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An icon of Australian rail travel and one of the world’s great train journeys, ride the rails of history aboard The Ghan Expedition between Darwin and Adelaide.
3 DAYS | DARWIN to ADELAIDE : Operates March & November only
A unique and epic experience, explore the wonders of Australia’s vast interior with one of the world’s most renowned rail journeys – The Ghan Expedition from Darwin to Adelaide. Beginning in Darwin, this four day, three night, 2,979km all-inclusive journey will take you to some of the most remote and captivating parts of Australia in style and comfort. Your adventure through the country’s vast, varied, and captivating interior will leave you speechless. It’s the ultimate Australian outback experience.
Your journey begins with a morning departure from Darwin. Once you’re settled into your private cabin, mingle with fellow travellers or sample the exceptional food, wine, and service onboard. When it’s time for lunch, savour the regionally-inspired menu accompanied by a selection of all-inclusive wines and beverages, before an early afternoon arrival at the Top End township of Katherine. Take a relaxing cruise through Nitmiluk Gorge’s ancient natural wonders and exploring the region’s rich Indigenous culture. Enjoy dinner as the sun sets over the outback, then back in your cabin you’ll find your bed turned down. Fall asleep as the train rolls soothingly onwards.
Feel free to choose 1 tour from ①②③④, or you can choose upgrade to ⑤ with extra cost:
Winding your way down the Katherine River on a relaxing cruise, you’ll feel a tangible connection to the dramatic, ancient scenery around every bend. As you venture into the gorge, the landscape tells stories of geological upheaval over the centuries and the effects of fast-running water and the erosion it causes. The views of the sheer gorge walls just keep getting better and better.
You will hear the characteristic shrill of the cicada reverberating across the cliff faces as your expert guide navigates you through the swirling waters of the First and Second Gorge.
The gorge walls, etched by time and the elements, are home to myriad plant and animal life, much of which is unique to this area, all playing a role in the lives of the Traditional Owners. The commentary explains the significance of Nitmiluk to the Indigenous Jawoyn people and the many stories that celebrate their spiritual connection to the gorge.
There are plenty of fascinating Indigenous rock art sites across the Top End, but few are accessible or as powerful as at Nitmuluk Gorge.
On this relaxed cruise experience, your guide will share some of the ancient secrets of the region, as you drift down the First Gorge, witnessing the awe-inspiring sandstone cliffs that tower above the water.
Listen to Dreamtime stories about the creation and learn about the gorge’s significance in the lives of the Traditional Owners, the Jawoyn people.
We’ll stop for a short walk to the top of the First Gorge to visit the stunning Indigenous rock art site, where artwork remains visible despite thousands of years exposed to the elements. These works are evidence of the existence of the Jawoyn culture in the area during the last Ice Age.
Take to the skies to fully appreciate the scope of Nitmiluk Gorge and all of its unique formations. From above, in all its majesty, it is clear why this is considered to be one of the Northern Territory’s most spectacular sights. Your 15-20 minute helicopter flight will take you over all 13 gorges and venture deep into Nitmiluk National Park. The remote waterfalls and rockpools you will see along the way are simply breathtaking.Your expert guides will reveal the story of Bula, the most important figure in Jawoyn Dreaming stories. Legend has it that Bula and his two wives hunted across this land and transformed the landscape.Back on the ground, head over to the Top Didj Aboriginal Art Gallery. Holding a portfolio of artists from the region, the gallery reflects the cultural diversity and influences of the Jawoyn, Warlpiri and Dalabon Aborigines, who have lived in the area for thousands of years.
To avoid disappointment, we highly recommend guests pre-book this tour. For more information on how to pre-book, please contact your friendly travel consultant.
If you choose this experience, you will not be able to participate in the included Off Train Experiences.
After your first night on The Ghan, you’ll be greeted by a morning view of the spectacular Red Centre. A full day of excursions awaits you in the outback town of Alice Springs. An optional upgrade is a scenic flight to Uluru, returning in time to meet the rest of your fellow guests at a spectacular MANGURI camp fire experience under a million stars.
MANGURI - Not a formal Off Train Experience as such, but an added bonus that we like to include if we can!
