, the multi-award winning restaurant is open every night from 6.00pm. Be sure to bring your appetite, and your camera.

Includes: Dinner and limited beverages, entertainment, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult / Pens. pp $
Departs: Alice Springs, daily at 6.00pm
10.00pm 87
Booking Code: DROVER

Red Centre Dreaming Dinner & Show: 4 hours
Delight in a three course Territorian style meal using indigenous native fruits, seeds and herbs whilst enjoying a highly authentic, traditional and contemporary Aboriginal performance featuring dancing, weaponry, interaction, didgeridoo playing and cultural history.

Includes: Dinner, wine, soft drink, performance, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult / Pens. pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 6.30pm

10.15pm 105

Booking Code: REDCTR

Alice Springs/Uluru (Ayers Rock) Transfers: approx 5 hours
A great way of travelling to and from ‘The Rock’. Enjoy a luxury coach ride with comprehensive commentary about your surrounds as you pass through the beautiful rugged scenery of the outback. View the rugged MacDonnell and James Ranges and maybe even enjoy a camel ride (additional cost) at the Outback Camel Farm on the way. An opportunity to pause and photograph majestic Atila (Mt Connor) is also available.

Includes: Transfers by luxury coach (approx 450km)

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens. pp $

Uluru, daily at 1.10pm

Approx 1.00pm 135 132

Booking Code: A6/Y6

 

Palm Valley Safari by 4wd: 1 day
An exciting 4WD adventure. Travel through the West MacDonnell Ranges to Hermannsburg, renowned for its Aboriginal art collection and the works of Albert Namatjira. Head 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. Visit the rock formation known as the Amphitheatre. Enjoy a picnic lunch within the Finke Gorge National Park. See the changing colours of the West MacDonnell Ranges
in the afternoon sunlight.

Includes: Touring, morning tea, lunch, entry fees, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 8.00am (Jun-Oct), 7.30am (Nov-May) Mon, Wed, Thu,
Sat, Sun

6.00pm (Jun-Oct), 5.30pm (Nov-May)

139

134

Booking Code: A5
Fitness: A Good fitness level required

West Macdonnell Ranges and Gorges: 1 day
Follow the spectacular West MacDonnell Ranges, pass the John Flynn Memorial to stop at Simpsons Gap with its lovely red gum scenery. Continue to magical Angkerle (Standley Chasm), walk into the Chasm along the stormy watercourse lined with cycads, ghost gums, acacias and cypress pines. Travel to Ellery Creek Big Hole before arriving at Ormiston Gorge. Travel on to Glen Helen Gorge, a semi permanent waterhole. Nearby is the Mt Sonder lookout.
This beautiful mountain was the subject of many paintings by the famed Aboriginal artist and Arnada tribesman, the late Albert Namatjira. Travel past the famous twin ghost gums on your way back to Alice Springs.

Includes: Touring, morning tea, lunch, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 7.30am (Jun-Oct), Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun (Nov-May)

5.00pm 110 105

Booking Code: A9
Fitness: Loose gravel walking required

Alice Springs, Kata Tjuta & Uluru: 2 days
Depart Alice Springs and travel through rugged Outback landscapes by the West MacDonnell Ranges. Stop to visit the Outback Camel Farm before continuing through the red sands, stopping to view the intriguing flat-topped Mt Connor before arriving at Ayers Rock Resort. Join a tour to the 36 giant rocky domes of Kata Tjuta. Walk into Olga Gorge and keep an eye out for ancient stone carvings in the rock floor. Watch the play of light and colour as the golden rays of the setting sun strike Uluru (Ayers Rock). Stay overnight at Ayers Rock Resort, rise early and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee as the days first light strikes Uluru. Take a guided walk to Mutitjulu waterhole. See cave paintings and hear the legends of Kuniya Tjukurpa (Python Dreaming). Tour the base of Uluru before joining your guide on the Mala Walk. Explore Kantju Gorge before visiting the Cultural Centre and Maruku Arts and Craft Cooperative to see Aboriginal artists at work. Return to Alice Springs by coach.

