- Arrive Uluru
- Maruku Arts - Bush Medicine Demonstration Learn how the Anangu people use and produce traditional bush medicine.
- View sunset on Sunset Strip Witness the unforgettable sunset over Uluru from the Sunset Strip. Watch as the sunlight plays with the landscape and the rock formations change colour before your eyes.
Norther Territory: 11 days (Uluru-Darwin)
Discover the transformative beauty of Australia’s outback—camp in the wilderness, explore ancient Aboriginal culture, and marvel at iconic sites like Uluru, Katherine Gorge, Kakadu, and Watarrka National Park’s sandstone cliffs and rock pools.
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Norther Territory: 11 days (Uluru-Darwin)
Discover the transformative beauty of Australia’s outback—camp in the wilderness, explore ancient Aboriginal culture, and marvel at iconic sites like Uluru, Katherine Gorge, Kakadu, and Watarrka National Park’s sandstone cliffs and rock pools.
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Highlights
Uluru-Darwin
Your Adventure
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre visit Explore the many meanings and practices encompassed within the religion, law and moral systems of the Anangu culture, the traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta. Explore the base of Uluru and absorb its magnificence, including Aboriginal rock paintings and caves. Renowned for its breathtaking sunsets, see the stunning changes of colour on the rock from red to orange to purple.
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park visit Discover the natural and cultural wonders of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, featuring spectacular geological formations that dominate the vast red sandy plain of Central Australia. Uluru and Kata Tjuta form part of the traditional belief system of one of the oldest human societies in the world. The traditional owners of this land are the Anangu Aboriginal people.
- Travel to Watarrka Begin your journey to Watarrka. Watarrka National Park is a scenic landscape of rugged ranges, rockholes and gorges full of native plants and wildlife that take refuge here. Home to the impressive Kings Canyon, see giant red rock cliffs and spectacular views that stretch across the desert.
- Karrke Aboriginal Cultural experience Delve into an authentic Aboriginal cultural experience and learn about seasonal bush tucker food and the importance of grinding stones, the types of plants that are used as bush medicine by the Luritja and Pertame (Southern Aranda) people and understand the history and meaning of Aboriginal dot paintings.
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Watarrka National Park visit
Rim Walk, Garden of Eden, Lost City
Enjoy the scenic landscape of rugged ranges, rockholes and gorges, and encounter the plants and animals that take refuge here.
- Travel to Alice Springs Begin your journey to Alice Springs. Alice Springs or 'Alice' as locals call it, is known as the heart of the Outback, nestled between the beautiful mountain ranges of the East and West MacDonnell Ranges. The town has a strong Aboriginal culture which is embedded into the community's way of life. The Aboriginal Arrernte (pronounced arrunda) people are the traditional custodians of Alice Springs and the surrounding region and Mparntwe (pronounced m’barn-twa) is the Arrernte name of Alice Springs.
- Camels experience Enjoy a short camel ride in natural bushland right at the foot of the magnificent James Ranges. Discover how the camel farm processes wool and turns it into wonderful textile pieces during an educational presentation.
- Royal Flying Doctors guided visit See, experience and learn through the wonder of technology as the heroic stories of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) are brought to life. Through the use of holograms and touchscreen portals, interact with John Flynn, founder of the RFDS, who tells of the heroic tales of its birth and growth.
- School of the Air guided visit Appreciate the unique, and first of its kind, educational facility that is Alice Springs School of the Air. Discover its history and its success in providing schooling and daily lessons to children in remote locations since 1951.
- Alice Springs Desert Park visit and Nature Theatre Learn about wildlife, conservation and culture as you explore the Desert Park. Continue your journey to the Nature Theatre to be enthralled by birds of prey and other predators of the desert.
- ANZAC Hill Lookout Take in the panoramic view of Alice Springs and the beautiful surrounding ranges from the peak of Anzac Hill. The Anzac Hill Memorial is dedicated to those who have served in defence of their country during all wars Australia has participated in.
- Travel to Daly Waters via Devil Marbles
- Travel to Nitmiluk via Mataranka Homestead 'Never Never Country'
- Mataranka thermal springs visit
- Nitmiluk Dreaming cultural cruise - Cruise of the Gorges Embark on a journey through the stunning gorges in Nitmiluk National Park, where the outback meets the tropics. Make your way through the gorges and discover Aboriginal rock art while learning the ancient Aboriginal culture of the area.
- Travel to Kakadu via Edith Falls
- Visit Edith Falls for a swim (subject to weather conditions)
- Sunset at Ubirr Rock
- Travel to Darwin Darwin Military Museum visit
- Museum & Art Gallery of Northern Territory visit Explore the internationally renowned artistic, cultural and scientific collections and research programs at MAGNT. See internally developed exhibitions, carefully curated from the collection and the best travelling exhibitions from around Australia.
- Mindil Beach Sunset Markets visit Explore Darwin's biggest market, located along the beach front with over 200 unique stalls, ranging from food stalls offering local and international cuisine to an array of arts, crafts and live performances. (Markets open: Thursday & Sunday from 4pm - 9pm from last Thursday in April until the last Thursday in October).
- Depart Darwin
- Tour extension: Litchfield National Park visit Discover waterfalls, rock pools and magnetic termite mounds on an adventure through Litchfield National Park. The spring-fed waterfalls of Wangi and Florence Falls provide the perfect vantage point for photos and an opportunity to really soak in the true beauty of the rainforest.
- Tour extension: Magnetic Termite Mounds visit One of the most impressive sights at Litchfield is the hundreds of 2-metre-high termite mounds that cover the flat plain. These structures are over 100 years old and are unique to the northern parts of Australia, but the most impressive ones are found here at Litchfield making it the perfect place to learn more about them.
