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 Alice Springs - Uluru - Alice Springs

SMALL GROUP TOUR : 5 days / 4 nights 

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Aerial view looking from Kata Tjuta (Olgas) to Uluru (Ayers Rock) © Tourism Northern Territory
An accommodated small group 5 day tour, with the option to shorten it to a 4 day Alice-Uluru-Alice Tour to suite your schedule.  There is a choice of accommodation and you can also choose whether  to return with the tour to Alice Springs or remain at Uluru (Ayers Rock) at the end.  The itineraries take in some of the most notable  scenery in the region with a more personal format than travelling on a large group tourist bus.  
 
See also ...
For details of hotels and accommodation in Alice Springs, click City Hotels/Red Centre
Take a classic rail journey to Alice Springs  ..... click Rail - The Ghan
Prefer to make your own way to Alice Springs?  Click Self Drive Tours 
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Itinerary: Alice-Uluru-Alice  5 days/4 nights Small Group Tour
Departs:  Alice Springs Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 1.00 pm approx.
 
Ormiston Gorge © Tourism Northern Territory Swimming near Ellery Falls © Tourism Northern Territory Simpsons Gap © Tourism Northern Territory
 
Day 1 Alice Springs Desert Park
Welcome to Alice Springs! On arrival, you will be met and transfered to your hotel. Then you will taken to the Alice Springs Desert Park. Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the 3 major desert habitats, complete with walk through aviaries. The Desert Park is home to the world’s largest nocturnal house and breeding programmes for many endangered species of the Australian bush. Be enthralled by the free flying raptor display at Nature’s Theatre.
Overnight: Alice Springs

Day 2 Palm Valley (L)
Your Red Centre experience continues with a day of adventure, exploring the Finke Gorge National Park. On route you will see much of the natural landscape that inspired Albert Namatjira, the first of our indigenous painters. Making your way along the mostly dry bed of the Finke River, you will marvel at the dramatic evidence of its awesome flood history. Further along the track, the magnificent Amphitheatre at the Kalarranga lookout provides a stunning opportunity for photography, before finally reaching Palm Valley itself. Experience a walk amongst the rare Red Cabbage Palms, relics of a previous climate many millions of years past. After a gourmet picnic lunch, travel back along the track to the sealed road to visit the Hermannsburg Historic Precinct, founded by Lutheran missionaries in 1877, and birthplace of watercolour painting in the region. Returning to Alice Springs in the glow of the late afternoon sun.
Overnight: Alice Springs

Day 3 Alice Springs to Kings Canyon (L)
Leaving the Alice, main highways and settlements behind, we travel through mountain valleys to the Wallace Rockhole aboriginal community. Here experience a rock art and culture tour with a local guide. Visit the gallery, which provides an opportunity to purchase a variety of local art. The adventure continues on the 4WD track into the Gosse Bluff comet impact crater. Not just an astro-geological wonder, but also a fantastic setting for our picnic lunch. Stroll around and admire the towering crater walls. After lunch, return to the dirt road and traverse the Mereenie Wilderness Area, where mountain valleys give way to open plains, before arriving at the Kings Canyon Resort in the late afternoon. .Optional (extra cost): Sounds of Firelight Dinner 
Overnight: Kings Canyon Resort 

Day 4 Kings Canyon to Uluru (L)
Begin your day with an exploration of the majestic Kings Canyon, with a choice of activities. The energetic will find the hike around the Canyon rim a stimulating option, offering panoramic views and in parts steep climbs. Alternatively, experience a gentler stroll through the Canyon floor, amid abundant bird life and ancient cycad plants. Your next stop is Uluru, and en route there is a picnic lunch amidst the expansive landscapes of changing eco systems, vast salt lakes and the mesa-like formation of Mt Connor. Arrive Ayers Rock Resort and check into your hotel. This afternoon visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, followed by an exploratory tour with your guide of the base of this unique monolith. The crowning touch to the day is a champagne sunset, featuring refreshments of fine Australian foods and sparkling wine.
Overnight: Ayers Rock Resort 
 

Day 5 Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) to Alice Springs (no meals - refreshments only)
An early departure to enjoy the morning solitude and tranquillity as the subtle colours of another day dawning, wash over Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). Your guide will take you for an informative walk around the massive domes of Kata Tjuta, a site of significance to the local Anangu people. Hear of the geology, history and ecological significance. Return to Ayers Rock Resort in time for lunch (own expense) and your transfer to the airport for your departure and onward flight to your home port or next adventure. Alternatively you may choose to extend your stay at the Ayers Rock Resort or return to Alice Springs arriving late afternoon approx 6pm.
 
Included: Alice-Uluru-Alice 5 days Small Group Tour
~  Airport or rail meet and greet on arrival in Alice Springs, departure airport transfer at Ayers Rock
~  Meals as specified in itinerary (Lunch) plus refreshments 
~  4 nights accommodation
~  All entry fees
~  Small group touring (minimum 2, maximum 17 passengers)
~  Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles with onboard library and naturalist tour guide
Please note:  Flights to and from the Red Centre are not included
 
PRICES: Alice-Uluru-Alice 4 days Until 31 March 2012 1 Apr '12 - 31 Mar '13 Truly
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Per person per tour Twin Share Single Twin Share Single
Deluxe/HIGH SEASON  Alice Springs Resort Deluxe;  Kings Canyon Deluxe Spa; Sails in the Desert  A$2511 A$3202 Request Request 1646
Deluxe/LOW SEASON  Alice Springs Resort Deluxe;  Kings Canyon Deluxe Spa; Sails in the Desert  A$2433 A$3048 Request Request 1646
Standard/HIGH SEASON  Alice Springs Resort Standard;  Kings Canyon Standard;  Desert Gardens Hotel Standard A$2387 A$2953 Request Request 1647
Standard/LOW SEASON  Alice Springs Resort  Standard;  Kings Canyon Standard;  Desert Gardens Hotel Standard A$2306 A$2791 Request Request 1647
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HIGH SEASON:  1July to 30 November 
LOW SEASON:  1 April  to 30 June  and 1 December  to 31 March 
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