Uluru (Ayers Rock) is located in the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park about 460 km South West of Alice Springs, virtually the centre of Australia. Twice World Heritage listed, Ayers Rock is the largest monolith in the world and Australia's most recognised natural icon, rising 348m above ground.
There are numerous things to see and do on a tour to Uluru including: viewing the spectacular sunrises, star gazing, take a walking tour with a local Anangu Aboriginal guide, enjoy a camel ride or an unforgetable dining experience at the Sounds of Starlight dinner and performance and much more.
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas):
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), a massive pile of 36 rock domes 500 million years old, are located 40km to the west of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Kata Tjuta means "place of many heads". Walk through the Valley of the Winds or Olga Gorge or relax and watch the sky light up at sunset into brilliant oranges and reds.
Both Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Uluru (Ayers Rock) are of great cultural importance to the Anangu Aborigines who have lived in the area for thousands of years.
Kings Canyon:
Kings Canyon is 300Km north east of Ayers Rock and 310 Km west of Alice Springs in the Watarrka National Park. kings Canyon features spectacular 300m high sandstone walls, walking trails, palm filled crevices, rock holes and gorges. It is home to over 600 species of plants and numerous native animals.
A guided rim walk of Kings Canyon takes around 3.5 hours and is undoubtably one of the best ways to experience the area.
Tours to Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Kings Canyon:
Austour operate a range of tours and transfers to and from Alice Springs. The Desert Wanderer tour programme is a combination of day tour schedules to Kings Canyon, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and the West MacDonnell Ranges. This enables you to choose from a range of 2, 3 and 4 day exciting packages to be available to suit your personal needs. These tours are designed for the independent traveller and are ideal for backpackers.
Desert Wanderer Red Centre touring is based on utilising the daily day tour services to Kings Canyon and Ayers Rock Resort and Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. Travel between Alice Springs and Uluru (Ayers Rock) is on a 5 star, $600,000 super coach with reclining seats, rest room and air conditioning, DVD/video, CD, PA system. The coach connects with a smaller vehicle with comfortable seating, PA system, TV/video and for the Kings Canyon Watarrka National Park section.
Some of the places you can visit on an Austour Desert Wanderer Tour of The Red Centre:
- Uluru ( Ayers Rock )
- Kata Tjuta ( The Olgas )
- Kings Canyon
- West MacDonnell Ranges
- The Red Centre
