Northern Territory

Uluru - Darwin

Itinerary

The following is the itinerary we followed from Dec 24 - Jan 1. This is actually the dry season in Uluru and the wet season in Kakadu, so some would say not the ideal seasons to visit. However, for us we kinda liked it because there were not that many people around. That did mean that all walks had to be done super early in the morning and we drove during midday when it was practically impossible to be outside because of the heat.


I'm using a couple of tags to identify the types of activities:
highlight is anything that in my opinion you definitely need to see.
Anything marked as extras is if you have extra time you should consider. In my own case sometimes I didn't even get to see but still left it for reference for anyone else.
I use stop for stops along the drive. Some are marked as highlights and are the ones we stopped on but still left most for you to pick.
I think drive, sleep and the ocassional eat are pretty self explanatory.

This trip was amazing and there's a lot of stuff to see, there's stuff missing, specially in Kakadu, but hope you find it useful!

Scroll to the right to see more of the itinerary, you can click some of the items for a description.

Uluru Arrival


Day 1


flight

Arrive at Ayers Rock Airport


highlight

Field of Light


sleep

Ayers Rock Resort

Uluru


Day 2


highlight

Sunrise Viewing Uluru


highlight

Uluru Base Walk


Cultural Center


Lake Amadeus


sleep

Ayers Rock Resort

Uluru > Kings Canyon


Day 3


highlight

Kata Tjuta


highlight

Valley of the Winds Hike


extras

Mount Conner Lookout


drive

Kata Tjuta - Kings Canyon Resort


sleep

Kings Canyon Resort

Kings Canyon > Alice Springs


Day 4


highlight

Rim Walk


drive

Kings Canyon - Alice Springs


drive

Mereenie Loop


stop

Tnorala


stopextras

Redbank Gorge


stophighlight

Glen Helen Gorge


stopextras

Ormiston Gorge


stopextras

Ochre Pits


stopextras

Serpentine Gorge


stophighlight

Ellery Creek Gorge


stophighlight

Standley Chasm


stophighlight

Simpsons Gap


sleep

Double Tree by Hilton Alice Springs

Alice Springs > Tennant Creek


Day 5


drive

Alice Springs - Tennant Creek


stop

Barrow Creek Hotel


stop

Wycliffe Well


stop

Devil's Marbles


sleep

Goldfields Hotel Motel (Tennant Creek)

Tennant Creek > Katherine


Day 6


drive

Tennant Creek - Katherine


stopeat

Daly Waters Pub


stophighlight

Mataranka Thermal Pools


sleep

Pine Tree Motel (Katherine)

Katherine > Jabiru


Day 7


highlight

Windolf Walk - Katherine Gorge


Nitmiluk Visitor Center


highlight

Edith Falls


drive

Katherine - Jabiru


Bowali Visitor Center


highlight

Ubirr


sleep

Mercure Kakadu Hotel (Jabiru)

Jabiru > Darwin


Day 8


highlight

Yellow Water Cruise


highlight

Burrungkuy


drive

Jabiru - Darwin


extras

Crocosaurus Cove


highlight

Mindil Market


Cullen Bay Marina


extras

Crocodylus Park


sleep

Oaks Hotel (Darwin)

Fly back home


Day 9


flight

Flight from Darwin Airport