Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tourist Facility

Overview

Mobile ticket

Visit the original Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs working base that commenced in 1939.

Have a look at the wide variety of historic radios including a Traeger Pedal Radio and learn what it was like to communicate before telephones were invented.

There is a large display of historic medical equipment that would have been used on the RFDS flights of the past.

See the evolution of aeroplanes used by RFDS with a range of model aeroplanes to take you through each decade.

Relive the true experience of a patient and see what its like to fly with RFDS Pilot with our RFDS virtual reality Walk through the museum and meet Alf Traeger and Nurse Kathy through interactive technology.

Learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors and nurses, and the experiences of the patients that are cared for each day.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Entry

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum

8 - 10 Stuart Tce, Alice Springs Australia

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum

See, experience and learn through the wonder of technology the heroic tales of the birth and growth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia; by visiting RFDS’ original working base in Alice Springs that commenced in 1939. The story of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is forever linked with its founder, the Reverend John Flynn – Flynn of the Inland – who believed if you start something worthwhile - nothing can stop it. Relax in the air-conditioned theatre and watch as the life size hologram of, Rev. John Flynn portrayed by an actor tells the story of Flynn’s vision and its realisation into the RFDS of today.

Admission Included

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