Magnificent Manguri is a rail siding 30 minutes outside of Coober Pedy in South Australia and in this instance, darkness is our friend. The outback’s pitch-black sky unsullied by man-made lights mean the stars out here are truly something to behold.We pull into Manguri after dinner and invite guests off to enjoy a nightcap around a bonfire while taking in the brilliant carpet of bright stars on a clear night. You are unlikely to find yourself in Manguri at any other time so while this is a short stop, it is the kind of stop that adds to a very memorable journey on The Ghan.
PLEASE NOTE: This stop is only on the southbound journey from Darwin to Adelaide in March and November.
Feel free to choose 1 tour from The Below , or you can choose upgrade to Helicopter Tour with extra cost:
Start the day in the world’s largest classroom, the Alice Springs School of the Air. Established in 1951, the school covers 1.3 million square kilometres and is still in operation. This was the first school to use two-way radio broadcasts to help with the education of students in remote areas who are unable to attend face-to-face lessons. If you are lucky, you may be able to witness a class firsthand.
Next up is the Alice Springs Reptile Centre, where you will be treated to an informative display and discussion about the wide and varied scaly inhabitants of the region. You will meet famous locals like frillneck lizards, thorny devils, perentie goannas and geckos.
At Yubu Napa Gallery in Alice Springs, you can admire high-quality artworks, knowing that the artists represented are treated to comfortable studios and are paid fairly for their work.
Finally, to end the day, discover the colourful history of Alice Springs and the unique culture of this iconic outback town on a coach tour of the town highlights.
As distinctive as the Australian desert itself, the Alice Springs Desert Park captivates and educates. Located at the base of the West MacDonnell Ranges, the Desert Park is closely connected to the local Arrernte people. The stories and history of the Arrernte people, together with the plants and animals they are responsible for, are told through the interpretation and creation of three distinct desert habitats – Desert Rivers, Sand Country and Woodland.
Highlights include stepping into the Nocturnal House on your guided walk. Let your eyes adjust to the evening light and enjoy spotting animals such as the bilby or the rare mala wallaby, in their natural environment.
Then, prepare for an aerial display. Feel the adrenalin rush as raptors of the desert sky fly over your head. The free-flying birds of prey will demonstrate their natural survival skills, including hunting and foraging. After the show, your backstage pass allows you to get up close and personal with the birds and trainers during a private training session.
After the Desert Park, we’ll visit the Yubu Napa Gallery in Alice Springs. The gallery is dedicated to providing quality artwork and ensuring that the artists work in comfortable studios and are paid fairly for their work.
A coach tour that includes the highlights of Alice Springs will also be part of your day of exploration.
Standley Chasm is a significant cultural icon in Central Australia. Traditionally called Angkerle Atwatye, meaning ‘Gap of Water’, itis a 3-metre-wide, 80-metre-high gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges, about 50km west of Alice Springs. Once a narrow tributary of the Finke River system, persistent rainfall and flooding intricately carved the sandstone slope over millions of years, creating a dramatic and picturesque effect, where the geological colours of the outback are on display. We’ll also visit another magical location, where flora, fauna and Indigenous culture come together. The Simpsons Gap area incorporates large stands of Mulga and is a major stronghold for over 40 rare plants. Known as Rungutjirpa to the Arrernte people, Simpsons Gap is the mythological home of a group of giant goanna ancestors. Several dreaming trails and stories cross at this important spiritual site. Enjoy the serenity as you admire the canyon walls as they glow with reflected sunlight, creating a breathtaking display of stark form and rich colour.We’ll also visit the highly rated Yubu Napa Gallery in Alice Springs. The gallery is dedicated to providing quality artwork, while ensuring the artists that work with them have comfortable studios and are paid fairly for their work.
The Cassia Hill Walk is a short loop wander of about 1.8km. This walk gives elevated views of the West MacDonnell ranges and the Simpsons Gap area. Local plant life is illustrated along the trail.
The highlight of course, is Simpsons Gap, a magical location where important elements of flora, fauna and Indigenous culture all come together. The area incorporates large stands of Mulga and is a major stronghold for over 40 rare and relict plants.
