City Breaks for Australia

Formed over 600 million years ago, the famous icons of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) are awe inspiring as they rise from the sands of Australia's Red Desert.

Equally impressive are the natural wonders of Kings Canyon, the magnificent Macdonnell Ranges and Palm Valley where you can escape the heat in one of the cool watering holes. Don't forget 'a town like Alice' - a thriving outback community with lots of interesting local characters!

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Package Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive Alice Springs, the famous "Town like Alice ", where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

The remainder of the day is at leisure. Tonight you might like to visit the Casino or "Take a camel to dinner" (own expense).

Day 2. Alice Springs to Ayers Rock & Olgas.

Off early by coach and travel through changing scenery from the MacDonnell Ranges, over the Finke River into the semi-arid desert country that surrounds Ayers Rock and the Olgas. After visiting the Olgas see the setting sun light up "The Rock", the world's largest monolith. Overnight at the magnificent Yulara Resort where the hotels outlined below are located.

Day 3. Ayers Rock.

All morning is spent visiting the area, with time to climb "The Rock" if you wish. You'll hear some of the Aboriginal mythology and legends which surround this area. There is also time to visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Overnight to Ayers Rock.

Day 4. Ayers Rock.

The day is at leisure, before you go to the airport for your onward flight.

Extension Ideas

Sounds of Silence Dinner - Ayers Rock

Dining in the desert - a unique experience not to be missed. Transfer 7kms from the resort to your dinner site in the red sand dunes of the desert.

Watch a brilliant outback sunset over the Olgas with the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo, the finest outback cuisine with pre-dinner drinks, canapés and a barbecue buffet meal. The verses of Banjo Patterson and star gazing round off a memorable evening.

Camel to Sunset Tour - Ayers Rock

Sit back and let the friendly camels carry you off the beaten track to watch the sunset on Uluru from the tallest seats in town. Return to the camel depot for a glass of champagne or soft drink, some tasty snacks and a chat about camels.

Tour includes: Transfers, camel ride, drinks and snacks.

Sunrise or Sunset Motorcycle Tour (Uluru) - Ayers Rock

Enjoy a leisurely ride to Uluru. Included in this tour is your choice of either tea or coffee and a croissant whilst viewing sunrise. Alternatively enjoy chilled drinks, cold beer, or champagne as you view the sunset.

Uluru Breakfast Tour With Local Aborigines - Ayers Rock

This unique cultural experience begins with sunrise. Tour around the base of Uluru, enjoy a restaurant breakfast with a panoramic view of Uluru from the magnificent Uluru Cultural Centre restaurant.

Browse the art galleries, shops and interpretive displays, before joining Aboriginal guides on the Liru Tour. Watch as the ancient skills such as making Kiti (glue), starting a fire without matches and carving wooden implements with only a sharpened stone.

Hold a spear and spear-thrower and imagine you are on the hunt; learn an intriguing trick for catching emus and hear the tragic fate of Lungkata, the emu thief, whose body we see laying at the base of Uluru.

Uluru Afternoon with Local Aborigines

Aboriginal guides host a fascinating walk into the base of Uluru, and a visit to the Uluru Cultural Centre. With your Aboriginal guides, visit caves where their ancestors left paintings in time worn ochres.

See Mutitjulu Waterhole, where generations of Aboriginal people have drunk this life-giving water. Discover local bush foods, and hear tales of desert survival, as they prepare grass seed flour.

Tour includes a tour of the Cultural Centre, introduction to Aboriginal Law, and a visit to Maruku Art Centre. After the tour, take time to watch the sunset over Uluru.

Titjikala Aboriginal Community - Alice Springs

(Minimum 2 nights)

Titjikala is an Aboriginal community, 120km south of Alice Springs. This indigenous experience is a truly authentic. Gunya Titjikala enables your guests to learn the daily survival knowledge and culture of traditional aboriginal people during the day, while at night you can retreat to your private and comfortable safari tent to relax. Enjoy a cool drink on Sunset Hill as you watch the sun sink over the desert as your resident 'bush tucker chef' prepares your dinner.

After dinner enjoy dreamtime stories around the fire with the local elders and marvel at the thousands of stars of the Milky Way overhead. Breakfast is served on a wood fire hotplate by the local Titjikala ladies. The itinerary can be changed to suit your clients particular interests but normally includes a walk into the community as a guest and a visit the art and craft centre as well as the local school. A trip to Chambers Pillar with a local family is a highlight as you'll learn about bush medicine and bush tucker on the way.

Return to your tent as your resident chef prepares your dinner which is a western style dish complimented with bush tucker. The touring can be tailored to suit your interests such as Aboriginal Art, Bush ticker or Bush medicine.