Tour Itinerary
Day 1 and 2
Depart Cairns at 12:25am (ONLY TUE/THUR/FRI & SUN) on a comfortable overnight Greyhound Bus arriving in Alice Springs on Day 2 at 9:05am. You will need accommodation in Alice Springs on this night.
THE ROCK TOUR
departs daily from Alice Springs at 6.00am on Day 3. This Tour is the most popular backpacker trip to Uluru and just won the Hostelworld 2011 Hoscar for the Best Tour based on your reviews in the WORLD!
This Tour is a 5 Days/2 Nights Camping for $675.00 departing from Cairns plus $25.00 Uluru Park Fee. Check out our Photo Gallery on our website www.therocktour.com.au. The pictures of your trip will be downloaded after your tour for all of your friends and family to see back home.
Day 3 KINGS CANYON (L,D inc)
You will be picked up from your Alice Springs accommodation at 6:00am, first destination KINGS CANYON. Enjoy a 3 hour hike through the sandstone domes of the Lost City. Visit the amphitheatre, North & South Walls and have a swim in the Garden of Eden. Next stop, Curtin Springs where we set up our bush camp. Your Guide will prepare a healthy camp-oven dinner. Relax around the fire then curl up in your cozy swag under a million stars.
Day 4 KATA TJUTA & ULURU SUNSET (B,L,D inc)
Feel the spiritual significance of the Valley of the Winds at KATA TJUTA. Try some bush tucker along the hike before heading to the Aboriginal Cultural Centre where you can listen to tales from the DREAMTIME. We spend the evening enjoying dinner at the spectacular SUNSET over ULURU. Witness the sight of Uluru changing colour. We spend this night at the Ayers Rock Campground with showers, toilets and a swimming pool.
Day 5 ULURU SUNRISE (B,L inc)
Take in the memorable ULURU SUNRISE over the World's Largest Rock. You then have time to complete an optional Uluru Climb or Uluru Base Walk. You will see beautiful sites such as the Mala Walk, Mutijulu Waterhole and Aboriginal Cave Paintings.
If you have a Qantas flight from Ayers Rock Airport we can drop you off at the Ayers Rock Airport after 10:30am. Otherwise, you return back to Alice Springs at 5:30pm which is what most customers do.
We stop on the way home for an optional Camel Ride at the Camel Farm. You will arrive back in Alice Springs at approximately 5.30pm. Back to civilization, get cleaned up and we meet later for dinner and a couple of beers at The Rock Bar.
We Supply
All meals as stated, transport, air conditioned comfortable 21 seat bus, fun & experienced tour guide, swags and camping equipment. Sleeping bags can be hired for $15.00 each.
