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Day One – Friday 09 July 2010

0950 Depart Sydney on Qantas to Alice Springs 1245 Arrive Alice Springs - Transfer to hotel 1330 Relax at hotel – lunch at own expense 1500 Transfer to Araluen Arts Galleries Afternoon Tea included 1730 Return to Hotel 1900 Three course dinner at “Barra on the Todd”

Overnight accommodation at Chifley Alice Springs Hotel

Day Two – Saturday 10 July 2010 From 0700 Full Buffet Breakfast at leisure 0900 Depart hotel by luxury air-conditioned coach for Ayers

Rock. A fascinating 4-5 hour tour with stops along the way. We will view firsthand the changing colours, landscape and textures of the Australian desert in preparation for our workshops. Lunch enroute - included

1300 -1400 Arrive Sails in the Desert Hotel, Ayers Rock. Check in

and time to relax 1530 Pick up from Sails in the Desert Hotel for Uluru Sunset

and Base tour. Travel to Mutitjulu Walk for your guided walk to the beautiful Mutitjulu Waterhole. View Aboriginal rock paintings and spend time at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Then as the sun sets over Uluru, enjoy sparkling wine and canapés

1845 Return to hotel – dinner at own expense

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Day Three – Sunday 11 July 2010 From 0700 Full Buffet Breakfast at leisure 1000 - 1200 MORNING WORKSHOP in Tjunga Room with

resident aboriginal artist, Bibi Barba.

1300 Buffet Lunch at hotel 1400 Depart for Kata Tjuta Valley of the Winds Walk,

Sunset and Barbecue Dinner. Your guide will escort you on a 2-3 hour walk through the Kata Tjuta domes to the Valley of the Winds Lookout. The walking path is rocky and requires a good level of fitness. Enjoy sunset over Kata Tjuta. Then on to the exclusive venue to enjoy an Australian barbecue dinner

2030 Return to hotel

Day Four – Monday 12 July 2010 From 0700 Full Buffet Breakfast at leisure 0900 Visit to Maruku Arts Centre – our Heartful Travellers’

opportunity to give back to the local art communities. This display centre is Aboriginal owned and controlled company that and assists craftspeople from a number of different desert communities to produce and market their arts and crafts.

1200 Return to hotel Lunch at own expense 1330 – 1430 WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION: Colour Palettes of the Desert

with Prue Royle Afternoon at leisure for relaxing round the pool or spa treatment 1800 – 19.00 LITERARY WORKSHOP with Judith Salmon Evening cocktails at own expense

Dinner – own expense

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Day Five – Tuesday 13 July 2010 0800 Pick up for Cultural Tour and Camel Train.

Today the group will gather with Aboriginal guides at the Uluru Camel Farm and experience a different type of Aboriginal culture. We will learn traditional skills, hear the ancient law stories of Uluru and learn about bush tucker and life in the western desert region. The group will be split into 2 groups, with group 1 gathering around a campfire setting for their cultural tour whilst group 2 will be taken on a camel ride to view Uluru on our camel train.

* Includes a light breakfast of billy tea and beer bread 1030 Return to hotel 1200 Buffet lunch at hotel 1300 - 1500 AFTERNOON WORKSHOP in Tjunga Room with resident artist,

Bibi Barba

1500 – 1800 Relax in the pool or enjoy a spa treatment 1800 The Award winning Sounds of Silence Dinner (non-exclusive).

Dine under a million stars at the award winning Sounds of Silence restaurant. Travel out to the dining setting in the middle of the desert. Sip on a glass of champagne with the sound of a lone didgeridoo filling the air as the sun slowly sets over the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) and Ayers Rock (Uluru). Dine on a gourmet BBQ of Australian delicacies and then sit back and take in the mystery of the desert at night as an astronomer takes you on a tour of the clear Southern night skies.

2100 Return to hotel

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Day Six – Wednesday 14 July 2010 From 0700 Full Buffet Breakfast at leisure 0900 – 1100 MORNING WORKSHOP “Colour Palettes of the Desert”

with Prue Royle 1200 Depart hotel for Ayers Rock airport 1325 Depart Ayers Rock for Sydney on Qantas 1645 Arrival into Sydney

Package cost per person

Twin Share Occupancy $4,525.00

Single Supplement $ 835.00

Inclusive of: - Return economy flights with Qantas SYD-ASP-AYQ-SYD

- Airline taxes - Airport transfers - Overnight accommodation Chifley Alice Springs Hotel - Four (4) nights accommodation at Sails in the Desert Resort - Daily buffet breakfast - Coach Travel from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock including lunch - Visit to Araluen Arts Galleries including afternoon tea - Visit to Maraku Arts Centre including morning tea - Uluru base walk and sunset tour including champagne and canapés - Kata Tjuta Valley of the Kings walk and sunset tour - Cultural tour and Camel train - 2 x 2 hour exclusive workshops with Bibi Barba - 1 x 2 hour exclusive workshop with Prue Royle - All workshop materials provided - Literary session with Judith Salmon - 2 x buffet lunches at hotel - 3 x dinners: Barra on the Todd; Kata Tjuta BBQ; Sounds of Silence Dinner - 1 hour massage at Red Ochre Spa