Adelaide to Alice Springs Campervan Hire

Twenty minutes outside the CBD, Cleland Wildlife Park within the Cleland Conservation Park is an oasis of natural bushland in the Adelaide Hills.

The park promotes experiences to cuddle koalas, feed kangaroos, and interact with 130 species, many of which are free-roaming. Nearby, are Mt Lofty and Waterfall Gully, both of which are convenient and rewarding getaways from the city into nature.

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a massive sandstone mass in the Northern Territory of Australia. The rock is nearly 350m tall and is considered sacred to the local indigenous people.

The rock is located within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which also contains hiking trails and other opportunities for outdoor activities.

Billed as a combination of botanic gardens, zoo, Aboriginal cultural centre, and environmental conservation institute, the Alice Springs Desert Park is often a ‘first stop’ in town and, as such, provides an excellent overview of this unique environment. Four miles out of the town centre, the park contains three large walk-through desert habitats along a one-mile trail: Desert Rivers, Sand Country, and Woodlands. There’s also the largest Nocturnal House in the Southern Hemisphere and a nature theatre, known for interactive Birds of Prey shows.

Since the year 2000, home to the largest collection of reptiles in the Northern Territory, the Alice Springs Reptile Centre is the place to go to learn first-hand about these iconic Australian creatures, most of which are indigenous to the immediate area. 100 animals from over 30 species can be found in the Centre, including goannas, Thorny Devils, many varieties of the world’s most venomous snakes, and a cave of geckos. 3.3-metre-long Terry the saltwater crocodile is a favourite, though he’s actually from the wetter Darwin area.