Outback Explorer - Uluru to Adelaide

Country

Australia

Duration

4 Days/3 Nights

Travel Type

Escorted Tour

With AAT Kings

There are some 1,600 kilometres between you and your Uluru to Adelaide tour, spanning the Northern Territory and Adelaide in South Australia. Once you’ve spent sunrises and sunsets gazing over the world’s biggest monolith, take in vastness of the Australian outback between ‘The Rock’ and the SA capital, breaking your journey with Coober Pedy tours and Port Augusta tours.

Inclusions

3-night accommodation in double occupancy
Return airport transfers
Travel by luxury coach
English-speaking experienced travel director and driver guide
6 meals: 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner with wine, 2 dinners
Visits and sightseeing as per itinerary

Exclusions

International/domestic flights and airport taxes – Gratuities to hotel personnel, guides and drivers – Optional excursions – Beverages unless noted in the itinerary – Any other services not specified in the inclusions.

DAY 1 ULURU - COOBER PEDY

There’s something starkly beautiful about the Australian outback. The pindan soil, silvery gums, horizon-busting skies, vast swathes of sun-baked nothingness. This is your backdrop as you cross from the Northern Territory into South Australia, ready to get deep at your destination. Your Coober Pedy tour, known as “the opal capital of the world”, is all lunar landscapes at the surface, and psychedelic colours underground. Locals not only mine rainbow-hued opals in a vast network of subterranean tunnels, but also live here, go to church here and send their kids to school here. You’ll get to stay at a hotel built into a rocky hillside right in the heart of this quirky town.

Meals : Dinner

Accommodation : Desert Cave Hotel, 4* or similar

DAY 2 COOBER PEDY - PORT AUGUSTA

It’s hard to imagine landscapes more dramatic than those you’ve experienced so far. But nature ups the ante at Lake Hart, a vast saltpan that sparked a community in the 1930s. Today, it’s all but deserted, adding to the ethereal atmosphere. The vastness of the South Australian outback was no doubt one of the reasons why it was chosen to become the world’s largest military land base. Believe it or not, Woomera has been a testing base for atomic bombs, ballistic missiles and satellite boosters. Mull over that en route to SA’s natural harbour of Port Augusta.

Meals : Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation : Majestic Oasis Apartments, 4* or similar

DAY 3 PORT AUGUSTA - ADELAIDE

The Wadlata Outback Centre on your Port Augusta tour was created to decode some of the countryside you’ve been traversing over the past two days. Come face-to-face with giant ripper lizards, journey back in time to when dinosaurs roamed this land, and meet some of the people who first owned, explored and settled the region – as well as some of those who live here today. There are fossils and more opals, and interactive exhibits; have you ever tried Morse code? All this outback is thirsty work. Thankfully the Clare Valley is on the horizon. Gather in the cellar door at historic Knappstein Wines to find out just why their riesling takes home so many awards. Their other drops are pretty tasty too.

Meals : Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation : Crowne Plaza, 4* or similar

DAY 4 FAREWELL FROM ADELAIDE

While your AAT Kings journey comes to an end, we seriously hope you have plans to linger in (and around) the South Australian capital, ready for your next Adelaide tour. From its wineries to its epic Central Market, there’s a reason why this part of the state attracts some of Australia’s most innovative bakers, makers, growers, producers and vintners. Dig in!

Meals : Breakfast

HOTEL OPTIONS OR SIMILAR

Coober Pedy

Desert Cave Hotel, 4*

Port Augusta

Majestic Oasis Apartments, 4*

Adelaide

Crowne Plaza, 4*

Rates in CA$, per person, starting from, in double occupancy	Land Package
Departures 2024-2025	4*
August 10, 2024	2165
June 14, July 12, August 9, 2025	2530

Single room supplement	On request

**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. Prices include the contribution of customers to the Compensation Fund for clients of Quebec travel agents.

Outback Explorer – Uluru to Adelaide – Detailed itinerary