Airborne Inland Pilgrimage Lu Lu badminton Boulder Station 1: Lu Wu Lu-Catachuta National Park
When referring to the Australian outback, most tourists think of Stonehenge in Lu Lu badminton at first, and they will go to Lu Lu Katajuta National Park.
Park) pilgrimage stone has also become one of the biggest highlights of the trip to the Northern Territory. This stone standing in the center of Australian red soil is the largest single rock in the world and a sacred place in the creation myth of local aborigines. No matter how many times you have seen it in the book, only when you get close to the boulder can visitors feel the huge and shocking like Uluru Mountain.
You might as well spend about 20 minutes driving around the rock, or hiking on the path at the foot of the rock to observe the texture of the rock at close range. Interested tourists can also stroll in the red clay desert by camel, or even take a helicopter to overlook the panoramic view of the boulder. Don't miss the most wonderful scene of the sunrise and sunset of the boulder-with the change of sunshine, Uluru will show different colors from brown to brilliant red, which is quite amazing. In addition, when night falls, book a hearty dinner under the desert starry sky.
OfSilence is also a very romantic travel experience.
Another landmark of the National Park is Katachuta, which is 40 minutes' drive from Boulder, Lu Lu badminton. Kata Chuta is composed of more than 30 rocks, which looks more like a hill from a distance or from a close distance. You can enjoy more abundant terrain and vegetation on foot in Katachuta. Wind Valley Trail (Valley
oftheWinds
About 4 hours' walk, visitors will cross the "valley" formed by rocks, river beds and observation platforms. Like Lu Lu badminton, you can enjoy the beautiful sunrise and sunset here.
Practical information
Admission: 25 Australian dollars for adults; Children under 05 65438+A $ 12.5 (tickets can be used for three consecutive days).
Opening hours: 6:30~ 19:30 (opening hours vary with seasons).
Official website: ayersrockresort.com
Self-driving reference
Ayers Rock Airport (Ayers Rock)
Airport) is the nearest airport to Lu Lu badminton-Kartak Tower National Park. Visitors can rent a car in Yulala, 10 minutes away. Youlala is also the base camp that Lu Lu badminton must visit by car, only half an hour's drive from the national park, and it is the location of accommodation, camping, restaurants and supermarkets. Whether going deep into the park or going to the next stop, visitors can get enough food or supplies before leaving here.
Accommodation recommendation
East longitude 13 1 resort (longitude 13 1)
Highlights: There are 65,438+05 luxury tents here, each facing Lulu Jushi. Visitors can enjoy the sunrise and sunset in Uluru.
Official website: longitude131.com.au.
Lu Wu Lu-Katachuta National Park Lu Wu Lu-Katachuta National Park is the northern territory of Australian red soil center, and Uluru is the largest boulder in the world with a history of 600 million years. The overall color of the rock is ochre red, and the exposed surface shines in the sun, stabbing the sky in the empty desert, which is both spectacular and mysterious. The color of rocks will change with time, showing incredible power.
Second stop: the Valley of the Kings
Lu Lu badminton? Valley of the Kings |4 hours and 305 kilometers
As another landmark in the red clay center of the Northern Territory, KingsCanyon is famous for its deep valleys and jungle landscapes. The Valley of the Kings is located in Vatard Ka National Park (Vatard Ka
NationalPark), the valley blocked by red ochre rocks is nearly 300 meters deep, with dense jungle vegetation at the bottom and many rare species in the territory.
If you want to enjoy the canyon scenery at close range, you can start from a trail that suits you: KingsCanyonRim.
Walk), with a total length of 6 kilometers, will lead tourists to climb all the way to the canyon cliff, with a panoramic view of the canyon, which takes about 3 to 4 hours; Kings Creek Trail (Kings Creek
Walk), with a total length of 2.6 kilometers, will take visitors to appreciate the unique caves at the bottom of the valley, shuttle between huge ferns and palm trees, and meet wild animals from time to time. 1 hour journey, relaxed and full of fun.
Practical information
Admission: free.
