At the foot of the West MacDonnell Ranges outside Alice Springs, the Desert Park is less a zoo than an immersion in the ecology of the arid centre. Walking trails pass through recreated desert habitats - sand country, woodland, dry riverbed - where the plants and free-ranging birds of each are gathered, and a nocturnal house reveals the bilbies, hopping mice and other small mammals that come out after dark. The free-flying birds-of-prey show is a highlight, staged against the red backdrop of the ranges. It is the best place anywhere to understand the living desert.
Also listed on
- Culture Atlas →
Art museums, public galleries, and cultural collections
Nearby on Australian Atlas
View on full map →More in Alice Springs & Red Centre
Independently owned and operated — how this listing was verified