Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in geographic centre of Australia.The site is known as Mparntwe to its traditional inhabitants, the Arrernte, who have lived in the Central Australian desert in and around what is now Alice Springs for more than 50,000 years. According to the Arrernte traditional stories, in the desert surrounding Alice Springs, the landscape was shaped by caterpillars, wild dogs, travelling boys, two sisters, euros, and other ancestral figures.

The modern town of Alice Springs has both western and Aboriginal influences. The town's focal point, the Todd Mall, hosts a number of Aboriginal art galleries and community events. Alice Springs’ desert lifestyle has inspired several unique and interesting events such as the Camel Cup, the Henley-on-Todd Regatta and the Beanie Festival.

Several small immigrant communities of other foreign cultures have found a home in Alice Springs, including Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, German, and Turkish ethnic groups. The most obvious impact of their presence in such a small and isolated town has been the opening of various restaurants serving their traditional cuisines.

There are many festivals and events, the town's focal point, the Todd Mall, hosts a number of Aboriginal art galleries and community events. Alice Springs’ desert lifestyle has inspired several unique and interesting events such as the Camel Cup, the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, Beanie Festival and the Finke Desert Race. The Finke Desert Race is some 400 kilometres south of Alice Springs in the Simpson Desert. The American population celebrates most of the major U.S festivals, including Halloween, Independence Day and Thanksgiving. A portion of the Australian citizens engage in the festivities as well.

Australian rules football is a popular sport in Alice Springs. The Central Australian Football League has several teams and a high participation rate. The sport is particularly popular in Indigenous communities. The local stadium, Traeger Park, has a 10,000 seat capacity and was designed to host national AFL and cricket matches. Cricket is also a popular sport in Alice Springs. The Imparja Cup Cricket Carnival first was played in 1994 and attracts Indigenous teams from all across Australia.

In 2004, an AFL pre-season Regional Challenge match between Collingwood Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club attracted a capacity sell-out crowd. Cricket is also popular in Alice Springs. A unique sporting event, held annually, is the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, also known as the Todd River Race. It is a sand river race with bottomless boats and it remains the only dry river regatta in the world. Another unusual sporting event is the Camel Cup. This is also held annually at the local racetrack, Blatherskite Park. It is a full day event featuring a series of races using camels instead of horses.

Soccer is also a large sport in Alice Springs, with A-League team Adelaide United making Alice Springs its second home.

Rugby League has been a part of the local sporting scene since 1963. The Australian Rugby League has held a number of pre-season games in Alice Springs, usually at the ANZAC Oval. The local competition is the Central Australian Rugby Football League, that has both junior and senior leagues. The annual Camel Cup is held in July at Blatherskite Park, part of the Central Australian Show Society grounds.

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Camel Ride to Dinner

Take a camel for an hour-long ride along the Todd River, with evening light on the magnificent old eucalyptus trees and the changing colours of the MacDonnell Ranges. You'll experience scrumptious food, a fascinating Camel Museum and a Camel Shop with all sorts of camels and more!

For dinner you can try a variety of tasty bush foods with pre-dinner drinks. Choice of N.T. Barramundi (fish), beefsteak cooked to order or a vegetarian dish. Fresh salads, baked potatoes and home-made beer bread. For dessert - warm sticky date pudding with toffee/cardamom sauce. Australian beer, wine or soft drink. Brewed coffee or tea.

The package includes a 1 hour camel ride, 3 course dinner & drinks, Camel Museum, Video, Camel Shop & Transfers.