Opening hours: all day
Related websites: WatarrkaNationalPark self-driving reference
Along LasseterHwy, visitors can drive from Yulala to the Valley of the Kings, and don't miss Mount Connor on the way by car.
Conner) scenery, the red boulder rising from the ground gives visitors the illusion of returning to Uluru.
Third stop: Alice Springs
Valley of the Kings? Alice Springs |6 hours 475
Alice Spring (Alice
Springs) is the base camp for most tourists who explore the red clay center. If you can stay for a day or two, this small town standing in the middle of the desert will never let passers-by down. Alice's iconic activity in spring is "inland hot air balloon sunrise tour". Visitors will slowly rise with the hot air balloon and see the magnificent colors of the red clay desert at dawn from the air. With a long history, you can meet the aboriginal culture at any time in the streets and lanes of Alice Springs and the street market every Sunday.
Market) find some favorite aboriginal costumes and artworks, or go to Araluenarts Center.
Visiting more detailed aboriginal art exhibitions and performances has become an unforgettable cross-cultural experience in desert towns.
Alice spring is also a paradise for animal lovers: book a "sunset" and go to the kangaroo protection station.
Sanctuary) is in close contact with the lovely kangaroo baby; Or in desert park.
Park) looking for Australia's largest raptor wedge-tailed eagle; Even more challenging is to go to AliceSpringsReptile Crawler.
Embrace pythons and watch monitor lizards. You can see the wildness and nature of Australia in Alice Springs.
Driving information
Four-wheel drive is more suitable for the road in the center of red soil. From the Valley of the Kings to Alice Springs, you can go south to LasseterHwy and then follow Stuart Highway.
Expressway) journey to the south. These two roads are the main roads in the Northern Territory, with good road conditions. Enjoy the red clay scenery on both sides while driving!
Accommodation recommendation
① Doubletree byhiltonaliceping Hot Spring.
Highlights: The magnificent scenery of the Todd River and the mcdonnell Mountains.
② Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Leicester Hotel.
Highlight: This four-and-a-half-star hotel has a world-class casino, spa, cinema, bar, restaurant and fitness center.
Step on the gas | West McDonald's National Park
Driving from Alice Springs 10 minutes, you can enter West McDonald National Park.
Park), you might as well spend a day exploring the towering StandleyChasm Canyon or the densely vegetated ellery Creek Pool.
Cave), like all the magnificent natural landscapes that can represent the Northern Territory, is worth a trip to the "wild" for outdoor-loving tourists.
The first stop of the trip to the south through the red clay center: TennantCreek.
Alice springs? Tennant Creek |5.5 hours 508 kilometers Tennant Creek (Tennant
Creek is a small town on the main road from Alice Springs to Darwin. Its indigenous culture and rich history allow visitors to enjoy the unique scenery of central Australia while making a little replenishment. At the Ningkanunu Cultural and Art Center
(Ningka
Nyunyu), visitors can learn about the creation myths about the spiny-tailed monitor lizard and Tengnante Creek from the mouth of Varu Mongolia, and understand their beliefs and culture; Batri Mountain Mining Center (battery) is 1.5km away from the town center.
HillMiningCentre) takes tourists to relive the last gold rush in Australia, which happened here. Whether it's visiting mineral deposits or experiencing the Nuggets personally, it's full of fun.
Practical information
① Ningkanunu Cultural and Art Center
Opening hours: 8: 00 ~ 18: 00.
② Batri Mountain Mining Center.
Opening hours: 9:00~ 17:00.
Ticket price: adult, 30 Australian dollars; Children, 20 Australian dollars
Self-driving reference
Driving along the Stewart Expressway in Journey to the South, visitors will meet the charming KarluKarlu/Devils on the way.
Pinball) landscape. The smooth and huge marble blocks are stacked on top of each other, looking rickety but standing. According to aboriginal legend, these rocks are the eggs of rainbow snakes. Don't forget to stop along the way to have a closer look.
Second stop: Nitmiruk national park
Tennant creek? Catherine |7.5 hours 675 kilometers
Visitors who are keen on outdoor experience should not miss nitmiluk National Park next to Catherine.
