About Us

Uncle’s Tours of Mount Conner & Curtin Springs Cattle Station

Follow the footsteps of a local bushman

Who and where we are

The heart of Australia is the Northern Territory. Except for the northern coastal area, it is covered almost entirely in desert, and is one of the most desolate and beautiful parts of the world. In the southern part of the Territory is Central Australia, home to world-famous landmarks such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Kings Canyon (Watarrka).

At the boundaries of these great wonders is Curtin Springs Station and Wayside Inn. Located on the Lasseter Highway, 100km east of Uluru and 240km from Kings Canyon. On the Curtin Springs property is Mount Conner – which is older than both Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

Map of Curtin Springs

About Uncle

Ian Barker has lived in the Territory all his life and has been running 4WD tours to Mount Conner and around Curtin Springs Station for over ten years. As an experienced tour guide and stockman, his knowledge of the country is unparalleled. His wife Nicole joined him in this beautiful part of Australia six years ago and together they offer guided tours in both English and German.

Contact us

Curtin Springs Station
via Alice Springs NT 0872 AUSTRALIA

Tel/Fax: (08) 8956 2916
Email: info@unclestours.com.au

About The Tours

Follow Uncle’s footsteps off the beaten track and dive into the beauty of Australian isolation – at Curtin Springs Station. Let us show you how life is possible in this arid, hostile country, and explain to you how a one-million-acre cattle station runs. Your experienced guide will explain the wonders of the Mountain, take you on bush walks to find bush tucker and bush medicine as well as the feed for our stock. Discover fossils 3.5 billion years old; walk on a vast salt lake; learn about bores, windmills, breeds of cattle and what happens at mustering time. Listen to a yarn about the good old days at the old pioneers’ place on the south-western side of the Mountain. Enjoy the peace of the outback while we open your eyes to the unique eco-environment that surrounds Mount Conner. Watch the sun going down on the Mountain before returning to your vehicle at the Homestead or settling into your accommodation at the Curtin Station Wayside Inn.

What we offer

• Small 4WD tours in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
• Guiding available in English and German.
• Lifelong local knowledge of the area.
• Bush camping.
• Tagalong tours.
• Group bookings (with catering if required).
• Specially tailored tours (e.g. bird watching).