Kakadu to Uluru outback tour, Australia
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
The Tour Operator has conducted an assessment of negative impacts of operating tour and camping ventures in environmentally sensitive areas and has developed strategies based on the eight principles of the Eco Certification Program. Initiatives and processes include:
- Training in local ecology, geology, flora and fauna are key elements of the company’s Tour Guide training program;
- Locating permanent campsites in commercial areas at Yulara, Kings Canyon, Jabiru and Cooinda to minimise the impact of visitor intrusion; and
- Rubbish collected on tour for appropriate disposal at authorised locations (this includes recycling) The Tour Operator has also been accepted to be part of a new initiative which it the Climate Action Business Australia. Climate Action Certification Program will provide the tourism industry and associated tourism service organisations with:
- An understanding of climate change concepts and terminology;
- Awareness of credible offsetting activities that can be undertaken;
- Clear and practical ways of reducing their carbon footprint – reducing carbon emissions through design, equipment selection and changes in operational practices;
- Best practice examples relevant to the business sector and operating environment;
- Approaches to adaptation that will assist both the individual enterprise and the collective industry and community within its area of operation. Visitors will also have a standardised star rating mechanism to judge the efforts being made by tourism operators to reduce or eliminate the carbon footprint of their operations.
Community
This tour visits 5 National Parks, two of which are world heritage listed and these are Kakadu National Park and Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.
Kakadu is a cultural landscape. It was shaped by the spiritual ancestors of Aboriginal people during the Creation Time. These ancestors or 'first people' journeyed across the country creating landforms, plants, animals and Bininj/Mungguy (Aboriginal people). They brought with them laws to live by: ceremony, language, kinship and ecological knowledge. They taught Bininj/ Mungguy how to live with the land and look after the country. Kakadu is jointly managed under the direction of a Board of Management, which has an Aboriginal majority representing the traditional owners. Day-to-day management is carried out by Parks Australia, a division of the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Park - This is Aboriginal land and we welcome you. The traditional owners, the Anangu, value the park as a place that honours the culture of our people, preserves the fragile ecology of the land of our ancestors and upholds Tjukurpa - the Pitjantjatjara word for our history, knowledge, religion, morality and law. Tjukurpa has always the way in which we look after each other and the country. Please enjoy this World Heritage Area and open your minds and hearts to learn about our land, beliefs and culture.
In addition to this, also of cultural significance is the visit to Nitmiluk National Park that is owned by the Jawoyn people. It is managed under a 99 year lease by the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, and in association with the Jawoyn people, culture and traditions. A visitor to these parks not only assist in preservation of culture, but also generates economy into the communities.
