Sunrise Uluru Base Walk with Anangu Guide

Explore Uluru on a small-group morning walk with an Anangu guide and interpreter. Learn how the landscape connects to Anangu beliefs and law, with Aboriginal rock art and sacred sites offering a deeper understanding of the place.

Itinerary

1. Depart from Ayers Rock Resort 60 minutes before sunrise. Departure times vary throughout the year: 04:40, 05:10, 05:15, 05:30, 05:45, 05:55, 06:10, 06:15, 06:25, 06:40 or 06:45.
2. Enjoy breakfast with tea, coffee or hot chocolate.
3. Begin your 10.5 km Uluru Base Walk at Kuniya Walk, a sacred site for the Anangu. Listen to the sounds of the desert awakening.
4. Walk with your Anangu guide and interpreter as they share the Tjukurpa, the foundation of Anangu culture, of the areas you pass through.
5. Explore Kantju Gorge and view the tallest waterfall in Central Australia.
6. Visit Muṯitjulu Waterhole to view Aboriginal rock art and hear the story of Kuniya and Liru.
7. Return to Kuniya Piti to complete the Uluru Base Walk.
8. Return to Ayers Rock Resort. Depending on your departure time, return times are 11:25, 11:55, 12:00, 12:15, 12:30, 12:40, 12:55, 13:00, 13:10, 13:25 or 13:30.

What's Included

• English-speaking professional driver/guide
• Light breakfast with tea, coffee or hot chocolate and biscuits
• Round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned coach
• Souvenir certificate

Important details

• Children aged 0–17 require an accompanying paying adult. Children aged 0–1 join free.
• Intermediate fitness is required for the 10.5 km walk, which involves considerable walking and stairs.
• This activity is not wheelchair- or stroller-accessible.
• Uluru National Park admission is not included. Purchase your park ticket before the tour and carry it whenever you enter the park. The ticket is valid for 3 consecutive days.
• For flight connections, arrive at Ayers Rock the day before the tour. Departing flights must be after 13:15 from October to March or 14:00 from April to September.