Acknowledging that students in senior years are immersed in studies and concentrating on schoolwork, perhaps a relaxed, casual and short 5 or 6-day Austour experience could provide bonding and friendship opportunities and spark a renewal of enthusiasm. Reconciliation Week in the last week of May provides an excellent opportunity to meet and enjoy the friendship of Aboriginal students and to lend a helping hand with younger students. Include a formal Outback dinner, special fun team-building activities, a mini Henley-on-Todd, land yachting or abseiling with professional instructors, and participation in Reconciliation events in The Alice.
A similar program could be conducted in NAIDOC Week (during the second term break in July). The end-of-year Schoolies Week alternative could be a highlight in a constructive and fun way … and there may be a little more time to expand and add content to the itinerary. The regular Austour school safari can be enhanced to include a Reconciliation theme or an extra option for Schoolies Week.
Katherine, Kakadu and Arnhem Land Adventure
Katherine – Indigenous Community Immersion - Kakadu – Arnhem Land Immersion – Darwin 8 Days
Aboriginal Studies, Sustainability, Ecology, History and Geography
Darwin – Kakadu – Katherine – Alice Springs – Kings Canyon – Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park – Express home from Coober Pedy and Adelaide to Melbourne/Sydney 11 Days
A Traditional Adventure Safari Camping Tour
Melbourne – Wedderburn – Sea Lake – Ouyen – Loxton – Burra - Coober Pedy – Alice Springs – West MacDonnell Ranges- Kings Canyon – Uluru Home via Coober Pedy & Adelaide - 9 Days & 9 Nights
Introduction Into Aboriginal Studies, Sustainability & Ecology
Melbourne – Wedderburn – Sea Lake – Ouyen – Loxton – Burra – Coober Pedy – Alice Springs – West MacDonnell Ranges- Mereenie Track – Angas Downs – Kings Canyon – Uluru Express Home via Adelaide - 10 Days
Central Australia Indigenous Immersion Tour
Aboriginal Homelands – Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park – Cave Hill - Kings Canyon – Glen Helen – Larapinta Trail – West MacDonnell Ranges - Alice Springs - Indigenous Studies 12 Days
Central Australia Indigenous Studies Including Yipirinya Primary School Immersion Tour
Aboriginal Homelands - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – Cave Hill – King’s Creek Station – Kings Canyon – Alice Springs – Yipirinya – West McDonnell Ranges 11 days
Aboriginal Studies Sustainability, Ecology, History & Geography
Alice Springs - Uluru – Kings Canyon - Alice Springs 3 days
Reconciliation Week: 27 May – 3 June
NAIDOC Week: 5 July – 12 July 2015 (NAIDOC Week is usually held from the first to second Sunday in July)
Schoolies Week alternative: Early December
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- Ayres Rock Resort
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- Queensland fun & adventure
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- The friendly python
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- Market time in Darwin
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- Cultivating Bush Tomatoes
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- Traditional camping
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- Cook and helpers
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- Alice Springs stop over
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- Camping in Central Australia
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- Camping out
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- Packing up
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- Lunch snack
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- On the way to Uluru
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- Viewing Uluru from Cave Hill
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- Didgeridoo Lessons
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- Cooking Kangaroo tail
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- Kakadu Rock Art Site
