Australasia › Australia
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1279 £
TOUR ONLY PRICE PER DAY 98
Melbourne to the Red Centre 13 days › Melbourne to Alice Springs
✓ Marvelling at the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road ✓ Bedding down at a traditional sheep station ✓ Learning about dreamtime stories from the Aborigines ✓ Catching the magnifi cent colours of Uluru at sunset ✓ Exploring the Red Centre with a local guide
If you really want to get Down Under and experience Australia’s highlights without feeling rushed, you’ll have to get off the big coaches. Explore Melbourne before hitting the Great Ocean Road and cutting through the outback to the Red Centre. Here you’ll experience the mysteries of Uluru and gain insight into Aboriginal culture. When it comes time to bed down, shake things up with a variety of unique accommodation—from safari tents to underground hostels and even a traditional sheep station.
Itinerary & Sightseeing
Day 1 Melbourne Arrive at any time. › Day 2 Great Ocean Road/Port Campbell Travel along the Great Ocean Road with views of the 12 Apostles and a guided rainforest walk in Great Otway NP › Day 3 Grampians National Park Travel to Grampians NP and trek through the forest. › Day 4 Robe Explore Grampians NP before moving onto Robe. › Day 5 Adelaide Hike in Coorong NP before continuing onto Adelaide. › Day 6 Flinders Ranges Wine tasting in the Barossa Valley before continuing to Alligator Gorge and Quorn where you stay at a working sheep station. › Day 7 Outback Head to Wilpena Pound for a guided walk and learn about Aboriginal art. › Day 8 William Creek Travel along the Old Ghan Railway, visit the Arabunna Aboriginal Centre and trek to the edge of the great salt lake of Lake Eyre. › Day 9 Coober Pedy Cross the outback to Coober Pedy with a guided tour of a mine. › Day 10 Uluru Experience the sunset at Uluru and then bed down in a ‘swag’ (canvas bedroll). › Day 11 Kata Tjuta/Kings Canyon Enjoy a walk around the base of the rock with a local guide before hiking the Valley of the Winds in Kata Tjuta. › Day 12 Western MacDonnell Ranges Explore Kings Canyon. › Day 13 Alice Springs Travel to Glen Helen Gorge en route to Alice Springs.
What you need to know Tour Code: OAMRG
What’s included: Rainforest walk in Great Otway National Park, visit to the 12 Apostles, visit to Tower Hill National Park, guided trek in Grampians National Park, Coorong National Park, Barossa Valley wine tasting, Remarkable National Park, guided walk at Wilpena Pound, visit to an Aboriginal centre, visit to the salt lake of Lake Eyre including remote thermal springs, underground mine tour, champagne sunrise viewing of Uluru, base walk around Uluru and visit to the culture centre, hikes at Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and King’s Canyon
Accommodation: Basic hotels (2 nts, some multi-share), lodges (3 nts, some multi-share), cabins (2 nts), underground hostel (1 nt, multi-share), camping in ‘swag’ or tent (4 nts). Transport: Private bus, boat. Group size: Max 18, avg 12. Group leader: Group Leader throughout, local guides. Meals included: 12 Breakfasts, 5 lunches, 8 dinners. B = breakfast, L = lunch and D = dinner. Meal budget: Allow AUD160-200 for meals that are not included.
Energy Level Discovery/Trekking
Western MacDonnell Ranges
(Ayers Rock) Coober Pedy Uluru Kings Canyon
William Creek Outback
Flinders Ranges Adelaide Melbourne
Grampians NP Port Campbell Robe
A U S T R A L I A Alice Springs
This tour runs in the following months: Jan
May Sep
Feb Jun Oct
Mar Jul
Nov
Apr Aug Dec
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