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6 Days
Rock & Red 6 days backstage pass
From £699pp* £117 per day
Inclusions • Alice Springs Aboriginal ‘Dreamtime Bushtucker’ tour • Alice Springs Reptile Centre experience • Uluru sunset drinks & nibbles NORTHERN TERRITORY
KINGS CANYON 1 The Olgas
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Day 2: Alice Springs to Kings Creek Station Gear up to try some ‘bush tucker’, meet members of the Walpiri Aboriginal community & learn to throw a boomerang! Later, it’s on to Kings Creek Station for our cool overnight – go local like Aussie ‘bushies’ & sleep under the stars in a comfy swag. Outback Special Stay (B,D) Hike through Kings Canyon
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to the ‘Lost City’ & desert oasis ‘the Garden of Eden’ Sleep under the stars in a traditional Aussie ‘swag’ M Quad-bike adventure
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Day 3: Kings Creek Station to Uluru Australia’s pin up icon is next as we make tracks to Uluru. Take a walk through its neighbour – the Olgas. Lodge (B) Wake up to the smell of fresh cooked bacon & eggs, just how you like it See the 700 million year old Mt Conner & Lake Amadeus Hike through ‘Kata-Tjuta’ (The Olgas)
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ME Time optionals
Places visited Nightstops Special Stay night
Look for the (M) symbol in the itinerary to make the most of your ME Time. M Helicopter flight over Kings Canyon
How much & when
Itinerary & Sightseeing Day 1: Alice Springs Meet up with your Contiki Team & explore the Outback’s unofficial capital, ‘The Alice’, famous for its remoteness, classic Aussie locals & Aboriginal art. Maybe hold a snake or lizard at our reptile park experience (if you’re game). Hotel (D) Catch a look at the MacDonnell Ranges from ANZAC Hill See the stunning Aboriginal site of Simpsons Gap See the dry Todd River which hosts the annual Henley on Todd Regatta Hands-on reptile park experience
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Day 5: Uluru to Alice Springs Say farewell to Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park as we head back to Alice Springs. Maybe take a quad bike adventure, or just chill out pool side & relax in the sun. Hotel (B) Indulge in a yummy BBQ ‘Big Brekkie’
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Day 6: Alice Springs Choose to take an amazing optional hot air balloon flight this morning, then say farewell to your new friends. (B) the outback
Code: AEDAD 2013/14 Code: AEADD 2013/14 Start A.Springs
Finish A.Springs
Total Cost £ pp*
2013 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Dec
22 20 17 15 12 ▲ 9 7 4 2 30
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
27 24 24 21 19 16 14 11 8
Start A.Springs
Finish A.Springs
Total Cost £ pp*
2013 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
27 25 22 20 17 14 12 9 7 4
715 715 715 725 725 725 725 699 699 699
Feb Mar Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
1 1 29 26 24 21 19 16 13
699 699 699 765 765 765 749 749 749
2014
Day 4: Uluru Don’t miss the changing colours of an Uluru sunrise, then if you’re up for it, take a walk around ‘The Rock’ for some close up angles & hear stories of this amazing area & its Aboriginal rock art. Tonight, toast the trip & catch a legendary Uluru sunset while sipping a glass of bubbly. Lodge (B) Visit the Uluru Cultural Centre See Uluru at sunrise Drink a toast to Uluru at sunset M Ride a Harley Davidson around Uluru
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
28 26 23 21 18 15 13 10 8
May May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
3 31 28 26 23 20 18 15 13
715 715 715 725 725 725 725 699 699
Jan Feb Mar Apr May May Jun Jul Aug Sep
10 7 7 4 2 30 27 25 22 19
699 699 699 699 765 765 765 749 749 749
2014 Jan Feb Mar Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
5 2 2 30 27 25 22 20 17 14
* Prices above are based on maximum quad-share.
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Plus Special Stay • Kings Creek Station Outback Bush Camp
Single room supplement add £289/add £99 twin-share. AEDAD: Start A.Springs 1:30pm & end A.Springs 9:00am. AEADD: Start A.Springs 12:00 noon & end A.Springs 9:00am. ▲ This tour ends in Alice Springs on the Henley on Todd Regatta day. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see p.73. For travel insurance see p.74.
What’s Included: 5 nights multi-share accommodation: 2 nights in hotels, 1 night at an outback bush camp in a comfy Aussie ‘swag’, 2 nights in a lodge (more on p.22-23) 7 meals: 5 breakfasts (B), 2 dinners (D) An experienced & professional Tour Manager & Driver team Modern, air-conditioned coach with powerpoints for charging Sightseeing tours of all major cities National Park fees, local taxes & service charges
1 World Heritage site visited
HENLEY ON TODD REGATTA DAY If you are travelling on the August 18th 2013 departure, why not arrive in Alice Springs a day early for the Henley on Todd Regatta? This dry boat race on the bed of the Todd River makes for a fun day out with the locals. See www.henleyontodd.com
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