Known as Rungutjirpa to the Arrernte people, Simpsons Gap is the mythological home of a group of giant goanna ancestors. Several dreaming trails and stories cross at this important spiritual site. Enjoy the serenity and peacefulness as you watch the walls glow from reflected sunlight, creating a breath-taking display of stark form and rich colour.
We’ll stop off along the way at the highly rated Yubu Napa Gallery. The gallery is dedicated to providing quality artwork, while ensuring the artists that work with them have comfortable studios and are paid fairly for their work.
We’ll also visit at the Telegraph Station, where an extensive trail network winds its way in and around the picturesque reserve.
Recommended Fitness Level: Very High level mobility – Approximately 8km of bush walking over rocky and uneven natural terrain. Climbs, descents and river crossings may be experienced. Trails are suitable for competent walkers. Guests are strongly encouraged to dress for the weather conditions. Enclosed sturdy shoes are required. Sunscreen, a hat, trousers and long sleeves are highly recommended.
*Inclusive for Platinum and Gold Service guests travelling the entire journey. Platinum and Gold Service guests leaving The Ghan in Alice Springs are required to pay $100 per person.
Take the hard work out of cycling with an e-bike tour of Alice Springs. The ride begins at Red Centre Adventure, from where you will wind along the famously dry Todd River until you approach the southern entrance to town, Heavitree Gap, know to the locals as The Gap. You’ll also make your way to the Telegraph Station, the birthplace of Alice Springs township.
Stop off along the ride to visit the highly rated Yubu Napa Gallery in Alice Springs. The gallery is dedicated to providing quality artwork, while ensuring the artists that work with them have comfortable studios and are paid fairly for their work.
We’ll cruise through town to reach our lunch destination at Desert Park. Here, you’ll enjoy a ploughman’s style lunch before resuming the ride, heading back to the Red Centre Adventure base.
To finish the day, discover more of Alice from the comfort of a coach, taking in sights like ANZAC Hill, dedicated in 1934 to the ANZACS of World War I. This lookout is the most visited landmark in town.
This is the Central Australian aventure you’ve been dreaming of. Departing Alice Springs Airport, you will fly south of Pine Gap, the United States and Australian Defence Space Research Facility. Take in the spectacular outback scenery and vastness of Australia with a unique bird’s eye view as you fly directly to Uluru – Kata Tjuta.
On arrival at Ayers Rock Airport, you will be met by your tour guide to commence an immersive experience of Uluṟu. Rising out of the surrounding desert, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) dominate the landscape. World Heritage-listed Uluru is one of Australia’s most iconic natural landmarks. The ancient monolith is impressive; Uluru is 348 metres above the plain, more than 860 metres above sea level, and has a circumference of 9.4 kilometres.
Enjoy lunch at the Sunset Lookout and stop for a picture-perfect postcard photo – the one to wow your friends with.
Travelling around the base of Uluru, you’ll visit the Mutitjulu Waterhole, home of Wanampi, an ancestral water snake. For centuries, Mutitjulu was an important campsite for Anangu people at Uluṟu. On this walk, you will learn about Kuniya Tjukurpa – the great battle between Kuniya (woma python) and Liru (poisonous snake man).
On return to Ayers Rock Airport, board your aircraft and take to the skies again, flying around Uluru for a different perspective and seeing Kata Tjuta from the air.
Kata Tjuta is a Pitjantjatjara word meaning ‘many heads’. The formation is made up of 36 domes, spread over an area of more than 20 kilometres. The tallest is Mount Olga, which rises 546 metres above the plain, or 1,066 metres above sea level. The ochre-coloured shapes are a mesmerising sight.
Take to the skies for an unforgettable Red Centre adventure. After a sumptuous lunch at the Desert Park, you’ll transfer to Alice Springs Airport, from where you will fly south of Pine Gap, the United States and Australian Defence Space Research Facility. Take in the spectacular outback scenery and vastness of Australia as you fly directly to Uluru – Kata Tjuta.
Rising out of the surrounding desert, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) dominate the landscape. World Heritage-listed Uluru is one of Australia’s most iconic natural landmarks. The ancient monolith is impressive; Uluru is 348 metres above the plain, more than 860 metres above sea level, and has a circumference of 9.4 kilometres.
