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Alice & the Rock at the Crowne Plaza

From $1185 per person SAVE UP TO $350
Alice Springs & Uluru - heart of the country

Package Includes:

  • 5 nights Alice Springs Hotel accommodation
  • Full Buffet Breakfasts each morning
  • 4 Dinners
  • Alice Hop-on/off Tour
  • Palm Valley 4WD Coach Tour
  • Alice Highlights Tour
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock) & The Olgas Tour
  • Bonus: Buy 6th night stay 7th night free (including breakfast)

Come and experience the wonderous valleys and ranges of the Red Centre includng its crowning glory - Uluru.

Nestled at the foot of the MacDonnell Ranges, this large outback town is a hub for massive road trains, tourists and cross country travellers.

Having all the conveniences of shopping, hospitals, restaurants, bars & more with a classic Territorian feel, Alice Springs is the perfect base for exploring the many highlights of Central Australia.

Stay at the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs set against a rugged mountain backdrop in Australia’s very heart, Alice Springs is the ideal base for exploring the Red Centre. Enjoy easy access to the many local attractions.

Tour Alice Springs, the West MacDonnells, Uluru (Ayers Rock), the Olgas, Palm Valley & more. There’s nothing quite like seeing these famous landmarks in person.

Dine in a Territorian relaxed atmosphere at the Balloons Bistro and experience your favourite dishes with a local twist. And all breakfasts are included.

You can extend your holiday with our great ‘buy the 6th night and get the 7th free’ offer!
Alice Springs is truly a special place and a great launching pad for all the marvels of the Red Centre.

 

Package Includes

  • 5 nights Alice Springs Hotel accommodation
  • Full Buffet Breakfasts each morning
  • 4 Dinners
  • Alice Hop-on/off Tour
  • Palm Valley 4WD Coach Tour
  • Alice Highlights Tour
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock) & The Olgas Tour
  • Bonus: Buy 6th night stay 7th night free (including breakfast)

Relax in the Red Centre


Crowne Plaza Alice Springs combines luxury, elegance and resort style facilities. The hotel offers a wide range of services for leisure travellers in a relaxed and stylish environment.

 

Set against the MacDonnell Ranges, Crowne Plaza Alice Springs offers guests the unique opportunity of enjoying a resort style holiday whilst also experiencing the spectacular “Red Centre” and true Australian outback.


Each room features air conditioning, colour TV, coffee/tea making facilities, iron/ironing board, hairdryer and ensuite bathroom.


 

Garden View Rooms
1 King Bed or 2 Double Beds
Mountain View Rooms
1 King Bed

 

All rooms at the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs offer glorious views of the MacDonnell Ranges or the Hotels poolside area.
Hotel facilities include a gymnasium, spa and sauna, swimming pool - heated for those cool desert winters, and two floodlight tennis courts.

 

4 Dinners

 

Enjoy full buffet breakfasts daily, as well as four delicious meals at your accommodation included!
Enjoy fine Hotel Restaurant Dining at The Crowne Plaza’s very popular Balloons Bistro. Your package includes 4 two course dinners offering you a variety of modern Australian dishes.
The mood is easy and casual, the menus are varied and fresh, and the service attentive. Enjoy a variety of contemporary Australian cuisine, whilst overlooking the pool and landscape gardens.

 

 

 

4 Tours


Alice Springs Town Hop On/Hop Off (801)

 

 

A great way to get around Alice and explore at your own pace.
Stay on board for a seventy minute guided tour or hop on and off all day to explore Alice’s attractions at your leisure - The Old Telegraph Station, School of the Air, Anzac Hill (great views), Royal Flying Doctor Base, Reptile Centre, Cultural Precinct, Transport Hall of Fame, Old Ghan Train Museum, Olive Pink Botanic Gardens and the Todd Mall.
A great way to see the sights that Alice Springs has on offer.

 

Includes: Live commentary, extra day free, Tour Pick-up from Hotel.

