Golden Backpacker Awards 2010 Powered by Thumbrella, these awards recognize the best of the best of Australia and New Zealand backpacker experiences. Categories up for grabs include best accommodation, best activity or tour, and best backpacker night. “The Golden Backpack Awards reward those companies who work hardest to make backpacking around Australia and New Zealand that extra bit special.” As an incentive for voting, voters are eligible to win two return flights via Virgin Blue Airways. Voting ends on September 24th, so make sure you get your votes in! We need your help to win the best tour in Northern Territory for the 3rd time. So don't be shy! To VOTE for us for the Golden Backpacker Awards! Click here The Rock Tour is the first choice for budget conscious travelers and International Backpackers visiting Alice Springs.The Rock Tour Departs Daily from Alice Springs at 6:00am. Our tours book up very fast so try to book at least a week in advance. The Rock Tour gives you, the traveler a quality tour and experience of the Red Centre at an affordable price - under $100 per day. Our strength is in our young, fun and informative Tour Guides who have been hand picked to ensure your memories of Central Australia are ever lasting. The Rock Tour 3 Day Uluru Tour is a 1,500km round trip spread out of 3 days and 2 nights. We visit all of the Red Centre's attractions including Uluru (Ayers Rock) Sunset and Sunrise, the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Kings Canyon (Watarrka), Atila (Mount Connor), the Camel Farm, the Lake Amadeus Salt Lakes, Curtin Springs Cattle Station and Kings Creek Station. $295.00 is the price for our 3 Day / 2 Night Uluru Tour for 2010 / 2011 + $25.00 Uluru Park Fee = Total Cost is $320.00 ** All meals are included (including Vegetarians) and the only additional charge is the $25.00 Uluru National Park Fee which you can pay at our travel shop the day before your tour or on the morning of your tour.** There are No Pay on Board (Meal Kittys), "Code Sharing" Fuel Surcharges or Hidden Taxes. Our Guides will show you how to cook in the camp fire, find witchety grubs, cook kangaroo tails in the coals and show you how the aboriginals hunted, survived and found food in the middle of the desert for centuries. Try one of these Aboriginal delicacies (see witchety grub picture) for yourself as well as some genuine "bush tucker" which you will be shown along the 3 guided hikes. Experience the real outback with the best Tour Guides in Central Australia Sam, Ryan, Sarah, Ringer, Jared, Skip, Leslie, Dave, Scott, Mark and Kieran.. When you arrive in Alice Springs The Rock Tour Shop is located right in the middle of town at 78 Todd Street Alice Springs. If you are booked on any Tour with The Rock Tour, come into our shop when you arrive in Alice Springs for FREE INTERNET for the first 1/2 hour and say g'day to our hard working Sales team who processed your booking, Emma, Nic and Brooke. The Rock Tour is the realisation of a long term dream for it's 2 Owners Rob and Jo who both are still "hands on" working within the business and are always striving to provide a better tour and travel experience of Central Australia . Rob and Jo have spent the last 15 years working in the tourism and backpacker industry are constantly finding ways to improve the standard of the tour through excellence and innovation. We are both very proud of our Tour Company and have created a new and innovative trip visiting only the very best of Central Australia's highlights.. The Rock Tour will give you the very best Outback experience based on our knowledge and learnings from the industry. The Rock Tour also welcomes Scott, Kieran and Mark to the guiding team in August. Martin and Wendy have just joined our Office staff also. Welcome guys and girls!.