AAT Kings - Outback Adventure Itinerary

Outback Adventure Itinerary
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Welcome to Adelaide

Cultured yet cool, Adelaide attracts foodies, historians and art aficionados in equal measure. Explore at your leisure, before meeting a local gourmand to tour the city’s legendary Central Market. This place has been selling cheese, green ant gin and artisan bread for 140-plus years, before joining your Travel Director for a welcome dinner.

Flights to arrive prior to 12.30pm into Adelaide Airport

Included Meals: Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Adelaide - 1 Night

Adelaide
Accommodation:
Crowne Plaza Adelaide features a restaurant, outdoor swimming pool and a bar in Adelaide. Among the facilities at this property are a concierge service and a tour desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and currency exchange for guests.
crowne plaza adelaide

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Adelaide – Wilpena Pound

One of Australia’s oldest wine regions, the Clare Valley is all rounded hills, rippling vines and native forest. It’s the postcard-perfect setting for historic Knappstein Enterprise Winery, producing sweet-scented rieslings and mineral-rich reds. The route north lands you at Hawker, the gateway to the Flinders Ranges, but there are plenty of reasons to linger, including well-preserved heritage buildings and the Jeff Morgan Gallery. The best is yet to come, as you arrive at Wilpena Pound Resort in the shadows of a staggering natural amphitheatre. Know that your visit to the resort helps by contributing towards the sustainable economic future of the Adnyamathanha who in turn work with the resort to minimize the environmental footprint and participate in the conservation of the region.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Wilpena Pound - 1 Night

Flinders Ranges
Accommodation:
Situated in the picturesque Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, Wilpena Pound Resort features an on-site restaurant, a bar, a swimming pool, convenience store, Visitor Information Centre and a tour desk . Also on-site is the Ikara Safari Camp which offers a luxury camping experience. All air-conditioned rooms at Resort Wilpena Pound feature a private en suite bathroom. The 'glamping' safari tents are air-conditioned and feature ensuite bathrooms, a private deck and a fire pit.
Wilpena Pound Resort

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Wilpena Pound – Port Augusta

The river red gums that envelop Hills Homestead will leave you lost for words. You get here on a leisurely walk along Wilpena Creek and continue to Wangarra Hill Lookout for views over the pound’s peaks and curves. The drama is echoed as you climb to Pichi Richi Pass and the historic town of Quorn, where with a Local Guide, you'll hear the importance of this town in the ANZAC's Gallipoli Campaign, before easing into Port Augusta.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Port Augusta - 1 Night

Wilpena Pound
Majestic Oasis Apartments is perfectly positioned overlooking the waters of the Upper Spencer Gulf in sunny Port Augusta, only 3 hours drive North of Adelaide in South Australia. The property comprises 75 self-contained serviced apartments.
Majestic Oasis Apartments - Port Augusta

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Port Augusta – Coober Pedy

The main attraction in Woomera is a former rocket-testing site, today stocked with disused rockets and missiles. Speaking of space, you’ll think you’ve landed on the moon as you travel through sun-baked country to Coober Pedy, known as ‘the opal capital of the world’. Things get deep as you travel underground to visit the town’s head-scratching subterranean facilities.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Coober Pedy - 1 Night

Coober Pedy
For the best in Outback Accommodation and Tours - an experience of a lifetime. The Desert Cave Hotel allows you to experience dug-out style living, underground shops, bar and opal display areas - all within sandstone surrounds in the heart of Coober Pedy.
Desert Cave Hotel - Cooper Pedy

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Coober Pedy – Uluru

Emerge from your cave and cross the border into the Northern Territory. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has World Heritage status for a reason; under the gaze of the world’s mightiest monolith, toast the end of the day with a glass of bubbles and a camera full of sunset photos. Help protect the highlights of Australia's wilderness through your bucket list visit to Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Uluru - 2 nights

Uluru Evening Light
Desert Gardens Hotel offers air-conditioned rooms, some with a private balcony or views of Ayers Rock (Uluru). Guests can unwind in the outdoor pool, or at the restaurant and bar. Spa facilities, shops, tour information, and cafes are conveniently located a short walk from the property or via a free shuttle bus. Set amongst native gardens, each room at Desert Gardens Hotel includes a TV, minibar and tea and coffee making facilities.
Desert Gardens Hotel - Uluru

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Uluru Sunrise – Kata Tjuta

Pre-dawn wake-up calls are worth it when you get to enjoy a Red Centre sunrise. On this experience you’ll encounter the iconic Uluru, or ‘The Rock,’ half a billion years old, standing 348 meters high and taller than the Eiffel Tower. Marvel at the majesty of Uluru as you circumnavigate its base or join a guided walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole. This landscape takes you back to the beginning of time, a sacred place among the Anangu people. More soul-salving landscapes await at Kata Tjuta, cool relief provided as you walk amid its domes to Walpa Gorge.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Olga's

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Uluru – Kings Canyon

Another sunrise excursion awaits, with this morning’s optional tour to Bruce Munro's Uluru Field of Light – a blanket of 50,000 glowing bulbs. Next chance to stretch your legs is at Kings Creek Station, the largest exporter of wild camels in Australia. All your senses will be activated at Kings Canyon, 440-million years in the making.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Kings Canyon - 1 Night

Eden Kings Canyon
Accommodation:
Set in a prime location and nestled in amongst a rugged bush setting, these rooms offer deluxe accommodation with a spacious spa bath and feature a window providing scenic views. Each Deluxe Spa Room also features a private balcony offering a magnificent outlook onto a rocky escarpment that is tastefully lit at night.
Kings Canyon Resort

