Alice Springs

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The Ghan, Katherine - Alice Springs

We spent the first night on the Ghan. The food is very good, and the staff is very friendly. The train is, as mentioned, quite old technically and when it operates, it is rather...

Day 9, May 3, Alice Springs

At 6:150 in the morning, under the full moon and at dawn (the sunrise was at 6:53), we set off on a short 3.5 km hike around the Devil's Marbles. The landscape was...

On to Alice Springs

Today we had to get up at 3:45 AM to head to the airport. Unfortunately, our pickup service didn’t show up, which once again led to some adrenaline spikes. Fortunately, our...

Alice Springs Again

A few more days in Alice Springs

Day 20: Mereenie Loop - Off to the Track!

On the Mereenie Loop, a 225km long 4x4 track, we drive to Gosse Bluff & Orniston Gorge then to Glen Helen Gorge.

Longer than planned in Alice Springs

Today is Saturday, 17.09, and we arrived in Alice Springs 2 days ago. Actually, we wanted to continue the next day and explore the Red Centre. We decided to drive the Red Centre...

Off to Alice Springs

Today we had to get up early at 3:45 AM to drive to the airport. Unfortunately, our pickup service did not show up, which once again led to some adrenaline rushes. Luckily, our...

Top End & Red Center - Australia

The pain of saying goodbye hadn't quite been digested yet, so I moved on towards Darwin to join the next tour, which covers both the north and the outback including Uluru (Ayers...

A glimpse of Australia's Outback

From Sydney I flew into Alice Springs, a remote town in the Australian Outback with a population of roughly 25,000. A rather bleak place, and incredibly hot with an average...

Next Chapter: Farm Life!

The entrance to the farm. From the highway, you couldn't see anything of the farm.

Farewell to the Red Centre

Today we fly back to Darwin. Preparations begin as early as 6:30 AM: washing and hanging the laundry, decluttering and disposing of garbage, packing bags, … By 11 AM everything...

Alice Springs - Visit to the Desert Park and Kangaroo Dundee (Australia Part 38)

At the Desert Park, we saw animals and plants of the center again. In the evening, we went to a kangaroo sanctuary.

West Macdonnell National Park (Australia Part 37)

So far, we have only been driving on paved roads. Now that we finally had a 4x4 car that allowed us to drive on dirt roads, we chose to take the Mereenie Loop route. ...

Day 31 - the other Australian Day

26.01.23 Today is 'Australian Day' - a national holiday and sort of the 1st of August of Australia. We have a lot planned because we're leaving Adelaide and flying to Alice...

18.06. - 24.06.19 Alice Springs, Uluru and the way to Adelaide

Alice Springs searches in vain for a city larger than itself in all directions, and with less than 25,000 inhabitants, it is not exactly huge. This placement makes life there...

19. Australia - Alice Springs and the Desert

We have planned the following route for our campervan tour through Australia: Adelaide -> Alice Springs (Central Australia) -> Cairns -> Brisbane -> Sydney. On the...

A day in the Outbackcity - Alice Springs / 09.01.2019

After waking up alone in my caravan this morning, I first washed my laundry in peace, relaxed in the beautifully decorated garden, and enjoyed my delicious acquired raisin...

Alice Springs (The Ghan Part 2)

With the Ghan, we reached Alice Springs and set off for three hikes. In the evening, there was a BBQ at the old telegraph station.

Day 36 - Back on track

31.01.23 The report presented today, Comes in the form of a poem. It is relatively short, Like a fleeting fart. Compared to the past few days, We sleep a bit longer....

Roadtrip Day 74 / Alice Springs & Tennant Creek

The expected storm only arrived in the morning, so we had to wait in the tent until almost 10 o'clock until it was over. After everything was packed in the car, we headed to the...

Life is a jigsaw puzzle

The last night on the padded board is done. I slept badly, everything hurt when I turned, Carsten, on the other hand, slept really well. But now it's over. 2 days in the hotel...

Alice Springs: Many Aboriginals

Alice Springs was the starting point for me on a tour into the Outback. The place in the Red Center of Australia is very small and it was the first time I saw so many...

24.10.2018 Next trip from Cairns to Alice Springs

At 6:50 a.m., the shuttle takes us from the hotel to the airport. Check-in is smooth for domestic flights. Flight duration is 2 hours, with some clouds but otherwise good...

Through the Outback

Now I have arrived in Alice Springs. Yesterday we drove to Kings Canyon after experiencing Uluru at sunrise and taking a walk. The long drive to Kings Canyon was worth it. It is...

13.09.2016 Alice Springs, its a bloody long way

its a bloody long way We were there, only 190 km separated us from Alice Springs, the city where it rains only about 2 weeks a year (according to the residents). On the way...