Tennant Creek Tourist Information
Tennant Creek Tourist Information
Attractions in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
While in Tennant Creek there are activities and experiences for people of all ages, atering to all types of interests. Tours and adventures from an hour to a day can be experienced when you visit the sights around Tennant Creek.
Gold Stamp Battery - Step inside Tennant Creek's historic stamping battery. This gold ore crushing plant comes alive for tours at 9.30am and 5.00pm daily (tour charges apply). Learn how the early miners used the old mill to treat their gold and produce bars. Visit the museum with statues, photos and mining displays. Experience an underground tunnel or go on a nature walk. This complex is developing into a major tourist attraction.
Norm's Gold and Scenic Tours - Personalised guided tours with experienced tour guides, Norm and Jill, provide a wide range of adventures. Devils Marbles tour daily includes an Aussie barbecue. Gold Tours - relive the Goldrush era and see the modern gold recovery process followed by a Miner's lunch. Enter the Burnt Shirt mine by day or night - find your own gold with metal detectors and gold pans-equipment provided or join us for an Aussie bush barbecue under the stars at an authentic gold mine. Enquire about our other interesting tours.
Ten Ant Tours - Travel with Ten Ant Tours in air conditioned coaster buses through the goldfield. Step back in time with prospector/miner Colin Bremner as he takes you through the Dot 6 gold mine, then sit around the campfire under the stars as Colin recites poetry and history. Come with us to the magnificent Devils Marbles, Bush Tucker tours and more.
Gemtree - Take a detour along the Plenty Highway and you'll come to Gemtree Caravan Park and fossicking area. You can stay right in the middle of the gemfields and guides can take you fossicking in the area renowned for some of the best gems in Australia. All equipment is supplied and you can have your gemstones professionally cut on site!
