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Aboriginal
Art and Culture Centre - Aboriginal tribal group situated
100 kms south of Alice Springs. Visit the unique Aboriginal Art
Gallery or learn to play the Didgeridoo.
Alice
Springs Golf Course - Alice Springs Golf Club boasts one
of the world's finest desert venues. A breathtaking introduction to this
outback gem is from the air, where the view of the narrow strips of vividly
manicured green, which ribbon throughout the golfing excursion, contrast
dramatically with the golden brown views of the majestic MacDonnell Ranges
and the harsh surrounding desert.
Ayers
Rock (Uluru) - Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is the world's biggest monolith.
It is 9.4km if you walk around it, and about 345 metres high if you climb it (and is
thought to be the tip of a mountain which extends kilometres below the surface). It's
3.6km long, 2km wide, and is roughly oval in shape. It's made of arkosic sandstone, and is
renowned for the way it changes colour in the light and is particularly spectacular at
sunrise and sunset. Uluru is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Berry
Springs Nature Park - Berry Springs Nature Park is a
swimming hole. It is a lovely place to swim, relax and have a
barbecue.
The
Gemtree - Experience the thrill of fossicking for your
own gems in Central Australia.
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Crocodylus
Park - At Crocodylus Park, you can learn about crocodiles
from the worlds leading scientists and researchers. Join a guided tour and
see large crocodiles feed. Also see the monkeys, iguanas, sea turtles,
ostriches, cassowaries and waterbirds. Feel the softness of a young
crocodiles skin, and have your photograph taken holding a crocodile.
Destination
Northern Territory - Official site of the Northern
Territory Tourist Commission.
Olive
Pink Botanical Gardens - The Olive Pink
Botanic Garden adjoins the Todd River, close to the centre of Alice Springs,
in the Northern Territory. The garden, founded in 1956 by Miss Olive Muriel
Pink (1884-1975) and was opened to the public in 1985. Over 300 of
Central Australia's plant species can be seen within the 16 hectares of the
botanic garden, many in areas of simulated habitat that reflect their
natural occurrence. These habitats include a desert sand dune system, a
mulga woodland, a rocky waterhole and a creek floodout.
Sounds
of Starlight Theatre - The theatre specializes in
Aboriginal art, didgeridoos, crafts and artifacts. Also offering daily
didgeridoo concerts.
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