Uluru & Outback Northern Territory

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Includes  Why Go? KATHERINE...... 181 The remote and largely untamed chunk of the Northern BARKLY TABLELAND Territory from Katherine to Uluru is where dreams end and & GULF COUNTRY. . 191 adventure begins. If you enjoy off-road driving, meeting real CENTRAL NT . . . . 194 characters of the Australian outback, and contortions of an Tennant Creek...... 195 ancient land sliced into escarpments, canyons, gorges and pockets of verdant bush, then you’ve come to the right place. Tanami Track. . . . .198 The Stuart Hwy from Katherine to Alice Springs is still re- ALICE SPRINGS. . . 198 ferred to as ‘the Track’ – it has been since WWII, when it was MACDONNELL literally a dirt track connecting the NT’s two main towns. It’s RANGES ...... 208 dead straight most of the way. The Red Centre is Australia’s NT’S FAR SOUTH. . .214 heartland, boasting the iconic attractions of Uluru (Ayers KINGS CANYON. . . 216 Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), plus an enigmatic Cen- tral Desert culture that continues to produce extraordinary ULURU-KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK. . .217 abstract art. And delighting travellers with its eccentric of- ferings, pioneering spirit and weathered mountain setting, Alice Springs is the city at the centre of a continent. Best Places to Eat ¨¨Marksies Camp Tucker When to Go (p183) Alice Springs ¨¨ Sounds of Silence (p218) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm ¨¨Black Russian Caravan Bar 40/104 8/200 (p183) 30/86 6/150 ¨¨Montes (p204) 20/68 4/100

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