Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Several tour companies depart from Alice and stop at Kings Canyon on the way to/from
Uluru (
Click here
).
Kings Creek Helicopters
HELICOPTER FLIGHT
( 08-8956 7083;
www.kingscreekstation.com.au
; flights per person $60-445)
Flies from Kings
Creek Station, including a breathtaking 30-minute canyon flight for $275.
Professional Helicopter Services
HELICOPTER FLIGHT
(PHS; 08-8956 7873;
www.phs.com.au
; flights per person $95-275)
Picking up from Kings
Canyon Resort, PHS buzzes the canyon for eight/15 minutes ($95/145).
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Sleeping & Eating
Kings Creek Station
CABINS $$$
( 08-8956 7474;
www.kingscreekstation.com.au
; Luritja Rd; unpowered/powered sites $17/19, sa-
fari cabins s/d incl breakfast $103/165; )
Located 35km before the canyon, this family-
run station offers a bush camping experience among the desert oaks. Cosy safari-style
cabins (small canvas tents on solid floors) share amenities and a kitchen-BBQ area. You
can tear around the desert on a quad bike (one-hour ride $93) or enjoy the more sedate
thrills of a sunset camel ride (one-hour ride $60). Fuel, ice, beer, wine, BBQ packs and
meals are available at the shop (open 7am to 7pm). Ask about
Conways' Kids
(
www.conwayskids.org.au
)
, a charitable trust set up by the owners to send local indigenous
children to school in Adelaide.
Kings Canyon Resort
RESORT $$$
$$$
( 1300 863 248;
www.kingscanyonresort.com.au
;
Luritja Rd; unpowered/powered sites $38/42,
dm $35, budget d $139, standard/deluxe spa d $279/339; )
Only 10km from the
canyon, this well-designed resort boasts a wide range of accommodation from a grassy
camp area with its own pool and bar to deluxe rooms with an almost-outdoor spa. Eating
and drinking options are as varied, with a cafe, a restaurant for buffet breakfasts and din-
ner, a bar with pizzas, an outback BBQ for big steaks and live entertainment.
Under the
Desert Moon
($160 per person; Apr-Oct)
offers an exclusive six-course candlelit dinner
around a campfire. There's a general store with fuel and an ATM at reception.
Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge
RESORT $$$
$$$
secret pocket of Kings Creek Station is this luxury retreat with 10 stylish tents offering
