Uluru: Guided Walking Tour at Sunrise with Light Breakfast

About This Experience

This tour is a guided walk around the entire base of Uluru, starting with sunrise. The coach departs about an hour before sunrise, and you drive to Kuniya Piti while your driver guide begins sharing the Tjukurpa, the law and creation stories of the Anangu Traditional Owners.

The walk follows the Mala walk past sites where Anangu prepare for ceremonies, with the story of the Mala, the hare-wallaby people. At Kantju Gorge, water can pour off the rock as a waterfall after rain. Some of these sites carry photography restrictions, marked by signs.

You continue on the Lungkata walk and hear the Tjukurpa of Lungkata, the blue-tongue lizard. Your guide points out Aboriginal rock paintings, including at Mutitjulu Waterhole, and explains both the Indigenous and European history of Uluru.

The full base walk is 10.6 km on flat ground. A light breakfast with hot tea or coffee is served along the way, and the walk ends back at Kuniya Piti, where you receive a souvenir certificate. The tour finishes at about 1:00 pm.

Highlights

• Sunrise over Uluru at the start of the day
• The full base walk around Uluru: 10.6 km, finishing at Kuniya Piti
• Mala walk to Kantju Gorge with the Tjukurpa of the Mala, the hare-wallaby people
• Lungkata walk and the story of the blue-tongue lizard
• Aboriginal rock paintings, including at Mutitjulu Waterhole
• Indigenous and European history of Uluru from your driver guide

What's Included

• ✓ Light breakfast with hot tea or coffee
• ✓ Transport by air-conditioned coach
• ✓ Experienced accredited local driver guide
• ✓ Commentary throughout the tour
• ✓ Souvenir certificate at the finish

Not Included

• National park pass (adults A$38, under-18s free; buy online before the day)
• Lunch
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• At least 2 liters of water
• A backpack or rucksack
• Comfortable walking shoes
• A snack for the first half of the walk
• Your park pass, printed or saved on your phone

Good to Know & Caveats

• The coach departs 1 hour before sunrise, so the start time moves with the season.
• The tour ends at about 1:00 pm and may not get you back to Ayers Rock Resort in time for same-day airport transfers.
• It is a long but gentle walk on flat ground. AAT Kings asks for a moderate level of fitness.
• Parts of the base walk had storm-damage repairs in 2026 and some sections can close. Check uluru.gov.au news or the park app before your day.
• In hot weather the park advises finishing walks before 11 am. On summer days carry the full 2 liters of water.

Meeting Point

Coach departure from Ayers Rock Resort, Yulara, about 1 hour before sunrise