{"id":41492,"date":"2011-02-18T05:03:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/alice-springs-the-australian-traveller-guide\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:51:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:51:14","slug":"alice-springs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nt\/red-centre\/alice-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of Australia\u2019s best known country towns, Alice Springs was named after a telegraph official\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is a town of 25,000 beside the dry Todd River, home of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nt\/red-centre\/alice-springs\/experience-the-worlds-only-waterless-regatta-on-the-todd-river-in-alice-springs\/\">Henley-on-Todd Regatta<\/a>, held every August. The Henley-on-Todd is a dry-river competition where teams race through the deep coarse sand in a motley collection of bottomless yachts, bathtubs and other weird and wonderful \u2018floats\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<p>Today, \u2018The Alice\u2019 is the centre of a booming tourism industry based on the strength that it is close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nt\/red-centre\/uluru\/\">Uluru<\/a> (Ayers Rock). It is, in fact, a 4.5-hour drive. But as far as 4.5-hour drives go, it\u2019s a fairly quick and easy run due south along the Stuart and west along the Lasseter highways (all-sealed).<\/p>\n\n<p>Alice Springs is a place of contrasts. Hip, even hipster, cafes are dotted throughout its centre, while looming large over the township are the majestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nt\/red-centre\/west-macdonnell-ranges-do-it-while-youre-young\/\">MacDonnell Ranges<\/a> \u2013 one of the most peaceful, awe-inspiring and gentle landscapes our country has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Australia\u2019s best known country towns, Alice Springs was named after a telegraph official\u2019s wife. It is a town of 25,000 beside the dry Todd River, home of the famous Henley-on-Todd Regatta, held every August. 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