Alice Springs Half-Day Sunset Tour

Alice town and country half-day sunset tour private tour service is an excellent opportunity to explore the overview of Alice Springs & the panoramic landscape views of the East MacDonnell ranges.
Our first visit is to the Araluen Arts Centre. You will be able to see aboriginal art. Your next visit will be to Alice Springs School of the Air. They offer travellers the opportunity to learn about the history of the trevealing stories about school from afar, life on the land, and share in the dreams, achievements, and journeys of Outback students. The Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tour Facility is your next exciting place. Then you will move to the countryside and reach Emily and Jessie Gaps. Then, you will reach the local landmark of Anzac Hill, where you can take in panoramic views over Alice Springs and the surrounding MacDonnell ranges. You will enjoy the sunset also. With this attraction, we conclude our tour and will drop you at your hotels or caravan parks.

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes

Araluen Arts Centre

61 Larapinta Drive, , Alice Springs, 0870, Northern Territory

Your first visit is to Araluen Arts Centre. You will get an excellent opportunity to get a closer look at Albert Mamatjira's arts, learn about unique natural history, follow the evolution of the landscape and fascinating creatures, and explore the panoramic landscapes of the West MacDonnell Ranges. The Araluen Arts Centre aims to develop a collection of artworks that reflect a permanent record of art practice in Central Australia. Araluen Arts Centre holds a comprehensive collection of paintings by Albert Namatjira.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Alice Springs School of the Air Experience

Alice Springs School of Air 80 Head St, Alice Springs, 0870, Northern Territory

Your next visit will be to Alice Springs School of the Air Experience. The Visitor Centre brings to life an integral and unique facet of the children’s lives in the Australian Outback. It offers travellers the opportunity to learn about the history of 'The World's Largest Classroom', reveal stories about the school from afar and life on the land, and share in the dreams, achievements, and journeys of Outback students.
The experience includes a film, a guided presentation about our unique history, and the ground-breaking techniques that make it possible for our remote students to participate in school classes despite the challenges of time, distance, and isolation. You might even be able to observe a teacher conducting a live lesson in one of our five broadcasting studios right before you! However, at certain times, live lessons will be replaced with pre-recorded lessons.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum

8 - 10 Stuart Tce, , Alice Springs, 0870, Northern Territory

Our next exciting place is the Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tour Facility. See, experience, and learn through the wonder of technology the heroic tales of the birth and growth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors, and nurses, and the patients' experiences that are carried out and cared for daily. Learn the importance of the RFDS to outback Australians and the medical care required to service isolated regions.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

The Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park

Ross Highway, 10 kilometres east of Alice Springs., East MacDonnell Ranges, Hale, Alice Springs, 0872, Northern Territory

Your next stop will be Pack a picnic, watch the local wildlife, or follow a short walking track into Emily and Jessie gaps.
The two small gaps in the Heavitree Range are important spiritual sites to the Eastern Arrernte Aboriginal people. Many places in the surrounding landscape are associated with the same caterpillar Dreamtime story, and form a 'Dreaming Trail'.
Emily Gap is a significant sacred site where the caterpillar beings of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) originated. These caterpillars formed Emily Gap, and many of the topographic features around Alice Springs radiated out to the edge of the Simpson Desert. At Emily Gap, you can see a large rock painting depicting the caterpillar dreaming.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Anzac Hill

Anzac Hill Road, Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Our last visit of the day is at Anzac Hill, where you will be able to take in panoramic views over the town of Alice Springs and the surrounding MacDonnell ranges. You may be able to capture one photo to cover the entire town. You will enjoy the sunset. Anzac Hill is a memorial dedicated to those who served in Australia’s defense forces during all international wars.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included