Tennant Creek Travel Guide
Tennant Creek is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It has a population of around 3,500.
Tennant Creek Attractions
The Bill Allen Lookout offers a clear 360-degree view across the landscape and town - it's especially worthwhile to do this at sundown.
Tennant Creek Activities
Tourist attractions can be found near to Tennant Creek. They cover areas like the town/region' history, aboriginal art and areas of natural beauty.
Tennant Creek Accommodation
The Eldorado Motor Inn is comfortable, clean and feels relatively safe.
Tennant Creek Dining | Nightlife
There are several bars/pubs as well as a liquor store.
Tennant Creek Shopping
There are several small shops including a supermarket in Tennant Creek mainly selling the essentials.
Tennant Creek Transportation
The town itself is relatively small and thus everything within the town can be reached by foot. A car is neede to reach attractions slighly further afield.
Tennant Creek Gateways
By car:
Cars can be hired at Alice Springs or Darwin. It is possible to hire at one and drop off at the other, but probably best to check with the company beforehand. Tennant Creek is North along the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs and due south from Darwin & Kathrine.
By bus:
There are several bus services that pass through Tennant Creek.
By train:
The Ghan, the running on the famous Adelaide-Darwin route passes by Tennant Creek twice each way per week. Tennant Creek may not be a scheduled stopping point and so prior investigation when booking is advised.
Information on this page has been extracted from http://wikitravel.org/en/Tennant_Creek and is based on work by Nick Roux.
