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Educational Tours in Central Australia

Step into the heart of Australia and immerse your students in the landscapes, stories, and cultures that define this vast land. Our Central Australia educational tours offer rich, hands-on learning experiences that align with the Australian Curriculum and honour the deep knowledge of Indigenous peoples. 

From the red sands of Uluru and Kata Tjuta to the living stories shared through dot painting and Dreaming narratives, every moment is curated to inspire critical thinking, empathy, and cultural understanding. Whether you’re focused on History, Geography, The Arts, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, our tours are fully customisable to meet your learning goals. 

Explore Our Guided Central Australia School Tours 

Latitude Group Travel offers fully customised itineraries aligned with the Australian Curriculum. Each tour combines deep cultural learning with real-world engagement through Indigenous storytelling, Aboriginal art, geology, ecology, and more. Can’t find what you need? No problem. Contact us to custom design a program for you! Browse the examples below for inspiration.

Engaging almost entirely with Indigenous-led activities and Indigenous-operated enterprises, this program offers schools an impactful and meaningful interaction between its students and Indigenous Australian peoples and cultures. Importantly, it maximises the opportunity for Indigenous Australians to share their lived stories with students, stimulating reflective thinking and empowering young people with thought-provoking insight and understanding. Articulating the millennia connection to country through art, bush craft, language & Dreaming narratives, this tour offers a unique opportunity for a two-way learning that enriches intercultural understandings.

The tour equally offers exceptional opportunities to engage with the Sustainability cross-curriculum priority including a visit to a farm which is cooperatively owned and worker run (their goal is to be an exemplar of sustainable and regenerative agriculture, an egalitarian and stimulating work environment and a profitable, remote business).

This program provides incredible opportunities for before-and-after tour classroom content, project-based learning and ensuring the longevity of educational outcomes.

Tour Highlights:

  • Walk the gendered trails around the base of Uluru learning the Tjukurpa (or Dreaming) stories of the Anangu people
  • See the richness of the desert environment through different eyes with a wood carving workshop facilitated in Anangu language, aided by an interpreter
  • Gain an insight into traditional bush medicine technique and ritual that draws on ancient knowledge of the local flora. Senior Anangu women operate this workshop in local language
  • Understand desert food systems and bush tucker preparation methods with an on-country Indigenous led walk
  • Meet the team behind a sustainable business cooperative that exports its produce to the world!
  • Immerse yourself in an highly interactive Indigenous language learning program enriching your intercultural understandings
  • Discover the meaning behind a range of Moeity (or kinship) symbols in a hands-on painting workshop

This program can be tailored to your individual needs. Please contact us for further information.

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This 10 day ‘two-way’ cultural learning immersion blends each cross-curriculum priority into an experiential interaction with indigenous Australia, its places, people, culture and geographies. Facilitating a deep engagement with on country experiences that connect with traditional owners, this program develops an exploration into differing world views, exploring social and cultural values enriching student learning. Indigenous guides are provided at every opportunity to maximise the opportunity for students to experience and learn from the world’s oldest living culture. This is not your standard Central Australia program. 

Tour Highlights:

  • Uluru to Darwin visiting all the major sites including Uluru, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Katherine Gorge and more.
  • Gain an insight into the gendered trails of Uluru
  • Paint by traditional dot technique from the base of Uluru with a traditional storyteller
  • Learn the spiritual, medicinal, and physical uses of Central Australian flora with the local traditional owners
  • Engage with traditional owners who have developed an innovative and sustainable engagement to land through plantations
  • Meet indigenous artists and hear how their dreaming is expressed through various art mediums
  • Meet Kakadu rangers and discover how drones are changing the way traditional owners engage and manage their lands
  • Star gazing, Segway, Camel Rides and more should you wish to include a bit of fun!

This program can be tailored to your individual needs. Please contact us for further information.

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Explore the Indigenous Australians’ connection to the land, sea, sky and waterways with an immersion tour designed for students to develop an awareness of, and respect for Aboriginal culture and their ways of life. From the Dreaming stories to their portrayal in Aboriginal rock art, traditional dot painting, and indigenous music, students can appreciate Indigenous culture through Visual Arts and Music.