Includes: Luxury coach travel, touring, accommodation, National Park entry fee

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 6.10am

6.30pm From $620 pp twin share (adult) based on standard accommodation $610 pp twin share (pension)
based on standard accommodation

Booking Code: ARA2S/F/D

Red Centre Ecotour: 3 days
This small group tour is easily one of the best on offer
in the area providing a unique and intimate glimpse into the Red Centre’s most famous and spectacular sites.
It begins with a trip to the Hermannsburg Historical
Precinct, the first Aboriginal mission in the Northern Territory established by the Lutheran Church and home to one of Australia’s most famous Aboriginal artists, the late Albert Namatjira. A visit to Kings Canyon is an absolute highlight. And of course, there’s Kata Tjuta and Uluru (Ayers Rock) where the famous Sounds of Silence dinner is an option. On the Southbound journey only,
and weather permitting, you’ll also get to see the desert oasis of Palm Valley. You’ll head back to Alice Springs in the morning in
time to board The Ghan.

Includes: Touring, most meals, accommodation, entry fees and permits, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult/Pens pp $

Alice Springs on Tue & Fri at 6.30am

Meets The Ghan on Thu (northbound)
& Sun (southbound)
$1750 pp twin share (adult/pension) based on standard accommodation

Booking Code: RC3DST

Alice Springs, Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kings Canyon: 3 days
Travel through rugged Outback landscapes by the West MacDonnell Ranges. Stop to visit the Camel Farm before continuing through the red sands, stopping to view the intriguing flat-topped Mt Connor, before arriving at Ayers Rock Resort. Join a tour to the 36 giant rocky domes of Kata Tjuta. Walk into Olga Gorge and keep an eye out for ancient stone carvings in the rock floor. Watch the play of light and colour as the golden rays of the setting sun strike Uluru. Take a guided walk to Mutitjulu waterhole. See cave paintings and hear the legends of Python Dreaming. Tour the base of Uluru before learning about the geology and flora of the region on the Mala Walk. Explore Kantju Gorge before visiting the Cultural Centre and Maruku Arts and Craft Cooperative to see Aboriginal artists at work. Travel through the red desert sands to Kings Canyon. Enjoy a guided walk to the rim of Kings Canyon and through the ‘Lost City’ and ‘Garden of Eden’. Or alternatively enjoy an easier walk along the creek bed. See the towering walls and unique plant life. Travel through the vast cattle properties of Central Australia stopping at Kings Creek Cattle Station before returning to Alice Springs.

Includes: Touring, National Park entry fee, accommodation, drinks and nibbles during sunset at Uluru
and refreshments during sunrise,
return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $ Pens pp $

Alice Springs, daily at 6.10am

6.30pm From $885 pp twin share (adult) based on standard accommodation From $865 pp twin share (pension)
based on standard accommodation

Booking Code: ARK3S/F/D
Why not add an Uluru (Ayers Rock) Aussie Barbecue to this tour. Click here for more details

Around Alice and The Rock:
4 days

This luxury 4WD tour is customised for comfortable
outback travel. You’ll experience the famous Alice Springs
Desert Park, enjoy a relaxing stroll through the 3 major
desert habitats and be enthralled by the free flying raptor
display. Travel through mountain valleys to the Wallace Rockhole aboriginal community. Experience a rock art and cultural tour with a local guide. Head in to the Gossee Bluff comet impact crater to admire the towering crater walls. See mountain valleys give way to open plains, before arriving at the Kings Canyon Resort. Hike the Canyon rim or take a gentle stroll through the Canyon floor. Next stop is the Uluru – Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre with an explanatory tour with your guide, of the base of this unique monolith. Watch the subtle colours change over Kata Tjuta before joining an informative walk around the massive domes. Return to Alice Springs late afternoon.

Includes: Touring, accommodation, some meals, entry fees, return transfers

Alice Springs - Palm Valley by 4WD
Departs Returns Adult pp $Pens pp $

Alice Springs, Tue, Thu & Sun at 1.00pm

6.00pm From $1687 pp twin share
(adult/pension)

Booking Code: 4AAAOS/D

Most tours collect you from your accommodation. All rooms are standard unless specified. Single Supp. and child prices on application. Refer to our Holiday Booking Agreement click here.

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