3-Day Uluru & Kings Canyon Camping Tour from Alice Springs

Explore Australia's Red Centre on a shared camping adventure with a professional driver-guide, balancing guided bush walks with long scenic drives and early starts. Choose a canvas-covered bush swag bed roll outdoors or a permanent twin-bed safari tent at private campsites, with shared toilets and showers.

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Depart from Alice Springs or Yulara. For Alice Springs options, depart at 06:00 from the main meeting point at Stay at Alice Springs Hotel Aurora, 11 Leichhardt Terrace, or join a hotel pickup. For Yulara options, join a shared pickup between 13:00 and 13:55; look for your guide or mini-coach displaying the Autopia Tours logo.
2. Alice Springs options: Mount Conner and Curtin Springs Station. Travel via Mount Conner and Curtin Springs Station before continuing to Uluru; Yulara options join without this section.
3. Explore Uluru and its cultural sites. On Alice Springs options, explore Uluru and the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Cultural Centre, followed by Muṯitjulu Waterhole and Kantju Gorge. On Yulara options, visit the Cultural Centre before Uluru, then continue to Muṯitjulu Waterhole and Kantju Gorge.
4. Uluru sunset. Head to the Uluru Coach Sunset Viewing Area to watch for the changing light over Uluru.
5. Camp at the private Ayers Rocks Campsite. With the Australian Bush Swag Bed Roll options, sleep outdoors in a swag bed roll. With the Permanent Twin Bed Safari Tent options, stay in a twin-bed safari tent.
6. Dinner. Enjoy dinner at camp.
7. Day 2: Breakfast. Start the day with breakfast.
8. Sunrise viewing. Head to the Kata Tjuṯa Dune Viewing Area for sunrise views toward Uluru.
9. Hike at Kata Tjuṯa. Explore Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park with a hike through either the Valley of the Winds or Walpa Gorge.
10. Lunch and travel to Kings Canyon. Have lunch, then ride through the Outback to the Kings Canyon region.
11. Camp at the private Kings Canyon Campsite. With the Australian Bush Swag Bed Roll options, sleep outdoors in a swag bed roll. With the Permanent Twin Bed Safari Tent options, stay in a twin-bed safari tent.
12. Dinner. Enjoy dinner at camp.
13. Day 3: Breakfast. Start the day with breakfast.
14. Explore Kings Canyon. Discover Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park, with an early-morning Rim Walk subject to weather and fitness.
15. Lunch. Have lunch before your return journey.
16. Return to Alice Springs or Yulara. Alice Springs options finish in Alice Springs at approximately 17:30, depending on traffic. Yulara options include a shuttle transfer from Kings Canyon back to Yulara, arriving between 16:30 and 17:30.

What's Included

• English-speaking professional driver-guide
• National park admission
• Guided bush walks covering approximately 9 km, subject to fitness
• 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners and lunches
• Onboard drinking water
• Mattress, bed linen and pillow for the safari tent option

Important details

• Ages 8+ only. Ages 8–17 require an accompanying paying adult.
• Intermediate fitness is required, with considerable walking and stairs. The Kings Canyon Rim Walk depends on weather and fitness.
• This activity is not recommended if you have impaired physical mobility.
• This activity is not wheelchair- or stroller-accessible.
• Help with simple camp tasks, including meal preparation.
• Respect photography restrictions in sacred Anangu areas where taking photographs is prohibited.
• Bring your own water bottle.
• Arrive 10 minutes before departure. For property pickups, wait outside the front; shared pickups may run early or late.