Lisa Gaillard

Tennant Creek Holidays

Tennant Creek is one of those few towns in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of the red desert of the Northern Territories.

Visit Tennant Creek

Museums
Water Sports
Off the beaten track

Tennant Creek: How to get there?

6.5 hours by car from Alice Springs

Tennant Creek: See when to go?

Between May and September

Tennant Creek: For how long?

One day

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Tennant Creek: What to see nearby?

Cairns

Parc national de Blue Montains

Bondi Beach

Alice Springs

What our travellers think of their stay

Timothée D.

Travel writer

Tennant Creek is one of those few towns in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of the red desert of the Northern Territories.

My suggestion

Avoid the summer when the temperatures exceed 40°C on a daily basis, and avoid all activity.

Lisa Gaillard

Travel writer

Tennant Creek is an isolated town in the northern territory, near Three Ways, where the roads to the south and west intersect. This town, founded for the mining of mineral deposits, particularly of gold, experienced a boom in the 1930s.

My suggestion

On the road, stop off at the artificial lake of Mary Ann, visit the Nyinkka Nyunyu cultural centre to learn about aboriginal culture, and then see the mining centre of Battery Hill. Finally, don't miss the Devils Marbles in the south.

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