Outback Adventure

Overview

Discover the legendary Australian outback on a fascinating northbound journey from Adelaide, through the Red Centre and onto tropical Darwin in the Top End. The stunning beauty of Australia’s vast and varied landscapes including the rugged Flinders Ranges, ancient Uluru and Kata Tjuta and the lush wetlands of Kakadu National Park will provide memories to last a lifetime.

Journey On tour notes
This 15 day tour is perfect if you want to see the best of Australia’s icons and like to tour with others.
AAT Kings offers an immersive tour taking you from Adelaide, through the Red Centre of Australia and ending in Darwin. This tour will allow you to add on pre or post tour extensions such as the Murray Princess cruise, a Barossa Tour or perhaps a Kimberley Cruise.

Journey Highlights

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15 Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Welcome to Adelaide

On arrival today, explore the major sights of the city. Later, join a local food expert for a guided tour of the vibrant Adelaide Central Market. Relax this evening at a Welcome Reception and dinner.

Hotel: Stamford Plaza Adelaide
Meals: Dinner with wine

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 12.30pm into Adelaide Airport
Day 15 – flights to depart anytime from Darwin Airport

Day 2 Adelaide – Wilpena Pound

Drive through the rolling hills of the Clare Valley for a wine-tasting at Sevenhill Cellars, the region’s oldest winery. Later, travel through the Flinders Ranges to Wilpena Pound.

Hotel: Wilpena Pound Resort
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner with wine

Day 3 Wilpena Pound – Port Augusta

Take a walk with your Travel Director to the faithfully-restored Hills Homestead and Wangarra Lookout, which affords panoramic views over Wilpena Pound. Journey through the historic town of Quorn to Port Augusta. Visit Wadlata Outback Centre before dining at a local restaurant.

Hotel: Majestic Oasis Apartments
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner with wine

Day 4 Port Augusta – Coober Pedy

Visit a former rocket-testing site at Woomera before travelling through salt-lake country to isolated Coober Pedy, regarded by many as the opal capital of the world. View an opal demonstration with a local expert, who’ll then lead you through some of the town’s iconic underground buildings.

Hotel: Desert Cave Hotel
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner with wine

Day 5 Coober Pedy – Uluru

Cross the border into the Northern Territory and continue to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Sparkling wine is served this evening as you witness the sunset over Australia’s most renowned natural landmark.

Hotel: 2 nights, Desert Gardens Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort
Meals: Breakfast

Day 6 Uluru Sunrise – Kata Tjuta

Rise early to experience a majestic Uluru sunrise. After a tour of the base of Uluru, take a guided walk to the Mutitjulu Waterhole where your Travel Director will explain the significance of the ancient Aboriginal rock paintings you’ll encounter. This afternoon’s journey takes you to Kata Tjuta, thirty-six magnificent domes of red-hued sedimentary rock.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 Uluru – Kings Canyon

Consider an optional experience and rise early to visit the soul-stirring art installation in the desert, the Field of Light, 50,000 frosted glass spheres of light in colours of ochre, deep violet, blue and white. Travel through a stark red desert landscape to awe-inspiring Kings Canyon. The 6-kilometre walk around the rim of the canyon will reward you with marvellous views of Watarrka National Park. A shorter, more relaxed walk takes you along the sandy creek bed, and leads to a lookout point affording excellent views of the towering canyon walls.

Hotel: Kings Canyon Resort
|Meals: Breakfast and Dinner with wine

Day 8 Kings Canyon – Alice Springs

Travelling past vast cattle properties, you’ll develop a true appreciation for the magnitude of the Australian outback. On arrival in Alice Springs visit the historic Telegraph Station and learn how it relayed message between Darwin and Adelaide for 60 years.

Hotel: 2 nights, Mercure Alice Springs Resort
Meals: Breakfast

Day 9 Alice Springs

Join a local Aboriginal guide at Alice Springs Desert Park to learn about the culture and traditions of the Arrernte People. Then visit the headquarters of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. This evening, join the Falzon family at Earth Sanctuary World Nature Centre for a Be My Guest barbecue dinner. Hear from brothers, Tom and Danny, about the sustainable lifestyle they have established.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Be My Guest dinner

Day 10 Alice Springs – Tennant Creek

Visit the legendary School of the Air, then travel north, stopping at Wycliffe Well, where you need to keep your eye out for a UFO! Your next stop is just as intriguing – Karlu Karlu, an outcrop of precariously-balanced granite boulders. You’ll stay tonight in the former gold-mining town of Tennant Creek.

Hotel: Bluestone Motor Inn
Meals: Breakfast and dinner with wine

Day 11 Tennant Creek – Katherine

Call in to the quirky Daly Waters Pub before continuing to Mataranka, where a swim in the warm, crystal-clear waters of the thermal springs is a must-do. Journey on to Katherine.

Hotel: Paraway Motel
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner wine

Day 12 Katherine – Kakadu National Park

Travel to Nitmiluk National Park and take a tranquil cruise along the spectacular Katherine Gorge. Then journey deep into Kakadu for a cruise on Yellow Water Billabong, famed for its birdlife and estuarine crocodiles.

Hotel: Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel, Jabiru
Meals: Breakfast with dinner and wine

Day 13 Kakadu – Darwin

Visit Ubirr, one of Kakadu’s renowned Aboriginal rock art sites, then walk to nearby Nadab Lookout, for views over the surrounding wetlands. After an orientation on arrival in Darwin, the evening is free for you to explore.

Hotel: 2 nights, Mantra on the Esplanade
Meals Included: Breakfast

Day 14 Litchfield National Park

Travel to Litchfield National Park, pausing to examine the park’s amazing termite mounds. Stop to view Florence Falls, then venture on to Wangi Falls to swim in the large waterhole before heading back to Darwin. Join your Travel Director for a Darwin Harbour Farewell Dinner Cruise.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Farewell dinner

Day 15 Farewell from Darwin

Bid a fond farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.

Meals: Breakfast

Please note: This itinerary may be subject to change.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 12.30pm into Adelaide Airport
Day 15 – flights to depart anytime from Darwin Airport

Tour Inclusions

Tour Dates & Prices

Departure Date

Return Date

Price From

13/04/2021

27/04/2021

SOLD OUT

27/04/2021

11/05/2021

$6,520 per person twin share / $8,235 single per person

11/05/2021

25/05/2021

SOLD OUT

25/05/2021

08/06/2021

SOLD OUT

08/06/2021

22/06/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

22/06/2021

06/07/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

06/07/2021

20/07/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

20/07/2021

03/08/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

03/08/2021

17/08/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

17/08/2021

31/08/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

31/08/2021

14/09/2021

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

14/09/2021

28/09/2021

SOLD OUT

29/03/2022

12/04/2022

SOLD OUT

12/04/2022

26/04/2022

$6,520 per person twin share / $8,235 single per person

26/04/2022

10/05/2022

$6,520 per person twin share / $8,235 single per person

10/05/2022

24/05/2022

$6,520 per person twin share / $8,235 single per person

24/05/2022

07/06/2022

$6,520 per person twin share / $8,235 single per person

07/06/2022

21/06/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

21/06/2022

05/07/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

05/07/2022

19/07/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

19/07/2022

02/08/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

02/08/2022

16/08/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

16/08/2022

30/08/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

30/08/2022

13/09/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

13/09/2022

27/09/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

27/09/2022

11/10/2022

$6,840 per person twin share / $8,750 single per person

Terms and Conditions

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