Alice Springs Desert Park General Entry Ticket
- 3–8 hours
- 9 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
An inspiring portrayal of Australia’s central desert environments that effortlessly blends the plants, animals and people of the arid regions within one, extraordinary tourism and conservation facility. This major tourist attraction is as distinctive as the Australian desert itself - a truly unique experience that continues to captivate and educate travelers from every corner of the globe. There’s much more to deserts than meets the eye and visitors to the Park are astonished by the life and beauty they discover on their journey.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guide
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Electric scooter hire fee
- Additional animal encouters
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Itinerary
Your essential introduction to Central Australian starts with a self guided visit of Alice Springs Desert Park. On arrival, receive a park map and daily program. Stories are shared through interpretative displays and daily guide presentations, many by Central Australian Aboriginal people. Meticulously re-created desert habitats allow visitors to experience desert life as it really is, every day, at their own pace. Highlights include interactive guide presentations, botanical displays, a free flying bird show and the opportunity to see endangered animals in the Nocturnal House. Facilities include a café, electric scooters for hire, gift shop and a picnic/BBQ ground. Enjoy an authentic desert experience and discover how deserts are full of life.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 157 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Showing reviews written in English.
5Must see
Best thing to do in Alice Springs. Worth going to see dingos, birds, reptiles. Good range of talks every 45 mins or so. Don’t miss the bird show.
5Fantastic park great value
Brilliant park well load out with heaps to see and do. Bird show is a real highlight- amazing. Great value for money too.
5Great place to visit
Great place to see local wildlife. Includes birds show. Very interesting & large nocturnal house (as many locals are nocturnal). Lots of information boards. Plenty of native plants & birds. Very clean. Reasonable entry fee. We spent about 3 hours here.
4Great afternoon at the wildlife park
Highly recommend a visit if you have young kids! We went with our six and eight year old for the afternoon and it was a great activity. Just the right amount of walking around, loads of animals (terrific bird show at 3pm - time around that, and look for Bruce the Willy wag tail…) The on-site cafe is also great, some of the best priced meals we’ve had our whole NT trip (with kid friendly options that aren’t “nuggets and chips”!)
5Excellent family day out!
We had a wonderful time at Desert Park. We loved the nocturnal house and seeing all the big variety of animals. We loved the dingo talk and the bird show was super exciting! Kids loved it! Would highly recommend!
5Favourite Place
This became my favourite place when visiting Alice Springs! I found it very easy to walk around, and loved seeing the bird show, the emu, and the aviaries of beautiful birds. I was also lucky enough to see a wild perentie lizard. The nocturnal house is amazing, as are all the talks with the knowledgeable guides. I was lucky enough to do a Dusk tour as part of Parrtjima with the lovely Ann who I enjoyed hearing and learning from about the country and culture here. Highly recommend if you're a nature fan, and enjoy gardens, aviaries, animals, and learning.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 1 traveller
- Operated by
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair and prams available to hire
How it compares in Alice Springs
- Its from-price is 89% below the median of the 50 experiences we list in Alice Springs.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 7 of 50.
About Alice Springs
Alice Springs is a small desert town in Australia's Red Centre, set among the red ridges of the MacDonnell Ranges beside the usually dry Todd River.
Alice Springs grew from a telegraph station built in 1872 beside a waterhole on the Todd River, which is usually a wide bed of dry sand. The town, called Mparntwe by the Arrernte people, lies in a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges, and Anzac Hill gives a view over its grid of streets. Aboriginal art galleries, the Desert Park and the restored Telegraph Station are among the main sights.
Top-ranked sights in Alice Springs: Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye), MacDonnell Ranges, Simpsons Gap.
