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1 dayFrom Alice Springs: Day Trip to Uluru with BBQ Dinner
★ 4.7 · 845 reviews
- A full day, sunset BBQ with sparkling wine
- the Red Centre from Alice Springs
- Most booked
- Free cancellation
$280
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Uluru Day Tours
Uluru day tours give you a guided base walk and transport. We compared 18 tours, from $131, with free cancellation and a top rating of 4.7 from 845 reviews. The top day trip from Alice Springs includes a BBQ dinner with sparkling wine at Uluru.
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All 18 tours46
5,989 verified reviews across 18 tours
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Shortest to longest90min–7h
Shortest: Uluru 1.5-Hour Sunset Tour
Longest: Uluru Day Tour & Sunset
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Eighteen ways to spend a day at the rock
Eighteen listings, all in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. An Uluru tour here can mean the base on foot or on a Segway, the bus to Kata Tjuta, ninety minutes at the sunset viewing area, or a private day with a guide. The day tours run $131 to $300.
675 reviews2 hours
2 hUluru: Field of Light Sunrise Tour with Hot Drinks
★ 4.6 · 675 reviews
- Two hours, Bruce Munro’s Field of Light
- hot drinks at first light
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
Price from5 hours
5 hYulara: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta Day Trip by Bus
★ 4.5 · 599 reviews
- Five hours, the Walpa Gorge walk at Kata Tjuta
- sunrise before the domes
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
$131
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After dark544 reviews
2 h 30 mUluru: National Park Astronomy Tour with Telescope and Photo
★ 4.4 · 544 reviews
- Two and a half hours, telescopes inside the national park
- a photo under the night sky
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
Sacred sites5 hours
5 hUluru: Sacred Sites & Sunset Tour with Wine & Cheeseboard
★ 4.5 · 515 reviews
- Five hours, Mutitjulu Waterhole and rock art
- wine and nibbles at sunset
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
$131
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Rated 4.9Small group
5 hUluru Base Segway Tour at Sunrise
★ 4.9 · 443 reviews
- Five hours, a Segway lap of the full base
- Hotel pickup included
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$182
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7 hoursMeal included
7 hUluru Day Tour with Sunset BBQ - from Ayers Rock Resort
★ 4.6 · 342 reviews
- Seven hours, two walks, then an Aussie BBQ
- sparkling wine at sunset
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
$231
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On foot10.5 km
5 h 30 mUluru: Guided Walking Tour at Sunrise with Light Breakfast
★ 4.6 · 316 reviews
- 5.5 hours, the 10.5 km base walk
- Hotel pickup included
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$131
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Small group4 hours
4 hBest of Uluru - Segway and Walking Tour
★ 4.8 · 289 reviews
- Four hours, caves and ancient rock art
- Small group
- the most scenic stretch by Segway
- Free cancellation
$154
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Small groupBreakfast
3 hUluru Highlights Small Group Morning Tour + Picnic Breakfast
★ 4.7 · 279 reviews
- Three hours, breakfast and Mutitjulu Waterhole
- Hotel pickup included
- a drive around the base
- Free cancellation
$133
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Small group6 hours
6 hUluru: Guided Trek of Uluru's Base in a Small Group
★ 4.8 · 269 reviews
- Six hours, Kantju Gorge and the full base
- Hotel pickup included
- breakfast along the way
- Free cancellation
$175
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1.5 hoursViewing area
1 h 30 mUluru 1.5-Hour Sunset Tour with Sparkling Wine & Cheeseboard
★ 4.2 · 262 reviews
- 1.5 hours, the sunset-viewing area
- Hotel pickup included
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
DinnerSparkling wine
3 h 31 mUluru: Sunset, Sparkling Wine, Cheeseboard & Gourmet BBQ
★ 4.5 · 222 reviews
- Three and a half hours, a gourmet BBQ under the stars
- cheeseboard before sunset
- Transport included
- Free cancellation
$230
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Small group5 hours
5 hUluru: Small Group Guided Tour with Sunset Refreshments
★ 4.8 · 217 reviews
- Five hours, the Mala walk and the waterhole
- Hotel pickup included
- light refreshments at sunset
- Free cancellation
$175
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Day to nightBBQ dinner
5 hUluru: Sacred Sites Tour + Sparkling at Sunset & BBQ Dinner
★ 4.4 · 88 reviews
- Five hours, the rock by day, sunset and night
- buffet BBQ under the stars
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
$300
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Dinner only3 hours
3 hUluru: Australian BBQ Dinner Under the Stars
★ 4.5 · 76 reviews
- Three hours, an outdoor BBQ inside the park
- the rock as the backdrop
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
$154
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PrivateRated 5.0
1 daySunrise Uluru Private Tour
★ 5.0 · 7 reviews
- A private guide for the day
- Hotel pickup included
- the highlights at sunrise
- Free cancellation
$965
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PrivateAnangu guide
PrivateUluru Private Tour with Aboriginal Guide
★ 5.0 · 1 reviews
- A local Anangu guide
- a private tour of the rock
- Departs from Yulara
- Free cancellation
$1,249
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Which day at Uluru is yours?
