What You Should Visit In The Australian Outback

Alice Springs is the place to start exploring the Australian Outback. Alice Springs, also known as the Outback capital can be found driving on the 3000 km Stuart Highway, approximately halfway between Adelaide in the south and Darwin in the north.

If you have limited time to visit the Australian Outback, Alice Springs is the place to start. There are quite numerous tourist attractions in the area. The first and most famous attraction is Uluru, but those who want more from their trip than a sunset and a souvenir T-shirt should visit all Alice Springs Desert Park (this is the national park where Uluru can be found).

Undoubtedly the greatest tourist attraction on the Australian continent is Uluru (Ayers Rock), and Alice Springs sees so many tourists because Uluru is relatively close to it. However, many tourists fail to make a correct estimate about the distances in the Australian Outback: ‘close’ means Uluru is 450 km away from Alice Springs.

Those who spend some time in the Alice Springs area should also visit the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. It can be found only 50 km away from Uluru, so if you are at the Ayers Rock, you shouldn’t miss Kata Tjuta. The next great tourist attraction in the area is Wattarka – Kings Canyon. This is another national park, and if you want to visit, this means another 300 km trip from Uluru.

There are a lot more to see in the area besides the top three tourist attractions. West MacDonnell Ranges and the East MacDonnell Ranges are also beautiful, and those who decide to explore thoroughly the area should not miss Palm Valley, Hermannsburg and Chambers Pillar.

Those who want to drive from Alice Springs to Darwin must prepare for a really long journey. They will see great open spaces, endless horizon and an ever changing landscape. Some will enjoy the ride, other will find it dull and tiring. There are a few tourist attractions on the way, but not many.

One place to see is the Devils Marbles, 393 km north of Alice Springs. The next tourist attraction is 660 km away Mataranka, and from here it is only 105 km to Katherine and one of the most beautiful places in Australia: Katherine Gorge. Darwin is also a must-see for tourists visiting Australia: Kakadu National Park and Litchfield National Park are the favorite north Australian tourist attractions.

Those who drive to the south from Alice Springs will find halfway on the trip to Adelaide a small opal mining town, Coober Peddy. Tourists will find this little town rather different from the rest of Australian attractions. Lot of people are loving it, but some don’t like it at all.

For those who are looking for real adventure, there is the Outback of the Australian Outback, the Kimberley region in the remote north-west territory. This is the place where most of time 4WD jeeps are the only means of transportation. Among the must see thing there is the Great Northern Highway from Broome to Kununura, the Gibb River Road, and countless waterfalls, rock pools, secret fishing spots, national parks and one of the world’s top 5 beaches.

Isabella Olsen is a travel writer who has toured major destinations worldwide, including many European countries by car. To book a car rental Northern Ireland, or learn more about car hire worldwide, visit www.zencarhire.com