Spa Kinara

DESERT RITUALS

Set low among the red dunes, Spa Kinara draws the desert into each treatment through native botanicals, traditional bush medicine, and rituals shaped by Aṉangu country.

Spa Kinara is reserved exclusively for in-house guests, with treatments available by advance booking and subject to availability.

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Spa Kinara takes its design cues from the wiltja, the traditional shelter of the region’s Aṉangu people.

Kinara means “moon,” reflecting the spa’s connection between earth, sky, and the desert landscape.

Irmaṉka-irmaṉka balm combines fresh scented emu bush leaves, olive oil, and beeswax, a bush medicine long used by Aṉangu ngangkari healers.

Plants for the balm are gathered around Utju near Kings Canyon, and proceeds from its sale support the NPY Women’s Council and its ngangkari work.

Massage table in a room with a curved wooden ceiling. Decorative birds hang from the ceiling and on the wall.

DESERT STILLNESS

Grounded by the Red Centre

Spa treatment room setting at Longitude 131° with relaxation amenities and natural desert view.

Low in the dunes, the spa feels sheltered from the vastness outside. Step inside from the desert heat and the shift is immediate: cool, quiet, and enclosed.

ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE

Healing From Country

A person receives a spa massage with mud or clay applied to their back.

Irmaṉka-irmaṉka has long been used by Aṉangu ngangkari healers. Today, the bush medicine carries that tradition into treatments through a locally made balm.

FROM THE DESERT

Gathered by Hand

A hand brushes through tall, dry grass in a sunlit landscape with trees in the background.

Women from the NPY Lands collect plants around Utju for irmaṉka-irmaṉka balm, handmade with olive oil and beeswax and supplied to the lodge.

OVERHEAD

Birds in the Dome

Wire sculptures of four birds in flight, suspended against a wooden ceiling, with one red and black bird in the center.

Look up during a treatment and you’ll find tjulpu, woven birds made by local Tjanpi Desert Weavers, appearing to glide through the spa’s domed ceiling.

Spa Kinara

Step out of the desert heat and into a cool domed retreat tucked low among the dunes, its design inspired by the wiltja.
Outdoor Pool

Cool off beneath the shade between desert adventures, with loungers for settling in and a self-service bar within easy reach.
Dune Top Plunge Spa

Soak at the lodge’s highest point, where the circular plunge spa turns a few quiet minutes in the water into a desert ritual.

The People Who Shape Your Stay

Louise Lanyon General Manager | Longitude 131°

Louise has made a life in Australia’s remote places. At Longitude 131°, she brings the people, culture, and desert together so guests can simply settle in and feel the magic.

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The People Who Shape Your Stay

Denis Galeev Assistant General Manager | Longitude 131°

Eight years after first arriving as an intern, Denis still sees the desert with fresh eyes, sharing the landscapes, stories, and moments that made him want to return to Longitude 131° in the first place.

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The People Who Shape Your Stay

Chris Jones Assistant Lodge Manager | Longitude 131°

Chris knows the desert is anything but empty, helping guests discover the plants and animals hidden within the landscape and understand their ecological and cultural importance to Aṉangu.

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The People Who Shape Your Stay

James Taylor Executive Chef | Longitude 131°

James cooks the Red Centre with resourcefulness and curiosity, weaving native Australian flavors into dishes shaped by the desert, the season, and whatever the kitchen has on hand.

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Denis Galeev, Assistant General Manager at Longitude 131°

Chris Jones, Assistant General Manager at Longitude 131°

James Taylor, Executive Chef at Longitude 131°

An Itinerary to Inspire

The Shape of the Desert
Longitude 131°

Duration 5 nights
Start With Kata Tjuṯa

Start your first full day early with a guided walk through Walpa Gorge, when the desert is cool and Kata Tjuṯa catches the morning light. It’s a fitting introduction to just how vast this landscape really is.

EXPLORE KATA TJUṮA
EXPLORE KATA TJUṮA
Watch Uluṟu Change

Come evening, turn your attention to Uluṟu. Settle in with Champagne and canapés as the lowering sun shifts its colors, then watch the desert slowly move into dusk.

SEE ULUṞU AT SUNSET
SEE ULUṞU AT SUNSET
Stay Out for Dinner

On your second evening, wander among the 50,000 glowing stems of Field of Light before heading deeper into the dunes for four courses, paired wines, and stories of the southern sky at Table 131°.

DINE UNDER THE STARS
DINE UNDER THE STARS
The View Comes to You

By day three, give yourself permission to stay put. Take a long lunch overlooking Uluṟu, cool off in the pool, find a shaded lounge, or head up to Dune Top. Not every hour here needs an itinerary.

EXPLORE THE LODGE
EXPLORE THE LODGE
By the numbers

Domes that make up Kata Tjuṯa 36

Kilometers around the base of Uluṟu 10

Lights in Field of Light 50,000

World Heritage icons visible from Dune Top 2
See Another Side

On your fourth morning, get closer to Uluṟu with the full Base Walk. Circle it on foot, passing waterholes, desert grasses, rock formations, and significant sites as the landscape continually changes around you.

WALK THE BASE
WALK THE BASE
Leave the Afternoon Open

After a morning on foot, keep the rest of day four deliberately unhurried. Book a treatment at Spa Kinara, slip into the Dune Top plunge spa, or settle somewhere with a cold drink and a view.

DISCOVER SPA KINARA
DISCOVER SPA KINARA
See It From Above

Save one last perspective for your final day. Lift off for an aerial view of Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa, watching the red desert stretch toward the horizon and tracing from above the landscape you’ve spent the past five days exploring.

TAKE TO THE SKY
TAKE TO THE SKY