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Red Center Eco Tour

Experience Kings Canyon and Ayers Rock with this 3 Day Ecotour. 

INCLUSIONS

• 2 nights accommodation
• Small group touring with professional guide
• Entry fees and permits
• Most meals

ITINERARY

DAY 1 Palm Valley and Kings Canyon
Your first stop on this three day excursion is Hermannsburg Historical Precinct, the first Aboriginal Mission in the Northern Territory established by the Lutheran Church. Stop for Hermannsburg’s well known art display and hear about world famous Aboriginal watercolourist Albert Namatjira. Traverse 4WD tracks to beautiful Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park and wander through sands of the graceful, relict palm Livistona mariae which occurs nowhere else in the world. Journey onwards toward spectacular Kings Canyon - with over 600 species of plants, this area is botanically the richest region in all of arid Australia. (Note: The ability to visit Palm Valley is dependant on weather and road conditions. The itinerary may be changed at short notice when access is not possible.)
Includes: Morning tea, lunch and accommodation at Kings Canyon

DAY 2 Kings Canyon and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
At sunrise, undertake the Rim Walk through the beehive like domes and oases of vegetation to explore the many unusual features of the Watarrka National Park. Departing mid morning, head for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and an afternoon tour to Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). A short walk to the dune lookout puts one in touch with the environment and the spectacular panoramic view of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) - a very sacred place to the Aboriginal people. Arriving at Walpa (Olga) Gorge, walk into this mystic land and hear how it has evolved over millions of years. Witness the spectacular color change on the domes of Kata Tjuta at sunset with complimentary champagne before heading to Ayers Rock Resort.
Includes: Breakfast, lunch and accommodation at Ayers Rock Resort (Itinerary can also include Sounds of Silence Dinner at an additional cost)

DAY 3 Uluru
The final morning you will walk one of the oldest walking tracks on earth as you follow the Tjukurpa (Creation Law) of the ancestral beings around the base of Uluru on the famous Uluru Walk (can be substituted with the Spirit of Uluru with notice). After the sunrise transforms Uluru into a shimmering red, relax at the base of this majestic monolith with your picnic breakfast and absorb the solitude. As you follow the Ancestral stories of the creation theories of Uluru, you will also experience the incredible ecology that this rock hosts. Combine this with a 900 million year geological origin and you start to learn why this National Park is World Heritage listed.
Includes: Breakfast
(Depart on your early afternoon flight from Ayers Rock Resort OR Optional return to Alice Springs at additional cost)