Length of tour
4 days / 3 nights.

Available for travel
All year round.

Suitable for

• Couples
• Families with children age 6 years plus.

Highlights

• Uluru / Kata Tjuta – the heart of Australia’s Red Centre.
• The opal capital of the world, Coober Pedy.
• Staying in an underground hotel.
• The Flinders Ranges & Wilpena Pound, with landscapes that has inspired painters and poets for generations.

Uluru

Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith in Central Australia which, once seen, is never forgotten.  Kata Tjuta (formerly known as the Olgas) and Uluru are sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area.  The area has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings.  Take the time to explore, and discover the heart of Australia for yourself.

Experience:  Watching the sun set over Uluru, and the stars light up the Southern skies.

Accommodation:  One night in a Terrace Room at a four star hotel, the Sails in the Desert.

(Please note – accommodation can be upgraded to the five star Longitude 131, at additional cost.)

Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy is an opal mining town, known as the Opal Capital of the World.  The town is approximately half-way between Adelaide and the Red Centre of Australia.  Opal was first found in Coober Pedy in 1915, and has since been supplying the world with the majority of gem quality opal.  Coober Pedy has a population of 4500 people, that include over 45 different nationalities.  The majority of residents live underground to escape the searing summer heat.

Experience:  A tour of the town, with a visit down an Opal mine, and through the nearby Opal fields to the Breakaways.

Accommodation:  One night in the world’s only underground hotel – the Desert Cave.

Ikara / Flinders Ranges National Park.

Ikara / Flinders Ranges National Park contains scenery of jagged ranges, combined with white ghost gums on the banks of small watercourses.  The sides of the peaks reveal ancient layers or rocks, which are a living geology lesson.    Amongst this scenery lives the rare Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby, emus, and kangaroos, while wedge tailed eagles, galahs, and native parrots soar through the skies or chatter amongst the bushes.  This is scenery which has inspired painters, poets and now photographers, for generations.

Experience: A tour of Wilpena Pound, and Ikara / Flinders Ranges National Park to view native wildlife in the wild.

Accommodation:  One night in an award-winning eco villa, with a skylight above the king size bed, so you can lie in comfort and watch the night sky.  The eco villa is located on Rawnsley Park Station, next to Wilpena Pound, in the heart of the Flinders Ranges.

Adelaide

The capital city of the state of South Australia, Adelaide is known for its heritage architecture, and its cafe lifestyle.

We recommend: Extend this tour to include two days & two nights on Kangaroo Island, to see even more of Australia’s native wildlife, in the wild.