Spirit of the Outback

4 Nights from $2025

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Day-By-Day Itinerary

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Highlights

Destinations
Alice Springs, Kings Canyon, Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Your Itinerary Includes

• Arrival and departure transfers
  
• Services of a Naturalist Guide
  
• Luxury air conditioned expedition vehicle
  
• National Park entry fees
  
• 2 nights Alice Springs
  
• 1 night Kings Canyon
  
• 1 night Ayers Rock
  
• 3 lunches, 4 refreshments
  

Day-By-Day Itinerary

Please note: this tour is operated locally by Alice Springs Holidays.

This itinerary can be fully customized; to tailor this package to your specific requirements please call one of our travel specialists at 1-800-22-SWAIN.

Day 1 Arrive Alice Springs
Welcome to Alice Springs! On arrival, you will be met by a representative from Alice Springs Holidays for a complimentary transferto your hotel.

Following check in Desert Park Transfers will take you to the Alice Springs Desert Park. Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the 3 major desert habitats, complete with walk through aviaries. The Desert Park is home to the world’s largest nocturnal house and breeding programs for many endangered species of the Australian bush. Be enthralled by the free flying raptor display at Nature’s Theatre.

Day 2 Palm Valley
Your Red Center experience continues with a day of adventure, exploring the Finke Gorge National Park. On route we will see much of the natural landscape that inspired Albert Namatjira, the first of our indigenous painters. Making our way along the mostly dry bed of the Finke River, you’ll marvel at the dramatic evidence of its awesome flood history. Further along the track, the magnificent Amphitheatre at the Kalarranga lookout provides a stunning opportunity for photography, before finally reaching Palm Valley itself. Experience a walk amongst the rare Red
Cabbage Palms, relics of a previous climate many millions of years past. After a gourmet picnic lunch we travel back along the track to the sealed road to visit the Hermannsburg Historic Precinct, founded by Lutheran missionaries in 1877, and birthplace of watercolor painting in the region. Returning to Alice Springs in the glow of the late afternoon sun.

Day 3 Alice Springs to Kings Canyon
Leaving the Alice, main highways and settlements behind, we travel through mountain valleys to the Wallace Rockhole aboriginal community. Here experience a rock art and culture tour with a local guide. Visit the gallery, which provides an opportunity to purchase a variety of local art. The adventure continues on the 4WD track into the Gosse Bluff comet impact crater. Not just an astro-geological wonder, but also a fantastic setting for our picnic lunch. Stroll around and admire the towering crater walls. After lunch we return to the dirt road traversing the Mereenie Wilderness Area, where mountain valleys give way to open plains, before arriving at the Kings Canyon Resort in the late afternoon.
Optional Sounds of Firelight Dinner.

Day 4 Kings Canyon to Uluru
We begin our day with an exploration of the majestic Kings Canyon, with a choice of activities. The energetic will find the hike around the Canyon rim a stimulating option, offering panoramic views and in parts steep climbs. Alternatively, experience a gentler stroll through the Canyon floor, amid abundant bird life and ancient cycad plants. Our next stop is Uluru, en route we enjoy a picnic lunch amidst the expansive landscapes of changing eco systems, vast salt lakes and the mesa-like formation of Mt Connor. Arrive Ayers Rock Resort and check into your hotel. This afternoon we visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, followed by an exploratory tour with your guide, of the base of this unique monolith. The crowning touch to the day is a champagne sunset, featuring fine Australian foods and sparkling wine.

Day 5 Kata Tjuta to Alice Springs
An early departure to enjoy the morning solitude and tranquility as the subtle colors of another day dawning, wash over Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). Your guide will take you for an informative walk around the massive domes of Kata Tjuta, a site of significance to the local Anangu people. Hear of the geology, history and ecological significance. We return to the resort in time for lunch (own expense) and your transfer to the airport for your departure and onward flight to your home port or next adventure.

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Prices are per person/twin share in USD. Based on Superior (4 star) accommodation for travel between 4/1/10-6/30/10 and 12/1/10-3/31/11. Add $75 for travel 7/1/10-11/30/10. Must be minimum two passengers for tour to operate. No flights are included in package price – call for best available airfare to complete the itinerary. All travel must be completed by 3/31/11. Surcharges may apply to holiday and local special event periods. All hotels and tours remain subject to availability. Conditions apply. CST#2012413-20 See our Complete Terms and Conditions.

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