Eighteen listings above, and still torn? It comes down to four answers. Set out from Alice Springs and give the Red Centre a whole day. Take the cheapest morning coach out of Yulara and add Kata Tjuta. Walk the 10.5 kilometres around the base on foot. Or book the evening instead, with a BBQ in the desert. Tell us what matters and we will point at one.
See it before you pay for it
The base, the sunset table, the telescopes
Three of the eighteen, and they ask different things of you. The base walk is 10.5 kilometres in five and a half hours from $131; the sunset listings are ninety minutes with sparkling wine at $69; after dark it is telescopes at $91.
Side by side
The base, the sunset, or the whole day from Alice Springs
An Uluru day trip is sold as one product at different prices, and it is three. The morning listings are the rock itself: the 10.5-kilometre base on foot, by trek or on a Segway, or the bus to the domes of Kata Tjuta. The evening listings are about sitting down, and the full day from Alice Springs is neither.
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| Yulara: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta Day Trip by Bus | TOP PICKFrom Alice Springs: Day Trip to Uluru with BBQ Dinner | Uluru Base Segway Tour at Sunrise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per person | $131 | $280 | $182 |
| What it is | Morning coach to sunrise, then Kata Tjuta | A whole day from Alice Springs, sunset BBQ | Segway around the full 10.5-kilometre base |
| Time it takes | 5 hours | 1 day | 5 hours |
| Where it starts | Yulara, beside the national park | Alice Springs, the only start outside the park | Yulara, with pickup available |
| Time of day | Sunrise, then the morning | Daylight through to sunset | Sunrise, then the morning |
| What the listing names | Kata Tjuta, Aboriginal culture and a walk through Walpa Gorge | Transport and a meal included, sparkling wine at sunset | The Mutitjulu Waterhole, flora, fauna and geology |
| How you cover the ground | By bus, with a walk in the gorge | By bus, with two stops on the way | On a Segway, the whole way round |
| Written into the listing | Five hours, and nothing further stated | Transport included, meal included | Small group, pickup available, optional audio guide |
| Rating | 4.5 across 599 reviews | 4.7 across 845 reviews | 4.9 across 443 reviews |
| Cancellation | Terms on the listing | Terms on the listing | Free cancellation |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
TOP PICK
From Alice Springs: Day Trip to Uluru with BBQ Dinner
$280- What it is
- A whole day from Alice Springs, sunset BBQ
- Time it takes
- 1 day
- Where it starts
- Alice Springs, the only start outside the park
- Time of day
- Daylight through to sunset
- What the listing names
- Transport and a meal included, sparkling wine at sunset
- How you cover the ground
- By bus, with two stops on the way
- Written into the listing
- Transport included, meal included
- Rating
- 4.7 across 845 reviews
- Cancellation
- Terms on the listing
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Yulara: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta Day Trip by Bus
$131- What it is
- Morning coach to sunrise, then Kata Tjuta
- Time it takes
- 5 hours
- Where it starts
- Yulara, beside the national park
- Time of day
- Sunrise, then the morning
- What the listing names
- Kata Tjuta, Aboriginal culture and a walk through Walpa Gorge
- How you cover the ground
- By bus, with a walk in the gorge
- Written into the listing
- Five hours, and nothing further stated
- Rating
- 4.5 across 599 reviews
- Cancellation
- Terms on the listing
Uluru Base Segway Tour at Sunrise
$182- What it is
- Segway around the full 10.5-kilometre base
- Time it takes
- 5 hours
- Where it starts
- Yulara, with pickup available
- Time of day
- Sunrise, then the morning
- What the listing names
- The Mutitjulu Waterhole, flora, fauna and geology
- How you cover the ground
- On a Segway, the whole way round
- Written into the listing
- Small group, pickup available, optional audio guide
- Rating
- 4.9 across 443 reviews
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
Verdict
Take the full day from Alice Springs
It turns the drive out of town into one organised day: transport, the rock, and a sunset BBQ with sparkling wine, rated 4.7 across 845 reviews at $280. Staying at Ayers Rock Resort instead? The five-hour sunrise trip to Kata Tjuta is the lowest day-tour fare at $131, and the sunset hour with a cheeseboard is the lowest on the page at $69.
