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Climate Information of region Alice Springs |
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Map of the region Alice Springs |
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1.1) History of the region of Alice Springs |
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Alice Springs lies 576m over sea level at the mostly desiccated Todd River. During the construction of the telegraph cables they discovered the north-eastern springs, of which the city owes its name. Before the arrival of the Europeans, this area was the home of the Aranda Aboriginals, who have lived here for 10 000 years. The telegraph station, which was built in 1871-72 in Alice Springs, was the first European building in central Australia. |
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1.2) A part of the history - the Warumpi Band |
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Those who like Australian music, surely also know the Warumpi Band from the region of Alice Springs (NT). The instrumentation changed again and again. But Gordon, Sammy, Neil and George can be considered as the ur-instrumentation of the band. The name Warumpi comes from a honey ant – sanctuary near of Papunya (about 260km to the west of Alice Springs). The Warumpi Band wrote and published their first song in their Aboriginal language: “Jailanguru Pakarnu” (out of jail) in 1983. In 1984 more impressive songs followed like: "BIG NAME NO BLANKETS", "Blackfella/Whitefella", "Breadline" and "Fitzroy Crossing". In 1985, the band toured across Australia and even overseas as to: New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The Warumpi Band joined the rock band Midnight Oil in 1986 for a month through the Aboriginal Communities and recorded the songs "Go Bush", "From the Bush" and the most famous song “My Island Home”. Because we loved My Island Home that much, we will give you the text: Six years i have lived in the desert, every night i dreamt of the sea. Now i'm living west of Alice Springs with a wife and a family. My island home, my island home, my island home is waiting for me. I come from the salt water people, we always live by the sea. They say home is where you find it, will this place satisfy me. My island home, my island home, my island home is waiting for me. In the evening the dry wind blows, from the hill and across the plains. I close my eyes and i'm standing, in a boat on the sea again. And i'm holding that long turtle spear and i feel i'm close now to where it must be. My island home is waiting for me. My island home, my island home, my island home is waiting for me.
You can find more information about the Warumpi Band here: http://www.fly-to-australia.com/Australien-Info/warumpi/australien_warumpi_band.html .
On the 13th October 2000, the Warumpi Band played for the last time on the Broome’s Stompem Ground Festival. Some smaller concerts have followed, but since 2003 it got very calm. Perhaps one day the Warumpi Band will play again for their fans. We hope that so much and we will be very happy. But unfortunately this will happen without the frontman George Burrarrawanga, George died after a long illness at the age of 50 on the 10th June 2007. "He'll leave a great hole in the heart for many," Mr. Snowdon said. |
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2.1) Attractions of the region of Alice Springs |
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A good point of departure is the Anzac Hill with a gorgeous panorama view on Alice Springs and the area. Adelaide House at the Todd Mall, designed and built from John Flynn, was the first hospital of Alice Springs. On the corner of Todd and Parsons Street stands the Flynn Memorial Church, built in honour of John Flynn who died in 1951 and who created the Flying Doctor Service.The Royal Flying Doctor Base can be viewed at the southern end of the Harley Street. And furthermore you will find a lot of Aboriginal art and culture in whole Alice Springs. |
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3.1) National Parks in the region of Alice Springs |
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The Simpsons Gap Nationalpark, 30950ha large and placed 8km to the west of Alice Springs at the Larapinta Drive, has been built to preserve a piece of the typical landscape of the MacDonnel Range. The waterholes, the ghost trees and the Eukalypton River belong to its special attractions as well as the numerous rock kangaroos. The Henbury Meteorite Conservation Park is located 145km to the south of Alice Springs at the Stuart Highway. Standley Chasm, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area of Alice Springs, is a steep canyon in the MacDonnell Range – 50km to the west of Alice Springs. |
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4.1) Caravan parks in Alice Springs |
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Caravan parks can be found nearly everywhere in Alice Springs to an affordable price. Further information can be found in our Caravanpark CampingGuide: http://campingguide.fly-to-australia.org/ . |
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5.1) Backpacker Hostels in the region of Alice Springs |
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In Alice Springs, many backpacker hostels can be found. Accomodations are already available for 3 Euro per person and night. Particularly in the high season, a reservation is strongly recommended. A wide range of hostels you can find here: http://hostels.123camper.com/ . |
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5.2) Hotels in the region of Alice Springs |
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A perfect hotel in Alice Springs is the Sheraton, at the foot of the MacDonnell Range. Tele.: 08-89528000
More hotels under: http://hotels.123-camper.com/ .
There you can also find cheap middle-class hotels, which don’t fall short in comfort and interior. |
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6.1) Treasure-hunting in the region of Alice Springs |
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Treasure-hunting in Australia is also known there as “Fossicking”. So called treasures are everywhere in Australia. The only problem is to find this “everywhere”, because who has already been in Down Under yet, knows, how difficult different regions are to find. We also had this problem. We bought a lot of books in Australia. There, countless Fossicking Areas were listed and also described, but it hasn’t been a real help for us. First, many of this so called Fossicking Areas were exploited and on the other hand it has been much too dangerous in parts. This is why we decided to list those Fossicking Areas, which you can find without “big problems”. And to see that the found stones are not valueless, you can survey them in our Australian Shop. In 4 years, there have come up over 149 PDF files in this way. Further information about the subject Fossicking can be found here: http://fossicking.fly-to-australia.com/ . |
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7.1) Cars, Camper and motorbikes in the region of Alice Springs |
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A wide choice of vehicles you can find in the 123-Camper.com database. There are Low-Budget-Camper or first-class motorhomes with shower and WC on offer and all vehicles can be booked online. All listed hirers have exclusive contracts with 123-Camper.com, this is why the conditions are partly cheaper than in Alice Springs. To the database: http://www.123-camper.com/ . |
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8.1) Backpacker jobs in the region of Alice Springs |
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The main supply for backpacker jobs in the region of Alice Springs includes working in bars and local hospitals. Often jobs are offered, also when they are not officially advertised. Alternatively you can contact the Central Australian Tourism Industry Association: 60 Gregory Terrace, Alice Springs NT 0870. Tele.: 08-89525800
Further information you can find here:
http://www.fly-to-australia.com/Backpacker-Info/BackPacker_Working/body_backpacker_working.html . |
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9.1) Tourist Information in Alice Springs |
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Northern Territory Government Tourist Bureau - Tele.: 08-89816611. |
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10.1) Public transport in Alice Springs |
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There are no nameable means of transport in Alice Springs, but the inner city is small and easy to explore by foot. |
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11.1) Best travel time for Alice Springs |
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In the Northern Territory, the year is devided into the dry and the wet season. Dry season is from April to September with moderate clima and driveable roads. Wet season is limited to the higher part of NT. In Alice Springs, there is dryness all the year. Rainfalls are seldom. |
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12.1) Tours of the region of Alice Springs |
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A widespread summary of all tours and bus tickets (Greyhound – backpacker bus routes) you can find here: http://touren.123-camper.com/ .
There you can find day excursions and bus tickets for very cheap conditions. Bus tickets and excursions can be booked online. |
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