Alice Springs to Standley Chasm

It’s eight months since my trip out to Australia’s red centre via the comfort of the Ghan Railway (to read about my trip on the Ghan, click here). We stopped at Alice Springs for a tour, and I chose the lovely Desert Park, seven kilometres out of town.

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Corroboree Billabong-Northern Territory

For my second day in Darwin, I organised a full day tour in the Mary River National Park, including a 2.5 hour cruise through the wetlands of Corroboree Billabong.

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Darwin – Northern Territory

On the last night of our trip on The Ghan, we were dropped at our hotels in the city of Darwin, capital of Australia’s Northern Territory.

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The Mighty Ghan-Katherine to Darwin

Following on from my last post, The Ghan had halted in the township of Katherine for our last excursion – Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park.

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The Mighty Ghan-Adelaide to Alice Springs

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been wanting to visit Australia’s red centre, and also Darwin in the top end, but for various reasons I always talked myself out of it.

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