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Kata Tjuta Small-Group Tour Including Sunrise and Breakfast

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Kata Tjuta Small-Group Tour Including Sunrise and Breakfast

Watch Kata Tjuta's rock domes shift through shades of gold and crimson at sunrise, then explore Walpa Gorge on foot with a knowledgeable guide. This five-hour Northern Territory tour keeps groups small (maximum 15 people) so you're not jostling for views or photos. You'll travel in air-conditioned comfort and fuel up with an outback breakfast among the spinifex and red earth. Best suited to those with moderate fitness who want to see one of Australia's most geologically distinctive formations without the Uluru crowds.

5 hoursfrom AUD $249

4 Day Uluru Kings Canyon West MacDonnell NP from Alice Springs

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

4 Day Uluru Kings Canyon West MacDonnell NP from Alice Springs

Four days traversing the Red Centre's most striking landscapes: Uluru, Kings Canyon, Kata Tjuta, and West MacDonnell Ranges. Based from Alice Springs, this small-group expedition covers roughly 1000 kilometres of outback terrain, staying at permanent campsites and hiking up to 12 kilometres daily through gorges, waterholes, and geological formations recognised by UNESCO in 1987. You'll sleep under canvas—either in safari tents or traditional swags—with all meals cooked communally at camp.

4 daysfrom AUD $1144

Arnhem Land Yingana Injalak Hill Full Day Tour from Jabiru

🛕 Culture & History

Arnhem Land Yingana Injalak Hill Full Day Tour from Jabiru

Spend a full day exploring Injalak Hill in Arnhem Land with Aboriginal guides who hold exclusive access to sacred rock art sites. This seven-and-a-half-hour tour from Jabiru combines one of Australia's most significant art galleries with direct conversation and cultural knowledge from traditional owners. You'll navigate uneven terrain through pristine wilderness, stopping to study ochre paintings and hear stories tied to Country. Lunch, afternoon tea, and all park fees included.

7h 30mfrom AUD $345

4 Day Uluru Kata Tjuta Kings Canyon West MacDonnell ex.Ayers Rock

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4 Day Uluru Kata Tjuta Kings Canyon West MacDonnell ex.Ayers Rock

A four-day expedition through the Red Centre's standout landscapes—Uluru, Kings Canyon, Kata Tjuta and West MacDonnell Ranges. Travel by 4x4 through remote terrain with an experienced guide who unpacks the region's geology, Indigenous culture and ecological significance. Sleep at exclusive outback camps in either safari tents or traditional swags, with all meals included. The tour departs from Alice Springs or Yulara and finishes in Alice Springs, combining guided walks of up to 8 kilometres with downtime to absorb the stark beauty of this UNESCO-listed national park.

4 daysfrom AUD $1144

Cape Adieu Darwin Sunset Dinner Cruise

🐠 Water Activities

Cape Adieu Darwin Sunset Dinner Cruise

Sail Darwin Harbour aboard Cape Adieu for a 2.5-hour evening voyage featuring a four-course dinner paired with local wines and Top End flavours. Watch the sun melt into the water whilst enjoying fine dining, good company, and the gentle sway of the boat. A relaxed way to experience the harbour's beauty without the fuss of city restaurants.

2h 30mfrom AUD $189

West MacDonnell Ranges Half day Tour -Small Group

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

West MacDonnell Ranges Half day Tour -Small Group

Spend four hours exploring the red ranges west of Alice Springs on a small-group tour hitting key geological and historical stops. You'll travel through the MacDonnell Ranges by air-conditioned vehicle, pausing at Anzac Hill for panoramic views, John Flynn's Grave, Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, and Honeymoon Gap. Your guide has genuine local knowledge of outback geology, ecology, and frontier history. Groups stay under eleven people, keeping things intimate and flexible.

