Ayres Rock, Alice Springs and Kings Canyon – an exciting family adventure

Family friendly activities such as Aboriginal dot painting, camel riding and cattle station quad biking are highlights of this journey as well as insider access to Mbantua Gallery and insider access expertise about the predators of the Red Centre. This tour combines privately-guided experiences with self driving adventures.

Suggested Itinerary:
Day 1: Alice Springs (D)
On arrival meet your local guide for a private tour of Alice Springs. Visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service base, the Alice Springs School of the Air, an educational service for many children living on remote properties and see the Telegraph Station (circa 1872. This evening enjoy a genuine ‘Outback Aussie BBQ’. Learn to throw a boomerang, as damper and billy tea are cooked in the coals of the fire. You will be stunned by the vast night sky.
Overnight: Alice Springs Resort

Day 2: Alice Springs (B)
Embark on a quad bike adventure around the NT’s oldest working cattle station, Undoolya Station. Transfer to Alice Springs Desert Park, considered by Sir Richard Attenborough to be the world’s best wildlife park. Enjoy a private tour of the extensive Mbantua Galleries with proprietor Tim Jennings
Overnight: Alice Springs Resort

Day 3: Alice Springs – Kings Canyon (B)
Collect your 4WD Toyota Land Cruiser and drive through the Western MacDonnell Ranges to sites including Standley Chasm, Ellery Creek and Ormiston Gorge.
Overnight: Kings Canyon Resort

Day 4: Kings Canyon (B)
Today explore majestic Kings Canyon, a spectacular natural amphitheatre.
Overnight: Kings Canyon Resort

Day 5: Kings Canyon – Ayers Rock (B,D)
Drive to Ayers Rock stopping en route at Kings Creek Station. Take a private tour of the fantastical Olgas and walk the Valley of the Winds. Encounter snakes and lizards, signifi4cant to the Anangu people and their creation time stories. Our expert animal handler reveals why these predators are not always something to fear. This evening travel to a private dining setting in the desert. As the sun dips behind Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Uluru (Ayers Rock) sip champagne and soak up the outback sounds while an astronomer explains the night skies.
Overnight: Desert Gardens Resort

Day 6: Ayers Rock (B)
Take a private sunrise tour of Ayers Rock including the climb or base walk. Later, join Aboriginal artists for a dot painting workshop. Experience the authenticity of learning from the artists with the chance to try your own hand. Aboriginal guides introduce their culture and how this is expressed in their work. Take home your own piece as a memento before embarking on a sunset ride on your very own camel.
Overnight: Desert Gardens Resort

Day 7: Depart Ayers Rock (B)
Today you will be transferred to Ayers Rock airport for your departure (Flight not included).

Prices and departures may vary please contact your Concierge Traveller Advisor for more information.

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