Sydney to Alice Springs road trip: Distance, driving time & top stops
Sydney to Alice Springs road trip stops: South Australia section
On the South Australian leg, you can set aside a few days for the Murray River Walk near Renmark. Then, once on the Stuart Highway, visit secret military town Woomera, the Lake Hart salt lake and opal mining capital Coober Pedy.
Best Coober Pedy accommodation choices
The most interesting places to stay in Coober Pedy are:
- For gloriously weird underground rooms in a former opal mine: Comfort Inn Coober Pedy Experience.
- For (usually) the cheapest rates: The Underground Motel.
- For pool, playground and apartments: Big4 Stuart Range Outback Resort.
- For above ground rooms made from rammed earth, with merciful air-conditioning: Mud Hut Motel.
Once in the Northern Territory, it’s the Kulgera, Erldunda and Stuarts Well roadhouses before Alice Springs.
Things to do in Alice Springs include the bewitching Alice Springs Desert Park, the informative Museum of Central Australia and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Base visitor centre.
You can also try several Alice Springs tours. Enjoy a camel-riding tour, a desert hot air balloon flight or a West MacDonnell Ranges day trip.
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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.
If your plan is to go from Sydney to Uluru, branch off at Erldunda.
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