Territory Explorer

Welcome to the very heart of Australia. Begin your discovery of the Red Centre this afternoon with a visit to the Uluru and Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Enjoy your Special Stay for the next two nights where you will enjoy a welcome dinner.

After dinner and as the sun sets, the Field of Light illuminates. It is a fantasy garden of 50,000 spindles of light, where the stems breathe and sway through a sympathetic desert spectrum of ochre, deep violet, blue and gentle white. The installation is the work of Bruce Munro and is aptly named Tili Wuri Tjuta Nyakutjaku or ‘looking at lots of beautiful lights’ in local Pitjantjatjara language.

Optional luxury wilderness camp stay - Take the opportunity to upgrade your stay to the luxurious Longitude 131° luxury wilderness camp (at additional cost, must be booked prior to departure and will substitute accommodation and touring activities).

Optional flight - View Uluru and Kata Tjuta from the air (at additional cost and replaces Scenic Freechoice activities, must be booked before departure).

Freechoice: Be filled with wonder as the sun rises over Uluru, followed by breakfast and an informative walking tour of significant sights around its base. Alternatively, see the desert from the top of a camel or enjoy a trek around the base of Uluru.

Discover the mysteries of Kata Tjuta and Walpa Gorge during your afternoon visit.

Enrich
Enjoy an evening of dining under the sparkling outback sky. From a dune overlooking Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park enjoy canapes and sparkling wine as the sun sets. As the night sky twinkles to life, you will be welcomed to an interactive chef’s station where you will be served your choice from the freshly prepared, bush tucker inspired menu. Settle back and listen to a star talk while trying to locate the Southern Cross and Milky Way.

Travel to the rugged Kings Canyon. Enjoy a stroll along the canyon floor. For the more active guests, enjoy an unescorted walk along the rim to discover a beautiful area of cool waterholes. An advanced level of fitness is required to enjoy this walk and best suited to guests who have hiking experience.

Optional flight - An opportunity to gaze in wonder at this amazing canyon from the air on a scenic flight (at additional cost, must be booked before departure).

Enjoy your overnight stay at Kings Canyon.

Observe the majesty of the East MacDonnell Ranges as you approach Alice Springs, Australia’s most famous outback town. Enjoy a city tour, including a visit to the legendary Royal Flying Doctor Service, then check into your hotel for a two night stay. Dinner tonight is served outdoors and is an outback bush BBQ with bush damper cooking and entertainment by a bush balladeer.

Freechoice: Journey by 4WD to the oasis of Palm Valley or experience the grandeur of the West MacDonnell Ranges and Standley Chasm.

Visit Anzac Hill for panoramic views of Alice Springs before an Aboriginal Cultural Tour to the Alice Springs Desert Park and a visit to the School of Air. All aboard for your overnight Special Stay on the famous Ghan train (Gold Service). This is one of the world’s greatest train journeys. Relax in the Outback Explorer Lounge before dinner in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant. 

Enjoy breakfast on board as you gaze out of the window taking inspiration from the ever-changing landscape. Upon arrival in Katherine, choose between a guided cruise through Katherine Gorge, where you will marvel at the towering red ochre sandstone walls and hear stories of the Jawoyn people or enjoy The Ghan’s cultural experience that will take you to the heart of this area. Create your own Indigenous painting, learn to throw a spear and hear ancient Dreamtime tales. Reboard the train and travel to Darwin for your two night stay.

Freechoice: Cruise on the Adelaide River, home to the ‘jumping crocodiles’ or visit Litchfield National Park. Take the hop-on-hop-off bus around town (only available on select days) or the WWII Bombing of Darwin tour.

Enjoy dinner tonight at the hotel.

Say goodbye to your new found friends, before returning home with many wonderful memories. 

The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the tour will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Please refer to our terms and conditions for further information.