Trek the Larapinta Trail, go four-wheel driving, camp in the bush and swim in lush waterholes. Sail over the spinifex plains in a hot air balloon, bike ride to Simpsons Gap or join a safari of quad bikes through bush tracks. Take a scenic flight over rugged mountain ranges or ride a camel along the gum-lined Todd River. Four wheel the vast, flat, red landscape of the notorious Tanami Track. Alices dry climate and desert landscapes make the call to outback adventure hard to resist.

A must see! In the space of just a few hours, you can discover many of the secrets of the Central Australian deserts at the Desert Park. Hundreds of species of plants and animals found across Central Australian deserts can be seen, smelt and heard. Even experience desert habitats as they are at night, seeing some of the animals near impossible to see in the wild. When you leave the Desert Park you will go away with new stories, skills and some of the secrets of the desert.

Ormiston Gorge and Pound Escape to the MacDonnell Ranges. Trek through Ormiston Gorge and Pound, visit breathtaking Glen Helen Gorge and see where a comet crashed into the earth millions of years ago at Gosse Bluff. In the West MacDonnell Ranges, you can see rock wallabies in the ridges of Simpsons Gap and Standley Chasm turn fiery colours in the midday sun. In the East MacDonnell Ranges, go bush walking, camping and four-wheel-driving, visit the gold rush ghost town of Arltunga and explore the natural beauty of Trephina Gorge.

Learn about the towns true blue pioneers. Visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the first aerial medical organisation of its type in the world. See the historic Alice Springs Telegraph Station where the town began and have a lesson in the worlds largest classroom in the School of Air.

Visit the scenic sandstone bluffs and cliffs of Rainbow Valley in the James Ranges. See markings made by 19th century explorers on Chambers Pillar and sacred Arrernte rock carvings in the Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve. Buy Aboriginal art in the desert communities of Titjikala and St Teresa. Youll be awestruck by natural, cultural and historical wonders of the Simpson Desert, which stretches south from Alice Springs towards the South Australia border. When planning keep in mind the park is closed during the summer months due to intense heat.

Immerse yourself in Aboriginal art. Visit the Albert Namatjira Gallery, peek into the traditions of the Arrernte people at the Strehlow Centre and browse contemporary Aboriginal art along pedestrian-only Todd Mall. You can buy central Australian art at competitive prices at the Desert Mob Festival in August/September. From desert landscapes in water colours to dot paintings of the seasons, Alice Springs is bright with Aboriginal art.

Inscribed on the World Heritage List for both its natural and cultural values Uluru/Ayers Rock is Australia\//s most recognisable natural icon. Rising from the broad desert plain in the deep centre of Australia. The famous \//Rock\// stands 348 metres high and, like an iceberg, has most of its bulk below the surface. It is located 440 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, an approximate 4 hour drive through the \//heart of Australia\//. This massive pile of rock domes dates back 500 million years.

Distance from Hotel: 5 kms Drivetime: 5 mins

Learn about the towns true blue pioneers. Visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the first aerial medical organisation of its type in the world. See the historic Alice Springs Telegraph Station where the town began and have a lesson in the worlds largest classroom in the School of Air.

Details:
www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/astelegraphstation.html

A must see! In the space of just a few hours, you can discover many of the secrets of the Central Australian deserts at the Desert Park. Hundreds of species of plants and animals found across Central Australian deserts can be seen, smelt and heard. Even experience desert habitats as they are at night, seeing some of the animals near impossible to see in the wild. When you leave the Desert Park you will go away with new stories, skills and some of the secrets of the desert.

Details:
www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au

Distance from Hotel: 5 kms Drivetime: 5 mins

Immerse yourself in Aboriginal art. Visit the Albert Namatjira Gallery, peek into the traditions of the Arrernte people at the Strehlow Centre and browse contemporary Aboriginal art along pedestrian-only Todd Mall. You can buy central Australian art at competitive prices at the Desert Mob Festival in August/September. From desert landscapes in water colours to dot paintings of the seasons, Alice Springs is bright with Aboriginal art.

Details:
www.araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/

Distance from Hotel: 445 kms Drivetime: 4.5 hrs

Inscribed on the World Heritage List for both its natural and cultural values Uluru/Ayers Rock is Australias most recognisable natural icon. Rising from the broad desert plain in the deep centre of Australia. The famous Rock stands 348 metres high and, like an iceberg, has most of its bulk below the surface. It is located 440 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, an approximate 4 hour drive through the heart of Australia. This massive pile of rock domes dates back 500 million years.

Details:
www.environment.gov.au/parks/uluru/

Distance from Hotel: 2 kms Drivetime: 5 mins

Alice Springs Reptile Centre houses the largest reptile display in Central Australia. We have an extensive range of reptiles including the HUGE Perentie Goanna, Frill Neck Lizards, Thorny Devils and many other fascinating lizards, LARGE and small Pythons and some of the worldâ??s most venomous snakes such as Inland Taipans, Brown Snakes, Death Adders and Mulga (King Brown) Snakes.

Details:
www.reptilecentre.com.au/