Park), different from the desert landscape in the center of red soil, the magnificent rivers, waterfalls, canyon cliffs and tropical rainforests in the park make tourists shine. The main landscape of Nitmiluk National Park is Nitmiluk Canyon (Nitmiluk)
Gorge), in the winding place of the ancient Catherine River, you can take a canoe to drift on the river and enjoy the layered rock walls on both sides of the river and the ancient rock paintings left by the aborigines.
Another landmark, Lailin/Edith Falls (Lailin/Edith)
Waterfall is located in the west of the national park. Visitors can swim in the pond upstream of the waterfall and stroll in the jungle on both sides. Visitors who want to overlook the panoramic view of the canyon may wish to go to the Ruyili Ring Road and the observation deck and overlook the Catherine River on the cliff. More challenging tourists can try Jatbula for 4-5 days.
Trail), accompanied by the indigenous Zawain people across the canyon.
Practical information
Tickets: Free admission to the park; Camping, 3.3 Australian dollars
Opening hours of visitor center: 8:00~ 17:00.
Self-driving reference
Before A Journey to the South arrived in the northern region, Catherine was a small town where tourists could stop to have a rest and then start over. Might as well go to the Catherine Museum (Katherine
Museum), Top Digital Art Museum (TopDidjandArt)
Gallery) and other art places, learn more about the local aboriginal culture, or go to the community market to mingle with the locals and fully experience the local customs. Visitors can also participate in the Catherine Inland Experience (Katherine
OutbackExperience), enjoy an Australian inland style performance that combines equestrian and country music; Or go to Catherine Hot Springs.
Springs), these natural hot springs distributed along the Catherine River can make tourists enjoy comfort and relaxation while driving.
Accommodation recommendation
1 cicada.
Highlight: It's only a few minutes' walk to the visitor center of Daniel Miruk (Catherine) National Park, where there are modern facilities.
② Naudts Tunnel Resort.
Highlights: Close to the center of Catherine town, only 20 minutes' drive from Nitmiluk (Catherine) Canyon.
Step on the gas pedal | Mataran Ka Hot Springs Mataran Anka is located in the south of Catherine, and it can be reached by car 1 hour. It is open from May to 65438+ 10 every year. The local area is famous for its sand spring pool. Visitors with enough time may wish to take a hot spring and wash away the fatigue of the boat.
upstate
Experience multi-port cities: the first stop: Darwin
Catherine? Darwin |
3.5 hours 3 17 km Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, where tropical customs and exotic colors are intertwined. The integration of modern art and aboriginal culture has created Darwin's diverse and charming scene, and tourists can also gain many novel travel experiences in this city. Hidden dragon (hidden dragon)
Cove) gives visitors the opportunity to enter the world of fierce reptiles, understand the growth of crocodiles and "interact" with them. Bold tourists can even try the most thrilling "cage of death" in the park-
Swimming in the water with crocodiles through transparent boxes!
Darwin's cultural landscape is also colorful. Every Saturday, Pallarp is a good place to taste delicious food and find artworks. There are also many modern and aboriginal art venues nearby, and visitors can see many wonderful works collided by aboriginal creation myths and modern art; If you want to know more detailed and vivid urban history, you may wish to visit the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery.
andartgalleryofthenortherterritory)； And in the evening, MindilBeachsunset (MindilBeachsunset)
Markekt) has become a good place to watch the sunset, blow the sea breeze and enjoy the nightlife in coastal cities. Visitors who love food can also come here to taste kangaroo meat and crocodile meat with Australian characteristics, as well as food from all over the world.
Practical information
① Crocodile Bay
Opening hours: 9:00~ 18:00.
Ticket price: adult, 35 Australian dollars; Children, 25 Australian dollars
② Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery
Opening hours: 10:00~ 17:00.
Ticket price: free of charge
③ Sunset Fair in Mindy Beach.
Opening hours: every Thursday and Sunday.
Accommodation recommendation
(1) Darwin Sky City Resort (SKYCITYDarwinResort)
Highlights: Darwin's only five-star seaside hot spring resort hotel has a casino, infinity pool, spa and beach.
② Darwin Waterfront.
Highlights: Located in the seaside of Darwin, there is a big surfing pool.
