Travelpack

Deposit £750pp/Based on 2 adults sharing

Hotel featured:
Crowne Plaza Adelaide, an IHG Hotel
4* Melia Kuala Lumpur
4* PARKROYAL Penang Resort

Itinerary:
Tue 15 Aug 23 - Welcome to Adelaide
Foodies, historians, art aficionados and sport buffs all feel at home in multicultural Adelaide. You will, too, exploring the city at your leisure before meeting a local gourmand to eat your way through the legendary Central Market. This place has been selling artisan produce for 140-plus years. Think green-ant gin, native herbs and spices, locally grown coffee, chocolates and all manner of cheese and charcuterie. Save space for your Welcome Reception & Dinner tonight.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Adelaide

Wed 16 Aug 23 - Adelaide - Flinders Ranges
Sitting pretty in the Clare Valley, Knappstein Enterprise Winery produces sweet-scented rieslings and mineral-rich reds. The only thing that distracts from your glass is the setting: all rolling fields of vines and wide blue skies. Hawker lies just to the north, the town inspiring artist Jeff Morgan to paint enormous panoramas capturing the SA outback. Drop in to see his works, plus the SA memorabilia he has collected over the years. The best is yet to come, as you arrive at Wilpena Pound Resort in the shadows of a vast natural amphitheatre.
Hotel: Wilpena Pound Resort
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Thu 17 Aug 23 - Finders Ranges - Port Augusta
A stroll along Wilpena Creek leads to Hills Homestead, its display revealing the hardship of early settlers. You get here on a leisurely walk along Wilpena Creek, and continue to Wangarra Hill Lookout for seemingly endless views over the pounds rippling peaks and sweeping curves. The drama is echoed as you climb to Pichi Richi Pass spare a thought for the workers who built the train line here in the 1870s, through deep rock that provides a snapshot of Flinders Ranges geology. Ease into Port Augusta, where more stories of yesteryear await at Wadlata Outback Centre.
Hotel: Majestic Oasis Apartments
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Fri 18 Aug 23 - Port Augusta - Coober Pedy
Secrets are revealed at former rocket-testing site Woomera, today home to a park where you can glimpse Australias aerospace innovations. Speaking of space, you may will think youve landed on the moon as you travel through sun-baked country to isolated Coober Pedy, aka the opal capital of the world. Things get deep as you travel underground with a local to see how these gleaming gems are mined, and visit the towns head-scratching subterranean facilities, from churches to schools and hotels.
Hotel: Desert Cave Hotel
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Sat 19 Aug 23 - Coober Pedy - Uluru
Once you emerge from your Coober Pedy cave, first stop in the Northern Territory is, fittingly, Australias spiritual heart: World Heritage-listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta. Come sunset, youll want a full camera SD card with every click, the countryside around the worlds mightiest monolith changes colour. Toast the day with a glass of bubbles and nibble while you mingle with your fellow adventurers.
Hotel: Desert Gardens Hotel, 2 Nights
Included Meals: Breakfast

Sun 20 Aug 23 - Kata Tjuta
The colours are just as vivid when youre enjoying an Uluru sunrise. Make the most of the morning cool and enjoy a circumnavigation by coach of the Rocks 11 kilometres. Or join a guided walk to sacred Mutitjulu Waterhole. This living cultural landscape takes you back to the beginning of time. Small wonder its a sacred place for eons of Anangu people. Over the millennia, they left behind rock art and snacked on native plants, with bush plums, tomatoes and figs, all still in abundance. More soul-salving landscapes spread before you at Kata Tjuta, cool relief found as you walk amid its domes to Walpa Gorge. If your SD card isnt full of sunset photos yet, it will be after tonights dazzling display.
Included Meals: Breakfast

