When you go camping you have a wide range of places to escape to like going to the beach, enjoy the mountains with or without snow, camp beside a lake or river, in National Parks or one of the thousands or Holiday Parks in Australia.
Escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life and going camping is refreshing and exciting to wake up to peace and tranquillity in a natural habitat. If you go camping in a Holiday Park it is still a change of scenery and there is always plenty to do within the park and local area.
Camping is a cheap adventurous holiday that all ages can enjoy. Preparing what you are taking a week or two beforehand will make you trip more successful and less likely to forget something important. Always use a checklist to help you get ready.
Sometimes you may find a campground that is just right and continue to go there for several years, quite often you will find other campers will do the same. Other times you will find that you like to try different places so you see different surroundings and explore a different part of Australia.
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Central Australia has many spectacular places to camp and visit, Uluru-Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon and Palm Valley are just a few of many to explore. Several years ago my family visited this area and highly recommend it to everyone.
When visiting Central Australia, Uluru-Ayers Rock is always going to be main place to visit, so like everyone else we wanted to see it. We stayed at the Ayers Rock Resort Campground in tents. Which was very good, plenty of room and good amenities. We stayed 2 nights and visited Uluru which was about 10- 15 minutes drive from the campground, camping is not permitted close to Uluru like it used to be.
We drove out the the ‘rock’ which was sort of mesmirising as you could this huge rock for at least 10 minutes getting bigger as we got closer to it.
We climbed the rock, about 1 ½ hours up and about 1 hour to get down and then we walked around the base, about 8 kilometres and about 2 hours. We were excited and exhausted when we had finished. The view from the top was amazing and it was unbelievable that we were actually at the ‘rock’ that we had seen many times on TV and in photos.
While camping and travelling an added extra bonus it we get to meet many other people from Australia and overseas. When we camped at the Ayers Rock Resort we met a great family from Sydney. We camped beside them, the kids starting playing cricket between out tents and from then on we have kept in contact ever since and have been on many camping trips with them including going to ‘The Kimberley’.
We then travelled with this family for 10 days as we were going the same way to Kings Canyon, Palm Valley and Alice Springs. Kings Canyon is in Watarrka National Park. we camped at Kings Canyon Resort, which had plenty of room and good amenities. We stayed for 2 nights.
Kings Canyon is definitely worth seeing, this photo shows the start of Kings Canyon. You can choose to go up steep steps at the start and then the rest is a slow descent downhill or have a slow climb all the way around and finish going down the steep steps.
Either way allow about 2 hours to take in the amazing views.
Next we travelled to Palm Valley which is further along the Mereenie Loop on our way to Alice Springs. Palm Valley is in Finke National Park which is 46,000 hectares.
The campground was very good with basic amenities, like most National Parks. When we had set up camp we we for a short walk. This photo shows the view very close to camp.
The next day we went on the main walk down the creek bed which is usually fairly dry unless they have decent rain in the area. This photo shows the palm trees and dry creek bed, as usual plenty to see and explore.
After leaving Palm Valley we continued our adventure to Alice Springs, then headed north to the Top End. Several months could easily be spent in Central Australia, Uluru -Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon, Palm Valley are just a few of the amazing sights in Central Australia.
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When you start to plan a camping holiday or travelling holiday, finding out about information of your desinations is very important and helpful. By finding out this information before you leave will save you time, will make your trip easier to organise and most likely will save you money.
There iare many ways to obtain information, about your holiday destination or destinations if you are travelling to several or many places. Online using the internet is very convenient, there is also many travel shows on TV that have great information with the bonus of being able to see it. Also there is many books, travel guides, magazines, brochures displaying ideas, photos, descriptions, maps, prices etc. Tourist Information Centres are also an excellent source of information.
Find Information Using The Internet – Using the internet you will find many travel, holiday, accommodation websites which can be confusing at times. It may be best to do a ‘search’ for the destination you are planning to go to rather than scan many general sites.
So for example if you plan to stay at Alice Springs and you would like to know more about Alice Springs and the area – do a Google search for ‘Alice Springs Tourist Information’ this will usually give you the official tourism site which will usually appear in the top 5 on the list.
This website http://www.centralaustraliantourism.com/ shows a lot of information Alice Springs and Central Austraia. You also have the option of searching for accommodation etc. yourself, you can do this by searching with Google.
To find a Caravan or Holiday Park – do a Google search for ‘alice springs caravan parks’ or ‘alice springs holiday parks’ or any other type of accommodation you choose.
You can also do the same search for alice springs attractions, things to do, tours, dining, activities etc.
You can repeat the above search for any destinations, if you are not sure where you would like to travel to. Start with the official website for Australia and then the States and Territories to get some ideas and inspriration.
When you have gathered together all your holiday information you can plan and prepare for your great camping and travelling adventure at one destination or many destinations. Either way have a great holiday!
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