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Uluru Adventure 2026

Follow our 15-day journey from Bundoora to the red centre of Australia.

28 Jun – 11 Jul 2026

3 Buses & 3 Support 4WDs

15 Days · ~7,800 km

The Route

Bundoora to Uluru

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The Journey

15-Day Trail

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Snapshots from the Trail

Photos and videos from our Scout Leaders and participants throughout the adventure.

Welcome home from Uluru

Uluru expeditioners collecting their bags and greeting families outside Bundoora Scout Hall after arriving home

Home at Bundoora Scout Hall

Families and expeditioners gathered beside the Uluru expedition vehicles outside Bundoora Scout Hall

Reunited with family and friends

Gilbert, the Uluru expedition mascot, tucked into a miniature sleeping bag with a 1st Eltham Scouts badge

Gilbert ready for the final leg home

Open highway through red dirt and scrub on the Uluru expedition journey from Coober Pedy to Gawler

Open road towards Gawler

Sunrise over the flat outback landscape during the Uluru expedition journey home

Sunrise on the road home

Road train passing the Uluru expedition convoy in the early morning light

Sharing the highway with a road train

Two Uluru expedition mascots wrapped in miniature sleeping bags during the cold journey home

The mascots keeping warm on the road

Uluru expedition convoy lined up with headlights on in foggy conditions before leaving Coober Pedy

Leaving Coober Pedy for the road home

Entrance to an underground dugout building in Coober Pedy cut into the red and white rock

Coober Pedy dugout entrance

Sunrise over Alice Springs from the hill behind the Alice Springs Scout Group grounds

Alice Springs sunrise from the Scout grounds

Short-beaked echidna seen under red light during nighttime spotlighting near Alice Springs

Spotlighting near Alice Springs

Short-beaked echidna visiting at night during the Uluru expedition Alice Springs stop

Nighttime visitor in Alice Springs

Ormiston Gorge and red rock walls in the West MacDonnell Ranges during the Uluru expedition

Ormiston Gorge lookout

Walking track through scrub and red hills in the West MacDonnell Ranges

Walking in the West MacDonnell Ranges

Uluru expedition mascot beside an echidna toy at dinner in Alice Springs

A friendly echidna joins dinner

Red cliffs reflected in the water at Ormiston Gorge

Reflections at Ormiston Gorge

Waterhole, gum trees, and red rock walls at Ormiston Gorge

Ormiston Gorge waterhole

Wide view across Ormiston Gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges

Ormiston Gorge

Sunset over Alice Springs and the surrounding ranges during the Uluru expedition

Sunset in Alice Springs

Uluru expedition vehicle travelling along the road towards Alice Springs

On the road to Alice Springs

Kata Tjuṯa viewed from the road during the Uluru expedition

Kata Tjuṯa from the road

Uluru expedition group riding camels along a red dirt track in the early morning

Early morning camel ride

Uluru seen across spinifex and desert trees during the Uluru expedition

Uluru across the desert

Young camels standing in the camel yard before the Uluru expedition camel ride

Meeting the camels

Close view of Uluru rock formations and shaded overhangs

Rock formations at Uluru

Uluru expedition mascot in front of red rock at Uluru

Mascot at Uluru

Uluru rising above grass and desert plants on a cloudy day

First look at Uluru

Red dirt road leading towards Kings Canyon during the Uluru expedition

Road to Kings Canyon

Red rock walls and scrub inside Kings Canyon during the Uluru expedition

Kings Canyon views

Creek running through red rocks and gum trees at Kings Canyon

Creek bed at Kings Canyon

First helicopter ride

Helicopter waiting on the helipad during the Uluru expedition

Helicopter tour

Desert trees and red earth beside the road on the way to Kings Canyon

Red centre road views

Lassetter Highway sign pointing towards Uluru and Ayers Rock

Turn-off to Uluru

Erldunda Roadhouse motel sign beside red dirt on the Uluru expedition route

Erldunda Roadhouse stop

Uluru expedition convoy driving before dawn on the road to the red centre

Early start to the red centre

Uluru expedition group gathered around food supplies in an underground room at Coober Pedy

Underground meal prep in Coober Pedy

Sturt desert peas flowering in red dirt at Coober Pedy during the Uluru expedition

Sturt desert peas at Coober Pedy

Uluru expedition mascot inside a colourful underground sandstone passage at Coober Pedy

Mascot exploring underground

Underground passage cut into the sandstone in Coober Pedy

Underground in Coober Pedy

Scouts prospecting for opals in a gravel car park at Coober Pedy

Prospecting in the car park

Polished opal samples displayed in a glass cabinet at Coober Pedy

Opal samples on display

Coober Pedy sign on a hillside above the town during the Uluru expedition

Coober Pedy morning

Uluru expedition convoy driving at dusk under a pink sunset sky

Sunset on the road to Coober Pedy

Wind turbines and power infrastructure beside the road during the Uluru expedition

Wind farms on the road north

Bridge and red earth landscape seen from the Uluru expedition convoy

Red earth and open country

Southern Cross windmill under cloudy skies during the Uluru expedition

Southern Cross windmill

Historic elevated water tower in Port Augusta

Port Augusta water tower

Salt lake and distant hills seen from the Uluru expedition convoy

Salt lake views from the road

Uluru expedition group stopped for lunch in Port Augusta

Lunch stop in Port Augusta

Uluru expedition convoy waiting for a long freight train to pass

Waiting for a looooong freight train

Songs for the road

Uluru expedition convoy driving through wet conditions on the road from Broken Hill to Coober Pedy

Wet roads on the way to Coober Pedy

Getting ready to depart our accomodation at Broken Hill

Early departure from Broken Hill

Uluru expedition group watching a Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft display at the Broken Hill museum

Learning about the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Two Bundoora Scout leaders standing in front of a Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft at the Broken Hill museum

At the RFDS museum in Broken Hill

Daydream Mine equipment with mulga trees near Broken Hill

Daydream Mine and the mulga trees

Uluru expedition mascot below ground on the Broken Hill mine tour

Below ground on the Broken Hill mine tour

Uluru expedition convoy travelling to the Broken Hill mine tour

Heading to the Broken Hill mine tour

Uluru expedition mascot riding in the vehicle before the Broken Hill mine tour

Above ground before the mine tour

Uluru expedition convoy parked at night in Broken Hill

First night in Broken Hill

Departure video

Ready to depart Bundoora for Uluru

Ready for departure

Uluru expedition early morning preparations

Early start for the convoy

Uluru expedition final evening preparations

Leaning tower of pizza

Uluru expedition muster day

Muster day check-in

Uluru expedition gear and vehicles

Trip merch ready for the road

Uluru expedition final preparations

Final checks before departure

Uluru expedition trip merch

The chariots are ready

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