Kings Canyon – Uluru

The day Josh had been waiting for for so long had finally arrived, we are on our way to see Uluru (Ayers Rock). Josh wanted to be on rock look out from the moment we started driving but had to be convinced that it would still be some hours before we would get to see the rock.

We drove straight through, with a quick coffee stop at the Mount Conner lookout. We had read that many people wrongly think that this is Uluru when they see it, and we could understand why when we saw it. It was still a bit further till we saw the real Uluru!

About 36 kilometers from Yulara Resort, we go the first glimpse of Uluru off in the distance and what a sight it was! You really do not understand the enormity of the rock until you see it for yourself. It was not long after that we saw Kata Tjuta in the distance, another imposing rock formation.

As we kept getting closer, the rock kept getting bigger and bigger and all were taken by the fact that dominated the skyline and stood out so much.

After we arrived at the resort, the kids raced off up to one of the lookouts in the park to get a birds eye view of the rock. Josh was keen to get in the car and go straight there, we made the first trip after lunch.





For those interested, there is a small supermarket in the Yulara Resort and the price of food and vegies, while not the cheapest around was not too badly priced. We had stocked up on most things until Alice Springs, but we did get a few items to supplement the cupboard.

Entry to the national park area is by purchasing a $25.00 three day pass that allows multiple entry to the national park plus a free guided tour at the base of the rock. As we arrived at about three, our pass started from the following day and so we got good value for our money.

We visited the Aboriginal Cultural centre where we read about the cultures and beliefs of the local tribes. As per the request of the centre, no photo's were taken here and so you will have to use your imagination. It was very intersting to read about many of the cultural issues but it is a shame that few of these continue around the rock as most aboriginals now avoid this area otherwise they are just used for photgraphs.

We had every intention of walking to one of the lookouts and having a view of the sunset, but somehow we were having tea at this time and so it would have to wait until tomorrow night.