Tali Wiru Dinner - YULARA

Impressive place, we felt emotional when we visited Uluru, undoubtedly a spiritual place and special significance to the traditional landowners, Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatara people. Uluru is enormous, like what it would feel like swimming under Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the heat and the air so dry, and there not much sound, no birds or car traffic, quiet still and dusty. however the conditions gave us a feel for what living outback must be like tough. How Aboriginal people survived out here for thousands of years is fascinating. Luckily for us, we stayed in the Outback Pioneer lodge, air con, and ate at the restaurant five star dinners with cold beer and fine wine. We visited the Aboriginal information facility and booked a tour with a Aboriginal guide and listened fascinated to his to stories about the Rock and its people.We chose not to climb the Uluru to respect the wishes of the traditional owners., instead we hired a car and drove out to Uluru lookouts at sunrise and sunset, to take our photographs there were so many flies, we had to wear nets over our heads! But we didn't care, the adventure is so moving, so unforgettable. A visit to Australia must include a trip Outback to Uluru and its people.

The three-day pass for unlimited entries(need to be out by 19:30) of the park is 38AU$ for adults. Great place to hike and sightsee. The Uluru base walk is moderate and about 10k, make sure you use the loo before the walk. Drink plenty of water, there are two water stations, one at the start and one at the mid-point. Definitely go and do the Mala walk where a ranger takes you and explains the history and stories of the Uluru, very fascinating. It’s available everyday at 10am at the car park meeting point. The Olga has two routes: -The Walpa gorge is quite moderate and doesn’t take long; it also has a nice sunset viewing area nearby. -The valley of the winds walk on the other hand is quite difficult in some areas but would be okay for most people. (Check out the photo with the route) Would definitely recommend.

Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park is so beautiful and break taking. There is nothing physically stopping you from climbing Uluru, but please be respectful and don’t climb it. This is sacred place to the natives. The size of Kata Tjuta is so nice, but I believe not as many people visit this only Uluru. The Olgas are worth a visit.

Three days proved to be a little less to enjoy all that this park has to offer. We witnessed dramatically different sunsets and sunrises in just three days. Be sure to start with the cultural centre and pick up the trekking maps. Google maps is not accurate. Get the park tickets online.

Such a special place in Central Australia. Take the time to read the signs around the rock that tell some of the stories and history of Uluru. The walks are all spectacular. If you're there at the right time you might get to see it raining on the rock amazing!