Mon 21 Aug 23 - Uluru - Kings Canyon
If youre an early bird (or even if youre not), we highly recommend an optional pre-dawn call to glimpse the Uluru Field of Light a blanket of 50,000 glowing bulbs. What a way to start the day. There are so many record-breaking rock attractions in this part of the country that you may not have heard of Attila (Mt. Conner) before but once youve glimpsed the table-like formation, you certainly wont forget it. Stretch your legs again at Kings Creek Station, the largest exporter of wild camels in Australia. Guess what meat stars in the burgers for lunch? All your senses will be activated on the Kings Canyon rim walk, 440-million years in the making and forged through layers of sandstone and hard shale creating soaring domes and plateaus that plummet to an oasis of natural rock pools. Its hard to gauge the immensity when youre wandering, until you reach a lookout that is
Hotel: Kings Canyon Resort
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Tue 22 Aug 23 - Kings Canyon - Alice Springs
Things are bigger in the NT outback, from the cattle stations the size of a small country to the MacDonnell Ranges, which stretch like a dinosaur spine toward the character-filled town of Alice Springs. Aside from its plethora of Indigenous galleries and art stores, Alice makes Australian history for her 1872 Telegraph Station, one of 12 along the Overland Telegraph Line that traverses a whopping 3,200 kilometres between Adelaide and Darwin. Glimpse it up close, then from afar as you ascend Anzac Hill for panoramic views that inspired many of those paintings in Alices galleries.
Hotel: Doubletree by Hilton Alice Springs, 2 Nights
Included Meals: Breakfast

Wed 23 Aug 23 - Alice Springs
Aboriginal culture and community spirit are strong in Alice, as youll discover on a city tour and a visit to the Royal Flying Doctor Service just how these dedicated health workers deliver life saving services in remote realms is rather astounding. The other thing that dazzles in this part of the state is the stars. And at Earth Sanctuary World Nature Centre, this equates to epic stargazing. Your BBQ dinner here with the Falzon family is enlightening and uplifting think stories of self-sufficient living, astronomy and even a tune or two on the didgeridoo.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest Dinner

Thu 24 Aug 23 - Alice Springs - Tennant Creek
1.3 million square kilometres thats the eye-watering distance the School of Airs lessons are broadcast across daily. Watch a live session with kids who would otherwise have no access to public education. It doesnt matter how knowledgeable you are, you might just believe in aliens when you pass Wycliffe Well, the self-proclaimed UFO capital of Australia. But its the devil that awaits (well, his marbles) at Karlu Karlu, where precariously balanced boulders appear to have been superglued together. The most prized rock found in this part of the world is, however, gold, which is why your base for the night, Tennant Creek, exists.
Hotel: Bluestone Motor Inn
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Fri 25 Aug 23 - Tennant Creek - Katherine
Since the 1930s, the time-tested Daly Waters Historic Pub has been dishing up schnitzels, barramundi burgers and hearty steaks. The walls here are lined with treasures that passers-by leave behind, from bras to boots. What can you contribute over lunch? Land of the Never Never awaits at Mataranka. Yes, you can visit a replica of the Elsey Homestead, used in the filming of 1982 Aussie drama We of the Never Never, an autobiographical flick about life in the outback. Or wander palm-lined walkways to take a dip in the regions steamy thermal springs the ultimate antidote to weary limbs before arriving in Katherine.
Hotel: Contour Hotel Katherine
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Sat 26 Aug 23 - Katherine - Kakadu
The Jawoyn have called Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge home for millennia. You can feel their presence while cruising this mighty waterway thats home to more than a few resident crocs. This is not the last time these scaly creatures will be in your company theyll make another appearance on your Kakadu tour, when you jump in yet another boat for a Yellow Water Billabong cruise. You dont need binoculars to spot the sea eagles, brolgas and kingfishers that colour this part of the Top End; theyre everywhere you look.
Hotel: Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Sun 27 Aug 23 - Kakadu - Darwin
The best way to appreciate the immensity of Kakadu and Arnhem Land is from the air. An optional morning flight swoops low over these beauties, giving you a feel for its Indigenous significance. On the ground, meanwhile, Aboriginal art awaits at Ubirr. Scamper to the top of the rocky outcrop for seemingly endless views over floodplains backdropped by sheer escarpments. If your backdrop looks familiar, thats because it features in Crocodile Dundee. The night is yours in steamy Darwin, where the characters are as large as the shadows cast at sunset. First stop: the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets for a croc burger with your feet in the sand.
Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Darwin, 2 Nights
Included Meals: Breakfast

Mon 28 Aug 23 - Litchfield National Park
Nature rules today, your explorations into Litchfield National Park revealing magnetic termite mounds standing up to two metres tall. And then there are the waterfalls: Florence Falls, for its dreamy cascades among monsoon forest; and Wangi Falls, where you can cool off in the crystal-clear waterhole before heading back to Darwin. See the NT capital in a new light when you venture out on a Darwin Harbour Cruise, your champagne glass full to toast your last evening on this epic adventure.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Tue 29 Aug 23 - Darwin
Things in Darwin dont happen in a hurry, which is just the way locals like it. Youll quickly fall into pace, whether you spend the day exploring architecture on foot, or cruising out to the Tiwi Islands to discover Indigenous art. The choice is yours.
Included Meals: Breakfast