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Kings Canyon – Alice Springs

Aboriginal culture is strong in Alice, as you’ll fast find on a tour revealing the history of the Arrernte people at the Alice Springs Desert Park. The other thing that’s mighty is community spirit – it’s essential when there are so few people scattered over such a vast area of land. Enter the Royal Flying Doctor Service, its base a museum that goes behind the scenes of the life-saving health services delivered to people in remote realms. One of the benefits of being this far-flung is the lack of light pollution. And at Earth Sanctuary World Nature Centre, this equates to epic stargazing. Your Be My Guest BBQ dinner here with the Falzon family is enlightening and uplifting.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Alice Springs - 2 nights

Alice Springs
Between the Todd River and Alice Springs Golf Club, and with the MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop, DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs is a luxury resort awarded for its environmentally friendly innovations.. The air-conditioned rooms have balconies that overlook either the mountains or the hotel's heated swimming pool or the hotel's gardens. All spacious guest rooms and suites offer generous work surfaces and luxurious bedding.
Hilton Alice Springs

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Alice Springs Desert Park

After breakfast this morning, join a local Aboriginal guide to learn about the culture and traditions of the Arrernte People at Alice Springs Desert Park. Gain an insight into the endangered animals of the Red Centre, then visit the headquarters of the Royal Flying Doctor Service to see how this iconic facility provides emergency medical assistance in the outback.

This evening, join the Falzon family at Earth Sanctuary World Nature Centre for a home-cooked Be My Guest barbecue dinner. Afterward, hear from the Falzon brothers, Tom and Danny, about the sustainable lifestyle they have established.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest Dinner

 

Desert Park

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Alice Springs – Tennant Creek

1.3 million square kilometers – that’s the eye-watering distance the School of Air’s lessons are broadcast across daily. Learn how teachers interact with children who would otherwise have no access to education. It doesn’t
matter how studious you are, you might just believe in aliens when you pass Wycliffe Well, the self-proclaimed ‘UFO capital’ of Australia. It’s the devil (well, his marbles) that awaits at Karlu Karlu, where precariously balanced boulders appear superglued together.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Tennant Creek - 1 Night

Devils Marbles
The Bluestone Motor Inn is the perfect base from which to explore the diverse nature and culture of the Australian outback. Bluestone is the perfect place to stay at the halfway mark along the track from Alice Springs to Darwin and back, or coming west from Mt. Isa.
Bluestone Motor Inn Tennant Creek

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 Tennant Creek – Katherine

Since the 1930s, the Daly Waters Historic Pub has been dishing up schnitzels, barramundi burgers and hearty steaks. The walls are lined with treasures that passers-by leave behind. ‘Land of the Never Never’ awaits at Mataranka. Visit a replica of the Elsey Homestead, used in 1982 Aussie drama We of the Never Never. Or wander palm-lined walkways to take a dip in the region’s thermal springs.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Katherine - 1 Night

Katherine
Located near the center of Katherine, the fourth largest town in the Northern Territory, Contour Hotel Katherine features a bar, swimming pool and tennis court. Simply relax around the pool and when ready to go out, ask at the tour desk for advice.
exterior

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Katherine – Kakadu

The Jawoyn have called Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge home for millennia. You can feel their presence as you cruise the waterway, home to more than a few resident crocs. They’ll make another appearance in Kakadu, when you explore Yellow Water Billabong. You don’t need binoculars to spot the sea eagles, brolgas and kingfishers; they’re everywhere you look.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Kakadu - 1 Night

Yellow Water Billabong
The indigenous owned luxury accommodation is uniquely shaped to represent Kakadu's most famous inhabitant, the saltwater crocodile. Relax in the recently refurbished rooms, unwind in your private courtyard, by the shaded outdoor pool or take in the landscaped interior garden view from the balcony.
Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel

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Kakadu – Darwin

Decisions, decisions: optional morning flight over Kakadu and Arnhem Land, or a sleep in. We vote for the former before you venture toward Ubirr and its ancient Aboriginal rock art. The night is yours in steamy Darwin, where the characters are as large as the shadows cast at sunset.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Darwin - 2 nights

Ubirr Rock Art

Situated near the renowned Darwin Esplanade, this location offers convenient access to major corporate offices and the Darwin Convention Center, all within walking distance. The Deckchair Cinema and Darwin Waterfront Lagoon are just a six-minute drive away. You can reach the Charles Darwin National Park in eight kilometers and the Travellers’ Walk in four minutes. Enjoy stunning ocean views and take advantage of the outdoor pool.

Hilton Darwin

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Litchfield National Park

Nature rules today, your explorations into Litchfield National Park revealing magnetic termite mounds standing two metres tall. And then there are the waterfalls: Florence, for its dreamy cascades, and Wangi, where you
can cool off in a crystal-clear waterhole (swimming is seasonal). See the NT capital in a new light when you venture out on a Darwin Harbour Cruise, your sparkling wine glass full to toast your last evening on this epic adventure.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Florence Falls

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 Farewell from Darwin

Bid a fond farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.

Included Meals: Breakfast

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What Elizabeth says about this tour: The landscape will be the prism through which every colour and hue is brought alive on this northbound trip from Adelaide to Darwin. Expanding quite literally your horizon in every direction as you travel through the Outback, with so many national parks included Kakadu, Kata Tjuta, Lichfield and prehistoric monuments at Wilpena Pound and Flinders Ranges - there are literally more highlights than you can count on both hands!
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