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Aboriginal Homelands Experience from Ayers Rock including Sunset
Uluru, Australia
- 7 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Join an Aboriginal guide and traditional owner of Uluru on a 7-hour afternoon tour of the homeland, Patji. Travel in a rugged 4-wheel drive vehicle on remote bush tracks as you learn about the oldest living culture in the world. Stop at historically important sites along the way, hear about human survival in this harsh desert environment, and have afternoon tea around the campfire. At sunset, watch the sky change colors while enjoying light refreshments at a private sand dune that overlooks Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
- 7-hour Uluru tour with Aboriginal guide, from Ayers Rock Resort
- Travel off-road through private indigenous-owned land with an Aboriginal guide
- See historical sites and learn about local Aboriginal history
- Hear about plants and animals that formed the basis for survival in Australia's Red Centre
- Includes afternoon tea, light drinks and snacks at sunset, transportation, and guide
What's Included
- Services of a professional driver/guide
- Touring in modern air-conditioned 4WD vehicles
- Aboriginal host
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
If you are staying at Emu Walk apartments, your pick up location will be Desert Gardens hotel. If you are Staying at The Lost Camel, your pick up location will be Sails in the Desert Hotel. Pick up times differ depending on the time of year. April, August, September and October (1st-15th) 13:30. May, June, July 13:00 October 16th-31st 14:00 November, December, January, February, March 07:00
What To Expect
After pickup at Ayers Rock Resort, travel in a comfortable air-conditioned 4WD Mercedes Benz Sprinter through Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Meet your Aboriginal guide at the Cultural Centre in the park, then depart from the national park onto Aboriginal land known as Patji. Explore the desert with your guide on an off-road drive that visits rock waterholes and the site where the original Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park gates once stood. Hear stories of life for the local Anangu (Aboriginal) people before Europeans arrived and up to the present day.
Stop at a custom built shelter for afternoon tea around the campfire and hear about the fight for Aboriginal land rights around Uluru. Learn about the flora and fauna of the region, and how the Uluru family has survived for thousands of years in this extraordinary environment.
In the late afternoon, follow remote bush tracks to a private sand dune with unobstructed views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Stop for light snacks and drinks while watching the sky and rock monuments light up with the colors of the sunset.
After sunset, return to the Cultural Centre where you say farewell to your Aboriginal host. Your guide then drives you back to your Ayers Rock hotel to end your tour.
Meet your Aboriginal guide at the Cultural Centre in the park, then depart from the national park onto Aboriginal land known as Patji. Explore the desert with your guide on an off-road drive that visits rock waterholes and the site where the original Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park gates once stood. Hear stories of life for the local Anangu (Aboriginal) people before Europeans arrived and up to the present day.
Stop at a custom built shelter for afternoon tea around the campfire and hear about the fight for Aboriginal land rights around Uluru. Learn about the flora and fauna of the region, and how the Uluru family has survived for thousands of years in this extraordinary environment.
In the late afternoon, follow remote bush tracks to a private sand dune with unobstructed views of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Stop for light snacks and drinks while watching the sky and rock monuments light up with the colors of the sunset.
After sunset, return to the Cultural Centre where you say farewell to your Aboriginal host. Your guide then drives you back to your Ayers Rock hotel to end your tour.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
7 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Please wear covered shoes, full brimmed hat and bring sunscreen
- Please bring bottled water
- Please advise any particular dietary requirements at the time of booking
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- Any changes made less than 6 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
28 reviews
Alyn_M, Oct 2023
From kangaroo tail to wichetty grub snacks and Uluru close up and desert roads the trip was a true outback experience. Great guides and small group.
PaulChalupnik, Sep 2023
Very interesting afternoon. Learning about Anangu culture, plants which give honey and sweet nectar and digging for maku.
Matthew_W, Jun 2023
Connie was our guide for the tour. Connie has the perfect personality for this experience & we really enjoyed the day. Thank you
John_H, Jun 2023
The SeeIt guides Matt and Georgia were amazing. From the time they picked us up until returning us to our camp ground they were professional, fun, knowledgeable, great driver. They cared for us in every way possible to make us comfortable. The Anangoo guide Sammy was a great representative for the First Nation people. He made us feel welcome in his country. The afternoon tea time was a great experience as Sammy educated us on Uluṟu history. Seeing wild camels was amazing. The culmination of the excursion was the spectacular sunset seen from a special site on Aboriginal land.
the2griseldas, May 2023
This was simply an amazing opportunity to spend time with an aboriginal community leader sharing his experiences of the land and culture and family history.
Bob, Mar 2023
This was the best tour at Uluru as we learned of the many significant places in the aboriginal homelands. It was lead by Sammy Wilson who is an elder of the aboriginal community as well as a board member of Uluru Park. He killed an iguana and cooked it for us.
Ivan_G, Mar 2023
We loved every minute of this adventure. Both Kayla and Ken were absolutely wonderful- authentically themselves, kind, informative, and lively. And Kayla is a very good driver!
I don’t want to tell you too much because it is so good to let the whole adventure just unfold. One thing I will say is that spending time with Ken gave us a lot of insight into Anangu culture. It’s true that we went to marvel at the landscape, but ended up truly appreciating the people.
Greg_S, Sep 2022
This was the best tour of our trip. Nine of us in a very comfortable 4wd bus. Our bus driver Jay was very knowledgeable and made us very comfortable throughout the day. Our guides, Tina and Lawrence, descendants of the original people of Uluṟu, showed us their amazing country and shared their culture with us. This tour is a must for those who truly want to experience the essence of this area.
Carolyn_W, Jul 2022
Peter and Mick were knowledgeable and friendly guides who shared their stories on this tour with great respect for both traditional owners and passengers. It was a most enlightening experience and very personal.
Wilda_F, Jun 2022
I recommend this tour for anyone who wants to relearn the history of Australia and seeking the truth in light of Uluru's Statement from the Heart.
We were lucky enough to have Sammy Wilson, a respected member of the Uluru family, as our guide for the day who shared a few stories and his knowledge about his homeland in Patji. I've learned much on this tour and it's triggered me to dive deeper and know more about how First Nations people live, their culture and their importance in Australian society for generations to come.
The roads will be bumpy as you're leaving the national park area onto unsealed roads of traditionally owned land. My first taste of witchetty grub was memorable and there's nothing better than a good yarn over a cuppa tea.
The highlight was watching the sunset with a view of Uluru and Kata-Tjuta in the distance, and the afterglow light show that Mother Nature provided from an exclusive viewing spot away from the masses and tourist buses. It's quite the experience and perhaps one of the best sunsets I've ever seen.
Thank you also to Michele (aka Mick) for looking after us and superb driving skills.
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