This page is dedicated to providing information about Central Australian businesses who provide disability access or support. This is not a complete list but a good start of accessible information.
Transport | Attractions | Tours | Accommodation | Parks
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Alice Springs Town Council launched an online accessibility map in 2022. This online map shows access points, facilities and key service locations within the Alice Springs Municipality.
Public transport buses are low floor and fitted with ramps that accommodate access for standard wheelchairs and light weight mobility aids. Please be aware that some oversized wheelchairs and scooters will not be able to board.
A limited number of taxi vans have the facility to life a wheelchair or scooter. Please advise the operator when booking the taxi.
Alice Springs Taxi Service 131 008
Alice Springs Cabs 132 227
Phone: 08 8950 4360
Phone: 08 8951 8788
Phone: 08 8951 6834
Learn about the Alice Springs born innovative education program for children living in remote areas. Experience our “World’s Largest Classroom” and the journey it has taken from 1951 to the current day.
Phone: 08 8952 3993
Visit the best-preserved station along the Overland Telegraph Line at the original site of the European settlement in the township of Stuart (later Alice Springs) established in 1872.
Phone: 08 8951 1120
Visit the Araluen Arts Centre; Central Craft; Museum of Central Australia and Central Australia Aviation Museum housed within the Cultural Precinct
Phone: 08 8952 7161
National Road Transport Hall of Fame, the Old Ghan Train Railway Museum and the magnificent Kenworth Dealer Truck Museum collectively make up the most comprehensive land transport museum in the southern hemisphere.
Phone: 08 8952 2154
The Olive Pink Botanic Garden was opened to the public in 1985 and now has over 600 Central Australian plants represented in the garden including 40 rare or threatened species. There are self-guided walks and interpretive signs to help the visitors learn about desert plants, their uses, and the life of the Garden’s founder Miss Pink.
Phone: 08 8958 8411
Operating an engaging and educational facility which incorporates a museum, souvenir shop, one of the oldest functioning RFDS communication bases to be found and a café serving up delicious treats in a relaxed and informal setting.
Phone: 08 8952 9006
Formerly called the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame at the Old Alice Springs Gaol provides visitors with two interesting attractions to visit at the one location which is dedicated to preserving the place of women in history for their special contribution to Australia’s heritage.
Phone: 08 8956 7402
Share the stories, art and history of the Western Aranda people, Ntaria / Hermannsburg; birthplace of Albert Namatjira and initially a Lutheran Mission.
Phone: 08 8956 3368
For those choosing to coordinate their own Uluru itinerary to ensure walks, drives and sightseeing meets their needs, then the Uluru Audio Guide is a great accompaniment. Uluru Audio Guide provides GPS triggered commentary for all roads within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park as well as all walks at Uluru and the short walk at Kata Tjuta. This allows you to explore at your own pace and not miss out on learning about the culture, history and native environment that is quintessential to Uluru.
Phone: 0416 170 164
We seek to include participation by customers of all abilities if possible and are mindful of safety and our Risk Management Plan. The time of booking is the best opportunity to discuss your individual accessibility requirements.
For your own safety it’s really important that you are able to comfortably dis-/mount the camel. It’s really necessary that you’ll have the balance to hold yourself seated independently. You really do need some strength to get yourself on, off and stay comfortably seated on the camels. There are about 6 steps that you climb to get up onto the mounting platform.
We do not recommend making a booking if you have ongoing back issues; are planning or recently had a hip replacement; if you are pregnant; if you cannot comfortably squat into a moderately low position or lift your leg up like you were getting onto a motorbike; or your balance is compromised and you cannot sit stably.
Accessible parking is available at the tourist car park, which is located at least 200 metres from the camel ride. The terrain between the parking area and camel yards is suitable for robust wheel-chairs and prams. Toilet facilities are not wheel-chair accessible or fitted with handrails.
Phone: 08 8956 2906
Curtin Springs Paper invites the desert to offer up its hardy ingredients to combine and make a truly authentic souvenir of our region. Our handmade paper is made from the native grasses from Curtin Springs Station. You can share the wonders of our home and get to know our history, landscape and connection to the land through our paper.
