Start and end right near Uluru for a faster, easier way to experience the Red Centre.
Skip the long drives from Alice Springs and head straight into Outback highlights like Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon. Camp under the stars, walk ancient landscapes, and see the best of the Red Centre in just four days.
Trip Start: Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort)
Trip End: Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort)
Length: 4 days
Destinations: Uluru, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Kings Canyon
Inclusions:
- Experienced local tour guide
- 3 nights swag camping with shared facilities
- Travel in an all-terrain vehicle
- All national park entry fees
- Sleeping bag provided
- 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
- Guided walks at Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon
- Optional return airport transfer or drop-off at Desert Gardens Hotel
- Free time on Day 4 for optional activities or shopping in Yulara
Why You'll Love This Trip
You don’t need two extra days and a long drive from Alice Springs to experience the Red Centre properly. This trip lets you fly straight to Uluru and start your adventure right away. Explore Australia’s most sacred and stunning Outback sites, enjoy campfire meals, and sleep in a traditional swag under the stars. Short on time but big on experience, this is the easiest way to Rock the Centre.
Perfect for:
- Travellers flying directly into Ayers Rock Airport
- Anyone short on time but keen to explore Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon
- Backpackers and adventurers looking for a no-fuss swag camping trip
- Visitors wanting a flexible itinerary with optional extras on the final night
Day 1 : Uluru
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. With its 36 various-sized domes, it provides quite a contrast to Uluru. You’ll get to know the landscape pretty 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.
Swag camping (with shared facilities) (1 night)
Note: Total driving time today is around 2.5 hours. Total walking time is approximately 2 hours.
Meals :Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 : Uluru sunrise, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon
An early start this morning is rewarded with an Uluru sunrise and the sun hits the icon like a beacon, before it floods across the undulating landscape. While the morning is fresh, enjoy a walk around the base of Uluru taking in all of the textures and valleys which isn’t evident from afar. Once you’ve had lunch, perhaps purchase some art and craft created by First Peoples of Australia, at the Cultural Centre. Travel onto our exclusive campsite near the Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon), where the group will eat and sleep in your swag under the stars.
Swag camping (with shared facilities) (1 night)
Note: Total driving time today is around 3.5 hours. Total walking time is approximately 2.5 hours (or up to 3.5 if you do the full 10km base walk).
Meals :Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 : Kings Canyon rim walk
The main attraction of Watarrka National Park is undoubtedly Kings Canyon – a humungous 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 in the canyon’s most famous locations – the Lost City, the Garden of Eden, Amphitheatre, and ofcourse North & South Walls. After lunch, we hit the road again for a three-hour drive to Yulara in the late afternoon. Tonight, you have choice to enjoy one of the following optional activities; a Sunset Camel Cruise, the Field of Lights, Sounds of Silence, the Wintjiri Wiru Drone display; or if you’d like to experience the Uluru sunset from a different perspective (and free of charge), tonight is the opportunity to do it! After dinner, relax at your camp for a night under the stars.
Swag camping (with shared facilities) (1 night)
Note: Total driving time today is around 3 hours. Total walking time is approximately 3.5 hours.
Meals :Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 : Departure Day
After a short sleep-in, enjoy a hearty breakfast at our exclusive camp. Depending on your departure time, choose to take our free 10-minute transfer direct to Yulara’s Desert Gardens Hotel, or Uluru Airport (Ayers Rock Airport, airport code: AYQ). If you have plenty of spare time before your flight, you have the opportunity to leave your luggage at the Desert Gardens Hotel, and spend some time in Yulara Resort shopping at your leisure. Please note: There’s regular free airport shuttles from the Desert Gardens Hotel to the Ayers Rock Airport.
Meals :None
Departs: Regularly - ask your agent for availability
Joining point: Desert Gardens Hotel at Ayers Rock Resort or Airport (dependent on flight arrival time, confirm at time of booking) - It is essential you advise Adventure Tours Australia or your booking agent of your flight times.
WINTER SCHEDULE – No lunch included
If your flight arrives BEFORE 1:00pm your guide will meet you at the front of the Desert Gardens hotel at 1:45pm (Outback Pioneer @ 1:50pm). The Free Yulara Airport Shuttle is available from the airport to the Desert Gardens Hotel.
No bookings are required, just look for the regular shuttle in front of the airport once you have collected your luggage.
If your flight arrives between 1:00pm – 1:35 pm please meet your Adventure Tours guide at Yulara (Ayers Rock Airport) @ 14:00pm
Please do not book any flights arriving after 1:35pm as you will not be able to join trip.
SUMMER SCHEDULE – Lunch included
If your flight arrives BEFORE 11:00am your guide will meet you at the front of the Desert Gardens hotel at 1:15pm (Outback Pioneer @ 1:20pm). The Free Yulara Airport Shuttle is available from the airport to the Desert Gardens Hotel.
No bookings are required, just look for the regular shuttle in front of the airport once you have collected your luggage.
If your flight arrives between 11:00am – 12:45pm please meet your Adventure Tours guide at Yulara (Ayers Rock Airport) @ 1:00pm.
Please do not book any flights arriving after 12:45pm as you will not be able to join trip.
Arrival location: Desert Gardens Hotel or Ayers Rock Airport
Depending on your departure time, choose to take our free 10-minute transfer direct to Yulara’s Desert Gardens Hotel, or Uluru Airport (Ayers Rock Airport, airport code: AYQ). If you have plenty of spare time before your flight, you have the opportunity to leave your luggage at the Desert Gardens Hotel, and spend some time in Yulara Resort shopping at your leisure. Please note: There’s regular free airport shuttles from the Desert Gardens Hotel to the Ayers Rock Airport.
What to Bring
Sturdy walking shoes
Hat and sunscreen
Water bottle (at least 1.5 litres)
Towel and toiletries
Camera/phone and batteries or charger
Headlight or torch
