NT-1 Geology of Uluru
Alice Springs Region, Ayers Rock Meteorite Crater

 

Post Trip Saturday 11 August to Thursday 16 August 2012 (6 days and 5 nights)
Start/Finish Starts in Alice Springs and finishes in Alice Springs (Numbers limited to 20)
Cost Land:$2775 per person share twin/double Single Supplement:$640 Air:$360
Description Traverse through the entire Amadeus Basin sequence, including Neoproterozoic carbonates and glacials and Devonian foreland basin deposits. Visit Gosses Bluff, which forms the exposed remnants of the central uplift of a Cretaceous comet impact, Kings Canyon, which will combine spectacular scenery and geomorphology with an opportunity to view well-exposed Ordovician fluvial and marine deposits. The trip will end at the iconic Uluru and Kata-Tjuta (Ayers Rock and the Olgas) which preserve arkoses and conglomerates that were deposited in a deep foreland basin during the late Neoproterozoic to Cambrian.
Highlights Uluru/Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta/the Olgas, Kings Canyon, indigenous culture, wildlife.
Leader Ms Christine Edgoose, Northern Territory Geological Survey
   
Booking with Flight included Booking with no Flight

This field trip can be booked with a flight from Brisbane to the start point of the field trip inclusive.

If booked with the field trip then your flight will be confirmed as part of the IGC seats allocated on flights .

If you book without the flight it will be the responsibility of the delegate to book the flight to return to the start point of the field trip from Brisbane.

These seats cannot be booked as part of the IGC allocation and you will only have the publicly available seats on the flight.

(Additional cost see above)  

* Flight bookings DO NOT include
arrangements for you from your home
port to or from the field trips and congress.

These bookings can be done as
a separate arrangement

 
 

Itinerary
Day 1 Brisbane to Alice Springs Saturday 11th August
  Arrive Alice Springs and make your own way to the hotel.
  Meals: D Overnight:Hotel in Alice Springs
 
Day 2 Alice Springs to Ellery Creek Sunday 12th August
  After breakfast depart Alice Springs for Ellery Creek. On arrival you will walk/ drive to view the section from basal Neoproterozoic Heavitree Quartzite at Ellery Big hole, through the rest of the Neoproterozoic section, ( including glacial), and through the Palaeozoic section finishing in the Devonian Mereenie Sandstone. Arrive at Glen Helen for dinner and overnight.
  Meals: B/L / D Overnight:Glen Helen Resort
 
Day 3 Ellery Creek to Kings Canyon Monday 13th August
  After breakfast depart for Ormiston Gorge where you will view the deformation of Heavitree Quartzite and overlying Bitter Springs Formation on the basin margin. Drive on to Tylers Pass to view Gosses Bluff impact structure and then drive into the crater. Continue on to Kings Creek Station for dinner and overnight.
  Meals: B /L/ D Overnight: Kings Creek Station
 
Day 4 Kings Canyon to Yulara Tuesday 14th August
  After breakfast walk the Kings Canyon rim before proceeding on to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the afternoon to watch the sun set over this amazing and spectacular rock. Arrive at Ayers Rock for dinner and overnight
  Meals: B /L/ D Overnight: Outback Pioneer
 
Day 5 Yulara Wednesday 15th August
  After breakfast depart for a perimeter walk around Uluru followed by a visit to the indigenous cultural centre and a drive to the spectacular rock formation of KataTjuta (The Olgas) for a short viewing walk. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
  Meals: B /L/ D Overnight: Outback Pioneer
 
Day 6 Yulara to Alice Springs Thursday 16th August
  After breakfast drive back to Alice Springs with a visit to Henbury meteorite craters along the way. Own accommodation and onward flight arrangements upon arrival in Alice Springs
  Meals: B /L  
 
Important Notes:
  1. You will need to book your own accommodation in Alice Springs at the end of the tour.
2. This field trip is not suitable for children.
Equipment Required:
  Participants should be prepared for mild days and cold nights. Sunhat, warm jacket and strong walking shoes are essential.
 
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