4h 20mfrom AUD $149

Darwin Heritage Walk

🛕 Culture & History

Darwin Heritage Walk

Walk Darwin's streets with a resident guide who uncovers how this northern city layers colonial heritage with contemporary multicultural character. Over two hours, you'll navigate neighbourhoods that reveal hidden corners and the architectural marks of different eras. It's a ground-level education in how Darwin has rebuilt and reinvented itself, told by someone who actually knows the place.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $59

3 Day Kakadu & Litchfield 4WD Expedition

🏔 Adventure & Sports

3 Day Kakadu & Litchfield 4WD Expedition

A 3-day 4WD expedition through Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks in the Northern Territory, combining remote camping with day hikes to waterfalls, rock art sites, and natural swimming holes. You'll travel by vehicle with a knowledgeable guide, camp under the stars, and explore two of Australia's most striking protected areas—from ancient Aboriginal art galleries at Ubirr to the dramatic cascades of Jim Jim Falls and the thermal pools of Litchfield.

3 daysfrom AUD $995

Uluru Audio Tour App

🛕 Culture & History

Uluru Audio Tour App

Navigate Uluru and Kata Tjuta at your own pace with this location-triggered audio guide, delivering over 100 accounts of Indigenous culture, geology, plant and animal life, and regional history. The GPS-enabled app activates stories and details as you move through the landscape, turning your phone into a portable knowledge source. Ideal for solo explorers and small groups wanting deeper insight into the Red Centre without waiting for scheduled tours. Coverage spans every walking track and road within the national park.

1 day – 5 daysfrom AUD $20

2-Hour Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge Cruise

🐠 Water Activities

2-Hour Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge Cruise

Cruise through a chain of 13 interconnected gorges carved into sandstone by the Katherine River over millennia. This 2-hour journey through Nitmiluk National Park in the Northern Territory reveals the geological drama and cultural significance of one of Australia's most striking river systems. A guide provides context as you drift past towering red cliffs and into the quieter reaches where freshwater crocodiles and birdlife thrive.

2 hoursfrom AUD $139

Bombing of Darwin World War II Tour with Harbour Cruise

🛕 Culture & History

Bombing of Darwin World War II Tour with Harbour Cruise

Trace Darwin's pivotal role in the Pacific War across four and a half hours, visiting bomb sites, military installations, and memorials that shaped Australia's wartime story. Travel by air-conditioned coach through historic precincts before boarding a harbour cruise past sunken vessels and active naval facilities. A local guide contextualises what you're seeing, moving beyond dates to reveal how this remote city endured one of the war's most significant air campaigns.

4h 30mfrom AUD $165

Uluru Small Group Tour including Sunset

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Uluru Small Group Tour including Sunset

Watch Uluru transform across the horizon during a five-hour late-afternoon excursion in Australia's Red Centre. Your guide leads two short walks around the base and drives the full perimeter by air-conditioned coach, pausing at key vantage points as light shifts across the rock. Sparkling wine and nibbles punctuate the experience. Hotel pickups from Ayers Rock Resort included.

5 hoursfrom AUD $249

Uluru Morning Guided Base Walk

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Uluru Morning Guided Base Walk

Walk the full 10.5-kilometre circuit around Uluru's base with a Driver Guide who knows the land's stories. You'll start with breakfast while taking in the monolith's scale, then move through sacred sites and Aboriginal rock art, with a chance to spot seasonal waterfalls cascading into Kantju Gorge. The experience covers 4 hours 30 minutes and includes transport, meals, and commentary throughout.

4h 30mfrom AUD $209

Darwin Combo: The Bombing of Darwin Experience & Darwin Harbour Cruise

🛕 Culture & History

Darwin Combo: The Bombing of Darwin Experience & Darwin Harbour Cruise

Explore Darwin's pivotal World War II history through two complementary experiences in the Northern Territory. Start at the Royal Flying Doctor Service facility for an immersive virtual reality account of the 1942 bombing raids, then board a one-hour harbour cruise that traces the attack's geography and aftermath. The combination delivers both technical detail and human context, spanning 2–4 hours total.

2 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $95

Discover Darwin Harbour 1 hour Darwin Harbour Cruise

🐠 Water Activities

Discover Darwin Harbour 1 hour Darwin Harbour Cruise

Cruise Darwin Harbour for an hour aboard a vessel operated by a Tiwi-owned enterprise. You'll navigate mangrove channels while a local guide recounts the harbour's layers—from Larrakia cultural heritage through wartime bombing, cyclone recovery, and the pearling trade that built the region. Spot saltwater crocs in their natural habitat and learn how this waterway shaped the Territory's identity.