Phone: 1300 228 546
AAT Kings Yulara has multiple wheelchair operating coaches and accessible vehicles to ensure guests with mobility issues are able to attend tours. Wheelchair requests must be requested prior to tour booking to ensure the vehicle is available.
Field of Light Sunrise (FOL) – 100m from coach to dune top viewing, 200m from dune top viewing to start of field of light, 700m or 300m walk within the field, 350m from end of walk in field to dune top for refreshments and 100m from dune top viewing to coach. Sandy uneven paths.
Uluru Morning Guided Base Walk (Y40) – 10.6km of sandy, maintained paths around the base of Uluru. Accessible by wheelchair.
Uluru Sacred Sites & Sunset (Y17) – Visit the Uluru Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, Kuniya Walk and Bus Sunset Viewing Area. All wheelchair accessible, with seating areas present.
Uluru Sunset (Y11) – Bus Sunset Viewing Area. All wheelchair accessible, with limited seating available.
Barbeque Dinner Under the Stars (Add on to Y11 & Y17) – short walk to dining site, all wheelchair accessible.
Kata Tjuta Sunset (Y8) – Kata Tjuta Sunset Viewing Area. All wheelchair accessible, with limited seating areas present.
Kings Canyon and Outback Panoramas (Y19) – Drive to Kings Canyon with beginning of Kings Creek Walk available for wheelchairs. Helicopter flight is available.
Discovery Parks – Alice Springs is a highly accessible park with a range of facilities that cater to wheelchair users and the mobility impaired. Currently there are two dedicated wheelchair access cabins and the park’s facilities including the entertainment centre, games room, TV room, reading room and BBQ areas are accessible by ramps. An entertainment program that includes events like Pancake Breakfasts, and the informative ‘Red Centre Show’ are available to all abilities.
Discovery Parks – Glen Helen is working hard to improve its accessibility to wheelchair users and to the mobility impaired. An upgrade to the outback campground and shared amenities is ongoing, but currently includes an outdoor, wheelchair accessible toilet. The onsite bar and restaurant are also completely accessible to wheelchair users and to the mobility impaired.
Discovery Kings Canyon has worked hard to ensure their rooms and amenities cater to all abilities. There are currently four newly refurbished dedicated wheelchair-access Standard Rooms and all other resort rooms are accessible via two small steps and include wheelchair-ready bathrooms. All licensed outlets, which are open to all guests, cater to wheelchairs and the mobility impaired. This includes the unique ‘Under a Desert Moon’ dining experience, which invites guests to dine under a canopy of stars.
Discovery Parks – Kings Canyon welcomes visitors of all abilities to their outback campground. The campground amenities feature wheelchair accessible toilets and showers and licensed outlets, Carmichael’s Restaurant and Kings Canyon Bar & Grill, are ready to receive wheelchairs and the mobility impaired.
Curtin Springs Wayside Inn is the perfect base from which to explore the Uluru/Kings Canyon Regions. Or stay a while and ‘peel back the layers’ by including our experiences, tours and hospitality in your travel plans. Affordable accommodation, homestyle meals, bar, store, fuel, & campground.
Phone: 08 8956 2906
Simpsons Gap
A place renowned for seeing Black-footed Rock-wallabies on the short walk to the gap.
Ochre Pits
Used for a range of purposes, from medicinal to protecting wooden weapons from termites, Ochre was a vital part of Aboriginal Culture.
Ormiston Gorge
Cool scenic gorges are important refuges for plants and animals, many of which can be found within Ormiston Gorge.
Parks & Wildlife Northern Territory
Phone: 08 8951 8250
Website: nt.gov.au/parks
The first part of the Kings Creek Walk is wheelchair accessible, as is the Kathleen Springs Walk (with assistance, as it has a few hills).
People from all over the world come to visit the World Heritage listed park, marvelling at its geological wonders, cultural significance and natural beauty. Explore Uluru, one of the largest monoliths in the world, rising 348 metres above the desert floor and having a circumference of 9.4 kilometres.
Phone: 08 8956 1128
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