Royal Flying Doctor Service
Food in Alice Springs

The royal flying doctor service is an australian icon and a world first. You can also shop for souvenirs from their gift shop. Take the opportunity to enjoy flavoursome food and coffee in the award-winning cafe, housed in one of the finest heritage buildings of alice springs. You can browse through the interactive museum at your leisure. You will see an audiovisual presentation, followed by a guided tour of the radio communication section. A visit to the alice springs base, originally built in 1939, will give you an insight into a uniquely australian service. The service now has 27 bases australia wide and maintains 51 aircraft. The organisation now services an area of more than 7, 150, 000 square kilometres providing a mantle of safety to an area larger than western europe. With the help of alf traegers pedal radio and advice from one of australia's most famous pioneer aviators hudson fysh, the reverend john flynn's aerial service took to the sky on 5 may 1928, to help sick and injured outback pioneers. The last tour commences at 4pm.