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Where you sleep decides the length of the day
Two starting points are sold under the same words. From Ayers Rock Resort the rock is next door, so listings run from an hour and a half at $69 to seven hours, with the 10.5-kilometre base walk at $131 and a Segway lap at $182. From Alice Springs it is one long day at $280, transport and the sunset BBQ included.
Two-minute check
Can you climb Uluru?
No — the summit route has been closed since 2019, and no listing here offers it. The tours here go around the rock instead: the 10.5-kilometre base on foot, by trek or on a Segway, or a shorter drive between the stops.
How many of you are going?Some listings run as small groups; two are booked for your party alone
Where are you staying?All but one of these listings begin beside the rock, in Yulara
How much of the day are you giving it?Two hours covers the evening; a whole day means Alice Springs
Answer the three questions above
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
What people said afterwards
5,989 reviews across eighteen Uluru listings
These are the operators’ own numbers on GetYourGuide, shown as published. The most written-about Australia Uluru tour is the full day from Alice Springs, 845 reviews at 4.7; the best score is the Segway circuit, 4.9 across 443. We publish their numbers, not a score of our own.
4.6
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Based on 5,989
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5 ★74%
4 ★17%
3 ★6%
2 ★2%
1 ★1%
All eighteen listings on this page, rated on GetYourGuide.
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From Alice Springs: Day Trip to Uluru with BBQ Dinner
From $280 · 845 reviews
★★★★★
A whole day out of Alice Springs
The only listing here that starts outside the national park: a full day across the Red Centre, the rock and Aboriginal culture along the way, and a BBQ with sparkling wine at the sunset viewing area to close it. Rated 4.7 across 845 reviews.
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Yulara: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta Day Trip by Bus
From $131 · 599 reviews
★★★★★
The cheapest morning out of Yulara
Five hours by coach from Yulara: the sunrise viewing area first, then the mystical domes of Kata Tjuta and a walk through Walpa Gorge, with the guide talking about local Aboriginal culture. The fare this page starts from. Rated 4.5 across 599 reviews.
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Uluru: Guided Walking Tour at Sunrise with Light Breakfast
From $131 · 316 reviews
★★★★★
The full 10.5 kilometres on foot
The base of the rock measures 10.5 kilometres, and this listing walks all of it with a guide as the sun comes up, with a light breakfast along the way and commentary about the site. Five and a half hours, pickup available, and free cancellation is stated on the listing. Rated 4.6 across 316 reviews.
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Uluru Base Segway Tour at Sunrise
From $182 · 443 reviews
★★★★★
The same base, standing on wheels
Five hours that ride the full base instead of walking it, with the guide covering Aboriginal culture, flora, fauna and geology, and a stop at the Mutitjulu Waterhole. Small group, pickup available, free cancellation stated. Rated 4.9 across 443 reviews.
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Uluru: Sunset, Sparkling Wine, Cheeseboard & Gourmet BBQ
From $230 · 222 reviews
★★★★★
Sparkling wine, then a BBQ in the desert
Three and a half hours that begin at the sunset viewing area with sparkling wine and a cheeseboard and end at a private spot with a gourmet BBQ dinner. It is the evening to book when the daytime is already full, and it asks nothing of your legs. Rated 4.5 across 222 reviews.
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Uluru: National Park Astronomy Tour with Telescope and Photo
From $91 · 544 reviews
★★★★★
An evening with telescopes in the park
Two and a half hours inside Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park after dark, looking through telescopes with a guide and having a photograph taken under the night sky. Transport is included and the listing is marked likely to sell out. Rated 4.4 across 544 reviews.
What it really costs
What a day at the rock costs, line by line
Prices are per person and cover what the listing names. From Ayers Rock Resort or Yulara the day tours run $131 to $300; the full day out of Alice Springs is $280.
