10 Day Alice Springs to Melbourne Tour
It’s a wide-open space between Alice and Adelaide; we intend to make the most of it on this 10-day trek full of good company & good times.
Rainforest walk in Great Otway National Park. Visit to the 12 Apostles. Evening walk in Grampians National Park. Clare Valley wine tasting. Visit to an Aboriginal centre. Sleep undergroundat Coober Pedy. Champagne sunset viewing of Uluru. Hike at Kings Canyon. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
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Itinerary
See MapDay 1 Alice Springs
Arrive at any time and settle into the hostel. There will be a group meeting in the evening; please look for a welcome note when you arrive to learn about the time and location. Afterwards, there will be an optional group dinner with the CEO.
Day 2 Kings Canyon/Uluru (1D)
Depart early for the Red Centre. In the heat of the summer, we will sometimes depart as early as 3 or 4am so that we arrive to the sites before the high temperature levels in the middle of the day.
Travel to Kings Canyon and embark on an optional walk, weather permitting, through the gorges and valleys of Watarrka National Park, including the natural Amphitheatre, the North and South Walls and the Garden of Eden.
Continue on to the Uluru campground for the night.
Estimated travel time - 8 hoursApproximate travel distance - 700km
Day 3 Uluru (1B,1D)
Visit the Aboriginal Cultural Centre to get a better understanding of the area before embarking on the Mala Walk around part of the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Learn the significance behind this iconic destination for the local people.
Experience the colourful sunset at Uluru, while enjoying a glass of bubbly. Marvel at the night sky while bunking down in a swag (canvas bedroll) for the night.
Between November and March, there is extreme heat with temperatures averaging between 43-46°C in the middle of Australia, especially around Uluru and Kings Canyon. This can lead to heat exhaustion and potentially become very dangerous. Be sure to drink plenty of water and replenish electrolytes by drinking sports drinks, coconut water or water mixed with electrolyte powder packets.
The Mala Walk at Uluru is not permitted if temperatures exceed 40°C. During these hot months, we will endeavour to offer all walks early in the day to avoid the heat. Our CEOs will monitor the weather conditions to gauge the safety of any included walks and may need to call off a given day's walk due to extreme heat.
Estimated travel time: 6 hoursTravel distance: 450 km
Day 4 Coober Pedy (1B)
Travel across the Outback to the unique opal mining town of Coober Pedy, where people live underground to avoid the heat. A guided mine tour gives insight to the mining process and then importance of opal to the area. Overnight like the locals by sleeping in an underground hostel, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Estimated travel time: 9 hoursTravel distance: 780 km
Day 5 William Creek (1B)
We follow the Oodnadatta Track, strewn with ruins of failed early settler activity, along the route of the equally unsuccessful original Ghan Railway route. We cross the dingo fence and stop to explore a number of historic settler sites along the way.
Estimated travel time: 3 hoursTravel distance: 180 km
Day 6 Beltana Station (1B,1D)
Today we continue along the Oodnadatta track exploring the original Ghan Railway and historic settler sites. View the salt lake of Lake Eyre and enjoy a dip in a remote thermal spring. Learn of the importance of the local Indigenous people at the Arabunna Aboriginal Centre. Learn about the European history of the region before settling into the Historic Beltana Sheep Station.
Estimated travel time: 6 hoursTravel distance: 365km
Day 7 Adelaide (1B)
Depart Beltana and take one of the gorges into the Flinders Ranges, stopping to absorb the magnificent views along the drive.From Hawker take the famous RM Williams drive. Travel through the Clare Valley wine area, making a stop for a wine tasting and demonstration to learn about the development of the vineyards in the area. South Australia has earned its place as one of the top wine regions in the world. Arrive in Adelaide, known as the "city of churches'.
Estimated travel time: 7.5 hoursTravel distance: 550 km
Day 8 Grampians National Park (1B,1D)
Early start to explore Grampians National Park. Walk to the stunning Jaws of Death Balconies, visit Mc Kenzie's Falls. End the day depending on the time with an evening walk in the Grampians National Park before staying overnight in Halls Gap.
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Day 9 Port Campbell (1B)
Drive along the Great Ocean road, viewing sites including The Arch and the now broken London Bridge. Visit Tower Hill National Park for a chance to see animals endemic to Australia such as koalas, emus and kangaroos. Visit an Aboriginal Cultural Centre to learn about the significance of the area to the indigenous people.
Estimated travel time: 3 hoursTravel distance: 260 km
Day 10 Great Ocean Road/Melbourne (1B)
Explore the scenic attractions of the Great Ocean Road including the picturesque Tweleve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. Make a stop at the Great Otway National Park for an included rainforest walk and check out the famous surf town of Torquay, Bells Beach and Lorne en route to Melbourne.
Tour ends upon arrival in Melbourne at approximately 5pm, please book ongoing travel after 8pm.
Estimated travel time: 5 hoursTravel distance: 300 km
- Trip length:
- 10 Days
- Group size:
- Max 21
- Start:
- Alice Springs
- End:
- Melbourne
- Vehicle:
- Airconditioned 4WD Mini Bus
- Sleep:
- Camping and Hostels
- Physical Demand:
- Comfortlevel:
- What's included:
- Operator:
- G Adventures
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