Arltunga Mines
gadget April 21st, 2009
Last weekend we took an afternoon trip out to Arltunga. Arltunga is about 110 km north east of Alice Springs, and was the site of a gold rush in the 1890s. Consequently, it’s now an historic reserve, with a few old stone buildings and numerous mine shafts. There’s also the historic Arltunga Bush Pub (currently closed and for sale!), a visitor’s centre and a nearby fossicking area.
One of the BEST things about Arltunga is that there are mine shafts that have been restored and are open to the public to enter and explore.
Gary is having WAY too much fun
The mines are great for kids … big kids… like us:
So we’ve decided to go back in a couple of weeks and take the kids. Just an excuse of course. Really, we just wanted to go down the mines. Again…
And this time, we’ll go camping too.