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| What you do | Price | What that buys | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset viewing area, ninety minutes | $69 | Wine part of the fare | Free cancellation |
| Sunrise and Kata Tjuta by coach | $131 | Five hours from Yulara | Terms on the listing |
| The full base on foot | $131 | Five and a half hours | Free cancellation |
| The whole base on a Segway | $182 | Five hours, best rated here | Free cancellation |
| Sunset wine and a gourmet BBQ | $230 | Three and a half hours | Terms on the listing |
| The full day from Alice Springs | $280 | Whole day, most reviewed | Terms on the listing |
Costs the listing doesn't show you
- Getting to the Red Centre is on you. Every fare starts at Ayers Rock Resort or in Alice Springs; flights and beds sit outside all eighteen listings.
- Pickup is not the default. Some listings state Pickup available; others name a meeting point you reach yourself. Read that line before booking an early start.
- The clock includes the driving. A five-hour tour from Yulara counts the transfer both ways, and the day from Alice Springs is mostly road. Time at the rock is shorter.
- Shoes, water and sun cover are yours. The base track is 10.5 kilometres of open desert with no shade, and no fare covers what you walk in or drink.
What is genuinely included
- A guide around the base, with geology, plants and Anangu culture explained
- Transport to the park on the five listings marked Transport included
- Pickup from your accommodation on the listings marked Pickup available
- Breakfast on the sunrise base walk, the trek and the morning tour
- Sparkling wine, a cheeseboard or a BBQ dinner where the listing names it
- Free cancellation on the five listings that state it
The honest answer
Is the day from Alice Springs worth $149 more?
The bus from Yulara at $131 gives you sunrise at the rock and then the domes of Kata Tjuta, rated 4.5 across 599 reviews. The full day from Alice Springs at $280 carries the road at both ends, the rock in between and a BBQ dinner — which is why 845 people rated it 4.7.
What makes it worth it
- Eighteen listings, from a 90-minute sunset run at $69 to a private day at $1,249
- The 10.5-kilometre base can be covered on foot, on a small-group trek or on a Segway
- Kata Tjuta and the walk through Walpa Gorge come with the five-hour morning coach at $131
- The Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge, the Mala walk and Aboriginal rock art are named in the listings
- 5 of the 18 listings state free cancellation, so an early date is refundable
Keep in mind
- Nobody sells the sky: what the night or the sunset does is not part of the booking
- The climb to the summit has been closed since 2019; these listings go around the rock
- 10.5 kilometres is a real walk; the coach mornings cover the same places with short walks
- The two private listings, at $965 and $1,249, are thinly reviewed: seven ratings and a single one
- Only 7 of the 18 listings say pickup is available; the rest name a meeting point
The day, hour by hour
Pickup, the base, the waterhole, the table at sunset
Hold the date while the week settles
Several listings state free cancellation, and several ask you to book ten or fifteen hours ahead. The small-group mornings and the Segway departures are marked likely to sell out.
Shoes, water, and a hat you can walk in
The base of the rock is 10.5 kilometres and the walking listings cover all of it, so the footwear matters more here than the outfit. The coach mornings and the sunset runs ask much less of your legs.
From the resort, or your own way there
7 of the 18 listings say pickup is available, mostly from Ayers Rock Resort in Yulara. The rest name a meeting point, and the full day out of Alice Springs collects you there instead.
The viewing area before the day starts
The morning departures begin in the dark and reach the sunrise viewing area first; several of them hand out a light breakfast or a picnic there before anything else happens.
Waterhole, gorge and rock art
Then the rock itself: the Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge, the Mala walk and the rock art. Walking it, riding it or driving round it is what separates the listings.
The domes on the far side of the park
One morning listing crosses to Kata Tjuta, the mystical domes, and walks into Walpa Gorge. It is the only way on this page to put both the rock and the domes into a single five hours.
The viewing area, then a table in the desert
The evening listings gather at the sunset viewing area with sparkling wine, and some go on to a BBQ at a private site in the park.
Best time of day
Which hour of the day, not which month
Every listing here is built around one of three parts of the day, and that is the choice worth making first. The sunrise group holds the walking: the guided walk around the full 10.5-kilometre base, the six-hour trek with breakfast, the Segway circuit, the short morning tour that drives it, the trip to Kata Tjuta, and the two-hour visit to Field of Light. The sunset group holds the viewing areas and the food, from nibbles and wine at the cheap end to the BBQ dinners at the top. After dark comes the astronomy evening with telescopes. Three of the eighteen are marked likely to sell out.
