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Red Centre Explorer — Alice Springs, Uluru & Kings Canyon

Discover the Red Centre’s most iconic landscapes in a considered loop.

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Suggested days
8 suggested days · 5 as a shorter start
Vehicle
2WD on suitable sealed routes

Stops, in order

  1. 1Alice Springs
  2. 2West MacDonnell Ranges
  3. 3Glen Helen
  4. 4Kings Canyon
  5. 5Yulara
  6. 6Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
  7. 7Erldunda
  8. 8Alice Springs

No driving time or distance is shown. A straight line on a map would be wrong for ferries, the Gulf, Cape York and the Kimberley.

Day by day

  1. Days 1–2

    Alice Springs → West MacDonnell Ranges

    Alice Springs: Central Australian art, heritage and desert walks; West MacDonnell Ranges: gorges, waterholes and desert panoramas.

    Suggested overnight: West MacDonnell Ranges

  2. Days 3–4

    Glen Helen → Kings Canyon

    Glen Helen: West MacDonnell ranges gateway; Kings Canyon: towering canyon with demanding rim-walk options.

    Suggested overnight: Kings Canyon

  3. Days 5–6

    Yulara → Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

    Yulara: Uluru resort base; Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: Uluru and Kata Tjuta with cultural protocols.

    Suggested overnight: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

  4. Days 7–8

    Erldunda → Alice Springs

    Erldunda: remote highway junction; Alice Springs: Central Australian art, heritage and desert walks.

    Suggested overnight: Alice Springs

Things to do

Uluru guided sunrise experience; Kings Canyon walk; stargazing.

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Find work near this route

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Producer names from the directory

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  • Desert Fruit Company (Alice Springs / Central, NT).

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Road, ferry and access

  • Do not route a normal 2WD hire car over the unsealed Mereenie Loop; use sealed access via Stuart/Lasseter when required.

Specified work rules: subclass 417 and subclass 462. This page is a travel guide, not migration advice.