Uluru to Kakadu Adventure Package, incl Alice-Darwin overnight

Uluru is the heart of Australia and represents so much about this country; its size, its beauty and its culture. Shortly after you arrive, the unmistakable Uluru will emerge from the earth as one giant boulder. Walk off your lunch at Kata Tjuta which is only a short drive away. With its 36 various-sized domes, it provides quite a contrast to Uluru. You’ll get to know the landscape well on an afternoon hike between the domes. As the evening unfolds, enjoy a light snack as the sun slowly sets casting a variety of earthy tones across Uluru. The perfect end to a remarkable day is awaiting you back at camp, as you enjoy a delicious spread of food with your group. If the weather permits, sit outside under the stars.  

Accommodation  

Swag camping (with shared facilities) (1 night)  

Included Activities  

Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Park Entrance Fee    

Meals Included  

• Lunch  
• Dinner  

 Special Information  

Total driving time today is around 7 hours. Total walking time is approximately 2 hours.  

An early start this morning is rewarded with an Uluru sunrise as the sun hits the icon like a beacon, before the light floods the surrounding landscape. Your guide will take you to one of the significant cultural sights of Uluru, outlining Anangu rock art and passing on one of the creation stories of the site. While the morning is fresh, the time is yours to enjoy the self-guided, full base walk of Uluru, taking in all the textures and valleys up-close, which isn’t evident from afar. Once you’ve had lunch, perhaps purchase some art at the Cultural Centre, hand-crafted by local First Nation Peoples of the Western and Central Deserts. Travel onto our exclusive campsite near the Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon), where the group will have dinner and enjoy the stars. 

Accommodation  

Swag camping (with shared facilities) (1 night)  

Included Activities  

• Uluru Cultural Centre  
• Uluru Base Walk  

Meals Included  

• Breakfast  
• Lunch  
• Dinner  

 Special Information

Total walking time is approximately 2.5 hours (or up to 3.5 if you do the full 10 km base walk). Total driving time today is around 3.5 hours. 

The main attraction of Watarrka National Park is undoubtedly Kings Canyon – a huge gorge enclosed by sheer rock walls many meters high. With its porous sandstone, deep gullies and hidden rock pools, it provides shelter to more than 600 species of native plants and animals. Your guide will point these out on a trek that takes place in the canyon’s most famous locations such as the Lost City, the Garden of Eden, Amphitheatre, and of course North & South Walls of the canyon. After lunch we drive back to Alice Springs. 

Accommodation

Multi-share accommodation (with shared facilities) (1 night)  

Included Activities

Kings Canyon Rim Walk 

Meals Included

• Breakfast 
• Lunch 

Special Information

Total driving time today is around 5 hours. Total walking time is approximately 3 hours. For the Kings Canyon Rim Walk it is a requirement that you have a minimum of three litres of water with you. Please consider bringing your own refillable water bottles. 

Today, Alice Springs is yours to explore. You may choose to chill-out in town visiting many of the local shops in Todd Street Mall, or stretch your legs with a short walk to Alice Springs Reptile Centre. Here’s a list of some other attractions in and around Alice Springs which you may wish to explore: 

• Alice Springs Telegraph Station 

• Royal Flying Doctors Service 

• Alice Springs Desert Park 

• Araluen Centre 

• School of the Air 

Head to your pick-up location (Bus Zone, Leichhardt Terrace, Outside Library, Alice Springs) with your ID, at least half an hour before your scheduled departure. It’s a 21-hour drive to Darwin with some remote, outback stops in between, so make sure that you’ve got your travel pillow and some nibbles for your journey. Watch the sun set over the outback horizon, as the coach drives into the night, North along the Stuart Highway. 

Accommodation  

There is no accommodation. You are taking an overnight transfer coach from Alice Springs to Darwin. 

