Alice Springs

THE ALICE Ever since reading Neville Shute's 'A Town Like Alice' when I was about sixteen, I've had this great desire to see Alice Springs. Alice is famous for a number of the more famous Australian icons such as the Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air. It is also well known for it's famous boat Henley on Todd; the river so rarely has water in it that this boat race is run by people 'wearing' or carrying boats with the bottoms cut out and carried along the dry river bed. The year there was water in the Todd River this boat race had to be cancelled! We flew from Darwin to Alice Springs which has a small airport but fresh and modern looking. ...  Read the complete review

Alice Springs a place where the sands run red, and the water runs dry. I had the sheer pleasure of staying in Alice Springs for about 3 months. After driving and camping through the Simpson dessert in blistering heat believe it or not Alice became a sanctuary and and well earned pit stop. Having already been to Uluru,The Olga's and Kings Canyon, Alice Springs was next on the stop list, whilst I was trying to make my way to Townsville on the coast. Unlike the UK, Australia doesn't have any short cuts or quick routes unless you wanna go by plane, there are just these amazing straight roads spun across it's vast plain. I stayed at the "In town ...  Read the complete review

Alice Springs is a place which must not be overlooked when you are visiting Australia. It is the ideal place to visit when you are en route to Uluru (Ayres Rock) whether by road or by plane. I visited Alice Springs in October 2005 and it was boiling hot as you would expect in the desert, however it also rained! The first time it had rained for about a 2 years I think they said! We were in Alice for about 3 days and had a brilliant time - it is just so different from a lot of places to visit in Australia. We stayed in a great little hostel but later found out it was on the "wrong" side of Alice and that Alice Springs can be quite a ...  Read the complete review

Alice Springs is a great centre from which to explore the McDonnell Ranges where you can see some spectacular natural gorges and waterways. Also within driving distance are an assortment of Aboriginal rock carvings and artefacts. The cemetery in the town is the last resting-place of the famous artist Albert Namatjira. Ayres Rock (now called Uluru) is within easy reach of Alice Springs along with the Olgas and the Yulara Resort, all situated in Uluru National Park. The giant monolith Uluru towers 348m above the Mulga plains close by. The sheer enormity of the largest natural attraction in Australia is a breathtaking nine kilometres in circumference. The Olgas, ...  Read the complete review