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Full Uluru Base Walk at Sunrise Including breakfast
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Full Uluru Base Walk at Sunrise Including breakfast

By SEIT Tours
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Navigating the full circumference of Uluru at sunrise is an ambitious feat, but it's possible with the leadership of a local guide and a hearty breakfast. This tour provides convenient predawn hotel pickup. Then set out for the 7.5-mile (12-kilometer) trek while listening to your guide's commentary and watching the sun rise. Stop mid-hike for a hearty picnic breakfast, surrounded by inspiring scenery.
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Ages 5-99, max of 11 per group
Duration: 6h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
  • Experience the sunrise over Uluru with all the tour details taken care of
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off means you're not driving yourself in the predawn darkness
  • Supplied outback picnic breakfast to refuel mid-hike
  • Listen to detailed Anangu creation stories and facts about the monolith

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport in air-conditioned Mercedes Benz Sprinter
  • Professional, friendly and informative guide
  • Outback picnic breakfast (carried in supplied satchel)
  • 1 bottle water and refill
What's not included
  • National Park Entry Fee
  • Entry/Admission - Uluru

Roll out of bed in the darkness and be thankful you're not in charge of navigation as you ride from the door of your accommodations to the base of Uluru.  At the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, begin your predawn walk along the 7.5-mile (12-kilometer) trail just as the sun starts to peek over the horizon. Listen to Tjukurpa (creation time stories) and learn of the Mala people along the Mala Walk to Kantju Gorge. Hear stories of Liru (poisonous snake) and Kuniya (sand python) on the way into the Mutitjulu Waterhole.  Stop mid-hike to refuel with a hearty picnic breakfast while watching the early morning light play on the huge monolith. Complete the hike and return to your resort for drop-off.

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    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. On arrival into your Ayers Rock accommodation please call to reconfirm your touring pick up time.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Infant seats available
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5234ULURUTREK

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
        • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
        • A moderate amount of walking is involved on an even surface so please wear comfortable walking shoes
        • Please advise of any specific dietary requirements at the time of booking
        • 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
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

        • If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
        • If you cancel within 2 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
        • If you cancel at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5234ULURUTREK

