Australia · 10 days · 2,900 km · One-way

Melbourne to Uluru — into Australia's heart

Crosses Australia from Melbourne to Uluru via Grampians, Coonawarra, Flinders Ranges and Coober Pedy. Ends in Alice Springs after seeing the monolith at sunrise and sunset. Based on Britz's official guide.

Start: Melbourne · End: Alice Springs · May to September. Warm days, cool nights, no rain in the centre. · Difficulty: moderate

Highlights

  • Ballarat (Sovereign Hill, gold rush)
  • Grampians National Park
  • Coonawarra (Cabernet Sauvignon)
  • Murray River at Renmark
  • Coober Pedy (opal capital)
  • Uluru at sunrise and sunset
  • Kata Tjuta Valley of the Winds

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Melbourne → Ballarat

    Melbourne → Ballarat · 114 km

    • · Pickup in Melbourne
    • · Ballarat Wildlife Park (kangaroos and koalas)
    • · Sovereign Hill (1850s gold rush)

    Overnight: NRMA Ballarat Holiday Park

  2. Day 2

    Ballarat → Horsham (Grampians)

    Ballarat → Horsham · 187 km

    • · Detour through Grampians National Park
    • · Kangaroo and wallaby spotting
    • · Horsham Botanical Gardens

    Overnight: Horsham Riverside Holiday Park

  3. Day 3

    Horsham → Coonawarra

    Horsham → Coonawarra · 153 km

    • · Naracoorte Caves (fossils)
    • · 20+ Cabernet Sauvignon wineries

    Overnight: Coonawarra Bush Holiday Park

  4. Day 4

    Coonawarra → Renmark (Murray River)

    Coonawarra → Renmark · 394 km

    • · Historic town of Penola
    • · Murray River cruise

    Overnight: Renmark Riverfront Caravan Park

  5. Day 5

    Renmark → Port Augusta → Woomera

    Renmark → Woomera · 530 km

    • · Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
    • · Woomera Rocket Range Museum

    Overnight: Woomera Traveller's Village

  6. Day 6

    Woomera → Coober Pedy

    Woomera → Coober Pedy · 374 km

    • · Glendambo Roadhouse
    • · Underground opal mine tour
    • · Underground homes

    Overnight: Riba's Underground Camping & Caravan Park

  7. Day 7

    Coober Pedy → Kulgera

    Coober Pedy → Kulgera · 415 km

    • · Cadney Homestead
    • · Marla Travellers Rest
    • · Outback starry sky

    Overnight: Kulgera Roadhouse & Caravan Park

  8. Day 8

    Kulgera → Uluru

    Kulgera → Yulara · 343 km

    • · Curtin Springs (rest stop)
    • · Mount Conner (looks like Uluru, isn't)
    • · Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
    • · Sunset at Uluru

    Overnight: Ayers Rock Campground

  9. Day 9

    Uluru → Alice Springs

    Yulara → Alice Springs · 468 km

    • · Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
    • · Alice Springs Desert Park

    Overnight: G'day Mate Tourist Park

  10. Day 10

    Alice Springs — drop-off

    Alice Springs

    • · Vehicle drop-off

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