Gemtree's hosts, Cameron and Carmel Chalmers are a true outback team, having spent much of the early years of their marriage as pastoralists further out along the Plenty Highway. With their son-in-law Aaron McMaster and staff, they will welcome you with Territory hospitality and share their knowledge of the rocks, minerals and history of the local area.

Located 140kms North-East of Alice Springs, with bitumen road to the front gate , Gemtree is nestled neatly amongst the native bush of the Plenty Highway and is a welcome port of call for young and old. Join us for a unique outback experience on one of our fossicking tours to the nearby garnet and zircon gemfields, or simply set up camp in one of our spacious sites amongst the mulgas for a quiet and restful getaway.

                         A good yarn, a full moon and an old-fashioned campfire -
                                               a perfect end to a Gemtree day! 

For the more adventurous, there are great 4x4 routes as well. The Plenty Highway (unsealed a further 28kms east of Gemtree) takes you 420kms to the Queensland Border and on to the first Queensland town, Boulia, another 260kms along the Donohue Highway. For a scenic drive across the Harts Ranges and into the Eastern MacDonnells 4x4  travellers can choose either the Cattlewater Pass or less rugged Pinnacles track and visit the site of Central Australia's short -lived goldrush at Arltunga and onto the beautiful Ruby Gap before completing a loop to Alice Springs via Ross River Homestead and Trephina Gorge.

                The beautiful Harts Ranges, just past Gemtree on the Plenty Highway.