Day Tours
Palm Valley Outback Safari by 4WD
1 day | Alice Springs Return
Travel Period
Go off-road in a custom-designed 4WD vehicle and reach destinations that are otherwise difficult to access. Through the Central Australian landscape, we’ll take you down the very edge of the Finke River and into the amazing Palm Valley. You’ll see the important sights and visit an Aboriginal community, Hermannsburg, known to the local Arrernte people as ‘Ntaria’.
Departs
Apr-Sep 2023: Thu/Sat
Oct 2023-Mar 2024: Closed for Season
(Subject to Availability)
7.30am from Alice Springs
Returns
6.00pm approximately
Prices From CODE: A5
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Trip Details
What's included
- • Morning tea with scones, tea/coffee
- • Picnic Lunch
- • Experienced Driver Guide
- • Comprehensive commentary
- • Travel in an air-conditioned coach
What to Bring
- • Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
- • Water bottle to hold 1 litre
- • Warm layers in cooler months
Fitness Requirements
- • Walk in Palm Valley - Grade 3, moderate
Dining
- • Morning Tea
Itinerary
Travel by 4WD - Through the West MacDonnell Ranges to Hermannsburg, an Aboriginal community and historic precinct which is renowned for its Aboriginal art collection and the works of Albert Namatjira. Either morning tea is provided in Hermannsburg*.
Travel down the bed of the Finke River - One of oldest water courses in the world, into Palm Valley.
See spectacular rock forms, white sands and an oasis of rock pools and palm trees. Some plants such as the cycad and 'Livistonia Mariae' (cabbage palm) are known world-wide as relic plants and are unique to Central Australia.
Visit - A spectacular rock formation known as the Ampitheatre. Enjoy a picnic lunch this afternoon.
Relax - And enjoy the changing colours of the magnificent West MacDonnell Ranges in the afternoon light.
*Please note Morning tea may be replaced with afternoon tea depending on availability.
Included Meals: Morning Tea
Please note: This itinerary may be subject to change.
Prices above may vary according to your departure date.
