Uluru

Visitors to Kata Tjuta and Uluru can stay overnight inside the World Heritage-listed park for the first time with the launch of a new five day desert journey.

Virtuosos have been challenged to think “differently” and “more deeply” about Australia’s diversity for their clients putting off a holiday down under by Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison.

Longitude 131° at Uluru-Kata Tjuta in Australia’s Red Centre has set the 2024 dates for its popular artists-in-residence program in partnership with the Indigenous Anangu artists at Ernabella Arts in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

Captain’s Choice has released its 2022 Australian program of private aircraft itineraries, with adventures to the Kimberley, Uluru, Arnhem Land, Ningaloo Reef, Southern Islands and remote Queensland.

Abercrombie & Kent has added a new small group journey to its Australian portfolio unlocking the Top End and Red Centre. The 11-day adventure reveals the Northern Territory at its finest from north to south.

Silversea Cruises has opened an exclusive pre-sale on its ‘Far East-West’ World Cruise 2024, driven by burgeoning demand for extended voyages. The pre-sale is available to “2022 and 2023 past cruisers”, and will open to the general public on 4 August 2021.

Renaissance Tours is offering guests the chance to immerse themselves in the spiritual heartland of Australia during an exclusive four-day Opera in the Outback itinerary.

Australians keen to take to the air and travel again have been quick to book luxury touring company Constellation Journeys’ first domestic air tour.

Visitors to the Red Centre are taking a more relaxed pace to immerse themselves in Indigenous experiences compared to pre-pandemic levels, and the family market is thriving, the CEO of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Matt Cameron-Smith has revealed.

Walk into Luxury has broadened its Australian footprint with an expanded collection of journeys that combine local food and wine, upmarket accommodation and nature-based experiences. The program includes some of Australia’s most popular walks on bucket-list private adventures.

In response to feedback from local businesses, government and the tourism industry, network changes will see flights between Alice Springs and Darwin upgraded from a Boeing 717 to a Boeing 737 aircraft, an increase of up to 1,300 seats per week on the route. The change means customers will have the option to travel in Business Class and introduce inflight entertainment, including fast, free Wi-Fi on selected flights.

Voyages Ayers Rock Resort’s exclusive evening dining experience in the desert, Tali Wiru, reopens for its fifth season on 26 March 2018.