West MacDonnell Ranges Day Trip from Alice Springs

MacDonnell Ranges(Pass by)
After pickup at your Alice Springs hotel, set off with your guide and small group into West MacDonnell Ranges National Park to begin your exploration of the area’s many natural attractions. Throughout the day, your knowledgeable guide shares informative commentary about the natural and cultural history to the region.
Simpsons Gap(45minutes*Admission Ticket Not Included)
Start with a scenic walk at Simpsons Gap, one of the most renowned gaps in the West MacDonnell Ranges. Follow a riverbed to a natural rock amphitheater while looking for endangered black-footed rock wallabies that hop among the boulders.
Standley Chasm Angkerle(60minutes*Admission Ticket Included)
Then admire the tall rock walls of Standley Chasm as you stroll through trees that line the tracks including acacias, cycads, ghost gums and cypress pines. Have morning tea at Standley Chasm before heading to your next destination, the Ochre Pits.
Ochre Pits(15minutes*Admission Ticket Not Included)
A short path leads to rock walls that are covered with white, yellow and red layers of ochre. Be sure to bring your camera to snap photos of the shifting hues. Considered a sacred site for the local Arrernte peoples, the ochre pits provided material traditionally used for ceremonies and trading.
Ormiston Gorge(60minutes*Admission Ticket Not Included)
Further down the road, stop for a bushman's lunch at Ormiston Gorge, which contains a semi-permanent waterhole. Look for waterbirds such as the Pacific heron and white-faced heron, both common visitors to the waterhole.
Ellery Creek Big Hole(60minutes*Admission Ticket Not Included)
Continue to Ellery Creek Big Hole, a significant geological site and one of central Australia's most pristine waterholes and cool off with a swim.
(Pass by)
Your guide returns you to your Alice Springs hotel to end the tour.

Please call to confirm pickup time prior to tour date. Kindly allow 15 mins for the bus to arrive.