8 Day Adelaide to Uluru Adventure and Cultural Tour

Port Wakefield

Your eight-day outback adventure begins in Adelaide at 6 am, where your Storyteller Guide will greet you. After a caffeine stop at the coastal town of Port Wakefield

15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Alligator Gorge

Arrive in the Southern Flinders Ranges for a morning hike at Alligator Gorge. Located in Mount Remarkable National Park, this is the perfect way to start the tour.

1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Quorn

Have a quick stroll around Quorn, famous for the Pichi Richi Railway.

• Admission Ticket Free

Arkaroo Rock

Arrive at Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and embark on a hike at Arkaroo Rock, a significant cultural site for the local Adnyamathanha people. See rock paintings featuring ochre and charcoal images that depict the Yura Muda (Dreaming or creation story) of Ikara (Wilpena Pound).

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Wilpena Pound

This afternoon, experience a Welcome to Country in the Adnyamathanha people's language at Wilpena Pound Resort.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Feeling connected to Country and nature, arrive at Skytrek Willow Springs Station. This 70,000-acre working sheep station features secluded bush camping and is our base while we unearth the Flinders Ranges. After a tasty dinner prepared by your Guide, kick back and enjoy front-row seats to one of the most spectacular light shows on Earth. The Flinders Ranges is famed as having some of the Southern Hemisphere's clearest skies. Roll out your swag under a blanket of stars twinkling over the ancient landscape.

14 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Flinders Ranges National Park

The fossils discovered in the Flinders Ranges are so old that geologists had to revise the geologic timeline of Earth's history, identifying a new era called the Ediacaran period. After breakfast, we will unearth more of this amazing park as we pull on our hiking boots for a morning hike through tall river red gums and past waterholes, culminating with breathtaking views over the surrounding wilderness. Regeneration is in our DNA, so today, we will meet with a Park Ranger to learn about conservation efforts within Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. We can also give back by participating in some meaningful conservation work. After lunch, we'll take a magical scenic drive at Brachina Gorge.

4 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blinman

Quench your thirst with a well-deserved drink at an iconic country pub.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Returning to camp to relax and have dinner.

13 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Today we’re taking the bus off the beaten path and travelling along a section of one of Australia’s most iconic unsealed roads, the iconic Oodnadatta Track.

15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mutonia Sculpture Park

Drive through eerie and moonlike desert scenery as the landscape uncovers highlights, like the Mutonia Sculpture Park.

15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Eyre

Visit Australia's largest salt lake.

15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wabma Kadarbu Mound Spring Conservation Park

Wabma Kadarbu Mound Spring Conservation Park

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Travel through Anna Creek Station, the world's largest working cattle station. Covering an area of six million acres, it is equivalent to the size of Belgium!

• Admission Ticket Free

William Creek

Come late afternoon, arrive in the tiny outback settlement of William Creek. In the middle of nowhere, on the way to somewhere, this quirky town with a population of ten is an icon of the South Australian Outback. After dinner, you might like to enjoy a cold drink in the heritage-listed William Creek Hotel, which opened in 1887. Then curl up in your swag under the stars in the campground.

15 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Oodnadatta Track

* The Oodnadatta Track is an unsealed dirt road, and the conditions of the track depend heavily on the weather. If the road is deemed unsafe for our bus to drive on, or there is a possibility that sections of the road will close after we have commenced driving on the track, our Guide reserves the right to alter the itinerary and take a different route. If, for safety reasons, the decision is made not to travel on the track, the itinerary for day three will be changed as follows; Port Augusta | Coober Pedy via Stuart Highway | Josephine's Kangaroo Orphanage & Gallery | Coober Pedy township | Umoona Opal Mine & Museum | Overnight Coober Pedy.

• Admission Ticket Free

Umoona Opal Mine & Museum

After breakfast, journey to the famous underground town of Coober Pedy. The opal capital of Australia features a sun-baked lunar landscape, fascinating history and a unique way of life. Visit the town's main attraction, Umoona Opal Mine & Museum. Go 'noodling' or fossicking and learn about these precious stones during an opal-cutting demonstration.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Josephine's Gallery and Kangaroo Orphanage

Afterwards, visit Josephine's Gallery & Kangaroo Orphanage. Established in 2008 to take in orphaned kangaroos from the far north of South Australia, it is about the size of Germany! The gallery here is a world-class Aboriginal Art Gallery with an extensive range of Aboriginal artefacts and significant works by many of Australia's best-known Indigenous artists.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Coober Pedy

The rest of the day is yours to do whatever you please, and there is plenty to explore. Stay in a unique underground bunkhouse tonight and grab dinner at one of the many underground eateries. Today, the driving distance is approximately 170km.

