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| Around
Alice and the Rock 4 Day |
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| Alice
Springs at Leisure • Day One |
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Welcome to Alice Springs! On arrival, you will be met
by an Alice Springs Holidays representative for a complimentary
transfer to your hotel. Following check in Desert Park
Transfers will take you to the Alice Springs Desert Park.
Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the 3 major desert habitats,
complete with walk through aviaries. The Desert Park is
home to the world’s largest nocturnal house and breeding
programmes for many endangered species of the Australian
bush. Be enthralled by the free flying raptor display
at Nature’s Theatre. This evening enjoy Red Centre Dreaming
Dinner and Show – Transfers Included. Overnight: Alice
Springs
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Todd Mall
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Alice Springs from
Anzac Hill
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| Alice Springs to Kings Canyon
• Day Two |
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Leaving the Alice, main highways and settlements behind,
we travel through mountain valleys to the Wallace Rockhole
aboriginal community. Here experience a rock art and culture
tour with a local guide. Visit the gallery, which provides
an opportunity to purchase a variety of local art. The
adventure continues on the 4WD track into the Gosse Bluff
comet impact crater. Not just an astro-geological wonder,
but also a fantastic setting for our picnic lunch. Stroll
around and admire the towering crater walls. After lunch
we return to the dirt road traversing the Mereenie Wilderness
Area, where mountain valleys give way to open plains,
before arriving at the Kings Canyon Resort in the late
afternoon. Overnight: Kings Canyon Resort. Included: Lunch,
Refreshments. Optional: Sounds of Firelight Dinner.
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Rock Carvings, Wallace
Rockhole
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Sounds of Firelight
Dinner
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| Kings Canyon to Uluru •
Day Three |
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We begin our day with an exploration of the majestic
Kings Canyon, with a choice of activities. The energetic
will find the hike around the Canyon rim a stimulating
option, offering panoramic views and in parts steep climbs.
Alternatively, experience a gentler stroll through the
Canyon floor, amid abundant bird life and ancient cycad
plants. Our next stop is Uluru, and enroute we
pass through expansive terrain, featuring vast salt lakes
and the mesa-like formation of Mt Connor. Arrive Ayers
Rock Resort and check into your hotel. This afternoon
we visit the Uluru - Kata Tjuta Cultural
Centre, followed by an exploratory tour with your guide,
of the base of this unique monolith. The crowning touch
to the day is a champagne sunset, featuring fine Australian
foods and sparkling wine. Overnight: Ayers Rock Resort.
Included: Lunch, Refreshments.
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Outback Refreshments
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The Rim Walk - Kings
Canyon
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| Kata Tjuta to Alice
Springs • Day Four |
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An early departure to enjoy the morning solitude and
tranquillity as the subtle colours of another day dawning,
wash over Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). Your guide will take
you for an informative walk around the massive domes of
Kata Tjuta, a site of significance to the local Anangu
people. Hear of the geology, history and ecological significance.
We return to the resort in time for lunch (own expense)
and your transfer to the airport for your departure and
onward flight to your home port or next adventure. Alternatively
you may chooe to extend your stay at the Ayres Rock Resort
or return to Alice Springs arriving late afternoon approx
6pm.
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4 Day Around Alice and the Rock
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Twin Share
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Sole Use
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Accommodation
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Departs: Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday upon arrival (arrival transfer included)
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Low
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High
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Low
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High
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Deluxe
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Alice
Springs Resort Dlx, Kings Canyon Resort Dlx, Ayers
Rock Resort, Sails in the Desert Std
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1839
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1938
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2367
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2565
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Standard
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Aurora
Alice Springs Dlx, Kings Canyon Resort Std, Ayers
Rock Resort Desert Gardens Std
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1715
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1813
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2119
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2315
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Includes:
4
days touring, 3 nights accommodation, Red Centre
Dreaming Dinner and Show, 2 lunches, 3 refreshments,
entry fees, arrival transfer, departure transfer
Ayers Rock, small group (min 2), naturalist guide
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