8-Day Adelaide to Uluru Outback Camping Tour

Journey from Adelaide to Uluru on a shared road adventure with an English-speaking guide. Explore remote desert landscapes on foot and by road, share stories around the campfire, and trade nights in a swag for a stay in an underground bunkhouse.

• Discover Coober Pedy, Australia's opal capital, for a glimpse of life beneath the desert surface

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Meet your guide at Untamed Escapes Adelaide and depart at 06:00.
2. Stop for coffee in the coastal town of Port Wakefield.
3. Take in the views at Hancock's Rock Lookout.
4. Stop for lunch in Hawker.
5. Stroll around Quorn, known for the Pichi Richi Railway. Continue to Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park for a hike at Arkaroo Rock.
6. Enjoy dinner prepared by your guide, followed by time under the night sky.
7. Choose an optional stargazing experience at Stellar Science. This costs $90–$190 per person and is not included in the listed price.
8. Settle into swag camping at Skytrek Willow Springs Station at approximately 20:00; the time may vary on the day.
9. Day 2: Start with breakfast.
10. Join a guided cultural tour with John from Ngai Nhina Yuras.
11. Have lunch, then take a scenic drive along Brachina Gorge Road through Brachina Gorge. Look out for rare yellow-footed rock wallabies along the way.
12. After bushwalking, relax around the campfire over dinner and stories.
13. Spend another night swag camping at Skytrek Willow Springs Station.
14. Day 3: Have breakfast before setting out.
15. Travel along a section of the unsealed Oodnadatta Track.
16. Journey through desert scenery, taking in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia's largest salt lake, and Mutonia Sculpture Park.
17. Arrive in the outback settlement of William Creek in the late afternoon.
18. Spend the night swag camping at William Creek Hotel.
19. Day 4: Start with breakfast, then travel to the underground town of Coober Pedy.
20. Visit Umoona Opal Mine & Museum. Try noodling, or fossicking for opals, and learn about the stones during an opal-cutting demonstration.
21. Visit Josephine's Gallery & Kangaroo Orphanage.
22. Explore independently for the rest of the day and choose an underground eatery for dinner.
23. Stay in a multi-share dorm at Umoona Opal Mine Accommodation's underground bunkhouse.
24. Day 5: Have breakfast before continuing to Watarrka National Park.
25. Arrive at Kings Creek Station and relax at camp. On warmer days, enjoy a swim in the pool, then take in desert sunset views.
26. Spend the night swag camping at Kings Creek Station.
27. Day 6: Start early with breakfast before the Kings Canyon Rim Walk.
28. Explore Watarrka National Park's 300-metre-high sandstone walls, waterholes, fern forests, chasms, canyons and caverns.
29. Take in 360-degree views and walk through Priscilla's Crack, featured in the film Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
30. After lunch, rest on the drive to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
31. Take in sunset views over Uluru before returning to camp for dinner.
32. Spend the night swag camping at Ayers Rock Resort Campground.
33. Day 7: Have breakfast and rise early for sunrise views over Uluru in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
34. Pause for lunch.
35. Visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre to learn about Anangu culture and the park's natural environment through exhibits and free presentations.
36. Join a 90-minute Mala Walk led by Anangu Traditional Owners from the Mala Uluru Walking Point. Learn about Uluru's cultural and spiritual significance.
37. Enjoy dinner, then spend another night swag camping at Ayers Rock Resort Campground.
38. Day 8: Start with breakfast and sunrise at Uluru.
39. Join a guided 10 km Uluru Base Walk to learn its stories. Pause beside waterholes, rest beneath a sheoak tree and peer into hidden caves.
40. Finish with the included shuttle at 12:00.

What's Included

• Transport
• English-speaking guide
• All national park admission and entrance fees
• 6 nights of swag camping with facilities
• 1 night in an underground bunkhouse multi-share dorm
• 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 4 dinners

Important details

• Ages 13+ only. Ages 13–18 require an accompanying paying adult.
• Intermediate fitness required for the walking and hiking activities, including a guided 10 km Uluru Base Walk.
• This tour is not wheelchair- or stroller-accessible.
• Arrive 10 minutes before departure.