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        • SEIT Tours
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        • BmthBelle
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          Above and beyond.
          I simply had to write a review now. We haven't even been on the trips yet. This is about the customer service ; the communication; the engagement and ease of booking. I really need to write that this company have gone above and beyond to help my husband and I for his up-coming surprise 65th birthday trip. I couldn't quite sort what I thought we could do and Karyn of SEIT has made it happen for me. Incredible personal service Cannot thank her and SEIT enough.
          Written September 9, 2024
        • petersJ110FC
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Stunning place
          The tour was fantastic the guide, Peter was very informative had a great depth of knowledge about the rock formation and the history of the indigenous of the area would highly recommend tour
          Written September 4, 2024
        • USAAworldtraveler
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Essential tour for Uluru visitors
          Wow. So special, so unique. Yes, Ayers Rock and Kata are must sees. But the Mount Connor trip is a better overall experience. Our guide, Max, was enthusiastic and fun. Many stops on the way. Each an individual and outstanding perspective on this region. Unmissable!
          Written August 26, 2024
        • T6182NYeleonorac
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing experience!
          We have done the tour at the sunshine (Kata Tjuta) and at Uluru at the sunset both with Elena. The tour has been perfect: in time, well organized, clear during explanation. Elena has been amazing: prepared, professional and really kind. Having her as a guide has been a plus! Thank you for the unforgettable experience. Eleonora and Enrico
          Written August 26, 2024
        • Meander16118529454
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour
          What a great tour this was. We were picked up right on time by Max who in our opinion is one of if not the best tour guide. We were lucky enough to have him for two of our tours. He was very informative, professional but we could also have a bit of fun. We loved the small group tour. So much more personal than larger tours. We even got to see some emus on our drive through the cattle station. The salt lake was amazing to walk on and the steaks for dinner were delicious.
          Written August 15, 2024
        • Alberto B
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          Kata Tjuṯa and Urulu
          We went to see the dawn at 7.15 in the morning and have a little breakfast at Kata Tjuṯa then we visited it. In the afternoon we move around 14 I’ clock towards Urulu until the sunset, drinking sparkling wine! Elena guided us in both tours. She was really helpful and patient with us. We recommend Seit especially Elena! We missed her!
          Written August 14, 2024
        • ksneddon1
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Our fave activity in Uluru - thanks Hayley!
          We did the small group tour including sunset with Hayley, and all absolutely loved it! We were four adults and a tween, and everyone had the best time. Hayley was knowledgeable, passionate and friendly, and we learned loads while seeing the amazing sites. She was also fantastic at timing things perfectly to avoid groups of people. Also very appreciative that she made an extra trip back to the toilet block when one of us left a phone there. Definitely the best activity we did by FAR during our time here - highly recommend.
          Written August 13, 2024
        • mikebV1528HJ
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Lively evening tour
          Friendly and informative guide that helped us learn more about the location and history. Great evening and company. Thanks.
          Written August 5, 2024
        • Nicolus123
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Thank you Max
          Thank you Max. It was a wonderful time and a perfect spot to see Uluru with the evening light.You did a great job making it an unforgettable moment
          Written July 24, 2024
        • tonymQ3606AJ
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          T our around Uluru with drinks and nibbles at sunset
          Tour and sunset was great. Only downside was our guide was a little hard to understand, as English was not his native language
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        • S5662TFerice
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          Worst customer service and no communication
          The bus didn't turn up and there was no communication from Seit until 2 hours later to offer an inferior tour without sunrise or food
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        • S5662TFerice
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          Unreliable tour company and poor customer service
          The bus didn't turn up and 2 hours later we got a call offering a middle of the day Kata-juta tour, no sunrise and no food and 1/2 a day of a 4 day holiday wasted
          Written July 1, 2024
        • torrent07
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          Great experience!
          Great tour and fantastic guide with Federico! We had a great time watching the sunrise and visiting Kata Tjuṯa in the early morning. Federico was able to tell us several information and curiosities both on the Anangu culture and the nature surrounding us during the walk. Thanks again!
          Written June 20, 2024
        • cathysungbiny
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          Seit small group tour
          It was our family trip with mum and dad. We had Seit Uluru and Kata tjuta tours with our lovely tour guid Hana and Ben. They were friendly, professonal, and impressive tour in Uluru, learning deep about geology of Uluru, culture of the first national people there. And thank you Hana and Ben for setting up such a lovely breakfast or snack and tea!
          Written June 2, 2024
        • jobuzz30
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          Sunrise Breakfast at Uluru.
          Highly recommend this tour, our guide Ben was very knowledgeable of the area and gave us a great tour with breakfast included. Being a small tour group means more attention to detail and an intimate setting. Thanks again Ben
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        Shiro
        Cincinnati9 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020
        We started around 5 AM. It had rained the previous day and so was cool and comfortable. Its red dirt and the rock is very impressive. The guide stops and tells us of Aboriginal sensitive areas where no photography is allowed. No one knows why sensitive. So was lacking credibility. The stories of the aboriginal people (ANANU) were more like fairy tales or stories from Childrens books than like mythology. On our hike the water holes were full and the frogs in full throttle. The biggest issues is there are no toilets anywhere on the hike. We had women and children who struggled. For what the park charges as entrance fees, toilets are the bare minimum that can be expected. To be expected to carry heavy water bottles was a pain. We saw men and women move behind bushes to pee over a four hour hike. The guide warned on poisonous snakes. The Australian government needs to something here. Was very third world not caring of tourists. The hike while good was not spectacular. The caves for cooking and gathering needed a lot of imagination to agree with. On the whole a good hike. Need better facilities. A sure NO NO for anyone with a small kidney or feet issues ( very few places to sit and rest)
        Written January 21, 2020
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        KenVicLee
        Huntington Beach, CA2,082 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2020
        I hate giving bad reviews. I love exploring the world and the folks that agree to be guides are to be respected for their commitment to educating the rest of us. Unfortunately in this instance I felt like I could have learned more but reading a book because our guide pretty much recited the facts as if we was reading a book.

        Our guide looked the part. Kind of a Crocodile Dundee with a broad rimmed hat, scuffed up boots and a casual demeanor. But after picking up our group of five plus a father and daughter from Ohio, we set off for a sunrise breakfast in a dirt lot off the main road.

        Along the way this young man mentioned that he was originally from Melbourne. He was a plumber by trade but had come to Yulara on the advice of a friend and decided to stay where he found this job as a guide. Not the best bio for an expert on indigenous people.

