Darwin to Uluru road trip guide: Best stops, distance & time
What to do between Darwin and Uluru: Devils Marbles and Alice Springs
Things to do in Tennant Creek include the underground tour at the Battery Hill Mine and exploring Indigenous culture at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre.
Tennant Creek accommodation possibilitiess include the character-sprinkled Safari Lodge Motel and more prosaic Goldfields Hotel Motel.
From Tennant Creek to Alice Springs, it’s another 508km of highway. The best stops are the giant boulders of the Devils Marbles and the alien paraphernalia-covered Wycliffe Well roadhouse.
Darwin to Uluru by car: Alice Springs
Once in Alice Springs, attractions include the Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Base and the Araluen Cultural Precinct.
Alice can also be used as a base for exploring the marvellous West MacDonnell Ranges. Sights to tick off here include Standley Chasm, Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen Gorge and Ellery Creek Big Hole.
Seven essential Alice Springs activities to add to your trip.
- See imposing red rock cliffs and stunning swimming holes – on a West MacDonnell Ranges day trip.
- Glide across the changing morning colours of the outback – on a hot air balloon ride.
- See how education works across the outback – at the School of the Air.
- Take in the epic outback scenery – on a scenic flight.
- See the outback wildlife come to life – on a Desert Park nocturnal tour.
- Try camel rides through the red dirt landscape – and learn the weird history of Aussie camels.
- See stunning, often unvisited outback sites – on a Palm Valley 4wd tour.
Best Alice Springs accommodation choices
These are the best Alice Springs accommodation picks:
- For a solid, relatively affordable motel: Elkira Court Motel.
- For villas, gardens and a lagoon-style pool: Desert Palms.
- For backpackers: Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn.
- For a kid-friendly holiday park: Discovery Parks Alice Springs.
- For business-friendly serviced apartments: Quest Alice Springs.
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