4 day soft adventure trip with hotel/lodge accommodation from Ayers Rock to Kings Canyon and the MacDonnell Ranges to Alice Springs!
Day 1: Sat Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock/Olgas)
Meet your tour guide around lunchtime at Yulara Airport and drive to Ayers Rock Resort. Then head out to Kata Tjuta (Olgas) and explore the magnificent “Valley of the Winds” on a 1-2 hour walk (according to fitness). Drive to Uluru and enjoy the colourful sunset with a “champagne sundowner”.
Outback Pioneer Hotel (or similar standard)
Day 2: Sun Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon)
Early morning its back to Ayers Rock for the sensual sunrise. Walk and drive along Uluru’s base to view Aboriginal cave paintings, then visit the award winning cultural centre for breakfast. In the afternoon depart the holiday resort and drive across red sand dunes and desert oaks to Watarrka National Park. Check in at the lodge and enjoy the sunset overlooking Carmichael Crack.
Kings Canyon Resort. B, D
Day 3: Mon Mereenie - Glen Helen Gorge
After a hearty breakfast drive to Kings Canyon for a 1-3 hour walk (according to fitness) over the rugged plateau to the domes of the “Lost City” and the oasis of the “Garden of Eden”. Then travel on the Mereenie Loop Road past Gosse Bluff Crater and Mt Sonder to Glen Helen Gorge and the ancient Finke River. Tonight experience a delightful dinner at the lodge.
Glen Helen Lodge. B, D
Day 4: Tue MacDonnell Ranges - Alice Springs
Today walk into the rugged canyon of Ormiston Gorge. Continue the tour to Ellery Creek Big Hole. With luck you will discover rock wallabies on a stroll at Simpsons Gap. Arrive at Alice Springs by lunch time. A sightseeing tour to historic Telegraph Station is followed by a visit to ANZAC Hill and the Flying Doctor Service. Tour finishes at your hotel. B
Inclusions: Touring in offroad-minibus with a qualified driver-guide; two nights accommodation in 3* resorts / one night in simple lodge with ensuite (twin share); 5 meals; admissions: Uluru NP, Telegraph Station, Flying Doctor Service.
Departures: every Saturday lunchtime from Ayers Rock Airport, finishes around 17.00 hrs
Please note: We meet clients at Ayers Rock Airport, please ensure ETA by 14.00 hrs at the latest. We reserve the right to change the routing in adverse weather conditions.
If the listed accommodation at Ayers Rock Resort is not available we guarantee a hotel with a similar or better standard |
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