        As we stood in the early morning light he made a pot of coffee, set out banana bread, yogurt and muesli, and called that breakfast. Before we could attempt to enjoy these meager offerings the flies had descended. Speaking only for myself, I threw out my coffee to avoid inviting flies into my hair net and had one nibble of banana bread before calling it a day.

        At this point our guide was pretty much reciting the script he had been taught. We would travel over to Ulurua, visit the water hole, see the rock etchings, and hear the history of this place. It just didn't seem particularly authentic.

        The concept was great. The execution was poor. Perhaps another tour guide who had a better connection to the area would have been better. I vacillated between rating this "poor" or "average" and decided to go with average just because the guy was trying to be good. Next time skip the whole "I used to be a plumber" conversation.
        Written June 7, 2020
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        0lven
        Berlin, Germany95 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Couples
        We did the full base walk sunrise tour and I should stress that the company delivered on all its promises, so maybe it was just bad research on our side, but we were slightly underwhelmed.
        Somewhere in the middle of the tour I realized that we could have done all that ourselves - get to the park on a hop-on bus, bring along snacks, track at our own pace, stopping wherever we wanted to admire the beaty and not having to keep up with the group, that was marching at quite a brisk pace most of the time, and read the info on the plackques provided.
        Unfortunately, both our tour guides (Seb and Ellie), although very nice and friendly, were not very experienced (both less than year guiding) and it showed: all the stories had a ticking-off the list feel to them, not really engaging.
        When we went to the waterhole and Ellie told us it's a sacred place of silence and respect, they themselves stood there giggling most of the time.

        The planning also sagged: for example, the bathroom situation was handled badly (we didn't really suffer ourselves, but I can imagine others might have): no bathroom stop was proposed before we actually started the trek, only then we were told that no bathrooms would be available for at least 3 hours!

        The sunrise was also a confusion (our day was overcast, so it didn't matter anyway): don't expect WATCHING the sunrise while on this tour. True, you arrive at dawn, but the sun rises kinda WHILE you are trekking, and on the wrong side on the mountain to see it, and, again, you are not allowed time to actually watch and admire.

        All in all: go there yourself, walk around the Uluru and save 100$.
        Written January 6, 2020
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        Craig B
        Brisbane, Australia30 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sep 2020
        Very informative, done at a comfortable pace, with plenty of photo opportunities. Dan was our guide, he was very friendly & was a wealth of knowledge on the history of the local people. September is a good time as it is cool as you set off but quickly warms up once the sun appears above the horizon (it reached 36 degrees Celsius by midday). I think it would be quite an uncomfortable walk during summer, particularly for older folk. If you make it out to Uluru put this one on your list though. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
        Written September 12, 2020
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        Hi Craig, We are so happy to hear you thoroughly enjoyed our SEIT Uluru Trek. You were lucky to experience the week of super warm weather in September. You are right about the summer months. It is more challenging. We are generally back at the hotel by 10:45am through the hottest summer months. For those, not so keen walking 12kms in the heat, there is always the shorter Uluru Highlights tour which is much more pleasurable in the warmer months. Dan really is an amazing guide and always manages to incorporate the SEIT experience in every tour. Thank you so much for booking, joining us on tour and leaving a review on your whole experience. We really appreciate your time, your comments and we are thrilled you had such a brilliant experience. Cheers, Monica
        Written September 20, 2020
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        NickyP54
        Bargara, Australia1,496 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2020
        Sure, it's great to drink in those distant panoramic sunrise and sunset vistas of Uluru, but here's nothing like getting up close and personal. That's exactly what this 12km guided walk around the base provides via series of ever-changing vistas coupled with fascinating insights into the deep cultural significance of the rock. It's a pre-dawn start to avoid the heat and you carry your breakfast packs a couple of kms to the first shelter, before tucking in to some muesli, fruit, biscuits and juice.

        By the time we reached the western side, the temperature was pushing 40 degrees at 10am and a couple of our party called it a day at the final rest stop, getting picked up later, highlighting that although the walk is flat, it can be relatively punishing and regular re-hydration is a must.

