Arrive at Ayers Rock Airport and take the complimentary transfer from the front of the terminal to your hotel; flights should arrive before 1:30 pm. Visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, then travel around the base of Uluru as your Driver Guide explains its sacred sites, features, native flora and fauna, and Anangu culture. Take the Kuniya Walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole and watch the sunset over Uluru with sparkling wine.
Day 2
Day 2: Kings Canyon & Outback Panoramas
Travel from Ayers Rock Resort to Kings Canyon, stopping for breakfast at Kings Creek Station. Learn about the station and Ian and Lynn Conway’s work with Aboriginal children in remote communities. At Kings Canyon, take the steep, rocky rim walk for views of Watarrka National Park and the canyon gorge; if time permits, visit the Garden of Eden waterhole. The rim walk takes approximately three hours and requires good fitness. Alternatively, take a shorter walk along the canyon floor to see native plants and birdlife. After lunch at your own expense, return to Ayers Rock Resort.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Uluru Sunrise & Kata Tjuta
Travel early to Talinguru Nyakunytjaku, the Uluru Sunrise Viewing Area, to watch the sunrise with tea or coffee. Continue to Kata Tjuta, stopping at a dune viewing platform for panoramic views of its southern side. Explore Walpa Gorge and its conglomerate rock formations on the 1.3 km trail between two of Kata Tjuta’s tallest domes. Return to the resort for lunch and a free afternoon.
Meals: Dinner
Day 4
Day 4: Uluru Sunrise & Field of Light
Before dawn, walk through Bruce Munro’s Field of Light installation. Then head to the dune top for tea, coffee or hot chocolate and watch the sunrise behind Uluru, with Kata Tjuta behind you. Transfer to Ayers Rock Airport for your onward flight; flights should depart after 9:30 am.
What’s included
Three nights at Sails in the Desert Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort.
Sightseeing transport in an air-conditioned coach and complimentary transfers between Ayers Rock Airport and the resort.
An experienced Driver Guide and commentary throughout the guided sightseeing.
An Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park ticket and itinerary visits to Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and the Field of Light.
One breakfast at Kings Creek Station, sparkling wine at Uluru sunset, tea or coffee at the Uluru sunrise viewing area, and a hot drink during the Field of Light sunrise visit.
What’s not included
Flights to and from Ayers Rock are not included. Arrange arrival on Day 1 before 1:00 pm and departure on Day 4 after 9:30 am.
Meals not specified in the itinerary are at your own expense, including lunch at Kings Canyon on Day 2.
If you need a visa to enter Australia, you must arrange and pay for it separately.
Travel insurance is not included; arrange your own cover.
Bring your own walking shoes, sun protection and water bottles for the walks.
Additional information
Uluru Sunrise at Talinguru Nyakunytjaku
Watch the first light reach Ulu?u from Talinguru Nyakunytjaku, a dedicated sunrise viewing area within Ulu?u–Kata Tju?a National Park. Warm your hands around a cup of tea or coffee as the desert emerges from the early-morning darkness.
The changing light draws out the rock’s contours and colour, offering a distinct perspective from sunset. This is a quiet opportunity to take in Ulu?u at dawn against the wide Central Australian landscape.
Operated By
AAT Kings
Dining Summary
1 Breakfast (B)
What to Bring
Sturdy enclosed walking shoes Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Water bottles to hold 3 litres for the Rim Walk or 1.5 litres for the Creek Bed Walk Warm layers in cooler months Flynet in summer months (optional)
Flight information
Flights to and from the start/end of your trip are not included in the trip price. Day 1 – Flights to arrive into Ayers Rock prior to 1.00pmDay 4 – Flights to depart Ayers Rock after 9.30am
Fitness Requirement
Kings Canyon Rim Walk – High level of fitness required This 6km hike will not be suitable for all guests. The first 30-minute incline is considered “Difficult”. The Tour Director will offer guest an easier alternative along the creek walk for those that are unable.
Kings Canyon Creek Bed Walk (alternative option) – Low level of fitness required
You may wish to take an easier, shorter walk to explore the boulder strewn canyon floor with our Driver/Guide.
Uluru–Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre
Visit the Uluru–Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre to learn about A?angu, the Traditional Owners of this landscape, and their continuing connection to Country. Explore displays that introduce the park’s cultural and natural significance.
The centre offers valuable context for the places you will see around Ulu?u and Kata Tju?a. It is an opportunity to approach these landmarks as living cultural places, not simply striking rock formations.
Uluru Sacred Sites & Mutitjulu Waterhole
Explore the base of Ulu?u with Driver Guide commentary on its distinctive features, native plants and wildlife. At the Kuniya Walk, follow your guide to Mutitjulu Waterhole, a sheltered place beneath the rock’s towering walls.
Hear about the significance of sites around Ulu?u to A?angu, the Traditional Owners. The contrast between the open desert and the waterhole’s shaded setting reveals another side of this landscape.
Uluru Sunset with Sparkling Wine
Watch sunset over Ulu?u while enjoying a glass of sparkling wine. As the light lowers, observe the rock’s surface shift through shades of ochre and deep red against the desert sky.
This viewing experience gives you time to take in Ulu?u’s scale and changing appearance from a distance. The colours are shaped by the light falling on its iron-rich sandstone, making every sunset subtly different.
Kings Creek Station Outback Stop
Stop at Kings Creek Station in the remote country near Watarrka National Park. Hear the story of Ian and Lynn Conway, who established the station and have supported Aboriginal children in nearby remote communities.
Now a working cattle property with wild-camel operations, the station offers a glimpse of life and enterprise in Central Australia. Breakfast is part of the stop, but the distinctive experience is the chance to learn about the people behind this outback property.
Kings Canyon Guided Walk
Hike the Kings Canyon Rim Walk for sweeping views across the gorge and Watarrka National Park. The approximately three-hour route begins with a steep, rocky climb and follows the canyon edge to a series of lookouts. If time permits, your guide may also take you to the Garden of Eden waterhole.
The rim walk requires a good level of fitness. An easier guided creek-bed walk offers an alternative among the boulders, native plants and birdlife of the canyon floor.
Kata Tjuta Dune Viewpoint & Walpa Gorge Walk
Take in panoramic views of Kata Tju?a from a dune viewing platform, where the southern side of its 36 domes rises above the desert. Walk into Walpa Gorge along a natural creek bed between two of the tallest domes.
Look closely at the domes’ unusual conglomerate rock, formed from ancient pebbles and boulders bound together over geological time. The gorge walk brings you into the sheltered spaces within this landscape.
Field of Light & Uluru Sunrise
Wander through Bruce Munro’s Field of Light before dawn, among 50,000 handcrafted frosted-glass spheres glowing in ochre, violet, blue and white. The installation spreads across the desert beneath the night sky.
From a dune-top viewpoint, enjoy tea, coffee or hot chocolate while sunrise lights Ulu?u in the distance, with Kata Tju?a behind you. The experience pairs a contemporary artwork with the changing colours of the Central Australian landscape.
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