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Tanami Rd & Stuart Hwy - NT 

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PlaceID13727
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Latitude23.53689º S 23º 32' 12.81" S
Longitude133.8638º E 133º 51' 49.74" E
Altitude726m
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From Alice Springs, 17.96kms N (19.8kms, 18mins driving) Driving Directions
From Hermannsburg, 119.12kms E (146kms, 2hrs 4mins driving) Driving Directions
From Ampilatwatja, 251.31kms SW (302kms, 4hrs 1 min driving) Driving Directions
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Balloon Flight with Breakfast - 30 mintues - NT [7.51km]  
Activities 
Family Hot Air Balloon
Enjoy a 30 minute balloon flight alongside the West MacDonnell Ranges.
Undoolya Discovery Quad Bike Adventure 3.5 hours - NT [10.44km]  
Activities 
Driving Offroad Driving
Quad bike the outback; travelling varied terrain and viewing abundant wildlife.
Quad Bike Adventure for 2.5 Hours - NT [12.09km]  
Activities 
Driving Offroad Driving
Do you have a taste for adventure and love the outdoors? Experience some of the most beautiful scenery Alice Springs has to offer on a quad bike adventure.
1 Day Kings Canyon Full Day Tour Y19 - NT [12.56km]  
Activities 
Outdoor Nature & Eco
Travel with AAT Kings from Ayers Rock Resort to Kings Canyon Resort, stopping for breakfast at Kings Creek Station(own expense).
Uluru Motorcycle Cruise - NT [16.45km]  
Activities 
Driving Motorbike
Enjoy the awesome thrill of seeing one of Australia's best known landmarks Ayers Rock as a passenger on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Palm Valley Tour - NT [17.78km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours History & Culture
Follow Larapinta Drive into the Aboriginal homelands of the Arrernte people and into real outback adventure country - the Finke Gorge National Park.
Ayers Rock Sunset on Harley Davidson - NT [18.68km]  
Activities 
Driving Motorbike
Sip on Champagne as you watch the sun set behind Ayers Rock on a Harley Davidson, it doesn't get any better than this.
Simpson Desert Tour - 3 Days - NT [19.06km]  
Activities 
Outdoor Nature & Eco
Join us for a 3 day tour through the Simpson Desert highlighting the heritage & pioneer life of Central Australia from 1860.
Helicopter Flight - Just the Alice - 10 minutes - NT [20.96km]  
Activities 
Flying Helicopter Flights
Exciting from lift off to touchdown, take to the sky in one of our bubble-cabined Bell 47 helicopters offering unrestricted 180 degree panoramic views.
Kata Tjuta and Uluru Sunset Tour Y13 - NT [21.1km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Travel with AAT Kings to the mystical 36 domes of Kata Tjuta. En route, stop at a lookout for a panoramic view of the eastern side of Kata Tjuta.
Uluru Sunrise and Base Tour Y17 - NT [21.25km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Enjoy a warming cup of tea or coffee and biscuits as the colours of Uluru gradulally change as the sun rises on the horizon.
1 Day Uluru Adventure A2 - NT [21.76km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Pass through the West MacDonnell Ranges, stop at Atila (Mt Conner)lookout for morning tea before travelling on to Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park.
Harley 30km Ride to Ayers Rock - Pat's Special - NT [25.38km]  
Activities 
Driving Motorbike
Quick, short and exhilarating.
Kata Tjuta,Valley of the Winds and Sunset Y14 - NT [26.09km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Enjoy a leisurely drive with AAT Kings to the 36 mystical domes of Kata Tjuta.
Helicopter Flight Champagne Sunset - 20 minutes - NT [28.74km]  
Activities 
Flying Helicopter Flights
Chilled bubbly, a desert sunset and you! Fly over Honeymoon Gap, along the ridgeline to Mt Gillen, returning via Heavitree Gap. The perfect end to a perfect day!
Helicopter Flight Simpson's Explorer- - 40 minutes - NT [28.74km]  
Activities 
Flying Helicopter Flights
You can't leave the Alice without seeing this! Just 18km west, this high craggy cleft in the West MacDonnell Ranges is one of our most popular attractions.
Uluru Sunset Tour Y11 - NT [30.28km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Travel with AAT Kings to the Uluru sunset viewing area and enjoy nibbles and a glass of wine as the sun sinks over Uluru.
1 Day Palm Valley Safari by 4WD A5 - NT [33.4km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
This AAT Kings 4WD safari takes you through the West MacDonnell Ranges to Hermannsburg, an Aboriginal community.
Balloon flight tour with Breakfast - 60 minutes - NT [36.54km]  
Activities 
Family Hot Air Balloon
Enjoy a 60 minute balloon flight beside the West MacDonnell Ranges.
Uluru Base and Sunset Tour Y12 - NT [40.31km]  
Activities 
Attractions & Tours 1 Day Tours
Visit the Uluru - Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, then travel to the base of Uluru where your Driver/Guide will take you on a walking tour to Mutitjulu Waterhole and show y
See Australia Through the Eyes of an Aboriginal - SA [40.74km]  
Activities 
Creative Aboriginal Culture
On our Aboriginal Cultural 13 day tour we visit the Adnyamathanha People of The Northern Flinders Ranges learning about bush tucker, art and culture.

 Places within 5km

Overland Telegraph Cairn - NT [1.37km]  
Marker,Sign Point of Interest
Overland Telegraph Highest Point On Main Road Between Adelaide and Darwin East , Situated 17 Klm North from the Shell Truck Port
Bond Springs Airstrip - NT [2.79km]  
Airstrip 
Orientation 331°.
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway & Stuart Hwy - NT [3.45km]  
Rail Crossing 
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway

 Weather & Climate

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 16:00 26 Nov CST
Distance from Tanami Rd & Stuart Hwy 28.81km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
34.2°C 26.7°C 6% -8.5°C 1008.3hPa 0.0mm NNW 24km/h
13knots		 33km/h
18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Alice Springs Airport
Distance from Tanami Rd & Stuart Hwy 28.81km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.335.132.728.2 23.019.919.622.6 27.130.933.735.4
Mean Min. °C 21.420.817.512.6 8.35.14.06.0 10.214.817.920.2
Mean Rain mm 38.042.331.916.8 19.414.414.79.5 8.321.926.737.5

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 Trek Notes

Outback Way Outback Way
Linking Laverton in WA to Winton in QLD, the Outback Way was coined to promote the development of a 'third strategic link' across Australia, and is fast becoming one of the most iconic outback tourism and adventure drives in the country.
Plenty Highway Plenty Highway
Part of the "Outback Way", the Plenty Highway is the most direct route from central Queensland across to Alice Springs in central Australia. It is a wide stretch of very red sandy soil that when wet can be impassible - 4WD only.
The Tanami Track The Tanami Track
The Tanami Track is essentially a great short-cut linking the Red Centre to the Kimberley. Although once a notorious 4WD track, it is now a graded dirt highway. [Feature Story]

 Recommended Reading

Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SF5314 Alice Springs SF5314 Alice Springs
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
Australia Aus Tour DVD Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
$199.95 [Add to Cart]
Red Centre - Alice Springs to Uluru Red Centre - Alice Springs to Uluru
This map outlines all sealed and unsealed roads, four-wheel drive tracks and roads requiring permit access. Camping sites, accommodation, fuel supplies, emergency services and local attractions are all marked and National Park and Aboriginal land boundaries are clearly outlined.
Alice Springs to Uluru Alice Springs to Uluru
Some of the most unusual landforms in the world can be found in Central Australia. Much of this area has only been accessible to visitors for about 30 yrs and some roads and facilities are well suited to the modern adventurer.The Gunbarrel Hwy is also shown although travel permits are required.
The Plenty and Sandover Highways The Plenty and Sandover Highways
The Plenty & Sandover Highways allow the most direct access from Alice Springs to Boulia, Mt Isa and other parts of western Queensland.
Tanami Road Tanami Road
The Tanami Track provides the quickest access from the southern states via Alice Springs to the Kimberley.This map details the route through some of the least populated country in Australia and its ever changing arid scenery provides an awesome introduction to the immensity of our deserts.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack
This map pack includes the six Great Desert Tracks Maps, together with the Simpson Desert map, all packaged in a hard-cover folder with clear pockets. This map pack is designed to offer an additional benefit to the constant map user by providing better value than buying the maps individually.