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A legendary train. An unforgettable Australian adventure. Travel aboard The Ghan between Alice Spring and Darwin on an all-inclusive journey through the heart of Australia.
Departing from Adelaide, travel coast to coast through the fiery red centre, experiencing Australia at its dramatic best.
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 Alice Spring to Darwin.
Beginning in Alice Spring, this two day, one night, all-inclusive journey will take you to some of the most remote and captivating parts of Australia in style and comfort. Operating March to October, your adventure through the country’s vast, varied, and captivating interior will leave you speechless. It’s the ultimate Australian outback experience.
| OPERATES MARCH TO NOVEMBER | ||
|---|---|---|
| MONDAY | 18.15 | DEPART ALICE SPRINGS |
| TUESDAY | KATHERINE | MORNING EXPERIENCE | |
| 17.30 | ARRIVE DARWIN |
| OPERATES APRIL TO OCTOBER | ||
|---|---|---|
| THURSDAY | 18.15 | DEPART ALICE SPRINGS |
| FRIDAY | KATHERINE | MORNING EXPERIENCE | |
| 19.50 | ARRIVE DARWIN |
An early evening departure from Alice Springs Terminal and it is time to enjoy modern Australian cuisine and regional fine wines onboard. And of course, there’s time to socialise with your fellow traveller before retiring to your comfortable private cabin for the night.
*Off Train Excursions are not included for guests starting their journey in Alice Springs, but you can choose to join us with extra cost.
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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.
The Simpsons Gap area is a magical location, where important elements of flora, fauna and Indigenous culture come together. It incorporates large stands of Mulga and is a major stronghold for more than 40 rare plants.
Here, you will enjoy walks that pass native plants of the area, including ancient Ghost Gums, and that also take in views of the West MacDonnell ranges.
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.
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.
The walking trail to the Chasm and those in its surrounds offer chance encounters with a variety of local inhabitants, including diverse bird species, lizards and wallabies, as well as native flowering plants and ancient cycad palms.
Cycle your way along a winding trail to the famously dry Todd River, where you will experience some of the beautiful Alice countryside. Your tour will take you along the Ilentye trail, an Indigenous word, pronounced eeLINDGE, meaning Galah.
After a leisurely cycle on the ochre-coloured dirt, your Tour Guide will lead you to a picturesque spot in the sandy river, where you can take a few moments to soak up this amazing landscape. Your bike ride resumes along the Ilentye trail, running parallel to rugged terrain that is home to many black-footed rock wallabies, often spotted moving over the rocks.
This cycling tour provides an active and hands-on way to tour Alice Springs. You’ll learn about the history of the town and its geological formations, as well as immersing yourself in the captivating landscape.
Discovering the outback from the air is simply spellbinding. Flying by helicopter is exhilarating at any time, but when you are soaring above the rugged ranges and open plains of the Red Centre, it is an experience you will never forget.
Taking to the skies on a 15-20 minute helicopter flight, your first aerial encounter with the landscape is a fly over spectacular Simpsons Gap and its permanent waterhole. You will track the cliff faces of the Mount Gillen Ridgeline and the Larapinta Trail and throughout your aerial safari, you will be treated to the pilot’s expert commentary, providing detail on the wonders unfolding before you.
After your adventure, you are invited to wind down with a relaxing swim in the hotel pool whilet enjoying refreshments and high tea.
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.
What better vantage point to catch sight of kangaroos and other native wildlife than from atop a camel? Your guide will lead you into White Gums Station to enjoy sweeping outback views, take in the MacDonnell Ranges, and make friends with your gentle camel team, in preparation for your 45-60 minute ride aboard our ‘ships of the desert’, the same mode of transport used by outback settlers.
Visit the ‘Camel Lounge’ to learn about these characterful creatures and browse a range of souvenirs. Chat with friendly ‘cameleers’ about the history of camels in Central Australia and camel farm life. Here you can also sip on a chilled drink and nibble on light canapés featuring outback bush flavours, including homemade humus wattle seed dip or bush tomato tapenade with crackers – and more.
To avoid disappointment, we highly recommend guests pre-book this tour. For more information on how to pre-book, please contact our friendly travel consultant.
If you choose this experience, you will not be able to participate in the included Off Train Experiences.
The pristine wilderness of Katherine is stirring and powerful, and you’ll have the chance to explore it from the water on an Off Train Experience. Cruise the jaw-dropping Nitmiluk Gorge, learn more about its ancient Indigenous rock paintings and gain insight into the culture of the traditional owners of Nitmiluk, the Jawoyn people. Once back on board, share lunch and laughter with new and old friends as the train makes its way through lush, green tropics to arrive at the terminal in Darwin in the early evening.
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.
Formed millions of years ago and still growing today, the Cutta Cutta Caves are found 15 metres below the surface. The cave system is home to a variety of native wildlife and is rich with Indigenous meaning.
The park covers 1,499 hectares of limestone landscape and below the ground, you will see sparkling limestone formations, stalactites and stalagmites. The cave system is home to five species of bats, including the rare Ghost and Horseshoe bats. Above ground, around 170 species of birds have been recorded within the park, including the Hooded Parrot and the endangered Gouldian Finch. It is also possible that you will spot a harmless brown tree snake coiled on a cave ledge.
Cutta Cutta is a Jawoyn word meaning “many stars”, representing the concept that caves are where the stars rest during the day. Cutta Cutta Caves are associated with Barrac Barrac, or Diver Duck dreaming creation stories by the local Jawoyn people.
The Katherine Outback Experience gives insight into the lives of those who call the outback home, with a fascinating day of discovery that illustrated what it is like to live and work on a huge cattle station. You will hear rollicking stories, join interactive experiences, see cattle dog demonstrations and hear live music performances. You will also meet the many dedicated people and animals involved in keeping a station functioning.
Starting at the Stockyards, you’ll delight in an entertaining exhibition of outback life, which includes a live demonstration of the art of horse-breaking, demonstrating the intimate connection between man and horse.
The dog team is up next, as they work cattle, goats or even ducks into orderly submission. Throughout the performance you will also be serenaded with live music, including some well-known Aussie anthems and originals, often performed on horseback.
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.
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.
Journey Price is fully refundable for cancellations received at least 24 hours before the commencement of the Journey. 100% cancellation fees apply for no shows or late cancellations.
Cancellations received more than 45 days prior to commencement of the Journey: cancellation fee is 35% of the Journey Price. Cancellations received 45 days or less prior to commencement
of the Journey: cancellation fee is 100% of the Journey Price.
100% cancellation fees apply if cancelled more than 14 days after we have issued your Booking Confirmation.
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.
Opening hours:
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 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
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