• 3 Breakfast (B)

• High level of fitness required for the Kings Canyon Rim Walk. This 6km hike will not be suitable for all guests.
  The first 30-minute incline is considered “Difficult” and the hike takes at least 3 hours. 
  The Driver Guide will offer guest an easier alternative along the creek walk for those that are unable. You must wear sturdy walking shoes. You won’t be permitted on the Rim walk in shoes with heels, sandals, flip-flops or open toe shoes.

• Day prior: Flights to arrive anytime into Alice Springs Airport (SBUKK)
  Day 4: Flights to depart after 8.00pm from Alice Springs Airport
  Airport transfers are not available in Alice Springs
  Airport transfers are included in Ayers Rock
  Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price
   

• Comfortable walking shoes
  Warm layers in cooler months
  Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
  Water bottle
  Camera

AAT Kings

Explore the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre within the national park, where displays and galleries introduce the landscape and the culture of its Traditional Owners, the Anangu. Spend time learning how people, plants and animals are connected to this desert country.

The centre offers valuable context for the sacred places you will see around Uluru. You may also have the chance to watch local Aboriginal artists at work, gaining a closer appreciation of the stories and knowledge expressed through their art.

Walk with your local guide at the base of Uluru to Mutitjulu Waterhole, a sheltered place beneath the sandstone walls. See ancient rock art and learn about the sacred sites encountered along the route.

Your guide shares Anangu Tjukurpa stories, which convey knowledge of the land, its creation and the responsibilities connected to it. The walk offers a way to experience Uluru as more than a geological landmark: it is a living cultural landscape.

Watch sunset over Uluru from a designated viewing area, with a glass of sparkling wine in hand. As the light changes, the vast sandstone formation shifts through warm shades of ochre and red against the open desert sky.

This unhurried viewing experience gives you time to take photographs or simply observe the changing colours. Uluru’s striking presence and the quiet of the surrounding landscape make the desert sunset a defining moment of the stay.

Take in panoramic views of Kata Tjuta from a dune viewing platform, then walk the 1.3-kilometre trail into Walpa Gorge. The path follows a natural creek bed between two of the formation’s tallest domes.

Look closely at the rounded stones embedded in the immense conglomerate rock walls. The sheltered gorge offers a contrasting perspective to the wide desert panorama, revealing the scale, texture and geological character of this World Heritage-listed landscape.

Pause at the Kings Canyon Resort viewing area to watch sunset across the desert landscape. The shifting evening light brings out the warm tones of the surrounding sandstone and offers a relaxed opportunity for photographs.

Set within the remote country of Watarrka, the viewpoint is a chance to take in the breadth and stillness of Central Australia. During peak travel months, drinks may be available to purchase at the viewing area.

Wander through Light Towers by artist Bruce Munro at Kings Canyon Resort, an illuminated installation set against the Central Australian night. Moving among the towers lets you experience the work from different angles as colour and light transform the surrounding space.

The installation brings contemporary art into dialogue with an ancient desert landscape. Its glowing forms create a distinctive evening experience, separate from Munro’s Field of Light at Uluru.

Climb to the rim of Kings Canyon for sunrise views across Watarrka National Park, then follow the rocky circuit to lookouts above the gorge. The approximately 6-kilometre walk takes at least three hours and includes a steep initial ascent; a high level of fitness and sturdy walking shoes are essential.

Travellers seeking an easier option can take a shorter walk along the canyon floor among its boulders. On the rim circuit, a descent into the green Garden of Eden may be possible if time permits.

Choose a scenic helicopter flight for an aerial perspective of the Uluru region. From above, the desert’s broad patterns and the scale of its rock formations become easier to appreciate than they are from ground level.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Flight routes and duration depend on the option available, so check the details with your Tour Director before booking.

Dine outdoors in the Uluru region with the optional Sounds of Silence Dinner, an evening experience shaped by the desert setting. Enjoy a meal away from the resort’s usual dining spaces, with the expansive Central Australian landscape as your backdrop.

The experience offers a different way to appreciate the atmosphere of the Red Centre as daylight fades and the night sky emerges. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour; confirm the evening’s arrangements when booking.

Experience Wintjiri Wiru, a nighttime presentation in the Uluru region that uses light, sound and drone technology to share an Anangu story. The desert sky becomes part of the performance, giving the storytelling a sense of place and scale.

Created in consultation with Anangu, the experience offers a contemporary expression of cultural knowledge connected to this country. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour; check the available presentation and inclusions before booking.

Walk among Bruce Munro’s Field of Light near Uluru while thousands of illuminated stems glow across the desert before dawn. Watch the colours of the installation give way to the natural light of sunrise.

This artwork is distinct from Munro’s Light Towers at Kings Canyon. Its low, spreading pattern responds to the breadth of the surrounding landscape, creating a memorable contrast between art and desert. The sunrise visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour.