RED-CENTRE DREAMING TOUR
9 June 2019 – 16 June 2019
Day 1 – Uluru-Kata Tjuta
Meet for a briefing after lunch at the Yulara Resort and prepare for your traditional “welcome to country”, a yarning circle, a short waterhole walk and then sunset at Uluru.
Dinner
Day 2 – Uluru-Kata Tjuta
Up early for the quick drive to Uluru for sunrise followed up with a visit to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta cultural centre. We’ll have a packed lunch while we spend some time walking the base of Uluru and then we’ll head off to Kata Tjuta for a short walk between the domes and a sunset shoot.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 – Watarrka – Kings Canyon
After a final opportunity to shoot a sunrise at Uluru we head off to Watarrka for an afternoon of cultural engagement with the local community. There’s time for an optional helicopter flight over the canyon and we might also squeeze in a sunset shoot too!
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 – West Macdonnell Ranges
Up early for a sunrise shoot and to complete the famous and amazing“Rim Walk” (optional and fitness dependent). Then we head to Glen Helen Gorge and resort arriving late in the day for a cultural presentation and some astro photography that night after dinner.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 – West Macdonnell Ranges
Early risers can shoot sunrise at Glen Helen and then we head to nearby Ormiston Gorge for an early morning light shoot there. Enjoy a short but very rewarding hike through the spectacular gorge. In the afternoon we’ll head to the Ochre Pits for some further cultural engagement. Then we’ll head to Ellery Creek Big Hole for golden hour.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 – East Macdonnell Ranges – Trephina Gorge
Choose between an optional helicopter shoot or take in Glen Helen Gorge at sunrise before we head off through Alice Springs to Trephina Gorge. You’ll have a few hours in Alice for lunch and souvenir hunting or gallery browsing. On our way to the Ross River Resort we will stop for a sunset shoot in the amazing Trephina Nature Park.
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 – Trephina Nature Park
This morning we shoot sunrise at special cultural location and then after breakfast we’ll head into the stunning John Haye’s Rockhole. You can do the amazing “Chain of Ponds” walk if fitness permits – otherwise there are ample photo opportunities around the rock hole itself. Or, just relax in the mazing surroundings. We then return to the resort for a final night including critiques, post-processing workshops and feedback sessions.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8 – Alice Springs
Sleep in! Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before packing up and heading in to Alice Springs where we say good-bye!
Breakfast
Our tour has limited places with 8 guests as a maximum and 6 as minimum.
Our Red-Centre-Dreaming tour includes:
- All ground transport in air-conditioned 4WD vehicles
- All accommodation (twin-share basis)
- Outback Pioneer Hotel Yulara – Standard Room
- King’s Creek Station – Safari Cabin
- Glen Helen Resort – Standard Room
- Ross River Resort – Ensuite Rustic Cabin
- Most meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner except where indicated in the itinerary
- We provide all meals except for 2 lunches and 1 dinner
- All cultural activities and normal park entrance fees
- All tuition and photography workshop content
Our pricing does not include the following:
- Flights
- Alcohol, drinks other than water
- All items of a personal nature
- Media accreditation at Uluru-Kata Tjuta (we encourage participants to consider paying for and receving accreditation if they intend to publish images from this tour)
- Optional Helicopter flights
- Additional activities not listed in the tour itinerary
- Transfers between Alice Springs and Yulara
TESTIMONIALS
I just wanted to say what a wonderful experience the 2017 trip was. As a beginning photographer I was treated to a master class and learned an incredible amount about landscape photography in a place that is a treasure trove for image making. This was especially so when the physical locations were combined with and placed in the context of the cultural and spiritual worlds of Australia’s First People. Truly amazing and highly recommended.
NICK
Hi there future Dreamers, those going or considering going on the 2018 tour of the Red Centre, don’t miss the boat, or should I say, the 4 wheel drive, this will be the experience of a lifetime. I recently returned from this tour and vouch for the great experience you will have. Stef and Lanny are amazing teachers and their support team just great. They made sure we had a fabulous time and the photos you bring back are to die for.
BETTY
I went on this adventure to learn more about photography. Little did I know what I was in for. An opening of my eyes, my heart and my mind to the wonder and the beauty of the culture and spirit of the first Australians and their country. This trip is a moving life experience. Thank you Digital Dreamtime.
HENRY
I did the trip in 2017, and I honestly can’t recommend Digital Dreamtime enough, Digital Dreamtime is the perfect mix between Photography and Cultural experience. If you are fence sitting and unsure, then please book as this really is an awesome experience. I got some amazing shots and learnt so much along the way and formed some great friendships. Thank you to Stef and Lanny for a trip of a lifetime.
ANDREW