1 Day West MacDonnell Ranges Tour

Spend the day exploring the mighty West MacDonnell Ranges on this tour departing from Alice Springs.

• Head west on Larapinta Drive alongside the ochre coloured West MacDonnells
• Pass John Flynn Memorial at the foot of the Mt Gillen
• The remains of the twin ghost gums painted by Albert Namatjira.
• Continue to Standley Chasm - a striking deep red cleft that glows with reflected sunlight
• Walk into the Chasm along the Angkerle Creek bed
• Enjoy morning tea at Standley Chasm
• Ellery Creek Big Hole - take a short walk along a creek bed to the cool waterhole below a steep rocky escarpment
• Stop at the Orchre Pits
• Visit Glen Helen Gorge - a semi-permanent waterhole
• Enjoy a ploughman's lunch with beer, wine or soft drink
• Visit Ormiston Gorge and waterhole for a ploughman's lunch
• Time to relax at the waterhole
• A refreshing swim may be possible depending on the time of year
• Make a stop at Simpsons Gap - rich ochre coloured rock walls rising from a sandy creek bed
• Look for black-footed Rock Wallabies along the rocky base
• Look for eagles, kytes and falcons soaring in the thermal currents above the West MacDonnells
• Perhaps meet a local lizard

Tours depart daily at 8am and return at 5.30pm

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Priced from $145 per adult and $109 per child (4-14)