19 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Kanku - Breakaways Conservation Park

Today we have some distance to cover. Travel north, past the Dingo Fence and the Aboriginal Heritage site, The Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park, where you will be mesmerised by the scenery of the Moon Plains.

• Admission Ticket Free

Erldunda

Lunch stop

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kings Canyon

Then, crossing into the Northern Territory, travel onwards to Watarrka National Park, the site of Kings Canyon. Come late afternoon, arrive at our campsite at the Kings Creek Station. Relax, soak up the serenity, and, on warmer days, enjoy a swim in the pool. Have your camera ready for a stunning desert sunset from the sunset viewing platform before dinner at the Station restaurant eatery and settling in for the night. Today, we drive approximately 770km.

13 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Kings Canyon

It's an early start this morning for the spellbinding Kings Canyon Rim Walk, which is guaranteed to be one of the most magical experiences of your life. With its 300-metre-high sandstone walls, hidden waterholes, fern forests, chasms, canyons and caverns, Watarrka National Park is central Australia's answer to an oasis. Take in the 360-degree views and journey through Priscilla's Crack, made famous by the classic Australian movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert. From there, see the sandstone domes known as the Lost City and the lush greenery and watering hole of the aptly named Garden of Eden.

3 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

After lunch, rest your legs on the drive to our final destination, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Late this afternoon, watch an unforgettable sunset over Uluru before retreating to camp for dinner.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Roll out your swag upon the red Earth and under billions of stars after dinner at camp. Driving today is approximately 350km.

12 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Rising early, breathe deep and soak up the serenity of a sunrise over Uluru. As the sunlight plays with the landscape, the rock formations change colour before your eyes. Next, it's time to get close to this natural wonder. At 348 metres high and some 550 million years old, feel a powerful presence the moment you set eyes on it. A guided 10km Uluru base walk is your best opportunity to connect with the rock and learn its stories. Relax beside tranquil waterholes, take a break under a magnificent Sheoak tree and peer into hidden caves.

3 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre

Afterwards, stop for lunch and visit the Cultural Centre to deepen your understanding of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. You can learn about Anangu culture and the park's natural environment through exhibits and free presentations with Anangu and park rangers.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

This afternoon experience a fun and inspiring dot painting workshop with a talented local Anangu artist and interpreter. During this wonderful 1.5-hour authentic experience, you will learn about ancient symbols used in Anangu art and teachings and will be taught some introductory Pitjantjatjara words (the local language spoken by Anangu). Use this knowledge to create your own artwork to take home and treasure forever.

1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

This afternoon, return to camp for some free time. Relax by the pool or enjoy some of the activities at Ayers Rock Resort, such as a didgeridoo performance, a guided garden walk or discovering artifacts at the museum. Enjoy a tasty dinner at camp tonight. Today we only drive around 60km. You may walk up to 10km today if you do the full Uluru base-walk. However, shorter Uluru walks are available.

15 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

On the final day of the tour, an early start is rewarded with a spellbinding Kata Tjuta sunrise. Translating to the Pitjantjatjara word for 'Many Heads', the 36 domes of Kata Tjuta are a defining feature of the Red Centre landscape both topographically and spiritually. Rising 546 metres above the surrounding plain, its tip is the highest point for miles, while the site's ridges and ravines are closely connected with numerous Indigenous creation-time stories. Many of these stories are kept secret from outsiders, but you'll learn a little about the local Anangu culture and appreciate the beauty of their land on the Valley of the Winds guided walk. This three-hour circuit has unparalleled views of the otherworldly landscape surrounding Kata Tjutu.

2 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Yulara

Your outback adventure ends in the late morning on our return to Yulara. For those departing from Uluru Airport, complimentary transfers are available from the resort. There are also bus transfers from Yulara to Alice Springs. See the Know Before You Go information below. The driving distance today is approximately 120km.

15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free