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Australia Trip Highlights in the Red Centre:

• Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) sunset
• Kings Canyon Rim walk
• Uluru (Ayers Rock) sunrise and sunset
• Field of Light

Day 1: Arrive Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kata Tjuta Sunset

On arrival at Ayers Rock Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel (must arrive prior to 3.00pm, flights not included). This afternoon drive out to Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) to witness a magnificent outback sunset there while enjoying sparkling wine. Stay in Ayers Rock for 3 nights, your choice of Budget, Standard or Superior Accommodation.

Day 2: Kings Canyon & Watarrka National Park

Travel through the spectacular desert scenery to Kings Canyon where you have a couple of options to walk and explore the area. The Kings Canyon Rim walk includes a 6km hike with rocky climb to the rim of the canyon for marvellous views of Watarrka National Park. Follow the rim of the canyon stopping to look down into the canyon gorge at look-out points. Time permitting, you may choose to descend into the green oasis of the ‘Garden of Eden’. The circuit walk takes approximately 3 hours and is rocky and steep in parts. It is recommended for those with a good level of fitness.  Alternatively you may wish to take an easier, shorter walk to explore the boulder strewn canyon floor in the Kings Canyon Creek Bed Walk. Meals included: Breakfast

Day 3: Kata Tjuta Sunrise & Uluru (Ayers Rock) Sunset

Watch the sunrise at Uluru then travel to Kata Tjuta. Spend time exploring Walpa Gorge and its unusual rock formations. This afternoon, visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Then, join your guide for a drive around the base of Uluru. Continue to the Kuniya Walk, where you’ll be escorted to the Mutitjulu Waterhole. View ancient rock art and learn about the Aboriginal and European history of Uluru. Late afternoon, witness the striking colour changes of Uluru at sunset with sparkling wine.

Day 4: Depart Ayers Rock

This morning you experience the wonderful desert landscape combined with an art installation by acclaimed artist Bruce Munro called Field of Light. Under cover of darkness, walk through 50,000 magical hand-crafted frosted glass spheres of light, in colours of ochre, deep violet, blue and gentle white. Make your way to the top of the dune for a warm drink and watch in awe as the sun pops up in the distance behind Uluru flooding the landscape with light, including Kata Tjuta behind you. Later in the day you will be transferred to Ayers Rock Airport for your onward flight (flights not included, must depart after 9.30am).