Connellan Travel Guide
Alice Springs
Popular places to visit
Chambers Pillar
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Chambers Pillar during your travels in Alice Springs. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Alice Springs Desert Park
Discover nocturnal creatures of the desert, learn the survival skills of the Arrernte people and walk alongside kangaroos and emus in this nature park.
Alice Springs School of the Air
Visit a school with a very unique classroom design at this innovative education centre, which brings radio lessons to children all over the Australian desert.
Larapinta Trail Trailhead
Hike over rocky gorges to secluded waterholes and up the slopes of Mount Sonder, then Camp beneath the stars and wake for a desert sunrise.
Alice Springs Reptile Centre
See some of the Northern Territory’s reptiles including saltwater crocodiles, enormous perentie goannas and desert-adapted thorny devils.
Alice Springs Golf Club
Eighteen challenging holes between rocky outcrops and spinifex grass offer views over the MacDonnell Ranges at this unique golf green in the middle of the desert.
Things to do
West MacDonnell Ranges Tjoritja Full-Day Tour with Lunch from Alice Springs
West MacDonnell Ranges & Standley Chasm Day Trip from Alice Springs
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 2 Day Tour from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock
Alice Springs: Simpsons Gap Sunset Watercolor Painting Class
Top hotels in Connellan
Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters by IHG
Great place to stay!
Reviewed on 22 Oct 2025
DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs
Our room was clean as well as the rest of the premises. The front desk staff were friendly and helpful. We did not eat meals at the restaurant but did have cocktails in the bar. Liked the king studio with the kitchenette.
Reviewed on 16 Oct 2025
Stay at Alice Springs Hotel
Good price central
Reviewed on 18 Oct 2025
Elkira Court Motel
good
Reviewed on 13 Oct 2025
Mercure Alice Springs Resort
Great service. Your hot water runs out in the shower quite quickly so needs to be addressed.
Reviewed on 8 Oct 2025
Quest Alice Springs
Our room was small and basic. Just a small thing but there was nowhere to drain dishes after washing.
Reviewed on 23 Sept 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Connellan
Kilgariff
Visitors to Kilgariff appreciate its gardens. A visit to Road Transport Hall of Fame and Frontier Camel Farm might round out your trip if you're looking to see more of the area.
Ross
You'll enjoy the restaurants and sporting events in Ross. You might want to make time for a stop at Frontier Camel Farm or Yeperenye-Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park.
Mount Johns
Mount Johns is noteworthy for its restaurants, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Heavitree Gap and Yeperenye-Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park.
Desert Springs
Travellers come to Desert Springs for its abundant dining options, and you can see top attractions like Alice Springs Golf Club and Lasseters Casino while you're in town.
The Gap
Unique features of The Gap include the restaurants and shopping. Make a stop by Alice Springs Transport Heritage Centre or Royal Flying Doctor Service while you're exploring the area.
Flynn
You'll enjoy the mountain views and parks in Flynn. You might want to make time for a stop at Alice Springs Desert Park or Tjoritja-West MacDonnell National Park.
