Central Australian Discovery

Arrive into Adelaide airport, where you will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. This evening, get to know your fellow travellers and your Driver and Tour Director as you enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation
Adelaide, The Playford Hotel

• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

After breakfast, journey through the wine growing district of the Clare Valley. Here, enjoy lunch at Watervale Hotel, After Travel to the Flinders Ranges National Park, a cultural, historical and geological wonder renowned for its spectacular 800-million-year-old landscape.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Wilpena Pound Resort

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Today you will have a full day to explore the incredible Flinders Ranges National Park. Spend some time in the geological site of Brachina Gorge. Keep an eye out for the endangered Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby as you traverse the gorge’s layers, dating back some 130 million years. After lunch, the afternoon is at your leisure to further explore, or perhaps enjoy some time to relax. You may also wish to take a fantastic optional scenic flight (own expense) or walk into Wilpena Pound. This evening, enjoy dinner back at your resort.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

This morning farewell the Flinders Ranges. Stop for lunch at Parachilna’s famous Prairie Hotel, a family-owned pub that was first licensed in 1876. Later, arrive at Marree and stay at your historic hotel that dates back to 1883.

Accommodation
Marree Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Today you will also have the option to board a scenic flight over the awe-inspiring Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, where you will gain a bird’s-eye view and true appreciation of this magnificent sight - own expense. This afternoon we arrive in Coober Pedy.

Accommodation
Coober Pedy, Desert Cave Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Make your way to the Umoona Opal Mine, where you will watch an informative award-winning documentary presented in an underground theatre. You will learn about the different types and quality of opals, as well as visiting a mine that was worked in the 1920s. Farewell South Australia; and cross the border into the Northern Territory. Later arrive at Uluru. In the heart of the Red Centre, the luxury of Sails in the Desert complements the surrounding natural beauty. This evening, enjoy dinner at your resort.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Uluru, Sails in the Desert Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

At sunrise, enjoy a base tour of Uluru, learning about ancient traditions and stories from the Dreamtime while you marvel at this Australian icon. While you circumnavigate this amazing natural landmark, the experience will leave you mesmerised. Rising 348 metres above the plain, this national treasure is higher than both the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Chrysler Building in New York. Tonight enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime Field of Light art installation.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

After breakfast, explore the incredible Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Visit Kata Tjuta - the Olgas, consisting of 36 majestic domes, which form deep valleys and steep-sided gorges. An important Indigenous cultural site, Kata Tjuta translates to ‘many heads’. Continue to explore the immense red walls of Walpa Gorge. Later arrive at Kings Canyon Resort. Set in the Watarrka National Park, just nine kilometres from Kings Canyon, Kings Canyon Resort will be a stay to cherish.

Accommodation
Kings Canyon Resort and Lodge

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Today travel from Kings Canyon along the Mereenie Loop Road to Alice Springs. Along the way stop at Hermannsburg and visit the Namatijira School of Art, where you view magnificent authentic art pieces before enjoying lunch at Gosses Bluff crater. This afternoon arrive in Alice Springs where you will enjoy a tour of this iconic township.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Crowne Plaza Alice Springs

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Head to Simpsons Gap, just one of the scenic areas that pierce the West MacDonnell Ranges. This sacred area is an important spiritual site to the Arrarnta Aboriginal people, where several dreamtime stories have said to take place. The area also contains one of the most prominent waterholes in the region. Here, be sure to keep an eye out for Black-footed Rock-wallabies. Continue to the West MacDonnell Ranges National Park, a vast and spectacular section of the ranges. This is an outstanding example of ancient landscapes shaped over time by climatic elements. Here, cool scenic gorges are important refuges for a collection of plants and animals from the harsh elements, many of which are found only here.

The landscapes you see played a significant role in the stories of Western Arrernte Aboriginal culture, which have been passed on to generations for thousands of years. At Angkerle – Standley Chasm, follow a creek where spring-fed pools attract a variety of unique birdlife. The chasm’s European name is a tribute to Ida Standley, who became the first school teacher in Alice Springs in 1914. Afterwards, visit the beautiful Ormiston Gorge, filled with stunning geology and is also home to a variety of unique species, including the Long-tailed Dunnart. Later, enjoy the afternoon at your leisure to perhaps, take some time to relax and unwind form a hard day’s exploration before enjoying dinner later in the evening.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Today, make your way to Tennant Creek. Along the way, stop at Karlu Karlu – Devils Marbles. A living cultural landscape, be in awe as the golden sunlight shines upon these giant granite boulders. Geologically, the marbles were formed from an upsurge of molten rock that cooled and became solid beneath a layer of sandstone. Over time water infiltrated the cracks of these solid structures, breaking down the sandstone, and then the granite. As a result, rounded granite boulders perched on top of each other have been revealed. Karlu Karlu is also recognised as of great cultural importance, with nearly the entire Reserve a registered sacred site, with many stories and traditions associated to this area. Arrive at Barkly Homestead and enjoy dinner.

Accommodation
Tennant Creek, Barkly Homestead

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Today make your way to Lorella Springs Wilderness Park. Enjoy lunch at the iconic Heartbreak Hotel. Continue to Lorella Springs Wilderness Park where you can look forward to your exciting Signature Experiences followed by dinner.

Accommodation
Lorella Springs Wilderness Park

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Departing from Lorella Springs after breakfast, embark on a picturesque journey towards Katherine, enjoying the diverse landscapes along the way. With a packed lunch in hand, relish in the freedom of the open road as you make your way to your destination. Upon reaching Katherine, settle into your hotel and take some time to unwind from the day's travels. Later, indulge in a delightful dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Accommodation
Contour Hotel, Katherine

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Arrive in Darwin, this evening, say goodbye to newfound friends and your Driver and Tour Director during a farewell dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation
Darwin, Vibe Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Adelaide , Australia

Your amazing adventure draws to a close. After breakfast, you will be transferred to Darwin airport for your onward flight.

• Breakfast

Location
Adelaide , Australia