The Ghan

VISIT: Alice Springs - Uluru - Kata Tjuta - Outback.

Travel by rail between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin and you are embarking on one of the great train journeys of the world. An incomparable way to travel to the two jewels of Australia's Northern Territory - the Red Centre and the tropical Top End. From the sweeping Adelaide Plains unfolding before your eyes to the majestic Flinders Ranges, this first stage of the journey offers a perspective on South Australia you simply can't afford to miss.

Each new day begins with a fresh panorama of this changing landscape. Red earth and cobalt blue skies - the essence of Central Australia takes on a character of its own with every passing hour. Entering the Top End, the landscape mellows with subtropical flora staking its claim over the passing scenery, before your rail journey concludes in tropical Darwin, the relaxed capital city of Australia's Northern Territory.

VISIT: Adelaide - Alice Springs - Uluru - Alice Springs.

For most of us the site of Uluru, or Ayers Rock to use the European name, is pretty familiar from hundreds of documentaries, postcards and photographs. The thing is that no matter how many images of the famous monolith have been seen, nothing is quite like seeing Uluru for real. Standing at the base - touching and exploring it's folds, textures, colours and mysteries, will bring a sudden understanding of why this place is so precious to it's aboriginal custodians and why it is one of the few natural wonders of the world. "The Rock" stands close to 350 metres high, however, like an iceberg most of it is below the surface.

Travel by rail between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin and you are embarking on one of the great train journeys of the world. Named after the Afghan cameleers who once traversed this route, The Ghan will take you from one edge of this continent to the other, through the very centre of Australia.

The Ghan's timetable makes the most of the daylight hours to offer unsurpassed views of the passing landscape. From the sweeping Adelaide Plains unfolding before your eyes to the majestic Flinders Ranges, this first stage of the journey offers a perspective on South Australia you simply can't afford to miss.

Each new day begins with a fresh panorama of this changing landscape. Red earth and cobalt blue skies - the essence of Central Australia takes on a character of its own with every passing hour.

VISIT: Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin.

Travel by rail between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin and you are embarking on one of the great train journeys of the world. Named after the Afghan cameleers who once traversed this route, The Ghan will take you from one edge of this continent to the other, through the very centre of Australia.

The Ghan's timetable makes the most of the daylight hours to offer unsurpassed views of the passing landscape. From the sweeping Adelaide Plains unfolding before your eyes to the majestic Flinders Ranges, this first stage of the journey offers a perspective on South Australia you simply can't afford to miss. Each new day begins with a fresh panorama of this changing landscape. Red earth and cobalt blue skies - the essence of Central Australia takes on a character of its own with every passing hour.

VISIT: Alice Springs - Katherine - Darwin.

Travel by rail between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin and you are embarking on one of the great train journeys of the world. An incomparable way to travel to the two jewels of Australia's Northern Territory – the Red Centre and the tropical Top End. From the sweeping Adelaide Plains unfolding before your eyes to the majestic Flinders Ranges, this first stage of the journey offers a perspective on South Australia you simply can't afford to miss.

Each new day begins with a fresh panorama of this changing landscape. Red earth and cobalt blue skies – the essence of Central Australia takes on a character of its own with every passing hour. Entering the Top End, the landscape mellows with subtropical flora staking its claim over the passing scenery, before your rail journey concludes in tropical Darwin, the relaxed capital city of Australia's Northern Territory.

VISIT: Adelaide - Alice Springs - Uluru - Kata Tjuta - Kings Canyon - Alice Springs - Darwin.

There really is no town like Alice - geographically isolated by miles of beautiful red earth, Alice Springs stands proud as a beacon of outback hope and optimism. The town itself offers fascinating sites and surrounding natural beauty but the undeniable attraction of the region is the iconic Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon. So consider starting your NT adventure by taking an Alice Springs holiday.