Uluru & Surrounds 3 Day Itinerary

Start your journey at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Center

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Center is a great place to start your exploration of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. At the centre you’ll find information about activities in the park as well as an introduction to Anangu culture.

The Anangu people are Uluru’s traditional custodians and have lived in the area for at least 22,000 years. At the centre you can purchase Anangu art, watch craft demonstrations, or join a bush tucker session and guided walk.

See Uluru from every angle or take a guided walk

There are many ways to see Uluru. Check out The Mala Walk, which is wheelchair-friendly, and takes you to the caves of the Mala people and to the sacred Kantju Gorge, a quiet waterhole at the base of a dramatic rock face. Only 90 minutes (return), along the way you’ll also see examples of Anangu rock art and learn about their creation beliefs.

The Anangu traditional landowners prefer that visitors don’t climb Uluru because for them it’s a sacred site. Instead, join a walking tour led by an Aboriginal guide.

Majestic Uluru Scenic Flight

Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Katja Tjuta (the Olgas) with return via Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnell Ranges for some stunning photography – approximately 3.5 to 4-hour scenic flight. Half-day safari, or an afternoon flight to catch the famous color changes and evening shadows, a perfect opportunity to catch that once in a lifetime photograph.

Field of Light sunrise

In the quiet of the pre-dawn land, covered under a blanket of stars immerse yourself in the Field of Light. Its paths, glistening softly with rhythms of colored light, beckoning you to explore. Just before the sun breaches the horizon and floods the land with warm yellow light.

Desert camel trek

See the desert scenery from a unique perspective, atop a camel. Climb aboard for a quiet, leisurely walk and view the surrounding area from your new furry friend.

Explore the large red sand dunes in the cool, clear afternoon in Uluru. Your guides will point out the desert flora and fauna along the trail.

Enjoy a unique dinner under the stars

Make dinner memorable; Sounds of Silence is a unique dining experience that starts on a sand dune with a glass of sparkling wine and canapés, and a spectacular view of the sun setting over Uluru and the domes of Kata Tjuta.

Enjoy your next course, a gourmet barbecue of barramundi, kangaroo, crocodile, bush salads and classic desserts, complemented by Australian wines and followed by an Aboriginal dance performance. Coffee and tea is served with an explanation of the night sky, guided by the resident ‘star talker’.

Head to Kata Tjuta

Nearby is Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), meaning many heads, a series of enormous rock domes that date back 500 million years. Start your morning early with a drive to the Kata Tjuta dune viewing area. Only a short walk from the carpark you’ll find magnificent panoramic views of the domes and a relaxing place to sit and absorb the ever-changing colors of the landscape.

Explore Kata Tjuta by trail

Continue on the road to Kata Tjuta and find out just how ancient and imposing the domes are by tackling one of the two popular walking tracks. The Walpa Gorge Walk is an easy walk which takes approximately one hour return and follows a stream to a grove of flourishing spearwood. The famed Valley of the Winds walk is a moderately difficult 7.4-kilometre circuit which weaves through the immerse domes and treats you to spectacular views over the desert plains from its two lookout points.

Take in the views at sunset

Head back to your stays and spend your last evening taking in the desert sunset and observe the sun go down over the spectacular Central Australian landscape.