Voyages Indigenous Tourism celebrate Ayers Rock Resort’s 40th birthday with 40 hour sale

A Red Centre resort is turning 40 in a rockin’ fashion – kicking off celebrations with a 40 hour sale, before inviting some big names along to party. Find out more

Uluru, Ayers Rock Resort. Pictures: Supplied

Travellers, tourists, and locals are all invited to a rockin’ 40th in the Red Centre – with some big names coming along for the party, and sale to kick off celebrations.

From lunchtime October 24, Voyages Indigenous Tourism is offering 40 per cent off Uluru accommodation for 40 hours, all in celebration of the 40th birthday of Ayers Rock Resort.

A number of a cultural activations are planned for the celebrations, and coming along for the party is Celeste Barber, Beau Ryan and Indigenous actor Miah Madden.

Voyages Indigenous Tourism chief executive Matt Cameron-Smith said Uluru is “considered the spiritual heartland of Australia”.

“It’s a place where visitors from Australia and overseas come to connect with Country and culture,” he said.

Wintjiri Wiru viewing platform at Uluru. Escape - 48 Hours In - Uluru Photo supplied by [e-mail]

As part of the celebrations, Wintjiri Wiru – a lightshow containing over 1100 drones, lights, and lasers – will be running.

Sunrise Journeys, an early morning sensory experience which turns the desert into a giant Anangu artwork, will also be on.

“We’re so proud of the role we play in helping our guests immerse themselves in the richness of the world’s oldest surviving culture, while empowering Indigenous Australians through employment, training and economic benefit through tourism,” Mr Cameron-Smith said.

“Through initiatives like our National Indigenous Training Academy and the Anangu Real Jobs program, we’re thrilled that one in three employees at Ayers Rock Resort identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, making us the largest single-site Indigenous employer in the Australian tourism sector.”

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