Wed 30 Aug 23 - The Ghan: Darwin - Katherine
This morning your journey aboard the legendary Ghan begins at Darwin Rail Station where you'll take the small but momentous step from platform to carriage. Friendly staff will lead you through corridors to your comfortable private cabin where you can take your time settling in and exploring the amenities as the view outside your window begins its smooth and spectacular transformation. Lunch in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant is bound to satisfy and delight with culinary wonders prepared on board by our talented chefs. All food is included in your fare, from a hearty full cooked breakfast to a delectable 3 course dinner. And as you sit back and enjoy the scenery, you'll have arrived in Katherine ready to experience your first included Off Train Excursion to spiritual Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge.
Hotel: The Ghan Gold Service, 3 Nights
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Thu 31 Aug 23 - The Ghan: Katherine - Alice Springs
Wake up to a new view outside your window, in a world which feels a million miles from home. An outback sunrise could be one of the most spectacular you'll ever see, setting the tone for the day ahead. After coffee, a juice and a sumptuous breakfast you'll arrive in Alice Springs ready for another day of exploration. Here you have the opportunity to embark on one of the included Off Train Excursions, taking in the delights of this famous outback town. A full day in Alice Springs gives you ample opportunity to visit the town landmarks, get up close and personal with Australia's incredible flora and fauna or explore the Alice at your own leisure.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Fri 01 Sep 23 - The Ghan: Alice Springs - Coober Pedy
After breakfast this morning you'll wake up and rub your eyes with disbelief as we pull into the middle-of- nowhere stop at Manguri. Here, a friendly tour guide awaits ready to whisk you away for the day. Your destination - the sun-scorched opal mining capital of world, Coober Pedy, where more than half of the residents live underground. Venture into the tunnels and caves of this underground town, where you may even catch opal fever as you mine for riches, visit the otherworldly underground Serbian Orthodox church and glimpse the famous Coober Pedy Golf Course - the only course in the world boasting reciprocal rights with St. Andrew's course in Scotland. Below the earth's surface, you'll enjoy a gourmet lunch in the most unique of locations before setting off to the stunning outback moonscape that is the Breakaways.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sat 02 Sep 23 - The Ghan: Coober Pedy - Adelaide
Looking out of your window this morning you'll notice a dramatic change in landscape as the rich ochre tones of the outback make way for the beautiful green fields and pastoral lands of South Australia. After breakfast you'll have time to reflect on your journey before The Ghan rolls into Adelaide and your momentous journey comes to an end.
Included Meals: Breakfast

Inclusions on Tue 15 Aug 23
Outback Tracks: Outback Adventure & Ghan Rail Journey
19 DAY GUIDED HOLIDAY | ADELAIDE RETURN
Accommodation
Your Guided Holiday includes a range of quality accommodation for
your comfort.
The accommodation you will enjoy on this tour includes:
Crowne Plaza Adelaide
Wilpena Pound Resort
Majestic Oasis Apartments
Desert Cave Hotel
Desert Gardens Hotel
Kings Canyon Resort
Doubletree by Hilton Alice Springs
Bluestone Motor Inn
Contour Hotel Katherine
Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Darwin
The Ghan Gold Service
What's included
Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and
Driver that are accredited with Uluru & Kakadu National Parks
Local Specialists (Guides)
Centrally located premium hotels
Experience the vast Australian outback onboard The Ghan
Expedition, a legendary train and unforgettable adventure
Dining
15 Full Breakfasts
3 A la carte breakfasts
3 Lunches
1 Be My Guest dinner
11 Dinners with wine
1 Farewell Dinner
What to Bring
Warm layers in cooler months
Camera
Comfortable walking shoes
Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
Water bottle
Fitness Requirements
Kakadu - Nadab Lookout - Medium Level of Fitness Required
The climb to the top of Nadab Lookout at Ubirr in Kakadu National
Park will not be suitable for all guests. To get to the lookout
guests are required to scale up uneven rocky paths and steps to get
to the lookout. There is an alternate route on a fairly flat
gravel path for those unable climb to the top so they will not miss
out on Rock Art.
Kings Canyon Rim Walk - High level of fitness required
This 6km hike will not be suitable for all guests. The first
30-minute incline is considered "Difficult". The Tour Director will
offer guest an easier alternative along the creek walk for those
that are unable.

Offer Includes

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