        We felt that maybe there was a slight over emphasis on the cultural aspects and very little information provided about the physical geography of the area. Personally, this didn't affect our overall experience, as a couple of days later we did another SEIT guided walk to Kata Tjuta, where the emphasis was firmly on the geology of both formations.
        Written November 17, 2020
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        David K
        Norwich, UK161 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We booked at last minute this tour with SEIT Outback Australia as we had already experienced their excellent Alice Springs Tour, and they specialise in small group tours which we prefer. The tour was already fully booked but Julia in the booking office arranged a bigger bus to accommodate us. We were met at our hotel at 5.15am by our excellent guide, Johanna. The tour is 6 hours and especially in the summer months, needs to be wrapped up before the temperature gets dangerously hot. This tour does require a good level of general fitness as it is a 12km trek around the circumference of Uluru, but luckily our party of 8 where all able to complete with some ease.

        Jo was constantly checking everyone was coping ok with the heat and ensured we were constantly drinking enough water. Throughout the tour we learned so much about the history of Uluru and the indigenous peoples of the region, including how the land has been given back to them and hearing stories of their cultural beliefs. It is possible to do this walk without a guide but it was definitely worth the cost to hear so expertly from a true professional tour guide.

        Thank you again, Jo, for an amazing and insightful morning at the stunningly beautiful Uluru!
        Written February 9, 2023
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        Hi David, We are so glad you were able to join us on this tour! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such wonderful feedback, it is really appreciated. It's great to hear you were able to learn so much from your time with our incredible Jo, and you are right - having a guide does make a big difference to your experience. Thanks again, and we hope you join us again one day! Cheers, The SEIT Outback Australia team
        Written February 14, 2023
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        Tozc
        Brisbane, Australia94 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2020
        Great guide. wonderful and easy walk, lovely experience. Felt a bit early to start the day but it was worth it to see the sunrise and see the colours of the rock change as the sun rose during our walk. The guide gave is time to walk and enjoy our time as well as stopping to ensure we got a sense of the place and to share wonderful creation stories to bring the faces of the rock and its features to life.
        Written November 16, 2020
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        RooeyFamily
        Canberra, Australia56 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        The 12km Uluru base walk is a great way to experience the rock up close. It is a very long walk but the ground is flat and even and the group takes multiple breaks along the way. Our guide Dan was knowledgeable and engaging and kept our kids (8yrs and 11yrs) entertained with Dreamtime stories which he told really well. The most pleasant part of the walk is before sunrise and before the flies come up. Our fly nets were great and highly recommended but can get a bit hot. There are caves and watering holes to explore and Dan explained the history of everything we saw. The breakfast comes in individual packs with muesli, milk, fruit cup, muesli bar, juice box, water, biscuits and tea/coffee/hot chocolate if you want it. Overall a very enjoyable cultural experience.
        Written January 30, 2022
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        We are so glad that you enjoyed your guided tour with Dan! Uluru is such a stunning treasure of Australia and we are so happy that you decided to join us here for your family holiday and really appreciate you sharing your experience with future travellers to Central Australia. Cheers, The SEIT Outback Australia Team
        Written July 6, 2022
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        Jessica M
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2022
        I’m not a morning person, but this was a tour that made me love mornings again! There were no words to describe the beauty of the sun rising behind Uluṟu. A moment in time I’ll never forget. And then being able to walk around the complete base of Uluṟu, gave all tour participants an intimate view of the giant monolith. The tour itself was a small group which I appreciated and the tour guide, Charlie, was very friendly, reliable, knowledgeable, allowed flexibility in pace and time, kept everyone in check and made sure everyone was ok on tour. Practically, because it started early, the heat didn’t intensify until after 12, so the perfect time of day for a base walk around the Uluṟu to avoid intense heat. I highly recommend this tour! Pure enjoyment and awe struck moments. Thanks again Charlie!
        Written May 21, 2022
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        Nothing beats an Uluru sunrise! Thank you so much for your amazing review of your experience with SEIT and we are so glad that you were able to experience those awe struck moments - the Red Centre is simply stunning! We hope to see you again soon. Cheers, The SEIT Outback Australia Team
        Written July 7, 2022
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        Alan_Coligado
        Sydney, Australia10 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        I cannot recommend this tour highly enough if you would like to learn more about the natural and cultural significance of Uluru. The trek takes around 5 hours and can be a bit challenging in the heat, but it is certainly worth it. We couldn't have asked for a better guide than Dan, who had a wealth of knowledge of the history and culture of the Anangu people, the traditional owners of this fascinating land. None of the innumerable, Instagrammable images of this icon do justice to its many facets, which this tour allows you to begin to appreciate.
        Written December 3, 2020
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