Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(12 Parsons St; 10am-2pm Mon-Fri)
, built in 1927 and a symbol of the town's brief legis-
lative independence from the rest of the NT.
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Activities
Ballooning
Outback
BALLOONING
( 1800 809 790;
www.outbackballooning.com.au
; 30/60min flight $290/385, mandatory insur-
ance $25)
Floating above Alice at sunrise is not an experience you will forget in a hurry
(though the included picnic champagne breakfast may be). Hotel transfers are included in
the price.
Bowling
Dust Bowl
BOWLING
( 08-8952 5051; 29 Gap Rd; per game $11; 10am-late)
After the pins are scattered there's
a bar serving drinks and a cafe serving burgers. In the same building, the Red Tomato has
wood-fired pizzas.
Bushwalking
Experience the bush around Alice with several easy walks radiating from the Olive Pink
Botanic Garden and the Telegraph Station, which marks the start of the first stage of the
Larapinta Trail.
Alice Springs Bushwalkers Association
BUSHWALKING
(
http://home.austarnet.com.au/longwalk
)
A group of local bushwalkers that schedules a
wide variety of walks in the area, particularly the West MacDonnell Ranges, from March
to November.
Camel Riding
Camels played an integral part in pioneering central Australia before roads and railways,
and travellers can relive some of that adventure.
Pyndan Camel Tracks
CAMEL RIDING
