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Red Centre
Alice Springs is the largest town within 1000 sq km, situated right in the middle of
the continent. This area is known as the Red Centre after the colour of the ground, because
the Australian desert has specific bright red colour.
Alice Springs was founded in 1871 as a telegraph station between the northern and the
southern points of Australia, and now it became a popular tourist centre. There is much to
see here: camels (they were helping to build the telegraph line in the 19th century),
unusual lizards covered with horns, exotic flowers and unique plants of the desert. The
climate of this area is continental, that is why the gap between the day and night
temperature is quite big.
The most popular tourist area is ULURU.
 Uluru (the English name is Ayers Rock)
is the most ancient and big monolith rock on Earth, which is considered by the Aboriginal
people to be one of their sacred sites. It is an astonishing view: a giant rock right in the
middle of the flat red desert, changing its colours with the sunlight from light pink at
dawn to dark burning red at the sunset. The tourists can climb the mountain or just take a
walk along the beautiful path at the bottom, and you are guaranteed to see the unusual
animals and birds of the Australian desert.
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Main Attractions of Alice Springs Area
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Kings Canyon - the most ancient canyon on Earth 300m deep. The tourists can get down
to the bottom by a very steep path and explore the picturesque group of rock formations,
which is called "Lost City", and the green oasis "Garden of Edem", or
just enjoy the view from the outlook.
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Standley Chasm - a spectacular 5m- width gap between the red cliffs.
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Simpsons Gap - a picturesque gap in the gorge with golden sand at the bottom.
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Palm Valley - an oasis in the desert with a group of rare palms 25m high.
Main Attractions of Uluru Area
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 Kata Tjuta - a complex of the very
unusual rock formations: stunning 36 giant balls made of rock, laying on one another in a
pile (the English name is Mount Olgas).
We strongly recommend to leave at least 3 days for this area (min 2 days). In 2 days you will be
able to see the Uluru area (it is a must to see The Rock at dawn and at sunset), and in 3 days it is
possible to cover the area of the Kings Canyon.
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Sounds of Silence Dinner (4 hours)
If you really want to feel the atmosphere of the Australian desert and add a little of
romance to you adventure - definitely take this dinner. It is set up in the desert at the
sight of Ayers Rock and accompanied by the Aboriginal music. Delicious food, candles on the
table and fascinating sounds of didgeridoo (national Aboriginal musical instrument) - this
is magic, which you never forget!
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