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5 day 4WD Red Centre via the Mereenie Loop
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This alternative self-drive tour of the Red Centre takes you along the Mereenie Loop, instead of driving a normal car along the Stuart Highway. On this tour you venture into Aboriginal owned territory (permit required), and through the MacDonnell Ranges and West MacDonnell National Park, with all its peaks, gorges and chasms. You arrive at Kings Canyon from the North, after an exceptional journey, with 300 miles of rugged, unsurfaced road. This is the real outback and an authentic experience of this vast, empty red wilderness. On joining the surfaced tarmac at Kings Canyon, you can look forward to seeing Uluru and Kata Tjuta. On your return, you have the option of taking the Ernest Giles 4WD track to Alice. Alternatively you can drop your car off at Ayers Rock. This is an amazing trip
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Chris knows some real hidden gems, he has ideas galore for great self drives and knows exactly what is needed to make a real tailor made Australian holiday.
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Highlights & Inclusions
- Drive the famous Mereenie Loop (4WD only unsurfaced road)
- Experience the real outback that many don’t visit
- West MacDonnell National Park
- Kings Canyon
- Uluru (Ayers Rock)
- Kata Tjuta (Olgas)
- Alice Springs
DAY 1 - ALICE SPRINGS TO GLEN HELEN APPROX. 132kms (82 miles)
Travel west from Alice Springs towards the West MacDonnell National Park and Glen Helen. Experience the unspoiled scenery of the region through the ranges’ rugged gorges, gaps and chasms.
ACCOMMODATION: GLEN HELEN HOMESTEAD – 1 NIGHT
DAY 2 - GLEN HELEN TO KINGS CANYON APPROX. 357km (222 miles)
Today you head southwest to Kings Canyon in the Watarrka National Park.
Late afternoon is a wonderful time for walking through the base of the Canyon and for those that are fit, why not climb to the rim of the Canyon to enjoy spectacular views.
ACCOMMODATION: KINGS CANYON – 1 NIGHT
DAY 3 - KINGS CANYON TO AYERS ROCK APPROX. 302kms (187 miles)
Today you leave Kings Canyon and travel to the symbol of Australia, Ayers Rock, located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
ACCOMMODATION: AYERS ROCK – 2 NIGHTS
DAY 4 – AYERS ROCK
Spend today at leisure to fully experience Ayers Rock and the surrounding region.
DAY 5 – AYERS ROCK TO ALICE SPRINGS APPROX. 460km (286 miles)
Leave Ayers Rock to return to Alice Springs.
You may image Alice Springs to be a quiet old country town; but what you will find is a bustling township of more than 25,000 friendly Territorians, with every service and facility you could want. Today ‘The Alice’ is a significant town and much more than an oasis in the Outback. Depart Alice Springs or if you choose, you can extend your stay by an extra day to explore the city and enjoy other activities.
