Red Centre and Darwin : Travel from Australia' s bottom to top on the great Ghan train. Board in Adelaide and watch South Australia' s hills make way for desert the rusty Red Centre and finally the tropical Top End. Explore the famous outback towns of Alice Springs and Katherine on whistle stop tours. Visit sacred Aboriginal sites around Alice Springs or take a scenic helicopter flight over Simpsons Gap. Tour a warking camel farm or quad bike across the Simpson Desert. From Katherine you can cruise or canoe past Katherine Gorge' s sandstone cliffs or fly over the interconnecting gorges on a helicopter Enjoy Darwin's flaming sunset sailing the harbour or with a plate of something spicy at Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. Cycle past orchids and bromeliads and native plants in George Brown Botanic Gardens. Swim have a sunset barbeque and explore sacred Aboriginal sites at Casuarina Coastal Reserve. In Berry Springs Nature Park you can spot birds in monsoon forest and fish in the crystal clear swimming holes. Get up close to fish birds of prey nocturnal animals and reptiles in the Territory Wildlife Park. Fly to the Tiwi Islands or drive the Nature' s Way to Litchfield National Park and World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park.
Flinders ranges, Fleurieu Peninsula Kangaroo Island : Drive south from Adelaide to the vast Fleurieu Peninsula. Visit vineyards almondorchards and galleries in the Mclaren Vale wine region and hike part of the Heysen Trail along the rugged coastline or Deep Creek Conservation Park. Surf swim and relax on perfect white beaches stretching from Christies Beach to Cape Jervis. Stop in goolwa and chug down the Murray River or canoe past wetland birds in the Coorong' s shimmering shallow lagoons. Take the ferry to Kangaroo Island where you can see sea lions on the sand of Seal Bay and penguins waddling to shore in Penneshaw. visit historic lighthouses and weather worn Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks in Finders Chase National Park. Hike Hanson Bay or go caving in Kelly Hill Conservation Park. Dive with leafy sea dragons from kingscote and fish from the historic Emu Bay jetty. Surf the uncrowded waves at Stokes Bay or relax on Vivonne Bay' s blissful sands.Start with South Australia's spectacular natural attractions then take the Ghan through Australia's Red Centre to Darwin.
