Uluru Sunrise, Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre and Lungtaka Walk

Name: Uluru Sunrise, Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre and Lungtaka Walk
Brand: Uluru Sunrise, Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre and Lungtaka Walk
SKU: 26133
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from US$ 144.06 /Person

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Activity Schedule

When does it run?
Daily
Duration
5 hours
Start time
90 minutes prior to sunrise. The exact start time will vary throughout the year. Please call the activity operator at least two days prior to the tour date to know your exact pick up time.
Meeting Point
Pick up from your hotel. (Please mention your hotel name and address at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, our customer service executives will get in touch and confirm the details)
Ending Point
Same as the start point

Key Highlights

Experience the best of the raw beauty of the outback and Australia’s Red Center
See the Uluru rock changing colors during sunrise
Have your morning tea or coffee with biscuits as you see the first rays of the sunlight
Experience the stunning scenery and cultural significance of Kata Tjuta
Get acquainted with local Aboriginal stories, tools and culture
Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
Embark on a hike through Walpa Gorge

Overview

Experience the beauty and rich Aboriginal culture of Uluru in the morning. Begin the day with the first rays of sunlight falling on the massive monolith of Uluru from Talinguru Nyakunytjaku viewing area. Enjoy refreshments while you watch the changing colors of Uluru at dawn.

After sunrise, head to Kata Tjuta, take the 1.3km walking trail through Walpa Gorge and relish a scrumptious breakfast at Ininti Café.

You will also meet a member of the Mutitjulu community who will narrate local legends and stories and teach you traditional bush skills.

What's the plan:

Travel in an air-conditioned coach from your hotel in Ayers Rock Resort to Talinguru Nyakunytjaku, a sunrise viewing area near Uluru.

Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee along with biscuits as you see the sun rising across the desert plains. Talinguru Nyakunytjaku offers magnificent views of Uluru as well as the 36 head-shaped domes of Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas.

See the changing colors of Uluru at dawn and enjoy panoramic views of the Red Centre Desert.

After spending some quality time at the viewing spot, you will head to tKata Tjuta. During the drive, the driver-guide will share notes about the geology of Uluru, local flora and fauna.

Explore the region and learn about the significance of Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park as well as the stories and legends of the resident Anangu people.

Next, you will head for breakfast at Ininti Café with Uluru as your stunning backdrop. After breakfast you will meet a guide from the Mutitjulu community around a campfire, who will narrate folk tales that have been passed down over thousands of years.

Your guide will also tell you about the primitive tools that are used by the aboriginal men to hunt and carry heavy load. Learn to make bush glue to how to balance heavy wooden bowl in your head with a help of a head ring called the manguir. You will also get acquainted about how to throw a spear with a nanamiru, the world’s first missile launcher.

At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Ayers Rock Resort.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

Hotel transfers
Uluru sunrise
Tea, coffee and biscuits at sunrise
Breakfast
Indigenous guide and interpreter
Luxury coach travel

Exclusions

National Park entry fee (AUD25)

Please note

Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to the start of the tour to confirm all departure details.

The entrance fee (AUD25) to Kata Tjuta National Park is a government charge and is not included in the tour price. It must be paid on the day of the tour.

Voucher information: You must print and surrender a paper version of your booking voucher for this activity (showing your voucher on a smartphone is not accepted). No refund can be given for customers without a printed copy of their voucher.

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.