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You’ll fly to Uluru today, a three-and-a-half-hour flight northwest, arriving in plenty of time to spend a magical evening at the Fields of Lights. Fifty thousand lights illuminate the desert in a colourful spectacle with Uluru in silhouette after nightfall. Sunrise at Uluru is an equally enchanting time to explore the base of the rock or the intriguing rock domes of Kata Tjuta. Come evening, there are a few tempting options, from a memorable dining experience under the night sky - Sounds of Silence, hosted by a resident astronomer - or Tali Wiru, a fine dining experience on a private dune.

A two-and-a-half-hour flight brings you back to the coast to Cairns today, where you’ll pick up a hire car or transfer to Port Douglas, around an hour’s drive north. This upmarket coastal village is your springboard to both the Great Barrier Reef (the outer reef is less an hour offshore) and the ancient Daintree Rainforest.