Uluru (Ayers Rock) travel and tour information, Australia

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Uluru (Ayers Rock)

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The Oz Experience bus will overnight at Yulara at our permanent campsite, as close as anyone can camp next to Uluru. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.

You will see sunset (with complimentary sparkling wine to enhance the experience) and sunrise change the light over Uluru.

You will have the option to walk around or up (not encouraged by the traditional Anangu Aboriginal owners) Uluru.

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Walking the 9.4km around Uluru - changing rock surface and shaded waterhole you will see gives a greater understanding of this rock as you walk around.

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The second largest rock monolith in the world and centre of the sacred heart of Australia, and has always been of deep cultural significance to local Aborigines, the Anangu, for whom many Creation stories revolve around Uluru.

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Standing 348 metres high and 9.4 km around its base, it is truly an iconic symbol of Australia. The rock has been eroded over thousands of years by wind and water and is variously pitted and marked by time. Significantly the rock creates homes for marsupial animals and a permanent water hole allowing a local community to historically survive in the otherwise harsh sand country.

Though the traditional owners would prefer if they didn’t, visitors can still climb it. Your guide supports this view, but will give travellers the information to make an informed decision and then the choice is up to the individual (the climb is 1.6km from base to top and people with heart conditions or breathing difficulties should not attempt it).

Climbing is not permitted if the Rangers consider it unsafe due to extreme temperatures, wind or rain. Photography is limited in some sites because of their significance. The area became a National Park in 1983 and a decision for dual naming of the area occurred in 1983.

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How to get around? The big rocks are actually a little distance from Yulara. where the accommodation and facilities are. If you are not with a tour, or didn't bring your car, you will need to decide how best to get to these locations. Hire cars can be expensive, and have limited kilometres; however shuttles to and from the rock are also expensive, so do the math and see what works best for you.

Cars can be rented nearby at Ayers Rock/Connellan Airport or at Yulara. The roads around Uluru and Kata Tjuta are all sealed, paved and well-maintained. Vehicles drive on the left, but there isn't much in the way of traffic in the area - people accustomed to driving on the right can probably manage it.
Ayers Rock Tours Many of the longer tours of the Ayers Rock Region depart and return to Alice Springs. Some will pick up at Ayers Rock but do not drop back at Ayers Rock. If you are wanting to do a 3 day or 5 day tour and experience the entire region it is best to start and finish in Alice Springs.
Uluru Express offers unlimited access to the Park from your choice of hotel at Yulara for 2-days or 3-days at a cost of $135 AU or $150 AU, respectively, which includes your admission to the Park. This is a great deal for those who wish to see all the attractions in the park at their own pace. Other trips are available.