Alice Springs Attractions

The best way to get orientated in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia is by the Town Explorer. This is a hop on – hop off bus that helps you to explore the town at your own pace, or remain onboard for the seventy-minute guided Alice Springs tour.

The Explorer stops at such interesting sites as the Old Telegraph Station which was built in 1872 and quickly became the hive of activity in the new settlement. For those with a real interest in early radio equipment, you could also stop at Adelaide House in the Todd Street Mall. Visit the famous Royal Flying Doctor Service Base and, to view old airplanes from the early pioneering desert flying era, the Central Australian Aviation Museum.

For those with a sense of adventure, visit the Alice Springs Reptile Centre where you can get up-close to a wide range of reptilian friends such as pythons, thorn devils, many poisonous snakes and Terry, the saltwater crocodile.

The view from ANZAC Hill, being the town monument to fallen soldiers, is fabulous, bringing the whole town into perspective. The Milky Way Observatory will keep you enthralled with its display of the southern skies. For the golfers, have a round at the Alice Springs Golf Club, a desert club with 36 holes.

Alice Springs car hire will help you to get to numerous other local attractions. Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is the main destination from Alice Springs. It is the largest rock in the world, with spectacular colours, depending on the time of the day. The Olgas are only 36 kilometres from Uluru and well worth the extra time.