HiltonDarwin。
Highlights: Located in the center of Darwin, 2 minutes walk to Binhai Avenue and 5 minutes to Smith Street Shopping Center; This room also has a view of Darwin Harbour.
Second stop: kakadu national park.
Darwin? Kakadu |? 2.5 hours 2 10 km
Kakadu is Australia's largest national park, which is listed as a cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO. Colorful landforms, wild animals inhabiting them, and rock art left by aborigines have all become the reasons for tourists to visit Kakadu in the Northern Territory. As a "hometown of aborigines", one of the highlights of visiting Kakadu is to visit the culture of aborigines among these rocks. At Ubir Rock (Ubir)
Rock) and Nourlangie (Nourlangie
Rock) In two rock landscapes, dense rock paintings bring people into prehistoric galleries. These works can be traced back to over 50,000 years ago. If you look closely, visitors can see the life scenes that aborigines once hunted and celebrated, and they can also find the most famous rainbow snake rock paintings.
Kakadu has many wetlands, and you can go boating on the Huang Shuihe or the East Crocodile River.
River) is also very popular with tourists in Kakadu. At sunset, you can row a boat on the quiet stagnant river, and the silhouette of the surrounding grassland and jungle constitutes the classic landscape of Kakadu. Crocodiles in Hanoi can be seen from time to time, as well as wild horses and buffaloes on both sides of the river by boat. In addition, Jim Jim Falls (Jim) with a drop of 200 meters
JimFalls) The landscape is equally shocking and worth a visit. Kakadu is so big that tourists can spend a few days discovering its beauty.
Practical information
Admission: 16 or above, 25 Australian dollars (valid for 14 days)
Third stop: Li Zhi Sacrifice National Park.
Darwin? Banquet in Li Zhi | 1.5 hours140km.
Li Zhi Fett National Park (Lichfield National Park)
Park) is located in the south of Darwin, and its wild and magnificent natural landscape makes it another good choice for Darwin Zhou Bianyou. Here, visitors can see the wonders of nature-magnetic termite mountain (magnetism)
white ant
From the outside, it is hard to think that these tombstone buildings, which are almost as high as people, are actually termite nests, and some complex red mounds are similar to cathedrals. Visitors can carefully observe the ingenious design of termites on the nearby boardwalk.
One waterfall after another in Litchi Feite Park is another highlight of the scenic spot. Florence Falls (Florence
Falls) The waterfall is clear. Visitors can feel the "massage" of the rapids under the waterfall, or climb the stone steps to see the waterfall from the top pond. And versicolor falls (Wangi
Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the park. The flying water column fell into the pool surrounded by the rainforest, making a roaring sound, even if it just stopped to listen, it was shocking. In addition, the mine pool (Buley)
Rockhole is also very popular with tourists. The third-class natural swimming pool is surrounded by tropical rain forest. Whether camping on the shore or swimming in the water, it is a wonderful experience.
Practical information
Admission: free.
Opening hours of visitor center: 8:00~ 17:00.
Arrive in the Northern Territory by bus.
How to get to the red soil center
Alice Springs and Lulu both have airports. Visitors can fly from major Australian capital cities to clay centers such as Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. In addition, tourists can take the "Gan" train from Adelaide or Darwin to Alice Springs.
How to get to the north end
In addition to driving, tourists can also fly from most capital cities in Australia to Darwin, the gateway to northern Australia. At present, Chinese mainland has opened direct flights between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, which takes only 5 hours and 40 minutes for one way.
driving/driver's licence
Short-term tourists who stay for less than 3 months can rent a car in Australia without an international driver's license, using a new Chinese and English driver's license or a translation of the old driver's license.
When you are on the road, it is recommended to take your driver's license and passport with you so that you can show them together when necessary.
Rent a car
The car rental industry in Australia is very developed. Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and other car rental companies have outlets in major tourist cities, such as Darwin and Jurala.
Visitors can also use domestic travel websites or platforms to rent a car. Just select the date, model and the place to pick up and return the car in advance, and the website will automatically generate a quotation. Four-wheel drive is recommended for driving in the Northern Territory.