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A Living
Legend
The Ghan. It’s an
odd name for a train but in Australian history it is a living
legend. For it is the ultimate journey to the heart of the
continent.
A hundred and
fifty years ago, the first camels were imported along with their
handlers from Afghanistan and, in true Australian style, we soon
shortened their name to ‘Ghan’. The Ghan train derives its name from
these early pioneers and its emblem of an Afghan on a camel is in
recognition of their efforts in opening up the harsh interior to the
rest of Australia.
Early explorers
and later the telegraph linesmen used camels, perfectly adapted for
traveling long distances through the hot, inhospitable interior, to
blaze a permanent trail into Central Australia. Today, you can make
this journey with creature comforts our forbears would never have
imagined. Boarding The Ghan in Adelaide for Alice Springs, you’ll
experience one of the most fascinating great train journeys of the
world. You’ll marvel at the spectacular colors of the outback, the
spinifex plains and salt pans of the vast interior and the rugged
MacDonnell Ranges on this epic adventure to the heartland of
Australia. Alice Springs is the ideal base from which to explore the
wonders of the Red Center, such as Palm Valley, Ayers Rock/ Uluru,
The Olgas/ Kata Tjuta and King’s Canyon. |
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