Learn about their role in shaping the area and the more than 600 species of native plants and animals that live here, on one of many guided tours.
Watarrka National Park covers 71,000 hectares (274 square miles) and has been home to the Luritja Aboriginal people for more than 20,000 years. Learn about their role in shaping the area and the more than 600 species of native plants and animals that live here, on one of many guided tours. How to get thereKings Canyon is part of Watarrka National Park, in the southwestern corner of the Northern Territory. The park is 450 kilometres (280 miles) from Alice Springs and the best way to get there is by car along the Stuart or Lasseter Highways or Luritja Road, all of which are sealed.
