2 Nights uluru & Alice Springs
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extend your stay in any of the following destinations: |
Central Australia, also known as the Outback, is the heart of Australia. Nothing in Australia is as readily identifiable as Uluru. No matter how many times you've seen it in postcards, nothing prepares you for the hulk on the horizon - so solitary and prodigious. Uluru is 3.6km long and rises a towering 348m from the surrounding sandy scrubland (867m above sea level).
If that's not impressive enough, it's believed that two-thirds of the rock lies beneath the sand.
Kata Tjuta
Name means many heads to Australian Aborigines, is a group of more than 30 rounded red conglomerate masses of rock rising out of the desert plain in the Northern Territory of Australia. Some of the rocks are bunched close together with only narrow precipitous crevices between. Others, rounded and polished by the wind, are more spaced apart. The highest is called Mount Olga (1500 feet). The rocks, also known as the Olgas (named after the Queen of Spain in 1872, when the rocks were first explored by a white man), like their nearby neighbour, Uluru (Ayers Rock), have been sacred to the Aborigines since time immemorial and figure prominently in their legends about the Dreaming, the time of creation. |
Mutitjulu Waterhole
Australia's Northern Territory, is an Indigenous community.. It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluru, and is located in the world-famous Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Its people are Traditional Owners and joint managers of the park with Parks Australia. At the 2006 census, Kyeamba had a population of 283. Access to the community is controlled by Anangu, who do not allow visitors to go to Mutitjulu community without permission. The community reserves the right to forbid visitors from entering their land. The people of Mutitjulu are also the traditional owners of Uluru, and have an art exhibition there which tourists can freely visit and buy paintings and other artefacts. |
Watarrka National Park
In the Northern Territory, Australia, its main attraction being King's Canyon is one of the major tourist attractions.. The scenic landscape in and around the Canyon is the result of millions of years of erosion. Enigmatic domes formations, sharp cliffs, and good views of the surrounding desert reward the visitor taking the rim walk around the Canyon. Watarrka has been home to Luritja people for several thousands years, and places in the canyon are still sacred sites. The park houses wide variety of desert plants and birds. A waterhole, Garden of Eden, has given birth to a lush garden of green, a paradise for the local fauna. If you truly must swim, don't drink the water. |
Desert Park
The Alice Springs Desert Park is an environmental education facility. Immerse yourself in the beauty and mystery of Australia's deserts. Wander through the ancient landscape. Experience the animals of the night. Discover the diversity of desert plants. Be inspired by ancient living cultures with local Aboriginal guides. Marvel at the energy and spirit of free flying birds. Home to an array of arid wildlife and flora showcase one of the worlds finest nature Parks. At 1,300 hectares the park contains native animals and plants, and contributes to their conservation. It offers opportunity to experience the variety of the deserts, exploring the inter-relationships between the plants, animals and people. |
Museum Alice Springs
Museum of Central Australia is an interpretive centre for the unique natural history of Central Australia, and the exhibits and displays in this centre follow the evolution of the land and the mesmeric living things that inhabited it. This museum is a replica of an ancient waterhole with a number of amazing megafauna including a huge freshwater crocodile and the largest bird that ever lived. it also exhibits the fossils of Central Australian mammals, reptiles and insects. The natural history collection at this compact museum recalls the days of megafauna − when hippo-sized wombats and 3m-tall flightless birds roamed the land. Among the geological displays are meteorite fragments and fossils. |