Animal Encounter Alice Springs

There’s much more to deserts than meets your eye.
In the space of a few hours see how the desert comes alive! No longer think of deserts as empty barren wastelands but understanding that they are rich diverse environments, rich with life and full of thousands of stories waiting to be explored.
Take easy walking trails through three desert botanical habitats including Desert Rivers, Woodland and Sand Country. Explore a living culture with Aboriginal guides, witness free-flying birds of prey in the Nature Theatre, see rare and endangered animals in the spectacular Nocturnal House, and take a cinematic journey through four and a half billion years of desert creation.
Alice Springs Desert Park is only 7km from the centre of Alice Springs. Your essential introduction to Central Australia
Day entry only 7:30am - 6pm (last recommended entry at 4:30pm) Opening hours
7:30am to 6pm every day.
Last entry 4:30pm.
Nocturnal House open 9am to 5:30pm.
Suggest a minimum of 3 to 4 hour visit.
Closed 25 December.
Cashless transactions preferred.