Emu Run Experience - Uluru Tours From Alice Springs & Ayers Rock

Our day tour from Alice Springs to Uluru with two kids was an unforgettable experience. We were picked up at 7:10 AM and returned at 11:50 PM, making it a very long day, so I recommend ensuring your kids' devices are fully charged to keep them entertained. We grabbed breakfast to-go from our hotel, which was a smart choice as the first stop wasn't for over an hour. Also, make sure to pack some snacks and sweets for the journey back. Be aware that phone signal can be patchy, so don't rely on downloading emails or other data during the trip. The journey itself was pleasant, with plenty to see along the way and two stops for toilet breaks. The facilities were standard "outback" style, so it's a good idea to get your coffee in a takeaway cup from the hotel to avoid potential queues. Upon arrival, we were dropped off in the town near Uluru for lunch. The wait time at the restaurant for pizza was over 40 minutes, so we opted for a pie from the café, which was nice but a bit pricey at $12. The highlight of the trip was undoubtedly the evening BBQ at Uluru. Our guide, Yad, was exceptional, and the entire team, including the driver and BBQ staff, were excellent. The food was of great quality and there was plenty to go around. Watching the sunset over Uluru was a breathtaking experience, and we captured some amazing photos. Overall, we absolutely loved our trip. The day tour provided just the right amount of time to immerse ourselves in the local culture and appreciate the beauty of Uluru. The entire experience offered great value for money, and we were thoroughly impressed by the organisation and dedication of the team. If you're considering a trip to Uluru, I highly recommend this tour.

We took the day tour to Uluru from Alice Springs. We were picked up at 7.00am from our hotel and dropped off at 11.30pm so it was a long day but well worth it. The coach travel to and from Uluru was very comfortable and we had a number of stops to break up the journey. The guides on the trip and at Uluru were very knowledgeable and made the experience very interesting. The BBQ was good quality but the highlight was the sunset and watching Uluru changing colour.

ONE OF THE BEST SUNSETS YOU'LL SEE. IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING A FLY MASK There are flies everywhere in the Northern territory, there's a cool camel story behind it. But please bring a fly mask otherwise you won't be able to stand still for 2 seconds without flies buzzing near your face and bothering you. At Uluru, we took a couple of hours walking around the monolith, learning about its history and significance to the aboriginal community. It was followed by one of the best sunsets and golden hour. It just didn't end there, on the way back, with zero light pollution, we could clearly see the stars and the milky way. Our driver stopped at night on the highway and turned off all the lights so we could stargaze. It was amazing. Thanks to Emu Experience for this tour.

We just had a private overnight tour to Kings canyon departing from Yulara and returning to Alice Springs (9/29-30). We did both the Kings creek walk and the rim walk. Our tour guide was Thilo. He was friendly, professional and attentive to our needs. My whole family enjoyed the trip very much. I really liked listening to the stories and history of this land, learning about plants and the cool ways aborigines people used to locate water and resources. The walks are not too difficult after the stairs and the scenery is well worth the effort. Would highly recommend!

We started this trip with a pickup at Discovery park at 0715. We were the last pick up so immediately drove on to the highway. Charlie, our driver started really informative about the trip, nature and tourism in and around Alice Spring. The bus was half full so we all had a two seater, perfect for snoozing during the first km. During the ride Charlie kept us informed about the surroundings and her experiences as a driver which was really informative, fun and nice to hear. The coach was comfortable, not bumpy, there was a working emergency toilet on board and the temperature was really comfortable. After 2 hours our first stop was at Erldunda roadhouse for some breakfast, tea and a toiletstop where we left at 0945. At 1220 we arrived in Yulara where Charlie went off the coach to sleep during the afternoon and Yad the guide, brought us to the city center so we could have lunch by ourselves. At 1330 we drove from Yulara to Uluru NP. We had a couple stops, drove around Uluru and Yad told us a lot of interesting information about the culture, history and geological details of this special area which was really informative. After this we had a stop at the cultural centre from 1615 to 1700. We had plenty of time to have a drink and buy some souvenirs. At 1710 we were at the barbecue area where we enjoyed the sunset until 1835. On our way back through Uluru we picked up some other people and at 1907 we were on our way to Alice Springs where we arrived safely at 0015. A long but perfect day

The tour started out ok. We had 8 total in our initial group. After tour guide informed us that the regular tour guide was on holiday, we quickly learned this was going to downhill. We made several stops to walk around and we were told we could leave our belongings on the tour bus so we did not have to carry it around. There were 3 members in our group who took off when walking, and the tour guide was with them giving them info. The result was us (the other 5) did not get the info, so we had to keep asking him to repeat himself and then it was an abreviated version. At one point he advised us to get off the bus and walk on the path and he would go park the bus and double back to meet up with us. He did not tell us how far to walk. So we begau walking. It was 104 degrees F (41 degrees C). We walked and sweated. And then we met up with him on the path then we all had to double back becuase we had walked past some spots that he wanted to tell us about. They since that happened, we had to wait for other tour groups as they were in the spots. Then he told us we would be meeting up with 6 others at the BBQ. We got to the BBQ site and the other 6 were not there, so we had to wait about an hour. The other group with 6 arrived and they started setting up for the BBQ. We were told we could walk around and take pictures. Next thing we saw was OUR tour bus taking off with our belongings. We were told that it was no problem and that the tour bus would be back......but our belongings were on the bus and several of us needed items that were on the bus. We were told they forgot something so had to go back to get stuff (they did not tell us what they forgot but we assumed it was something for the BBQ because they could not start the BBQ till the bus got back). The bus finally returned and could once again get access to our belongings on the tour bus. We then had to quickly eat and were rushed to get back on the bus for the return. Also, as we learned, the other 6 were now riding back on our tour bus so they had moved many of our belongings without telling us. Very disjointed tour. I would hesitate to book again. If not for the beautiful landscape and views of Uluru, this would have been a disaster.

Lovely experience with Emu Run Experience - we did the day trip from Alice Springs into the West MacDonnell Ranges with our guides Lauren and Corbin. The guides were knowledgable and friendly, and we saw some awesome sights. One of my favourite stops of the day was before lunch at the swimming hole (Ellery Creek Big Hole).

had a lovely time on the emu run experience tours. went on the west macdonnell ranges tour with bluey and two trainee tour guides. bluey was a top-notch, engaging storyteller and shared a wealth of knowledge with us. he was truly the best tour guide I’ve encountered throughout all the different tour guides from the agencies I’ve toured with. always rare to have a tour guide know so much and cater to my interest in geology, so it was great having a chat with him :) the other two who came along with us were great as well and helped add to the atmosphere in the bus. they all seemed to really like the job and I particularly enjoyed seeing the reality of how y’all tour guides get trained too! quite inspirational and I really appreciate how hard everyone is working to make us tourists have a great experience in the red center. went on the uluru tour with sheldon and yad. the bus was comfortable and the two were great at engaging us, despite the big bus having a pretty dead atmosphere. kudos especially to yad for doing his best to reach out to the crowd despite our lackluster response. thank you to the guides for preparing our dinner too! was a really good experience and I highly recommend choosing emu run for tours in alice springs and uluru!