Outback Explorer

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Sip your way through South Australian wine country and learn about Aussie Opal history before reaching the rocky, rugged and deeply moving Red Centre. Immerse yourself in Uluru, see a Kings Canyon sunrise, and stargaze with locals as your Outback dreams and beyond come to life on this 10-day Australia tour.

Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Discover Adelaide and Alice Springs
    • Explore Adelaide Central Market, Coober Pedy, and Alice Springs Desert Park with a Local Specialist
    • View Wilpena Pound, an opal demonstration in Coober Pedy, sunset and sunrise at Uluru, and Aboriginal rock art
    • Visit former rocket testing site Woomera, historic Telegraph Station and Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs
    • Connect with Locals
    • Dive into Culture
    • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
    • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
    • Stays with Stories
    • Stays with Stories

What's this trip about?

    Sip your way through South Australian wine country and learn about Aussie Opal history before reaching the rocky, rugged and deeply moving Red Centre. Immerse yourself in Uluru, see a Kings Canyon sunrise, and stargaze with locals as your Outback dreams and beyond come to life on this 10-day Australia tour.

Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityAdelaide
End CityAlice Springs

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • Education / Learning
  • Local Immersion & Homestays

Destinations

Attractions

  • Adelaide
  • Alice Springs

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion

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Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Adelaide

Welcome to Adelaide! Begin your 10-day Australia tour in this city famous for its festivals, sporting events, colonial churches and architecture, amazing food, and as the gateway to renowned wine regions the Barossa and McLaren Vale (flights to arrive prior to 12.30pm...

Day 2: Wilpena Pound (Ikara) Flinders Ranges

Begin today’s adventures soaking up the local art, culture, and wine. Your first destination is Knappstein Enterprise Winery in the Clare Valley, one of Australia’s oldest and undiscovered wine regions. Sip on the award-winning wines, like the area’s celebrated Riesli...

Day 3: Port Augusta Crossroads of Australia

History buffs will love today’s “time travels!” Begin at Wangara Lookout for views of Wilpena Pound and a short walk along a creek through bush and pines to Hills Homestead. Learn about the original settlers of this cottage who struggled to survive in this harsh envir...

Day 4: Coober Pedy The Opal Capital

Today you’re headed out of Port Augusta to the land of opals. Your first stop en route is the Woomera Heritage Centre and Missile Park in Woomera, a fascinating former rocket-testing site of the 1960s. Then continue your journey through history travelling through salt...

Day 5: Uluru - The Red Centre

Travel north today for a bucket list day in World Heritage listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, proudly a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Here in the heart of the Red Centre, with its vibrant blue skies and desert landscapes, you’ll make your first of many visits to...

Day 6: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta

From sunset to sunrise, Dive Into Culture and enjoy another view as you greet the dawn in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Watch the sun illuminate Uluru and its surroundings cosied up with a cup of cocoa. Your exploration of the park continues with a scenic drive with...

Day 7: Towering Red Rock Cliffs of Kings Canyon

Get an early start and take advantage of one last Uluru sunrise with a private Optional Experience at the Field of Light. Artist Bruce Munro’s light installation displays 50,000 frosted glass spheres lighting up an Uluru backdrop in shades of violet, blue, and white a...

Day 8: Welcome to a Town Like Alice

Why not treat yourself to another memorable desert sunrise, this morning in Kings Canyon? Join your Travel Director for a trek to top of the canyon and a walk around its semi-circular edge lined with sandstone formations. Then drop into the canyon to the Garden of Ede...

Day 9: Sights of Alice Springs

Jump into culture at Alice Springs Desert Park as a local Aboriginal guide shares the local Arrernte People’s culture and traditions as well as the local birds and animals including the Barn Owl, emu, and Princess Parrot and the dingo, red kangaroo, and Western Quoll....

Day 10: Farewell Alice Springs

After ten days of Outback adventures, it’s time to say a fond farewell to your travel mates. Say farewell over breakfast before your transfer to the Alice Springs Airport for your onward flight (flights anytime).

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Price per day$425
Last Updated: 6/24/2024

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Accommodation

  • DoubleTree by Hilton
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Meals Included
  • 1 Be My Guest
  • 1 Regional Dinner
  • 1 Welcome Reception
  • 3 Dinners
  • 9 Breakfasts
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Additional Information
  • All land transport shown. All transfers shown
  • All porterage and restaurant gratuities
  • An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
  • Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
  • Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
  • Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
  • Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
  • Optional Experiences and free time
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