DAY 01: Alice
Springs
Arrive into Alice Springs, collect your car and
drive to your chosen hotel. Explore the township and in the evening join a bush BBQ
and a survey of the stars.
Overnight: (A) Bond Springs Homestead or (B)
Lassiters Hotel.
DAY 02: Alice Springs to Glen Helen
(150km)
(Optional sunrise outback Hot Air Ballooning and
Bush Breakfast) Collect your Remote Area Vehicle this morning and head west from Alice
through the spectacular Western MacDonnell Ranges. Simpson's Gap and Standley Chasm
have been carved out over centuries by the harsh desert climate.
After arrival at Glen Helen Lodge you could visit
Ormiston Gorge.
Overnight at Glen Helen Homestead.
DAY 03: Glen Helen to Kings Canyon (130km)
Continue driving west to visit Palm Valley in the Finke Gorge
National Park, then take the Mereenie Loop Road through Tylers Pass for wonderful views of
Gosses Bluff before arriving into Kings Canyon. In the afternoon or next morning
take a rim walk or stroll along the floor of the canyon.
Overnight: Kings Canyon Frontier Resort.
DAY 04: Kings Canyon to Ayers Rock
(250km)
Head south from Kings Canyon to join the
Lasseter Highway into Yulara to arrive early afternoon at your hotel. If time
permits you could visit the Olgas before returning to sunset strip for the famour Ayers
Rock Sunset. (Alternative experience sunset from the Sounds of Silence location for
desert dune Northern Territory gourmet BBQ and star gazing)
Overnight: (A) Sails in the Desert or (B)
Outback Pioneer Hotel.
DAY 05: Ayers Rock
Early morning perhaps climb the Rock and visit
the Olgas before returning your car to the airport for flight departure.
The Ayers Rock Touring itinerary can of course be
extended at any point to include additional car rental and accommodation. Rates for
third person sharing car but occupying own room, or four persons sharing two rooms and one
larger car are also available.
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