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Australia - The Red Center
Alice Springs
The outback town of Alice Springs is the gateway for exploring the Red Centre. Visit the Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre, Desert Park, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Telegraph Station and the School of the Air.
Experience a camel ride from the frontier camel farm along the sandy bed of the Todd River or combine a ride with a meal on the “take a camel to dinner” tour.
Further Afield - Recommendations
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Australia’s most famous icon, Uluru or Ayers Rock, rises over a 1000 feet from the desert floor and boasts a girth of over 6 miles. Uluru
is a sacred site to the Aboriginal people and more can be learnt in
the visitor center of the dreamtime and geologic formation. The
Rock is best viewed at sunrise or sunset when the stunning color
changes can be seen.
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The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)
Kata Tjuta (otherwise known as the Olgas) are set within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The name has been aptly given to the Olgas as Kata Tjuta actually means 'many heads' in traditional Aboriginal language.
The Olgas are about 30km from Uluru and is made up of 36 domes (now only 28) rounded domes.There are two walks that you can take around the Olgas. The Valley of the Winds Walk is along a 7km track that circles several of the Olgas. The other walk that is available is the Olga Gorge Walk (Tatintjawiya), which is a 2km walk into the beautiful gorge.
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Kings Canyon
Kings Canyon is situated within the Watarrka National Park, and is a huge canyon 270m high. The walk around the rim of the canyon
offers spectacular views. On the way around the rim of the canyon you pass the tropical pools of the Garden of Eden, and the beehive rock formations called the Lost City.
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