Kings Canyon and West MacDonnell

Kings Canyon from the campground

After Uluru, we took to Kings Canyon in Watarrka NP, another 3 and half hours drive. There are not many campground choices and we went to Kings Canyon Resort as it was closer to the walks.

Lunch time at Garden of Eden

We did the Canyon Rim Walk,which is a 6km loop to the top of the canyon. It was very busy, which takes the enjoyment away. Lunch was at Garden of Eden, a water hole half way. 

Next stop was the West MacDonnell NP. Its a loop from Kings Canyon back to Alice Springs. The national park's campground is unique as every site has its own BBQ, 2 gas burners and tables/benches. Unfortunately, the burners were not working too well. No saving gas for us.

I took the lazy option of doing nothing while TJ went for a walk up to Mt Sonder. Its part of the Larapinta Trail from Alice Springs to the top of Mt Sonder. TJ did well taking 3 hours instead of the 6 hours as per the trail notice. The summit is over 1300m and is the highest mountain in NT.