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Welcome to Adelaide
On arrival, today, explore the major sights of the ‘City of Churches’. Later, join a local food expert for a guided tour of the vibrant Adelaide Central Market. Relax this evening with your Travel Director and fellow travellers at a Welcome Reception and dinner at La Boca Bar and Grill.
Included Meals: Dinner with wine
Accommodation: Adelaide - 1 Night
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Adelaide – Wilpena Pound
Drive through the rolling hills of the Clare Valley for a wine-tasting with a local food expert at Sevenhill Cellars, the region’s oldest winery. Continue to Hawker, home of the Jeff Morgan Gallery, where you’ll meet Jeff and view his spectacular 30 metre panoramic painting of the Flinders Ranges. Later, travel through the Flinders Ranges to Wilpena Pound, a remarkable natural amphitheater covering nearly 8,000 hectares.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine
Accommodation: Wilpena Pound - 1 Night
3
Wilpena Pound – Port Augusta
Take a walk with your Travel Director this morning to the faithfully-restored Hills Homestead and Wangarra Lookout, which affords panoramic views over Wilpena Pound. Journey through Pichi Richi Pass and the historic town of Quorn on your way to Port Augusta, a natural harbour on the Spencer Gulf. Visit Wadlata Outback Centre before dining at a local restaurant.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine
Accommodation: Port Augusta - 1 Night
4
Port Augusta – Coober Pedy
Visit a former rocket-testing site at Woomera before travelling through salt-lake country to isolated Coober Pedy, regarded by many as the opal capital of the world. View an opal demonstration with a local expert, who’ll then lead you through some of the town’s iconic underground buildings, including a church and a private residence.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Accommodation: Coober Pedy - 1 Night
5
Coober Pedy – Uluru
Cross the border into the Northern Territory and continue to dual World Heritage listed Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park. Sparkling wine is served this evening as you witness the sunset over Australia’s most renowned natural landmark.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Uluru - 2 nights
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Uluru Sunrise – Kata Tjuta
Rise early this morning to experience a majestic Red Centre sunrise. After a tour of the base of Uluru, you may like to take either a self-guided stroll or a guided walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole. Your Travel Director will explain the significance of the ancient Aboriginal rock paintings you’ll encounter. This afternoon’s journey takes you to superb Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), thirty-six magnificent domes of red-hued sedimentary rock.
Included Meals: Breakfast
7
Uluru – Kings Canyon
Leave Ayers Rock this morning to travel through a stark red desert landscape to awe-inspiring Kings Canyon, whose ancient red rock walls soar 100 metres above Kings Creek. The 6-kilometre walk around the rim of the canyon will reward you with marvelous views of Watarrka National Park. A shorter, more relaxed walk takes you along the sandy creek bed.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Accommodation: Kings Canyon - 1 Night
8
Kings Canyon – Alice Springs
Travelling past vast cattle properties today, you’ll develop a true appreciation for the magnitude of the Australian outback. On arrival in Alice Springs visit the historic Telegraph Station, then drive to Anzac Hill for panoramic views over ‘The Alice’.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Alice Springs - 2 nights
HOTEL CHANGE: 13 June, 18 July, 15 August 2023
From Doubletree Alice Springs to Crowne Plaza Alice Springs for the above departures.
9
Alice Springs Desert Park
After breakfast this morning, join a local Aboriginal guide to learn about the culture and traditions of the Arrernte People at Alice Springs Desert Park. Gain an insight into the endangered animals of the Red Centre, then visit the headquarters of the Royal Flying Doctor Service to see how this iconic facility provides emergency medical assistance in the outback.
This evening, join the Falzon family at Earth Sanctuary World Nature Centre for a home-cooked Be My Guest barbecue dinner. Afterward, hear from the Falzon brothers, Tom and Danny, about the sustainable lifestyle they have established.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest Dinner
10
Alice Springs – Tennant Creek
Visit the legendary School of the Air this morning, then travel north, stopping to view Karlu Karlu, an intriguing outcrop of precariously-balanced granite boulders. Your accommodation tonight is at the former gold-mining town of Tennant Creek.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Accommodation: Tennant Creek - 1 Night
11
Tennant Creek – Katherine
Today you’ll travel further north, visiting the quirky Daly Waters Pub before continuing to Mataranka, where a swim in the warm, crystal-clear waters of the thermal springs is a must-do. Journey on to Katherine for the night.
Accommodation: Katherine - 1 Night
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Katherine – Kakadu
This morning travel to Nitmiluk National Park and take a tranquil cruise along the spectacular Katherine Gorge. Then journey deep into Kakadu for a cruise on the famous Yellow Water Billabong, famed for its stunning variety of birdlife and estuarine crocodiles.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine
Accommodation: Kakadu - 1 Night
13
Kakadu – Darwin
Visit Ubirr, one of Kakadu’s renowned Aboriginal rock art sites, then walk to nearby Nadab Lookout, for views over the surrounding wetlands. After an orientation on arrival in Darwin, the evening is free for you to explore.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Darwin - 2 nights
14
Litchfield National Park
Travel to Litchfield National Park, pausing to examine the park’s amazing termite mounds. Stop to view Florence Falls, then venture on to Wangi Falls for an opportunity to swim in the large waterhole before heading back to Darwin. This evening, join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Darwin Harbour Farewell Dinner Cruise.
* Please note for the tour departure 18 Jul 2023: Farewell dinner change
The dinner venue has been changed from a Darwin Harbour Cruise dinner to a waterfront restaurant, due to unavailability on the cruise.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
15
Farewell from Darwin
Bid a fond farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Tour Inclusions
Highlights
- Experience sunrise over Uluru on a two-night stay
- Experience Earth Sanctuary with the Falzon family
- Explore outback towns of Coober Pedy and Tennant Creek
- Enjoy handcrafted experiences touring Nitmiluk & Kakadu
What’s included
- Quality accommodation
- Travel by luxury coach
- Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
Dining
- 14 Full buffet breakfasts
- 1 Be My Guest dinner
- 8 Dinners with wine
- 1 Farewell Dinner
Fitness Requirements
- Moderate level of fitness required for walks at Wilpena Pound, Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon
- Walking on uneven surfaces is required to complete the walks, though there are alternate options available
Flight Information
- Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 12.30pm into Adelaide Airport
- Day 15 – flights to depart anytime from Darwin Airport
What Tracy says about this tour: The landscape will be the prism through which every colour and hue is brought alive on this northbound trip from Adelaide to Darwin. Expanding quite literally your horizon in every direction as you travel through the Outback, with so many national parks included Kakadu, Kata Tjuta, Lichfield and prehistoric monuments at Wilpena Pound and Flinders Ranges - there are literally more highlights than you can count on both hands!
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