Wedding Venues · Alice Springs / Uluru, Northern Territory · Visit in person

Uluru Camel Tours

About

Overview & Vibe

Australia’s largest working camel farm, at Yulara in the shadow of Uluru, and the holder of what it calls “the closest private sand dune to World Heritage-listed Uluru”. The farm has been running since 1998 and hires its dune and its grounds out for weddings, elopements, filming and photoshoots — exclusively or alongside its tours.

Setting & Style

The ceremony site is the dune top, with panoramic views across the desert to the Rock. The farm itself is the second half of the picture and it is deliberately theatrical: a ‘wild west 1880s’ Staging Post with rustic signage housing a fully restored Cobb & Co stagecoach, a twelve-seater wagon and a three-seater buggy; a working saddlery where every saddle and harness on the property is made by hand; and a windmill salvaged from Curtin Springs Station. Couples in the farm’s own photographs are married on the dune and photographed against the Royal Mail Hotel frontage and the coach.

Ideal For

Elopements and very small weddings that want Uluru itself in the frame, on private land rather than in the national park.

The Need-to-Knows

Nothing is published — no capacity, no hire fee, no package. The venue-hire page is a single descriptive section and a name to contact. That is the whole of it, and it is worth knowing before you plan around it.
Ask for Lisa. Venue hire goes to Lisa Creelman, Sales and Marketing Manager, 0428 937 283, marketing@ulurucameltours.com.au — not to the reservations line, which handles tours.
Exclusive use is offered but is not the default. The farm states the site “can be hired for exclusive and non-exclusive use”, and the farm itself is open to the public daily with free entry. Establish which you are buying.
Elopements run through a third party. “Together with the team at Elope Australia, we can make your special day truly memorable.” Elope Australia is a separate business.
It is a working farm with a tour timetable. Five tours a day, and public farm hours of 9am–3pm from April to October and 9am–12.30pm from November to March. A ceremony has to fit around, or buy out, that schedule.
Getting there is a flight, not a drive. Yulara is 450km south of Alice Springs and 314km west of Kings Canyon; Yulara Airport takes direct flights from Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with a free shuttle to the resort hotels.

Standout Feature

A private sand dune with Uluru on the horizon — and a restored Cobb & Co stagecoach to be photographed beside afterwards.

Amenities

Private Sand Dune Closest To Uluru
Dune Top Panoramic Views
Exclusive Or Non Exclusive Hire
Australias Largest Working Camel Farm
Rustic Outback Theming
Wild West 1880s Staging Post
Restored Cobb And Co Stagecoach
Twelve Seater Wagon And Three Seater Buggy
Working Saddlery
Historic Windmill From Curtin Springs Station
History Display Of Images And Artefacts
Camel Herd
Free Farm Entry For Visitors
Named Venue Manager
Filming And Photoshoot Location
Elope Australia Partnership
Inside Ayers Rock Resort Township
Yulara Airport Nearby

Ceremony Setting

outdoor
sand dune
desert
farm

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Uluru – The farm holds the closest private dune to it
Kata Tjuta – The domes west of Uluru
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – The farm sits at its gateway
Yulara – The resort township the farm is in
Yulara Airport – Direct flights from four capitals
Kings Canyon – 314 kilometres east
Alice Springs – 450 kilometres north
Curtin Springs Station – The windmill on the farm came from there

On Site Accommodation

None on the farm – stated as an absence, with the alternative named
The farm points guests to Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, 20km from Uluru
Resort options range from Sails in the Desert to the Ayers Rock Campground
The farm is inside the Yulara resort township, so accommodation is minutes away
No rate, room count or booking is handled by the farm itself

Price Notes

Pricing is provided on enquiry — contact the venue manager, Lisa, at marketing@ulurucameltours.com.au for details and availability.
The reservations office (08) 8956 3333 handles tours and trades 9am-5pm daily. A wedding enquiry to the main line is likely to be redirected.
Exclusivity is optional, not assumed: 'can be hired for exclusive and non-exclusive use.' The farm is separately open to the public every day at no charge - 'The Camel Farm is Open Daily and entry is FREE. April 1st to October 31st: 9am - 3pm. November 1st to March 31st: 9am - 12.30pm' - and runs five camel tours a day. A couple must establish which form of hire they are buying and how it interacts with the tour timetable.
Elopements are delivered with a third party: 'Together with the team at Elope Australia, we can make your special day truly memorable.' Elope Australia is a separate business and its pricing is not on this domain.
The farm is also marketed as a filming location and the same page sells both: 'Venue Hire - Wedding Ceremonies | Filming Location'. Its image library is heavy with film-crew photographs, which is a useful signal of what the site is used for but not of what a wedding there looks like.
The farm's history is published and has changed hands twice: 'Uluru Camel Tours was founded in 1998 by NT tourism pioneers, Nick and Michelle Smail. After operating at the rock successfully for seven years, they then sold the company to Wana Ungkunytja, an Aboriginal-owned corporation, in July 2005. Wana Ungkunytja operated the farm for six years, however being corporation-owned and managed from Alice Springs some 460km to the north things did not work in the farm's favour... March 1st 2011 the business changed hands... The business has grown from a small operation in 2011, conducting three tours per day, to the largest working camel farm in Australia operating five tours per day.'
Access is by air for most guests: 'The township of Yulara is approximately 450km south of Alice Springs and 314km west of Kings Canyon in the Northern Territory... The Yulara Airport is serviced by Jetstar, Qantas & Virgin Airlines. Flights operate service from Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne. A free shuttle bus operates from the Yulara Airport to the Resort Hotels for each flight.' A material planning constraint for a guest list.