No Activities included and No Meals Included 

Special Information 

A reminder, this is an Overnight Coach Transfer and there is NO accommodation, nor meals included 

Hopefully with a little sleep overnight, awake to the sunlight over the vast expanses of the Northern Territory. Along the Stuart Highway you’ll drive through some quirky outback towns, and a whole lot of nothing too. As you drive further North, you’ll see the landscape of the Territory slowly change as you enter the more tropical, Top End of Australia. Your overnight transfer will arrive in Darwin at mid-afternoon. It’s time to stretch your legs, check out the hub of Darwin before checking into your multi-share accommodation for the night. 

Accommodation  

Multi-share accommodation (with shared facilities) (1 night)  

No Meals Included

Pick-up start from 6.30am. Our first stop is a cruise along the Corrobboree Billabong, home to one of the most concentrated numbers of saltwater crocodiles in the world. It’s also an opportunity to see many of the 280 species of birds that call the Top End their home. We continue to the World Heritage listed National Park of Kakadu. The park is about half the size of Switzerland, so there’s a lot to see! We’ll stop near East Alligator River for the chance to spot more of those prehistorical predators (crocodiles, not alligators) and maybe some flying foxes too.  

Later in the afternoon we take a short walk up to Ubirr, seeing some of the amazing First Nations rock-art, and continue to the top of the escarpment to view the unlimited panoramic views across to Arnhem Land and the Nardob Floodplains. We overnight at our exclusive camp at Mardukul Billabong, which is inside Kakadu National Park.  

Accommodation 

Un-powered camp (with shared facilities) (1 night) 

Included Activities

• Cruise on the Corrobboree Billabong  
• Cahill’s Crossing 
• Ubirr Rock-art 

Meals Included

• Lunch 
• Dinner 

Special Information

Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 380 km)

It’s a slow but epic drive along the dirt track to Jim Jim Falls, one of the most revered and photographed features in the park. It’s one of the key reasons we have a short wheel-based 4WD is getting to remote places such as the end of Jim Jim Falls Road. From here, you’ll leave the truck and need some nimble footwork to clammer over boulders on your way to the stunning waterhole, surrounded by sheer cliffs. The water cascades in slow motion from 200 metres above, providing spectacular views of Jim Jim Falls. It’s the best place imaginable to either swim, marvel at the views, or get some sun on its very own beach.   

A change of scenery as we head to the shaded escarpment walls and caves of Burrungkuy (Nourlangie Rock). With many rock-art walls, you can learn about the artwork from your guide or from the number informative boards along the trail. We then trek up to the Gunwhardewharde Lookout, with views from the escarpment across Arnhem Land’s floodplains, Anbangbang Billabong and Burrungkuy. Our last stop is at the Warradjan Cultural Centre to learn about the living culture of the Binnij and Muyguyy peoples, before returning to our exclusive camp. 

Accommodation 

Unpowered camps (with shared facilities) (1 night) 

Included Activities

• Jim Jim Falls 
• Burrungkuy (Nourlangie Rock) 
• Gunwhardewharde Lookout 
• Warradjan Cultural Centre 

Meals Included

• Breakfast 
• Lunch 
• Dinner 

Special Information

Total walking time: about 4 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: 4 hours (approximately 350km)
 

A big day ahead of us with our first stop at Maguk (Barramundi Gorge). After a 40-minute walk along a creek bed, you’ll be rewarded with a swim in a stunning plunge pool surrounded by steep rocky cliffs. We then let our 4WD truck do all the work as we drive to the Southern end of the park to Gunlom Falls – a large emerald-colored waterhole hidden by the surrounding eucalypt and melaleuca trees. We set our sights for Darwin with a quick stop at Pine Creek before returning to the Territory’s capital of Darwin, and the end of your Uluru to Kakadu Adventure Package. Return to Darwin approximately 5.30pm 

Included Activities

Various walks and swims as listed 

Meals Included

• Breakfast  
• Lunch 

Special Information

Total walking time: about 1.5 hours (including stops for informative talks). Total driving time: about 4 hours (approximately 350km)