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MacDonnell Ranges

Red ridges either side of Alice Springs, cut by gaps and gorges with cool waterholes, like Simpsons Gap and Ormiston Gorge.

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A day

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Red ridges either side of Alice Springs, cut by gaps and gorges with cool waterholes, like Simpsons Gap and Ormiston Gorge.

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Spiritual · UNESCO

Uluru

Northern Territory
About 146 miles away

A giant red rock in the desert, sacred to the Anangu people, who closed the climb in 2019.

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Nature · Hiking

Kings Canyon

Red Centre
About 71 miles away

Red sandstone walls 100 meters high, with a rim walk past domes and a hidden waterhole.

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Nature · Wilderness

The Kimberley

Western Australia
About 670 miles away

Bungle Bungles, gorges and Horizontal Falls.

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