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- Friday May 23rd [ Details ]
- Airport transfer - For those Arriving by 12:30pm (15 on QF790 arriving 1220 & 1 on QF723 at 1200).
- 1330 depart Doubletree Hotel
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- Dinner - Overlanders Steakhouse
- Saturday May 24th [ Details ]
- 0830 Meet in lobby of Doubletree Hotel, 0845 Departure
- School of the Air
- Royal Flying Doctors Service
- Anzac Hill
- Approx. 1pm - Afternoon of rest / own activity
- Evening: Dinner - Hanuman Restaurant @ Doubletree Hotel
- Sunday May 25th [Details ]
- 0615 - Bus "to Uluru (Ayres Rock)" departs DT hotel
- Breakfast at Stuarts Well Roadhouse ~0730
- Atila (Mt.Conner) lookout arriving around for morning tea ~0930
- Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) National Park and lunch ~1300
- Uluru Cultural Centre ~1400, base tour and Mala & Mutitjulu walks
- Sunset viewing of the changing colours of Uluru with drinks & nibbles
- Dinner - barbeque at the sunset viewing platform
- The price includes the $25 cost of the compulsory three day park pass
Oz Fest #11. "The Red Centre" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2014
Apr 30, 2014, 3:57 pm
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Best advice is to check who's coming in on/at the same flight/time and get in touch to see if some sort of share can be arranged.
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Apr 30, 2014, 5:49 pm
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I also see there are 9 people arriving in a 20 min window on the 22nd. I'll send a few PMs.
Apr 30, 2014, 6:18 pm
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We're paid and greatly looking forward to it. 
Thanks to the organizers for all of your work! ^
Re the ASP transfers, I note there at least 11 of us arriving on QF790 May 23.
Thanks to the organizers for all of your work! ^Re the ASP transfers, I note there at least 11 of us arriving on QF790 May 23.
Apr 30, 2014, 6:24 pm
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Apr 30, 2014, 9:08 pm
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Rather than the overpriced shuttle, it may just be cheaper to arrange 4 to a taxi 
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I wonder if Alice Springs has maxi-taxis?
.I wonder if Alice Springs has maxi-taxis?
Apr 30, 2014, 9:10 pm
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Apr 30, 2014, 9:28 pm
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http:// http://www.alicespringsairpo...port-transfers
Apr 30, 2014, 9:28 pm
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I rang Alice Springs Taxis and they have 2 X 8 seaters and 1 X 10 seater. Cost from the airport to the Doubletree is about $55.
Getting the right number combinations and baggage space is the problem I see.
Apr 30, 2014, 9:34 pm
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We are currently:
4JK - QF824 BNE/DRW (763, J)
8AC - QF1939 DRW/ASP (717, Y) Eeek, 2 hrs in Y
8AC - QF1940 AYQ/ASP (717, Y)
3AC - QF722 ASP/ADL (738, J)
3AC - QF656 ADL/BNE (738, J)
I'm sure that someone skilled can plot these on a mock up of seats aboard each plane
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Apr 30, 2014, 9:44 pm
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Re the ASP transfers, I note there at least 11 of us arriving on QF790 May 23.
If enough of us are interested, could we consider making a group booking on the shuttle? That would ensure there's space available (and maybe there is anyway) and it might save us $5 each ("The first two passengers are $16 each and each additional passenger is just $11").
If enough of us are interested, could we consider making a group booking on the shuttle? That would ensure there's space available (and maybe there is anyway) and it might save us $5 each ("The first two passengers are $16 each and each additional passenger is just $11").
I'm as interested in having a dependable ride into town I can count on as in getting a bargain. Adding in Mr. and Mrs. falconea (Audrey's post above), it looks like 13 of us on that one flight. I'll send some PMs to see who is interested in a "group charter" for our ride.
Apr 30, 2014, 9:49 pm
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Book Alice Wanderers Tour Doubletree pick up - $16 x 2 + $11 x 2 = $54 (set cost)
Book AS Taxi = ~$55 (only 4 of us, may not need to be 8 seater), but will be full if get normal car (pax as well as luggage)
What do you think Cat207?? Full Taxi v mini-bus?
DoubleTree bus pick up sounds better to me
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Apr 30, 2014, 9:49 pm
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We are currently:
9AC QF1940 AYQ-ASP (Y)
3DF QF722 ASP-ADL (J)
3AC QF764 ADL-SYD (J)
3AC QF1525 SYD-CBR (J)
There's going to be a few of us in the ADL lounge, from the look of it!
I am all in favour of shared taxis on arrival in ASP. We'll be carry-on only and perhaps hoping to check in to have time for a quick change and dump bags before the tour.
Otherwise, will our bags be safe left on the bus?
Audrey
Apr 30, 2014, 9:58 pm
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QF722 - we'll have to share a bottle of QF's finest bubbles across the aisle
3AC QF764 ADL-SYD (J)
There's going to be a few of us in the ADL lounge, from the look of it!
There's going to be a few of us in the ADL lounge, from the look of it!
. Will be sad when we break off into respective flights.
Apr 30, 2014, 10:39 pm
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What is the best seat on the 717 anyway?
1D?
1D?
Apr 30, 2014, 10:48 pm
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