MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Town Highlights Full-Day Tour
MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Town Highlights Full-Day Tour is an excellent opportunity to explore the panoramic landscapes of the West MacDonnell Ranges, popular gaps in the East Macdonnell Ranges, and have experience with historical and colorful places in Alice Springs, Central Australia.
Your precious time is wisely used to gain access to the most important places in Alice Springs. Your tour will start with hotel pick-up, and the destinations are Anzac Hill, John Flynn's Grave Historical Reserve, Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, Honeymoon Gap, Telegraph Station, Araluen Art Centre, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tourist Facility. After finishing the tour destinations in West Macdonnell Ranges and town highlights, we proceed towards Emily Gap & Jessie Gap.
Finally, we conclude your tour and drop you back to your desired destinations. During this tour, you will stay at attractions for 7 hours and 20 minutes, while your total bus drive will be 3 hours and 10 minutes.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Anzac Hill Road, Alice Springs, Northern Territory Australia
Our first visit of the day is at Anzac Hill, where you will be able to take in panoramic views over the town of Alice Springs and the surrounding MacDonnell ranges. You may be able to capture one photo to cover the entire town. Anzac Hill is a memorial dedicated to those who served in Australia’s defense forces during all international wars.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: John Flynn's Grave Historical Reserve, Larapinta Drive 7kms to the west of Alice Springs near Mt Gillen, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 Australia
Your next stopping will be at Flynn’s Grave Memorial, the resting place of Reverend Flynn, the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We make short stopping to relax and enjoy the changing colours of the magnificent West MacDonnell Ranges and get some photos. our experienced tour guide brief about John Flynn's contribution to Australian society.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Simpsons Gap, 18 Kilometres West from Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0872 Australia
Simpson Gap features the towering cliffs of Simpsons Range, a permanent waterhole and opportunities to spot resident wildlife, ancient Red River Gums with a taste of Central Australia. Simpsons Gap is a significant site to the local Arrernte Aboriginal people and was the mythological home of giant goanna ancestors. We will take you on a short, easy walk alongside a picturesque dry creek bed that leads to a dramatic gap in the MacDonnell Ranges and a waterhole rich in native wildlife, flora, and geology. Sometimes you may even spot you might see Black-footed Rock-wallabies along the walking track into the rocky slopes gap. After enjoying your sightseeing walk you will serve bush tea and coffee by our tour guide.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Standley Chasm Angkerle, Larapinta Drive, West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory 0872 Australia
The next stop on your exploration of the West MacDonnell is a picturesque walk at Standley Chasm. After Mrs Ida Standley, who in 1914 became the first school teacher in Alice Springs, this place was named Standley Chasm. Walking access to the dramatic 80m sheer rock-face of the chasm is along a well-maintained trail (1.2km/15mins each way), following the natural creek bed with seating & interpretative signage. Angkerle Atwatye, “the Gap of Water”, is a striking geological formation with significant botanical, bird-watching & wildlife photography appeal.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Araluen Arts Centre, 61 Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 Australia
Your next visit is to Araluen Arts Centre. You will get an excellent opportunity to get a closer look at Albert Mamatjira's arts, learn about unique natural history, follow the evolution of the landscape and fascinating creatures, and explore the panoramic landscapes of the West MacDonnell Ranges. The Araluen Arts Centre aims to develop a collection of artworks that reflect a permanent record of art practice in Central Australia. Araluen arts center holds a comprehensive collection of paintings by Albert Namatjira.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, 8 - 10 Stuart Tce, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 Australia
Your next exciting place is Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tour Facility. See, experience, and learn through the wonder of technology the heroic tales of the birth and growth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors, and nurses, and the patients' experiences that are carried out and cared for daily. Learn the importance of the RFDS to outback Australians and the medical care required to service isolated regions.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve, South Stuart Highway Herbert Heritage Drive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 Australia
The Alice Springs Telegraph Station is located within the Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve, four kilometers north of the Alice Springs town center in the Northern Territory of Australia. Established in 1872 to relay messages between Darwin & Adelaide, it is the original site of the first European settlement in central Australia. It was one of twelve stations along the Overland Telegraph Line.
After around 60 years of operation, the premises then served as a school for the local Aboriginal children as well as provided shelter for local Aboriginal children. Now a historical reserve featuring the original stone buildings & furnishings from the early 1900s, the Telegraph Station is a must to visit the place and learn more about the history of Alice.
Our tour guides will explain the history of the Telegraph Station & the township, the lives of the early telegraphers and their families, and discuss the Stolen Generation history of the site in the Bungalow era of the 1930s.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, Ross Highway, 10 kilometres east of Alice Springs. East MacDonnell Ranges, Hale, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0872 Australia
Your next stop will be Pack a picnic, watch the local wildlife, or follow a short walking track into Emily and Jessie gaps. The two small gaps in the Heavitree Range are important spiritual sites to the Eastern Arrernte Aboriginal people. Many places in the surrounding landscape are associated with the same caterpillar Dreamtime story, and form a 'Dreaming Trail'. Emily Gap is a significant sacred site where the caterpillar beings of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) originated. These caterpillars formed Emily Gap, and many of the topographic features around Alice Springs radiated out to the edge of the Simpson Desert. At Emily Gap, you can see a large rock painting depicting the caterpillar dreaming. At this stage, we cordially invite you to participate in our afternoon bush tea.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Temple Bar Caravan Park, 875 Ilparpa Rd, Arumbera NT 0870, Australia
Temple Bar Gap/ Honeymoon Gap is a small gap south of Larapinta Drive opposite Simpsons Gap, 14km west of Alice Springs. The gap is of great significance to the Arrernte people, the traditional owners of the land.
The name Temple Bar Gap fell out of favour following the site becoming the honeymoon location for Robert (Bob) and Victoria (Vicky) Darken who married at the Alice Springs Methodist Church on 25 June 1942. Bob Darken was given a week's leave from the army and the couple planned to camp for a week at the gap and borrowed a car and a tent. The couple had repeated issues with the car and it rained for most of the week so, concerned for their safety, friends decided to visit them regularly; they said they were "going to see the honeymooners" or "going to honeymoon gap".
It was not until 1981 that the name of the pass was officially changed to Honeymoon Gap, and in 2004, the NT Place Names Committee agreed that the official name of the gap should remain Temple Bar Gap.
Duration: 30 minutes
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"The total duration of the tour is 6 hours and 20 minutes, the rest is for travel time."
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
08:00 AM
Duration: 10 Hours 30 Minutes
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
Any place within 10 kilometers of the Alice Springs town. These include all hotels, motels, caravan parks, and private residences. You can update and change it later also.
Cancellations and refunds:
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
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