Centre Highlights

Desert Bloom

rhissey — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:55:36 +0000

Colour and beauty to be found all over Central Australia.

Desert Oak

rhissey — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:47:48 +0000

Some of the fantastic flora native to Australia. (Allocasuarina decaisneana – Desert Oak)
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Overall Fantastic

rhissey — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:38:59 +0000

The whole trip was excellent and it was hard to rate the various things we saw Uluru was fantastic and we came to the area to see it, but everything else put it in context and was either very interesting or spectacular. Kings Canyon Rim walk was incredible. In all we felt we learnt a great deal and saw manythin things that most international tourists don’t see.

Mike & Judith, UK

Beginning of a new chapter

rhissey — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:24:42 +0000

When we first came to Central Australia the black land was terrible, but Chris has shown us how it is so important for everything. We understand now, and we can even see the beauty and how it brings new life and that as Chris said we should look at it as just the start of a new chapter and not the end of an old one. Chris showed us many things, his knowledge was very extensive and good, we very muchly enjoyed our days away from the crowded roads. The beautiful landscapes and colours are so wonderful we understand now Chris’s love for the Red Centre. Franz, Germany

Unbelievable Photos

rhissey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:30:25 +0000

Had a light rain overnight – the colours that come out after rain are just stunning, I could not stop taking pictures. The red of the sand with a little water in it is so unbelievable, so vivid, against the bright green of the trees and the blue sky which is truly blue. Maria, Netherlands

Central Australian Desert Landscapes

rhissey — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:23:38 +0000

Stunning vast landscape in Central Australia. Spectacular views enjoyed by clients.

Young Perenti at Kings Canyon Waterhole

cchambers — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:25:05 +0000

This week a beautiful young Perenti was spotted enjoying a drink from the waterhole in the creek at Kings Canyon, much to the local bird population’s annoyance. With the good season and lost of feed about the beautiful sound of the Chiming Wedgebill can be heard more frequently at the moment. Chris

Stunning Scenery at Uluru (22nd Sept 2011)

Emily — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:57:29 +0000

The Red Centre is becoming that again as fires clear away the lush undergrowth to reveal the red sand. As the temperature slowly creep up to around the 30deg the cool nights together with the clear blue days are just stunning. The flowers have finished along the ranges from Alice Springs but out across Missionary Plain toward Hermannsburg and around Gosse Bluff, the acacias and cassias are still in full bloom with the branches “bending” under the weight of the flowers. With a recent light rain only in the Uluru area – approaching Ayers Rock Resort the Grevillia’s have found even more energy as the last 2 weeks has seen and explosion of flowers – how many shades of yellow do you want? Honey, Desert, Honeysuckle Grevilia are all in full bloom. Along with the moisture still in the sand dunes, making the sand that lovely dark red colour, and contrasting beautifully with the yellow flowers and blue sky. Mutujulu Waterhole at the base of Uluru is starting to drop but the rock is still trickling water into it at this point so it will be a while yet before the surface water disappears completely.

The vastness of the Australian Outback can only be experienced to be appreciated, I had no idea of the variations and changes in the landscape . A few years ago I was in the Nevada desert and I thought that was beautiful. It is still beautiful, but the Central Australian desert is stunning, I had no idea it was this beautiful. The flowers and the colours but most of all the birds, the birds are so colourful, and the sounds are !! unbelievable. It all fits together so beautifully, the land, and the colours of the flowers and the colours of the birds and their calls. The birds have really impressed me, They are probably the most memorable part of a very impressive, very memorable holiday.” Noel & Toni NZ

Kings Canyon

Emily — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:41:35 +0000

An early morning start for our rim walk around Kings Canyon was rewarded with a beautiful clear day. In the lost city we were entertained by 5 very friendly Spinifex Pigeons who were performing their mating dance. The view from the rim was well worth the effort even though our tired legs just carried us back to chris in the car park.

Chris’s knowledge of the bush gave us a great insight to where we were. His explanation of the aboriginal culture was intriguing as well as enlightening. We saw Red Tailed Black Cockatoos, we even saw a Thorny Devil on the way to Uluru, which Chris said was the first one he had seen this year. The colours of the wildflowers out at the moment on the way to Kata Tjuta were stunning, Honey Grevillia, and the purple Parakeelya set against the red sand – unforgettable.

Leaving the cosmopolitan bustle of Alice Springs we ventured west through the MacDonnell Ranges with their blue coloured distant mountains, white trunked trees and the red rocks together with the beautiful views along the long valleys. I can now see where Albert Namatjira got his colours and inspirations from. The Red Centre did live up to it’s name with Ayers Rock turning on a firey red spectacular sunset – I will never forget the colours.

Visiting Local Artisits at Wallace Rockhole

Emily — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:55:38 +0000

Wednesday Heading west out of Alice Springs the day was developing into a beautiful clear day of sunshine but still with that nice fresh cool morning air. Passing Standley Chasm in the West MacDonnell Ranges we spotted some Red Tailed Black Cockatoos in the River Red Gums along Jay Creek. Upon stopping we were rewarded with with approx 15 birds noisily communicating in the trees. At Wallace Rockhole Community Store there were several artists in residence including Glenis with her finly detailed honey ant dreaming painting she is working on, our clients quite enjoyed the interaction with the locals and were very much admiring Glenis’s painting only to be told it was already sold.