Don't go home without seeing Central Australia's Unique Oasis!

TOUR ONE:  Tour departs daily at 7.00am from your Alice Springs accommodation travelling west along the Macdonnell Ranges to the Finke Gorge National Park. Here you will see magnificent scenery with rugged escarpments and vivid landscapes. Negotiating the rugged Finke riverbed, the world’s oldest watercourse, we come to Kalarranga Lookout and take in the grandeur of the Amphitheatre of stunning rock formations. Then on to Cycad Gorge and Palm Valley where we wonder at unique Central Australian flora including (Livistona mariae) the red cabbage palm, found nowhere else in the world..   After a scrumptious picnic lunch, we travel to the Aboriginal community of Hermannsburg. Time to relax in the historic tea-rooms of the old Lutheran Mission or wander the precinct. Inspect the art gallery containing watercolours by the famous Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira, who was born here. .

Red Cabbage Palm

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Travel Arrangements: Travel is in an air-conditioned 4WD, equipped with satellite phone. All seats are forward facing. Includes: Guided walks, delicious picnic lunch, morning & afternoon tea and entry to the historic mission and art gallery, pick up and return to your Alice Springs accommodation. Departs: 7.00 am daily and returns approximately 4.30 pm. Cost: $135.00 AUD per person. Concessions available for seniors/pensioners and children. Email and group booking discounts available. What toBring: Sturdy walking shoes, hat and camera – and a smile and sense of adventure.

TOUR TWO:  Tour departs Alice Springs on Tuesday or Saturday at 7.30am for two memorable days. Experience more of Finke Gorge National Park, an overnight camp by Palm Creek, Hermannsburg Historical Precinct, Gosse Bluff, Glen Helen and Ormiston Gorge.   DAY 1: We travel out to Finke Gorge National Park, and explore Cycad Gorge and Palm Valley, as in Tour 1. After a picnic lunch in the National Park, we enjoy the spectacular Mpara walk through the Amphitheatre, with its magnificent rock formations. Enjoy the tranquil sunset from Kalarranga Lookout before a campfire dinner by Palm Creek. Sleep under the stars in a cosy swag.   DAY 2: Visit Hermannsburg Historical Precinct, for a wander and morning tea. Then we travel on the Mereenie Loop road with awe-inspiring views of Mount Sonder and Gosse Bluff (Tnorala). Enjoy the profound stillness of Gosse Bluff on the short walk inside this vast comet impact crater. Further on the loop road, we come to Glen Helen, with its vas t waterhole in the Finke River. Walk in magnificent Ormiston Gorge, and return to Alice Springs via Namatjira Drive.

Mpara Walk

Gosse Bluff

Includes: Guided walks, lunch & dinner on Day1, breakfast & lunch on Day 2, morning & afternoon teas, hire of swag (fitted out with mattress, sheets, pillow, sleeping bag), camping & entry fees, pick up and return to your Alice Springs accommodation. Departs: 7.30am Tuesday or Saturday, returning approx 5pm Wednesday or Sunday. Other days by arrangement. Cost: $325.00 AUD per person. Concessions available for seniors and children. Email and group booking discounts available. What toBring: Sturdy walking shoes, hat, camera change of clothes, a smile and sense of adventure. une, July, August and September is our peak season – advance bookings recommended.  Conditions apply: * Prices are GST inclusive *Tour may not be operating at certain times due to weather conditions or other circumstances. Palm Valley Tours reserves the right to ammend prices, cancel or alter the itinerary without prior notice. Minimum passenger numbers apply. Some scenes depicted may vary due to seasonal and climatic conditions.