Destination Uluru
Five things to do
Walk: Uluru
The best way to get up and close to Uluru is by walking around it. The self-guided base walk is about 10km and takes you around the entire rock. There are incredible ancient paintings and carvings by the Anangu people etched into Uluru. Plan to start walking early in the morning at parts of the track close as the temperature climbs. Keep in mind this is a sacred site and some areas are not to be photographed. (Tip: buy a fly face net in town as the pests are incessant.)
Visit: Kata Tjuta
Also known as The Olgas, Kata Tjuta is a formation of domed sandstone rocks around 40km west of Uluru and is just as spectacular. If you’re up for a challenge, the Valley of the Winds walk is a 7.4km (and at some points very steep) circuit that weaves through the
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