Tour Highlights:

  • Explore the significance of Uluru to Indigenous culture
  • Learn the foundations of the Anangu culture – Tjukurpa and listen to the stories that have been handed down through the generations
  • Visit Kata Tjuta, a sacred site for men in the Anangu Aboriginal culture and learn about the stories associated with the ancient rock formation
  • Explore the rich history of art in Hermannsburg, home to the renowned artist Albert Namatjira and the Hermannsburg Potters
  • Examine ancient Aboriginal rock art and hand stencils in an immersive rock art tour
  • Create traditional dot paintings with a local Aboriginal artist
  • Alice Springs to Darwin including all major sites

This program can be tailored to your individual needs. Please contact us for further information.

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This immersive tour explores the modern developments and efforts made for remote populations in Central Australia such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of Air. Students have the opportunity to interact with Aboriginal groups as well as the underground population of Coober Pedy to gain an understanding of the history underpinning the lifestyles of modern Central Australian residents.

Tour Highlights:

  • Explore the history of the School of Air, an educational facility that provided lessons to children in remote locations
  • Appreciate the services provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to remote populations by meeting John Flynn, the founder of RFDS
  • Participate in an overnight camp in an underground opal mine to learn more about Coober Pedy’s underground population and its moniker as the “opal capital of the world”
  • Interact with the Walpiri tribe and learn more about Dreamtime as well as the Aboriginal marriage and social system.

This program can be tailored to your individual needs. Please contact us for further information.

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Can’t find what you need? No problem. We can custom design a program for you!

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Why Choose Latitude Group Travel for Central Australia School Tours? 

Planning a school trip to the heart of Australia? Here’s why schools across the country trust Latitude: 

  • Curriculum-Aligned: Each itinerary is tailored to your learning outcomes – Aboriginal Histories and Cultures, Visual Arts, Science, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, and more. 
  • End-to-End Logistics: Flights, transfers, meals, accommodation, activity bookings – all seamlessly managed for you. 
  • Guided Experiences: Tours include local Indigenous guides, educators, and community leaders who bring First Nations knowledge to life. 
  • Safety First: All tours include risk assessments, 24/7 on-tour support, and experienced staff trained in student travel protocols. 
  • Teacher Support: From planning tools and learning resources to pre-tour briefings, we’ve got you covered. 
  • Cultural & Sustainable Focus: Partnering with Indigenous-owned operators and local communities, our tours promote respectful cultural exchange and support sustainable tourism practices. 
  • Flexible Itineraries: Every tour is customised to suit year levels, subject areas, school priorities, and budget. 

Fast Facts About Central Australia for Student Tours 

  • Uluru and Kata Tjuta are sacred to the Anangu people and hold deep cultural and spiritual meaning. 
  • Dot painting and rock art are visual languages used by Indigenous Australians to pass down stories for tens of thousands of years. 
  • Central Australia is rich in biodiversity, home to unique desert ecosystems and native species found nowhere else. 
  • Indigenous Australians are among the world’s earliest astronomers, with sky stories mapping the stars long before Western science. 
  • Many Central Australian communities continue to speak traditional languages, preserving oral histories and Dreamtime narratives. 

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Delivering your desired learning outcomes

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No pre-packaged tours

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We maximise relevant learnings and then measure student outcomes

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Support provided every step of the way

Safety First Protocols

We leave nothing to chance

Contact us to discuss school trips in Central Australia

Contact us to discuss your unique requirements. After providing us with a comprehensive brief, you will receive an individually researched and comprehensive itinerary, directly linked to your curriculum and desired learning outcomes

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FAQs: School Trips in Central Australia

Our tours cater to Years 5–12, with itineraries tailored to suit age, maturity, and subject focus.

Yes – all cultural elements are presented with permission and guidance from Indigenous community leaders. We partner with Indigenous-owned businesses and local Elders wherever possible. 

 These tours support outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Geography, Science, The Arts, History, and Civics. 

 Tours include return flights, private coach travel, accommodation, meals, guided cultural workshops, ecological exploration, Indigenous art sessions, and more. 

Absolutely. We work with your school to build a tour that fits your timetable, learning goals, and budget. Contact us to discuss your school group’s requirements. 

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