On the ground
What a day at Uluru actually looks like
The view from the sunset area
Where the evening listings gather, with sparkling wine and a cheeseboard while the light goes.
The 10.5-kilometre base
The walking listings follow this track the whole way round, starting before sunrise.
The same base, on wheels
Five hours around the full base with a guide, and a stop at the Mutitjulu Waterhole.
Bruce Munro’s Field of Light
An artwork set in open desert within sight of the rock; the sunrise visit runs two hours.
What it's like
One rock, two starting points, and the hour you choose
Everyone arrives with the same picture: one red rock standing alone in the desert. What it leaves out is the question that sorts the eighteen listings here. Where do you start the day — at the resort beside the rock, or in Alice Springs, a long drive off across the desert? Everything else about Uluru day tours, from the fare to the hours, follows from that answer.
Uluru sits inside Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory, and almost everything here leaves from Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara, the settlement next to it. Those listings are short: an hour and a half, three hours, five, seven. The other starting point is Alice Springs, where the drive alone fills a day, which is why that single listing runs long and costs more.
The second choice is the hour. The sunrise group is where the walking is: a guided walk around the whole base at $131 for five and a half hours, a six-hour small-group trek at $175 with breakfast, Kantju Gorge and the Mutitjulu Waterhole, and the three-hour small-group morning tour at $133, which drives the base instead of walking it.
The base is 10.5 kilometres around, and that number decides more than the price does. On foot it is a half-day walk. On a Segway it is five hours at $182, rated 4.9 across 443 reviews — the highest score on this page. A shorter Segway version at $154 rides the most scenic section, then walks into the caves to see rock art.
The evening listings are the other half of the page, and the honest way to read them is as an hour at a viewing area with something to eat and drink. The shortest is an hour and a half from Ayers Rock Resort to the sunset-viewing area with nibbles and wine at $69, the lowest fare here. The dinners sit above: a BBQ inside the national park at $154, sunset with sparkling wine and a gourmet BBQ at $230, and the sacred-sites day with a buffet BBQ at $300.
Two listings are about something other than the rock. Field of Light is an installation by the artist Bruce Munro, set in open desert within sight of Uluru, and the sunrise listing that visits it is two hours at $81, rated 4.6 across 675 reviews. The astronomy evening, two and a half hours at $91, is telescopes in the national park with a photograph taken under the stars.
Kata Tjuta is the other formation in the park, a group of domes, and one tour pairs it with a sunrise: five hours from Yulara at $131, including a walk through Walpa Gorge. That is also the lowest fare among the full day tours, and the price this page quotes from.
Our top pick comes from the other direction. The day trip from Alice Springs is $280, rated 4.7 across 845 reviews — the heaviest record here — and it is a full day: the drive into the Red Centre, Uluru, and sunset with a BBQ and sparkling wine. So settle where you sleep, then pick your hour: from the resort the fares start at $69 for the sunset hour, and three listings are marked likely to sell out.
The 10.5 kilometres around the rock
Three ways to cover the base, and what separates them
The base track runs 10.5 kilometres right around Uluru, past the Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge and the rock art. All three listings start at sunrise from Ayers Rock Resort with a guide. What separates them is how you move: on foot, on a Segway, or from a vehicle.
The full circuit on foot
Uluru: Guided Walking Tour at Sunrise with Light Breakfast
5.5 hours · ★ 4.6 (316)
$131See dates The highest rated on this page
Uluru Base Segway Tour at Sunrise
5 hours · ★ 4.9 (443)
$182See dates The short version, driven
Uluru Highlights Small Group Morning Tour + Picnic Breakfast
3 hours · ★ 4.7 (279)
$133See datesPractical
Plan the day
Three things decide the day: where you sleep — seventeen listings start beside the park, one in Alice Springs — how far you want to walk, and the small print. Multi-day trips are a different product; our guide covers those.
Our top pick
The full day from Alice Springs at $280, rated 4.7 across 845 reviews — the drive, Uluru, and a sunset BBQ with sparkling wine.
The lowest fare on the page
An hour and a half from Ayers Rock Resort to the sunset-viewing area with nibbles and wine, $69, rated 4.2.
The cheapest full day tour
Sunrise and the domes of Kata Tjuta from Yulara, five hours at $131, with a walk through Walpa Gorge.
The highest rated
The Segway circuit of the full base at sunrise, five hours at $182, rated 4.9 across 443 reviews.