You’ll have a brief rest on land at Ayers Rock Airport to stretch your legs while the aircraft refuels before you take to the skies again, flying around Uluru for a different perspective, before heading to Kata Tjuta.
Kata Tjuta is a Pitjantjatjara word meaning ‘many heads’. The formation is made up of 36 domes, spread over an area of more than 20 kilometres. The tallest is Mount Olga, which rises 546 metres above the plain, or 1,066 metres above sea level. The ochre-coloured shapes are a mesmerising sight.
Continue your flight out to the sandstone sculptures of the remarkable Kings Canyon. As Uluru’s companion, the chasm is almost as deep as Uluru is high. Standing at 300 metres, Kings Canyon is awash with ancient cycads, palm filled crevices and a permanent waterhole known as the Garden of Eden.
To avoid disappointment, we highly recommend guests pre-book this tour. For more information on how to pre-book, please contact our travel consultant.
If you choose this experience, you will not be able to participate in the included Off Train Experiences.
Enjoy a leisurely brunch & Light Lunch as you prepare for your mid-morning arrival into Adelaide
Nothing enhances the romance of rail travel quite like Platinum. Tailored for the discerning traveller, Platinum adds a new level of sophistication to your journey. Stylishly appointed and spacious cabins are complemented by discreet, personalised service and access to the exclusive Platinum Club carriage for meals, relaxation and socialising. As you’d expect, the food and wine is of the highest standard. Enjoy hearty breakfasts, two-course lunches and four-course dinners, all regionally inspired and paired with champagne and premium wines.
And it all begins before you’ve even stepped aboard. Platinum guests receive private transfers before and after your journey, beginning the adventure in style.
Platinum cabins offer luxe extras, like a full-size en suite, expansive window views from the train, and exclusive use of the Platinum Club carriage. Add to that the luxurious linen, French Champagne, Bracegirdle’s chocolates, a nightcap at turndown and more, and you’re in for an exceptional experience.
For travellers who want that little bit more, Gold Premium, on The Ghan and Great Southern, delivers an enhanced journey experience. Accommodated in our newly designed, contemporary cabins, guests have exclusive access to the Gold Premium Lounge and Gold Premium Dining carriage for meals and socialising. Enjoy delicious breakfasts, two-course, regionally inspired lunches and delectable four-course dinners in beautiful surrounds, accompanied by a selection of premium beverages.
Gold Premium offers some special touches to make the journey special, like priority check-in and an increased luggage allowance, luxury amenities, tour preferencing and more.
Choose between a Gold Premium Twin cabin or Gold Premium Suite, which has a little more space. Whichever cabin you choose, Gold Premium offers a step up to a whole new style of train travel in 2024.
Immerse yourself in the world of romance that epitomises rail travel with our Gold offering. Our most popular option has everything you’ll need to feel at home for the duration of your journey.
Choose between Gold Twin or Single cabins, both of which provide the perfect place to relax and recharge after a day’s journey. Spend hours deep in conversation with new friends in the shared Outback Explorer Lounge, sipping on barista made coffee, or a glass of white wine. Later make your way to the Queen Adelaide Restaurant to dine.
Gold includes hearty breakfasts, two-course lunches and three-course dinners. You may also choose to complement your meal with our selection of premium wines and beverages, all included in your fare.
The Ghan departs from and arrives into this terminal.
Address: 3 Salloo Street, East Arm, Northern Territory, 0822. From Berrimah Road, pass the Freight Terminal sign, continue on until sign – ‘Rail Passenger Terminal’ turn right into Salloo Street.
Located 17.5km from the city centre.
Opening hours:
March & November
April – October
Closed December – February
The Ghan departs from and arrives into this station.
Address: George Crescent, Ciccone, Northern Territory, 0870.
Located 2km from the city centre.
Opening hours:
March & November
April – October
Closed December – February
The Ghan, Indian Pacific, Great Southern and Overland depart from and arrive into this terminal.
Address: Richmond Road Keswick South Australia, 5035 (also known as Keswick Terminal). Terminal access from Richmond Road or Sir Donald Bradman Drive.
Located 3km from the city centre.
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