 

Uluru Adventure (884)

 

 

Stand at the base and look up in awe. Photos simply don’t do these wonders justice and to see them up close is a truly amazing experience.
En-route stop at a typical outback roadhouse, cross a changing landscape and enjoy a drink and lamington overlooking the distant Mount Conner mesa.
Uluru (Ayers Rock) - circle the 9km base of this massive rock learning the geology and legends, take a guided walk to a waterhole and see Aboriginal Rock Art. Visit the Uluru Cultural Centre.
Take a walk amongst the Olgas - truly equally remarkable monoliths.
Finally watch the beautiful changing colours of Uluru as the sun sets on this magnificent natural wonder for the billionth time.

 

Includes: Morning Tea, Sunset Buffet Dinner, Guided Walks, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel. Please note that a $25 per person National Park fee is payable direct on the morning of this tour.


Alice Highlights (892)

 

 

Tour the highlights of Alice Springs including a stop at Anzac Hill for some spectacular panoramic views.
Head out through the West MacDonnell Ranges and visit the memorial grave of Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Flying Doctor. See the twin ghost gums famously painted by Albert Namatjira.
Take a guided walk along Angkale Creek bed to Standley Chasm - a striking deep red cleft that glows with reflected sunlight.
Then take a guided walk into Simpsons Gap - see stunning rock walls rising from a sandy creek bed. Look for Rock Wallabies, Eagles, Kytes & Falcons.

 

Includes: Entrance to Standley Chasm, Guided Walks, Tour Pick-up & return.


Palm Valley (886)

 

 

Head out into the homelands of the Arrernte Aboriginal people for a real outback adventure.
Visit Hermannsburg - an 1870’s Lutheran Mission and learn the history of the area.
Travel by 4WD coach on the dry Finke River bed to Palm Valley, a strange semi-tropical oasis in the red centre. Bushwalk through the gorge and along the riverbed next to remarkable Livistona Palms and Cycads - remnants of an ancient landscape.
Walk along the valley rim with stunning views over Palm Valley. Enjoy a welcome picnic lunch before a short walk to Kalarranga Lookout for amazing views.

 

Includes: Hermannsburg Entrance Fee, Morning or Afternoon Tea, Lunch, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

 


Additional Tours Available at Discounted Prices!

Extra tours & attractions only available at these discounted prices if booked in conjunction with your Holiday Special Package. All Prices Shown are PER PERSON in AUD.

West MacDonnells Highlights Tour(879)

Price: $100

 

Usually dry riverbeds, vast craggy red sandstone gaps and gorges, and tranquil waterholes make up the spectacular landforms of the West MaDonnell Ranges. The presence of Aboriginal dreaming is always evident in the rugged clefts and chasms. Travel along the ochre coloured West MacDonnells and pass the John Flynn Memorial at the foot of Mount Gillen. Make a stop at Simpsons Gap and see rich ochre coloured rock walls rising from a sandy creek bed. Continue to Standley Chasm - a striking deep red cleft that glows with reflected sunlight and keep a look out for black footed rock wallabies along the rocky base.


Includes: Entrance to Standley Chasm, morning tea, picnic lunch, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

 

Outback Cattle Station (882)

Price: $85

 

 

Learn what life in the Outback is really like with an informative tour to Bond Springs Cattle Station - a 1515 square kilometre cattle grazing property and the first homestead in the area, dating back to 1876. Experience the vast openness of outback Australia. View heritage listed pioneer buildings, an old ‘School of the Air’ classroom, blacksmith shop, leather room and more. See Kidman Cottage, built by Sir Sidney Kidman. Learn about the cattle industry today and yesterday and marvel at the pioneer spirit in this remote, harsh environment. Understand how the early pioneers battled the elements of heat, drought and isolation. Visit the Tropic of Capricorn.

 

Includes Morning Tea, Tour Pick-up & return to Hotel.

 

Pricing Table


Room Type People 5 Nights Extra Nights
Garden View 1 1575 180
Garden View 2 1185 105
Mountain View 1 1705 205
Mountain View 2 1255 115

 

Travel to Alice Springs not included.
All prices are per person in $AUD and include GST.
Children aged 4-13: Deduct $125.
Children under 4: Free in existing bedding or cot/bed hire payable direct.