All 10.5 kilometres on foot
The guided sunrise walk around the base at $131, or the six-hour trek at $175 with breakfast and Kantju Gorge.
Dinner in the park
A BBQ inside the national park at $154, the sunset BBQ with sparkling wine at $230, or the sacred-sites buffet at $300.
Shoes you can do 10.5 kilometres in
The base circuit is 10.5 kilometres of desert track. Trainers you have already worn in beat anything new.
Water, more than feels necessary
The walks and treks run five to six hours in open desert. Carry your own bottle and fill it before you leave.
Sun cover for the open ground
There is no shade on the base track or at the viewing areas. A brimmed hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.
A fly net, if you have one
People who have walked the base mention the flies. A net over the hat weighs nothing.
Something warm for the early starts
Sunrise listings begin in the dark and evening ones end in it. One layer covers both ends.
Your camera, and a pocket for it
The astronomy evening includes a photograph under the stars, and Field of Light is worth your own pictures.
Decide where you start
Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara, or Alice Springs. Seventeen of the eighteen listings leave from beside the rock.
Then pick the hour
Sunrise listings hold the walking, the trek and the Segway circuit. Sunset listings hold the viewing areas and the dinners.
Book ahead where it says so
Three listings are marked likely to sell out, and several ask to be booked at least ten hours in advance.
Free cancellation where the listing states it
Five listings state it plainly. On the others, read the cancellation line before you book.
Check the pickup line
Pickup from your accommodation is offered on some listings and not others. Otherwise you reach the meeting point yourself.
Day tours from Uluru reach further than the rock
Kata Tjuta sits inside one five-hour listing. Everything here is a guided bus, walking or Segway trip.
Yulara is the base
Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara is the settlement beside Uluru, and the national park gate is minutes away by road.
Alice Springs is the other side
Alice Springs sits in the middle of the Northern Territory, and the day trip from there is a full-day listing.
The base track is 10.5 kilometres
That is the full circuit around the rock. The Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge and the Mala walk are sections of it.
Kata Tjuta is the second formation
The domes sit in the same national park, and the five-hour sunrise listing adds a walk through Walpa Gorge.
Field of Light is in open desert
Bruce Munro’s installation stands within sight of the rock, reached by the two-hour sunrise listing.
The climb is closed
The marked route to the top has been closed since 2019, and the listings go round the base instead.
Best time
When to come
The listings run all year, so the question is not the month but the start time. Sunrise and sunset move by an hour across the year, and the base walks, breakfasts and sunset tables move with them. An Uluru safari tour — nights in a swag — is a multi-day thing.
Dec – Feb
Longest days, earliest starts
The longest days of the southern summer: the sunrise listings leave at their earliest and the sunset tables are set late. The base walks and the trek still cover all 10.5 kilometres.
Mar – May
Days shortening, tidier days
The starts creep later and the evenings come in earlier, which makes a shorter, tidier day: a base walk in the morning, a rest, and a sunset listing that is over early.
Jun – Aug
Shortest days, the friendliest clock
The stretch we would book first, for the clock rather than the weather: the shortest days this far south, so the sunrise listings leave at a civilised hour and the sunset BBQs start early. Also the busiest — book weeks ahead.
Sep – Nov
Days lengthening again
The starts move back towards dawn and the evenings stretch out, so the full day from Alice Springs and the seven-hour tour have more daylight. Short notice is usually enough for the shorter listings.
Worth knowing
Six things that aren't in the listing
01
The price is about where you sleep, not how good the tour is. From Ayers Rock Resort fares run from $69 to $300. A tour to Uluru from Alice Springs is $280, and the reason is the distance.
02
The base is 10.5 kilometres, and that is the number to plan around. On foot it is the five-and-a-half-hour sunrise walk at $131 or the six-hour trek at $175. On a Segway the full circuit is five hours at $182.
03
A sunset listing buys you the hour and the place, not the colour. The short tour goes to the viewing area with nibbles and wine; the longer ones add rock art and a dinner. What the sky does belongs to the weather.
04
The route to the top has been closed since 2019. Every listing on this page works around the base — on foot, on a Segway or from a vehicle. The base circuit is what there is.
05
Kata Tjuta is a separate stop, and only one day tour includes it. The five-hour sunrise trip from Yulara at $131 reaches the domes and walks Walpa Gorge. The others stay at Uluru.
