• 3 Breakfast (B)

• High level of fitness required for those wanting to take part in 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 who 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 1: Flights to arrive prior to 12 noon into Ayers Rock Airport
  Day 4: Flights to depart after 8.00pm from Alice Springs Airport
  Airport transfers are included in Ayers Rock Airport
  Airport transfers are not available in Alice Springs.
  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

Wander through Light Towers by artist Bruce Munro at Kings Canyon Resort. The illuminated installation places glowing forms against the dark desert setting, creating a different way to experience the outback at night.

Munro is known for large-scale artworks that use light to transform a landscape. Here, colour and darkness draw attention to the stillness and wide night skies of Central Australia.

AAT Kings

Walk with a local guide at the base of Uluru to Mutitjulu Waterhole, where a sheltered pool lies beneath the sandstone. See ancient rock art and learn about the sites encountered along the path.

Your guide shares A?angu Tjukurpa stories associated with this living cultural landscape. The walk offers a closer perspective on Uluru’s scale, its changing rock surfaces and its enduring importance to Traditional Owners.

Explore the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre within the national park. Browse its galleries to learn about the landscape and the cultural significance of Uluru and Kata Tjuta to the local A?angu people.

The centre offers an introduction to A?angu culture and connection to Country, adding context to the places you visit. You may also have the opportunity to see local Aboriginal artists at work.

Watch sunset over Uluru from the designated viewing area while enjoying a glass of sparkling wine. As the light lowers, the sandstone shifts through shades of ochre, rust and deep red against the desert sky.

This unhurried viewing captures one of Central Australia’s most distinctive sights: a vast rock formation whose appearance changes with the angle of the sun. There is time to take photographs or simply take in the changing colours.

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

Look closely at the conglomerate rock—pebbles and boulders bound together over immense spans of geological time. The sheltered gorge offers a striking contrast to the open desert and reveals the scale of this World Heritage-listed landscape.

Watch sunset near Kings Canyon from the resort’s viewing area as the desert light softens across the surrounding ranges. It is a chance to pause outdoors and appreciate the colours and open horizons of the Watarrka region.

The landscape is shaped by ancient sandstone, with rocky forms that take on warmer tones in the evening light. During peak travel months, drinks may be available to purchase at the viewing area; they are not included.

Explore Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park on a walk suited to your fitness. The challenging 6 km Rim Walk climbs steeply to sandstone lookouts, with views into the gorge at sunrise; the rocky circuit takes at least three hours.

If time permits, rim walkers may descend towards the green oasis known as the Garden of Eden. An easier creek walk offers an alternative among the boulders on the canyon floor. Sturdy walking shoes are required for the rim route.

Choose a scenic helicopter flight for an aerial perspective on the Uluru region. From above, the scale of the sandstone formations and the patterns of the surrounding desert become easier to appreciate.

Flight routes and durations depend on the option available locally, so confirm the details before booking. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; it is not included in the holiday price.

Dine outdoors in the Uluru region with the Sounds of Silence Dinner, an evening experience centred on the desert setting. Enjoy a meal beneath the open sky as daylight gives way to the sounds and stillness of night.

The remote location makes the landscape part of the occasion, rather than simply a backdrop. This dinner is at additional cost and bookable on tour; confirm the available menu and arrangements when booking.

Experience Wintjiri Wiru, an evening presentation in the Uluru region that uses illuminated drones, light and sound to share an A?angu story against the desert sky. The visual display offers a contemporary way to encounter storytelling connected to Country.

The presentation brings ancient cultural narrative and modern technology together in a carefully staged outdoor setting. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour; confirm the available session and inclusions locally.

Visit Field of Light at sunrise to see Bruce Munro’s illuminated installation spread across the desert near Uluru. Walk among its glowing stems as the sky brightens and the surrounding landscape gradually comes into view.

The artwork’s shifting points of colour offer a quiet contrast to the vast natural setting. This sunrise tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour; confirm availability and the arrangements for the morning visit when booking.