12 Nov 2014
New walks through million acre cattle station, vast salt planes and a first for walking trail to Mount Connor plus Paper Making Workshops
Curtin Springs, a million-acre cattle station 100km from Uluru is offering new tourism experiences that include guided salt lake walks, Full Moon Walks and paper making tours and workshops.
The Curtin Springs Walks will offer one and two day guided walks along a vast and ancient salt lake system and, for the first time ever, give visitors access around the base of Mt Conner, so often mistaken by tourists for Uluru.
From the 6th December Full Moon walks will take place each month around the full moon. The walks will take place in the evening and include dinner at the homestead before travelling out to the Salt Lake to watch the moon come up over the crystalline surface.
The new tours have been created by the Severin family, who have called this spectacular and extremely remote part of the Northern Territory their home since 1956, when Peter arrived with his young wife, toddler and 1,500 head of cattle.
The 15km and 30km easy walking tracks take advantage of the changing light throughout the day and the effect it has on the salt lake surfaces, sand dunes and Mt Conner, which glows in shades of pastel pinks and purples, to fiery red at sunset. Walkers will also be able to hear all about life on a working cattle station as they pass two of the stations cattle yards.
The station also produces native grasses including spinifex, oat grass, woollybutt, kangaroo and kerosene grass that are mixed with sand, clay and flowers to produce handmade paper. Visitors can take part in one-hour paper making tours or four-day workshops which include harvesting grass, paper making, understanding how food production and land management are intrinsically linked and how growing cattle for meat production is balanced with a million acre wildlife corridor.
For further information visit http://www.curtinsprings.com
Virgin Australia announces direct service between Darwin and Alice Springs
Virgin Australia has announced that it will introduce direct services between Darwin and Alice Springs from March 2015, to coincide with the opening of the new Virgin Australia Lounge in Darwin, part of a wider terminal expansion project. There will be three services per week between the two cities.
The new Darwin lounge will feature Virgin Australia's trademark style, including luxury seating, gourmet food and beverage options and impressive views across the airport landscape.
Abercrombie & Kent introduce new Land Rover Adventure tours between Alice Springs and Uluru in 2015
Visitors to the Red Centre can now explore the region in the comfort of a Land Rover Discovery. Abercrombie and Kent are offering fixed dates tours between Alice Springs and Uluru in partnership with the Land Rover Adventure travel team. The tours take in the mystical beauty of Uluru, the waterways and canyons of Finke Gorge and Kings Canyon, both of great importance to the Aboriginal people. The group will also visit Cave Hill, home of the Anangu people and an area providing unique insight into Aboriginal culture.
Luxury departures from Alice Springs to Uluru include accommodation at Longitude 131, Kings Canyon Resort and Double Tree by Hilton Alice Springs from the 15th to 19th October and 27th to 31st October. Tours take place from Uluru to Alice Springs including accommodation at Sails in the Desert, King Canyon Resort and Double Tree by Hilton depart from the 21st to 25th October and 2nd to 6th November.
For further information visit http: www.abercrombiekent.co.uk/landrover
New Health Club opens at Lasseters Hotel, Alice Springs
Lasseters Hotel and Centre of Entertainment has completed a AUS$40 million expansion and refurbishment programme that has seen the opening of a new building which now houses the hotel reception and Lasseters Health Club which features a 24 hour gym, Lavish Day Spa and Splash Pool Café. Lasseters Centre of Entertainment in Alice Springs is home to three restaurants, three bars, a sports lounge, night club and an international standard casino. The four and a half star hotel has a Health Club, Lavish Day Spa, heated outdoor pool and complimentary bikes for guests to use to explore Alice Springs.
Five nights for the price of three at Ayers Rock Resort
For bookings made until the 31st December 2014 for travel from the 1st December to 31st March 2015, visitors to the Northern Territory's iconic Uluru can take advantage of a fantastic offer of five nights for the price of three at the Outback Pioneer Hotel. The package starts from as little as AUS$372 (approx. £205) per person for five nights accommodation in a standard room, free daily Indigenous guest activities programme including a cultural dance performance, guided garden walk, spear & boomerang throwing and Indigenous story telling experience, free use of the Resort Shuttle bus service and return Ayers Rock Airport Transfers. There are now over 65 activities in and around Ayers Rock Resort so there will be not shortage of choices on offer to fill five days. www.ayersrockresort.com.au/staypay
For more information about the Northern Territory visit www.australiasoutback.co.uk.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
- Australia's Northern Territory is a leading nature and culture destination where Australia's Outback meets the tropics and is home to Australia's most dramatic, beautiful and varied scenery including the awe-inspiring red centre icons of Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon as well as the Top End adventure and wildlife destinations of Katherine Gorge and Kakadu National Park.
- Darwin International Airport is an international gateway to Australia offering connections to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Denpasar.
- The peak visitor time is during the dry season, from May to September, but the Tropical Summer from October to April brings spectacular lightning shows and lush growth.
- www.australiasoutback.co.uk is an essential resource for travellers planning a trip to the Northern Territory.
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