The Alice Springs Desert Park is a wildlife park located seven kilometres from the Alice Springs CBD. You can either self-drive, take a public bus or ride a bike to reach the park. The Desert Park is an institutional member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the Zoo and Aquarium Association.
The Desert Park is an environmental education facility where you can enjoy the beauty and mystery of Australian deserts while travelling from dry river beds to dense forests.
There are self-guided audio tours that you can use when strolling around in the desert. At some locations, you can enjoy free Wi-Fi access too. When hungry, you can have light refreshments at Coolum café. If babies and children accompany you, no worries! There are baby change facilities, stroller facilities, playground areas for children, and picnic areas with picnic tables, toilets, and barbeque facilities.
Dingo Encounter
Alice Springs Desert Park has created a daily program for its visitors where you can interact with guides and learn a lot about Australian desert life. The shows and activities include:
Free flying bird show
Another attraction at the Desert Park is the nocturnal tour. The tour takes you to a predator-proof enclosure where you can see nocturnal animals showcasing their natural behaviours.
The guide will help you spot the endangered Central Australian reptiles, invertebrates, and rare animals of the desert. Enjoying animals like bilby, mala, and the thorny devil in their natural environment is a beautiful experience in the nocturnal tour, so don't miss it.
Nocturnal Tour
Alice Springs Desert Park is a live showcase of Australian deserts' cultural, biological, and natural features. You can come here and connect with nature. Visiting the Alice Springs animal park helps you explore the unique plants and animals of the desert.
Some notable plants are desert petunia, bush banana, small yellow button, chocolate cassia, desert oak, and darling lily.
Similarly, you can spot various birds, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Some of them include barn owls, red-capped robin, barking spider, western quoll, bandy-bandy, etc.
Wedge-tailed Eagle
This Desert Park opens every day from 7:30am to 6pm. The last entry for the park is at 4:30pm. We recommend that you set aside 3-4 hours to visit the Desert Park. So, plan it accordingly. The park remains closed on 25th December.
Nocturnal Tours go for 45 minutes and depart:
The entry fees depend on the ticket category; a day pass, a day/night pass and nocturnal tour pass. Children under 5 are free. Bookings for the nocturnal tour are important.
The entry fee is as follows:
|
Day |
Day/Night |
Nocturnal |
|
|
Adult |
$37 |
$57 |
$30 |
|
Child (between 5-16 years) |
$18.50 |
$29 |
$15 |
|
Family saver 1 [one adult and up to two children] |
$63 |
$98 |
$53 |
|
Family saver 2 [two adults and one child] |
$85 |
$128 |
$66 |
|
Family saver 3 [two adults and up to four children] |
$100 |
$174 |
$105 |
The day/night pass includes entry to the desert park and a nocturnal tour; they are only available direct with the Desert Park.
You become entitled to special rates if your group has ten or more individuals; this requires arrangement prior to visit.
A Membership pass is also available to enjoy unlimited access to Alice Springs Desert Park and Territory Wildlife Park (located in Darwin) for 12 months.
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