Alice Springs Car Hire

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With its prime position in Australia’s geographical centre, Alice Springs in the NT is the heart of the nation’s Red Centre, where it’s spread over both sides of the Todd River and blessed by the backdrop of the beautiful MacDonnell Ranges. With a rich indigenous history thanks to the Arrernte people, a terrific, arid topography, several gorgeous galleries and museums and a tasty cuisine scene, it’s a great place to live.

If you’re visiting from another part of Aus and want to strike out from your Alice base to explore the outback or take a trip to Adelaide or Darwin, hiring a car from Enjoy Travel couldn’t be easier  ̶  just drop your dates and details in our search engine, then choose your deal in a couple of minutes. You’ll find a range of rides at surprisingly good prices, for instance a compact car like a Toyota Yaris costs just A$68.92 per day in Alice if you book ahead of time and a medium-sized Toyota Corolla is A$78.81 per day. Alternatively, an 8-seater Kia Carnival  ̶  brilliant for big family road trips  ̶  is A$107.61 a day. Hire a car in Alice Springs from Enjoytravel.com and start your adventure.

• Guide
• Things to do
• Eating Out
• Transport

Guide to Alice Springs

Known as Mparntwe to its original Arrernte inhabitants, Alice was also called Stuart until 1933, when it was renamed after telegraph trailblazer Sit Charles Todd’s wife, Alice, Lady Todd. There have been human settlements here for at least 30,000 years. European settlement first started in the 1870s, the population increased thanks to a gold strike in 1887 and the European population grew further when trains reached Alice in 1929. Today it’s an interesting location that fuses European and indigenous cultures.

Things to do in Alice Springs

There’s plenty to do in and around Alice. You can watch the stunning sunrise from a hot air balloon, meet frill-necked lizards and thorny devils at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre or immerse yourself in Aboriginal culture at Alice Springs Desert Park. The Olive Pink Botanical Gardens are also sublime and sunset camel rides allow you to spot kangaroos and birds from a commanding position!

What to eat in Alice Springs

Foodies always lick their lips in Alice. The butter chicken or eggplant pachadi at Hanuman, cold beer and loaded burgers at Sporties, and soft shell crab at Barra on Todd Restaurant & Bar are highlights, but there’s lots more to choose from.

Transport in Alice Springs

The local Asbus bus service operates from outside the Yeperenye shopping centre on Hartley Street Monday through Saturday. Alice Springs Airport is located 15km south of the township ̶ perfect for an easy car hire pickup.