1 hourfrom AUD $72

West MacDonnell Ranges Day Trip from Alice Springs

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

West MacDonnell Ranges Day Trip from Alice Springs

This 10-hour loop through the West MacDonnell Ranges delivers raw desert geology without the crowds. You'll drive past rust-coloured escarpments and stop at five key gorges and waterholes—Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, the Ochre Pits, Ormiston Gorge, and Ellery Creek Bighole—each offering different perspectives on the ranges. Morning tea and a bushman's lunch are supplied. The terrain is accessible for most fitness levels, though you'll need reasonable walking stamina and sturdy shoes.

10 hoursfrom AUD $254

Small Group Uluru Sunset Viewing Tour

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Small Group Uluru Sunset Viewing Tour

Watch Uluru shift through shades of orange, red and purple as daylight fades across the West MacDonnell Ranges. This two-hour outing departs from your accommodation and positions you for an unobstructed sightline as the light changes the monolith's complexion. You'll have sparkling wine and nibbles on hand while a guide unpacks the rock's geological and cultural significance. Small groups of no more than 11 mean you won't be jostling for viewing space.

2 hoursfrom AUD $115

Kakadu National Park Wildlife & Ubirr Rock Art Tour from Darwin

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Kakadu National Park Wildlife & Ubirr Rock Art Tour from Darwin

Spend 12 hours exploring Kakadu National Park from Darwin, viewing saltwater crocodiles at Cahills Crossing and walking amongst 20,000-year-old Indigenous rock art at Ubirr. Your experienced guide navigates you through this World Heritage landscape via air-conditioned mini-coach and guided walks, with optional crocodile-spotting cruise available. Departs and returns to Darwin city.

12 hoursfrom AUD $257

Red Centre Journey Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Red Centre Journey Tour

This 4 hour 15 minute Red Centre Journey explores the ancient and colonial heart of Central Australia from Alice Springs. Visit Ewaninga's Indigenous rock carvings, wander through Ooraminna Station's pioneering homestead, stand on a classic film set, trace railway history at the Old Ghan Museum, and take in desert vistas from Red Dune Lookout. Your guide handles logistics while you absorb the landscape's layered stories, with morning tea included and hotel pickup arranged.

4h 15mfrom AUD $179

Litchfield Day Tour Classic

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Litchfield Day Tour Classic

Spend eight to ten hours moving between the waterfalls, rock pools and monsoon forests of Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory. You'll swim in clear waterholes below falling water, walk rainforest tracks where ancient sandstone outcrops rise through the canopy, and learn how the landscape shaped the region's Indigenous cultures. Transport, three meals and commentary are sorted. The pace suits everyone from keen hikers to those after a gentler ramble.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $1700

Kata Tjuta Sunset and Valley Of The Winds Walk

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Kata Tjuta Sunset and Valley Of The Winds Walk

This six-hour excursion takes you deep into Kata Tjuta's 36 russet domes within Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park. After hotel pickup, your local guide reveals the geological story and Pitjantjatjara heritage of these ancient formations before leading a challenging 5.4 km trek through Valley of the Winds, navigating creek beds and narrow passages between towering rock faces. You'll finish with sparkling wine and canapes as the outback light turns golden, returning to your hotel an hour after dark.

6 hoursfrom AUD $219

Crocodile Jumping Boat Cruise with Transfer from Darwin

🐠 Water Activities

Crocodile Jumping Boat Cruise with Transfer from Darwin

Watch saltwater crocodiles launch themselves from the Adelaide River during this 4-hour adventure from Darwin. The Top End harbours over 100,000 of these apex predators, and this cruise puts you at eye level with them as they strike at bait. You'll travel in a small air-conditioned group with a knowledgeable driver-guide, spot other wildlife along the way, then board a specialist vessel for the main event. Part of your fare supports the traditional custodians of this country.

