A new, five-day walking experience in the World Heritage-listed Uluru-Kata Tjuṯa National Park in the Northern Territory will begin in April 2026. Photo: Rama Gaind.
Live your best travel life by exploring Australia. Be a tourist because there are many benefits that come with travelling in your own home country. You will learn more about the history, friendships can be created with less distance, travel can be planned quickly, and it can be cost-effective.
In an effort to encourage new experiences, here are some details of two must-see destinations: one is an all-inclusive experience that will unite two of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Uluru and Kata Tjuta. The second is Australia’s longest waterway, the Murray River.
It would be fair to say: “A mind stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”
In a world first, the Tasmanian Walking Company will unite two icons in the Northern Territory in a guided walk in 2026. The signature walk, inside the grounds of the World Heritage-listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, has been developed in consultation with Anangu traditional owners, Uluru-Kata Tjuta Board of Management and Parks Australia.
As you fly over the Red Centre, Uluru first appears as a spec in the distance. It is Australia’s most renowned monolith. Uluru was known as Ayers Rock until 1993.
Tourism Australia has revealed details of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Signature Walk, when groups of up to 14 people will spend five days and four nights inside the national park learning about ancient Anangu culture and history, connecting with nature, and staying exclusively in sustainable accommodation.
An aerial view of Uluru in the Northern Territory. Photo: Rama Gaind.
Naturally, the Tasmanian Walking Company is “excited to introduce a brand-new experience”. The five-day, fully guided walk involves journeying deep into the desert, staying exclusively inside the national park each night.
Walking for 54 kilometres, the multi-day participation starts in the shadows of Kata Tjuta’s (or The Olgas) giant dome formations and arcs east traversing an extraordinary landscape along remote desert trails, cresting red dunes, and through the Mulga woodlands before reaching the final destination, Uluru.
Considered the spiritual heart of Australia, Uluru stands 348 metres above sea level at its tallest point (24 m higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris), yet it resembles a ‘’land iceberg’’ as the vast majority of its mass is actually underground – almost 2.5 km worth.
Enjoy environmentally sustainable accommodation, spending the first two nights at the company’s secluded eco-camps, followed by the final two nights at its private lodge. Each evening, as the desert sky sparkles with the Milky Way, the experienced guides transform into exceptional chefs and hosts, preparing and serving delicious meals under the stars.
After five days of weaving between red sand dunes and bearing witness to the ever-changing views of Kata Tjuta and Uluru, you will have experienced a deep connection to ancient Anangu culture and history, fostered through storytelling and Anangu-led workshops along the way.
Register your interest today so you can be among the first to hear more about the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Signature Walk.
The Murray is Australia’s longest river. It cuts a slow course from the remote Snowy Mountains of NSW through the Outback to the Southern Ocean. Photo: Supplied.
It’s always special when an Australian destination is included in a reputable overseas publication. The Murray River is Australia’s longest river – and is featured in National Geographic’s Best of World 2025 publication.
From Goolwa up to Yarrawonga, it is 2508 km long, spanning NSW, Victoria and South Australia. A part of the Murray-Darling Basin, almost 2000 km is navigable, making it the third-longest navigable river on the planet, with only the Amazon and Nile ahead of it.
National Geographic wants readers to “go now and cruise through the agrarian heart of Australia”. The feature is titled ”Tracing the story of a nation along southern Australia’s winding Murray River”.
The majestic Murray flows from the mountains of the Great Dividing Range in north-eastern Victoria to near Adelaide in South Australia.
A mountain stream in its upper reaches, it turns into a meandering river lined with magnificent forests of red gum and sandy beaches in its lower reaches. The region is home to plentiful wildlife, supporting more than 350 varieties of birds and many species of mammals, reptiles and fish.
Board the new PS Australian Star, debuting in June 2025 from Murray River Paddlesteamers, for leisurely multi-night cruises out of the Victorian town of Echuca. Itineraries feature riverside barbecues, wine tastings, wildlife spotting, and visits to historic sites such as Perricoota Station.