06
Book the date, not the discount. The fare is the same at the desk or on this page, three listings are marked likely to sell out, and several ask for ten hours’ notice.
Round out the trip
Booked alongside
Our top pick
From Alice Springs: Day Trip to Uluru with BBQ Dinner
1 day · ★ 4.7 (845)
$280View The cheapest full day tour
Yulara: Uluru Sunrise and Kata Tjuta Day Trip by Bus
5 hours · ★ 4.5 (599)
$131View Something other than the rock
Uluru: Field of Light Sunrise Tour with Hot Drinks
2 hours · ★ 4.6 (675)
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More on the hour, the base walks, and Alice Springs
Common questions
Uluru day tours, answered straight
Which tour should I book if I only have one day?
The full day from Alice Springs at $280, rated 4.7 across 845 reviews, if that is where you are staying: transport, Uluru, and a sunset BBQ with sparkling wine at the end. From Ayers Rock Resort the equivalent is the seven-hour day tour with a sunset BBQ at $231, rated 4.6 across 342 reviews, which takes in two walks without the road trip.
What does a tour cost?
The eighteen listings run from $69 to $1,249. The day tours sit between $131 and $300. Below them are the short ones: the sunset hour with nibbles and wine, the two-hour sunrise visit to Field of Light at $81, and the astronomy evening at $91.
Can I climb Uluru?
No. The marked route to the top has been closed since 2019, and the listings work around the base instead. The base track is 10.5 kilometres and it passes the Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge, the Mala walk and caves with rock art. You can walk it in five and a half hours at $131, ride it on a Segway at $182, or drive it in three at $133.
Do any of these tours go to Kata Tjuta?
One does. The five-hour trip from Yulara at $131, rated 4.5 across 599 reviews, starts with a Uluru sunrise and then crosses to the domes of Kata Tjuta for a walk through Walpa Gorge.
Are there longer or camping tours?
Not on this page. Longer trips run overland, with nights away from the resort. This page is eighteen day tours inside the national park, from an hour and a half to a full day. The multi-day guide in the menu covers the rest.
Can I get there from Darwin or Adelaide?
Not in a day. From either city it is a flight in to Yulara and the day tours on this page, or an overland trip of several days. If you are flying in, book the listings here for the days you are at the resort; if you are coming overland, read the multi-day guide.
What is Field of Light?
An installation by the artist Bruce Munro, set in open desert within sight of the rock. The listing that reaches it is two hours at sunrise with hot drinks, $81, rated 4.6 across 675 reviews — the second-heaviest review count on this page and one of the cheapest listings on it. Most people pair it with a base walk on another morning.
Is the astronomy evening worth it?
It is two and a half hours in the national park with telescopes, transport included, and a photograph of you taken under the stars: $91, rated 4.4 across 544 reviews, and marked likely to sell out. What the telescopes find belongs to the weather. If you would rather eat, the BBQ under the stars inside the park is three hours at $154.
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Two days at Uluru — the tours we'd book
Which of the eighteen listings matches the day you want: the sunrise walks around the 10.5-kilometre base, the Segway circuit, the sunset hours with wine or a BBQ, the astronomy evening, and the full day from Alice Springs. Built from the operators’ own listings.
- All 18 tours, with the hours as the listings state them
- Which fares include transport, which include a meal, and which leave both beside the price
- What to carry for 10.5 kilometres of open desert track
- The three parts of the day side by side: sunrise, sunset, and after dark
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Why trust this page
How we put this together
Checked, not guessed
Durations, inclusions and operator wording come from the live GetYourGuide listings for each tour. Prices and ratings are read off the same listings and updated with the page.
How we pick
Every listing here is a day tour in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and we kept the range wide: the walks, the Segway circuit, the sunset dinners, the astronomy evening and two private tours. Nobody pays to be featured.
We say what a tour can and cannot arrange
A tour can give you a guide, a seat to the park and the base track. It cannot give you the sky, so what you book is the hour, the ground and the meal.
Uluru, stated plainly
Uluru, also called Ayers Rock, stands in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory. The base track is 10.5 kilometres, taking in the Mutitjulu Waterhole and caves with rock art. This is Anangu country.
The answer
Settle where you start, then pick your hour.
All eighteen tours end in the same place: a 10.5-kilometre track around one rock, with the Mutitjulu Waterhole, Kantju Gorge and the rock art on it. What you choose is where the day begins and which hour you want to be there. Day tours start at $131. Book ahead, and read the start time on your own listing.
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