Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Go off-road in a custom-designed 4WD vehicle and reach destinations that are otherwise difficult to access. Through the Central Australian landscape, we’ll take you down the very edge of the Finke River and into the amazing Palm Valley. You’ll see the important sights and visit an Aboriginal community, Hermannsburg, known to the local Arrernte people as ‘Ntaria’.
Hotel pick up and drop off
Experienced driver guide
Picnic Lunch
Comprehensive commentary
Transport in air-conditioned 4WD coach
Morning tea with scones, tea and coffee
Entry to Finke Gorge National Park requires a Northern Territory Parks Pass
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel pick-ups commence prior to the tour start time. You will be collected from the hotel you have selected in the drop down list during the booking process. Your hotel pick-up time will be displayed on your voucher. If you wish to change your pick-up location from the one selected, please call AAT Kings at least 24 hrs prior to travel.
Hermannsburg Historic Precinct, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Visit Hermannsburg Aboriginal Community, the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira. View amazing artworks at the gallery and explore the historic buildings 60 minutes
Palm Valley, Northern Territory, Australia Travel down the bed of the Finke River, one of oldest water courses in the world, into Palm Valley. See spectacular rock forms, white sands and an oasis of rock pools and palm trees. Some plants such as the cycad and 'Livistonia Mariae' (cabbage palm) are known world-wide as relic plants and are unique to Central Australia. Visit the spectacular rock formation known as the Ampitheatre. Enjoy a picnic lunch this afternoon. On the return journey, relax and enjoy the changing colours of the magnificent West MacDonnell Ranges in the afternoon light 300 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Naim_Y
18 Jul 2025
Was a good tour, had a good 1.5 hour hike in palm valley, I just felt that the value for the price was off.
TonyP992
13 May 2025
We took a day trip tour to Palm Valley, along the southern road of the West MacDonnell Ranges, with AAPT Tours. You stop off at Simpsons Gap to begin the early journey from Alice Springs, then onwards to the MacDonnell Ranges
This trip is definitely for 4WD vehicles, as the last 60 kilometres follows rough tracks along the Finke river.
You get bounced around plenty for a few hours. Scenery is quite striking once you are off-road and you complete two simple hikes to get a sense of the geology and ecology of this area.
Good idea to bring your own snacks and drinks, as the morning tea and lunch provided is basic.
I recommend checking the night before with AAPT as to the number of guests booked.
It appears that if it’s a smaller group (less than 8), their choice of vehicle might lead to sand bogging and the need to disembark (in sections) so that the vehicle can negotiate the track. Sadly, an additional annoyance for our group was a dashboard alarm that didnt want to stop for half the trip. Kind of spoiled the mood....
jajavalB
31 Oct 2023
I did this tour on Sunday october 2023, first stop after long drive(120km) is Hermannsburg historical precinct. unfortunately, this precinct will be closed till April 2024; so we just had morning tea/coffee outside the attraction. There is church service in the nearby lutheran church. Then we headed west to the unsealed road to Palm valley; it’s fun, bumpy jumpy ride along the way to the first stop(picnic area) for toilet, After that we stilopped at cycad gorges where santuary of ancient trees thrives for thousand years. Finally, we arrived Palm valley, nature wonders that palm trees grow in isolated area , thousand miles from their counterparts; I did bush walk along the valley then climbed up to the ridge , walking back to the car park. It concluded my tour with wonderful experience.
This tour in
Northern Territory
is organized by
AAT Kings
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