4 hoursfrom AUD $140

Katherine Gorge Flight from Darwin, with Cruise and Heli Scenic

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Katherine Gorge Flight from Darwin, with Cruise and Heli Scenic

Fly south from Darwin across the red Outback to Katherine Gorge in a single eight-hour expedition. After touching down near the old airfield, you'll board a helicopter to reach the thirteen gorges scattered through this remote sandstone country, then cruise two hours through the main gorge by boat. The route takes you over Adelaide River and Pine Creek before returning to Darwin by air.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2040

4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour

🍜 Food & Cooking

4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour

Sample a dozen regional specialities across three acclaimed Darwin restaurants in four hours, guided by a local who contextualises each dish within Aboriginal tradition, postwar architecture, and the city's multicultural evolution. You'll taste native ingredients—think crocodile, kangaroo, finger limes—paired with commentary on the street art that lines your walking route, including augmented reality installations that shift how you see the urban landscape.

4 hoursfrom AUD $249

2 Day Uluru Red Centre Rock Tour from Alice Springs to Yulara

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

2 Day Uluru Red Centre Rock Tour from Alice Springs to Yulara

A two-day expedition into Australia's Red Centre, based from Alice Springs, exploring Uluru and Kata Tjuta within their UNESCO-listed national park. Stay in permanent safari tents or traditional swags at an outback campsite, guided by accredited local drivers who navigate the landscape and share Indigenous stories. Includes bush walks, rock art viewings, and all meals, ending at Yulara. Moderate-to-high fitness required; medical screening needed for those over 75.

2 daysfrom AUD $612

Kings Canyon Day Trip from Ayers Rock (Uluru)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Kings Canyon Day Trip from Ayers Rock (Uluru)

This 13-hour excursion from Uluru ventures deep into the Red Centre's outback to Kings Canyon, where you'll traverse one of Australia's most dramatic geological formations. Based at Kings Creek Station, a working cattle property, you have the choice between the challenging 6 km Rim Walk with sweeping vistas across the massive chasm, or the gentler Creek Bed Walk exploring the canyon floor. The day includes breakfast at the station, air-conditioned transport, and an experienced guide steering you through Watarrka National Park's russet landscapes.

13 hoursfrom AUD $345

Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock) Coach Transfer

✈️ Transfers

Alice Springs to Uluru (Ayers Rock) Coach Transfer

Emu Run Experience operates a direct coach service between Alice Springs and Ayers Rock Resort, covering the 450-kilometre journey in roughly six hours. Departures run daily from outside your accommodation, with an air-conditioned coach featuring onboard facilities and a driver who provides insights during the drive. You'll arrive at Yulara mid-morning or early afternoon depending on the season. The service suits travellers of all fitness levels heading to Australia's most iconic monolith.

6 hoursfrom AUD $264

Alice Springs Highlights & Nature Escape Day Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Alice Springs Highlights & Nature Escape Day Tour

A seven-hour circuit through Alice Springs' red-rock country, linking the West MacDonnell Ranges with pivotal outback heritage sites. You'll explore Simpson's Gap where rock wallabies inhabit cliff faces, traverse the russet-hued walls of Standley Chasm, visit the School of the Air (weekdays only), and tour the Telegraph Station—Alice Springs' first European foothold. Hotel pickups included; coach-based throughout.

7 hoursfrom AUD $189

1 Day Alice Explorer

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

1 Day Alice Explorer

Spend ten hours threading through the Red Centre's layered past and present. This loop around Alice Springs connects Aboriginal rock art, working station heritage, film locations, and the town's outback infrastructure—telegraph stations, flying doctors, the School of the Air—piecing together how this remote region was settled and sustained. Morning and afternoon tea included, with hotel pickups and all entry fees covered.

10 hoursfrom AUD $346

Jumping Crocodile Cruise with lunch

🐠 Water Activities

Jumping Crocodile Cruise with lunch

Venture into the Adelaide River on a guided boat trip to witness saltwater crocodiles leaping from the water—a raw display of predatory instinct that defines the Top End. This six-hour excursion includes hotel transport, a packed lunch, and running commentary from your skipper on the river's ecosystem and resident wildlife. Suitable for all fitness levels, from infants to older travellers.

6 hoursfrom AUD $185

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