Our Blog
Visit this page often to hear yarns about life at Pyndan Camel Tracks, about the beauty of Central Australia, camel stories, local art and culture.
The Camel Man: Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams: 'In 2020 my wife Julia who works alongside me at Pyndan Camel Tracks -- behind the scenes -- did something very sneaky. Together with a friend and talented author, Linda Wells, they put together an entry for the NT Tourism Brolga Awards in the...
Desert Mob
Every September, the Desert Mob exhibition celebrates contemporary Aboriginal art, vibrant from Central Australian Aboriginal artists. I love that there are so many different things to do here in Alice Springs and its surrounds. Art Events, for one thing, including...
Further resources
Professional persons Marcus Williams, our camel man and owner/operator, has worked with camels for almost 40 years and caught most of our herd in the Simpson Desert as wild camels. Want to learn more? Listen to Marcus’ life story in a radio interviews by Joy...
Alice Springs Activities
Mountain biking A visitor mountain biking to Simpsons Gap in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park.Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park stretches for 161 km west of Alice Springs. Explore and appreciate the scenic beauty and history of the area on foot, swim in...
Cafes and family restaurants
Bella Alice, Todd Mall ...
Art Galleries and Museums
Megafauna Central Museum Papunya Tula Artists, Todd St: 8952 4731 Tjanpi (NPY Women's Council's Aboriginal women's baskets and weavings) Watch This Space Desert Park ...
Desert Festivals
I love that there are Unique festivals in Alice Springs and its surrounds (check the link for the annual calendar) Desert Mob [Aboriginal Art show] Wide Open Spaces [music festival out bush under the stars … music all night] Beanie Festival [think beanies, the woollen...
Camping trips
East Macs Many of the walks at Trephina Gorge are only an hour or so, which gives you lots of time for nature watching along the way. A more challenging walk is chain of ponds at John Hayes Rockhole. Trephina Bluff campground not far from Trephina Gorge is a good...
Local secrets
Locals always know the best secrets and we want to share ours: what we like to do in our region because we think that there are so many things to do in Alice Springs. And sometimes, it’s the little local secrets that can really make a holiday special. Our local...
Mparntwe Alice Springs
Some facts The first nations’ people are Arrernte who have lived on their country for many tens of thousands of years. According to written records it was in the early 1860s that people from England travelled to central Australia. The first explorer...
Beanie Festival – what’s that?
I love that there are so many different things to do here in Alice Springs and its surrounds. Festivals, for one thing. A favourite festival is the annual Beanie Festival. This is a celebration of the arts and textiles behind the beanie, a woollen hat made of wool or...
Stories from our guests: our eco-friendly family activity
Our holiday was planned to cover a lot of the Northern Territory and we wanted to include a camel ride as an eco-friendly way of seeing the landscape near Alice Springs which would suit all the family. The kids were keen on doing an adventurous yet child-friendly...