Kangaroo moon night book cover red6/17/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to stay in town, budget accommodation includes hotel rooms at Ibis Styles Katherine, which is located centrally, or Katherine River Lodge Motel, which has a range of rooms including a family unit. Discover the history and art of the region at Katherine Museum and Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Art and Cultural Centre – the latter includes regular cultural performances, exhibitions and workshops celebrating the Yijard Rivers stories. Katherine and Nitmiluk Gorge are colloquially known as ‘Adventure Territory’, with stunning natural attractions including Katherine’s Hot Springs, Katherine Low Level Nature Reserve and Nitmiluk Gorge. Stop 2: Stay in Katherine or Nitmiluk Gorge Places to sleep include the pet-friendly Blue Stone Motor Inn, which has a large outdoor pool and popular Anne’s restaurant and Goldfields Hotel Motel which offers value accommodation in a central location for those on a budget. You can see how mining methods evolved over the years on a tour at the Battery Hill Mining Centre and nearby Tuxworth-Fullwood Museum. In the late-1800s, Tennant Creek became a small outpost on the Overland Telegraph line from Melbourne to London then it metamorphosed during Australia’s last proper gold rush in the 1930s. The Winanjjikari Music Centre is a popular concert venue, recording studio and music industry skills development centre for Aboriginal musos and production technicians – check the notice board for info about gigs in town tonight. Kunjarra (The Pebbles) is a sacred site for women in the middle of hundreds of beautiful granite rock formations about a 40-minute roundtrip north from town. You can learn more about the legend from the Warumungu people at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre, which includes a gallery, shop and performance spaces owned and managed by local Aboriginal people. In the dreamtime, this area was the stomping ground of a spiky tailed goanna called Nyinkka. Lasseters recently opened The Goat and Bucket, serving up gourmet fare based on natural local flavours plus craft beer and wines. If you're looking for luxury, options include the Crown Plaza Lasseters Hotel Casino and Hilton Double Tree Hotel Alice Springs.Įat at your hotel or head out for a light meal at Watertank café, Bean Tree Café or. Good value accommodation is available at Desert Palms which offers studio villas. The infamous Henley-on-Todd Regatta is a bizarre series of races in bottomless boats along the dry bed of the Todd River held on the third Saturday of August.Įxplore the story of the man on the Australian $20 note via the Flynn Trail, which takes in historic sites such as the John Flynn Memorial Church, Adelaide House Museum and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (the first of its kind in the world when built in 1926). Wrapped in the stunning Aranda or MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs is a bustling town in the middle of the Red Centre with thriving arts and sports scenes. Dine under the stars at Table 131 or beneath the soaring dome of Dune House – both venues offer fine dining with matching wines. The resort does not accommodate children under 10. All of the tents face Uluru and if you treat yourself to a night or two here you’ll also have access to an open bar and complimentary scenic helicopter flight. The final word in luxury at Uluru is the ‘tent resort’ of Longitude 131 on its own private site within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Eat at one of the venues within the resort to have a classic three-course set menu at Ilkari Restaurant, pizzas, pastas, salads, burgers and steaks at Gecko’s Café, or modern Asian at the pun-tastic Ayers Wok Noodle Bar. At the edge of the resort site is the luxury Sails in the Desert hotel with five-star rooms, suites and its own gallery, spa, swimming pool and restaurant. Budget choices include Ayers Rock Campground, Outback Pioneer Lodge and Hotel at the Ayers Rock Resort, with access to BBQ facilities, tennis courts, swimming pools and a tour desk. There are plenty of accommodation options, but book ahead – even for a camping ground – if you’re coming mid-year, because Uluru is, after all, iconic. Of course you’ll want to settle in before sunset so you can experience Uluru’s magical transformation. ![]()
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