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Alice Springs Desert Festival

Duration: 4 Days

The Alice Desert Festival is Central Australia’s premier arts and cultural festival, celebrating the desert and its peoples. Sharing stories, songs and the unique lifestyle of Central Australia’s arid region visit Alice Springs a take part in the festival running from 10-19 September!

Featuring a vibrant program borne out of the desert landscape, celebrate the dynamic exchange between cultures in the heart of Australia. Artists, dancers and musicians from some of the remotest communities in Central Australia perform beside a selection of Australia’s hottest acts.

Indigenous musicians drive 100’s of red dusty kilometres to perform in the Bush Bands Bash. Wild bush foods are harvested and cooked into succulent dishes. Choirs sing amidst ancient desert landscapes of gorges and gaps.

The Alice Desert Festival attracts audiences of around 50,000 people from around Australia to over 50 events across its season. The Alice Desert Festival presents an atmosphere not found anywhere else in Australia where strong traditional cultures and a vibrant contemporary arts community work together in presenting an amazing 10 days.

In 2010 the Alice Desert Festival celebrates its 10th birthday that will show Central Australia is not in the middle of nowhere but the middle of everywhere.

Includes:

• 3 nights 3.5 star accommodation in Alice Springs
• 3 days car hire (economy manual hatch) including unlimited km's. Pick up from Alice Springs Airport, return to Alice Springs Airport.

Add Ons:

• Uluru & Back in a Day from $199* per person
• Mbantua Sunset & Starlight Bush Dinner from $147* per person

Departs: Alice Springs - Alice Springs Desert Festival runs from 10-19 September 2010.

Pricing:

Booking Code: TDC9EV1

Conditions Apply: *Price per person twin share, inclusive of GST, in Australian Dollars and is Land Only. Prices are subject to change without notice and limited availability. Valid for sale until 01Sep10. Separate vehicle rental terms and conditions apply. Event entry not included in package price. For 2011 package rates and dates please enquire direct. A business division of Tourism NT. ABN 43 978 766 29