Ayers Rock Australia - Uluru
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park

I will be climbing Ayers Rock  I think your writings on Ayers Rock are very one sided. I have spoken to numerous people that have climbed the rock and it is only when the government ...

Back when we knew no better...  I first visited Uluru with my parents back in the early 80's, and did "the climb." Back then we knew only that the rock had cultural significance to the ...

I climbed Uluru, a spiritual experience  The way I see it, Uluru was there millions of years before the Aborigines arrived, before the Whites arrived. No one owns the Rock, it belongs to the world,...

Celebrating my 40th year special  I loved Ayers Rock (Uluru). Not only did I choose to climb but I also did the extended helicopter flight over it. Why climb? Uluru has always been Ayers ...

Uluru--If I go I will climb  I've read quite a lot about whether and why to climb Urulu or not. There are a lot of reasons why conscientious people decide to climb it and why others ...

Ayers Rock Is Awesome!  For many years I have wanted to visit Ayers Rock, finally I got the chance with my husband and 3 boys.

To see it for the first time was just mesmirising,...

Is it right or wrong to climb Uluru? - Have a think  What is right and what's wrong? Every decent person would know the answer, those who don't, well you might have missed something important in your life....

Ayers Rock: Overpriced GUILT?  It is my understanding that traditional owners are in possession of both Uluru and the closest "resort". Note from B.: The traditional owners don't own ...

Don't ban the Uluru climb!  I thought long and hard about whether to climb Uluru or not. My husband and I did the walk around first and were very careful not to photograph the sacred ...

Dangerous but Marvelous  I was there in 2007 & I chose to climb it. I didn't feel like I was disrespecting the traditional owners at all as there were many others climbing it at ...

My country  I was first drawn to the rock as a 20 year old man. I some how knew that I would always go there. That I would go to the highest point of it. That I ...

Don't climb - here's why  Hi everyone, I arrived back to Melbourne last night from Uluru. Please don't climb the rock. We need to collectively stay off it, and here's why.

People ...

Get Wise  I have not yet been to Uluru. I went to Australia in January, so in summer, and decided to keep the outback for the next trip in winter.

However, what ...

Central Australia in December/January  My family and I are planning to visit Central Australia some time in December and January. But I worry about the temperature. Is it really very hot during ...

Happy to have climbed Uluru  Ever since I translated a story about an illegal climb of Uluru via Ngaltawata in 1976 - I think - for a mountaineering stories anthology, I wanted to ...

Spiritual, Magical Uluru  A few years ago, I went to Uluru. I was on a very low budget, but I went there, thinking the climb was closed a decade or two before. I was surprised by ...

Uluru – frequently unanswered questions  Beauty, bans, fines, nonsense & superstition... National or Aboriginal park? Aboriginal culture – the invisible side.... Is it really worth a visit?

After ...

Uluru: Climb or not  No, I would't "march into a Buddhist temple in shorts and hiking boots because the monks hadn't pressured "me" not to". But I certainly would do so dressed ...

To climb or not to climb, what was the question?  Tis funny how cultural significance changes over the years. The current guardians of Ayers Rock (Uluru) have brought forward opinions in the past 15 years ...

We Don't Climb  While studying abroad, our class spent several days at Uluru and spoke with a few Aboriginal elders.

They explained to us how sacred climbing Uluru ...

Living Earth  Yes, I really felt that the Earth itself was alive, sitting up there on the Uluru.

Despite having been brought to Uluru by a tourist bus (that was in ...

Approval to run into Uluru  We are planning to run from Alice Springs to Uluru in May (finishing at the base of Uluru).

Uluru being on Aboriginal land, would we need to submit ...

Uluru great, but cut out the vacillating on climbing!  Second trip to Uluru in July 2008. Climbed it the first time in 1997 when there wasn't much discussion about not doing it. This time around it is clearly ...

Rock of Ages  Ayers Rock is a natural geological feature. It is not a church, a mosque, a man made object.

For one group of people to ban everyone else when that ...

Watching Sunrise at Uluru  While we were waiting for the sun to rise at Uluru , I turned to see how far the sun had risen, when I spotted this guy standing on the roof of his car,...

Driving between Alice and Ayers  How many gas stations are there between Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, in other words, are they so few that we would need to fill up at each one? Also how ...

Uluru in December  We are planning to fly to Alice Spring, rent a car, travel 450kms to Uluru, check out the park, gouges and back to Alice Springs in December 2008.

In ...

Respect for a great people.  I am thinking about seeing Uluru. But I will respect the original Owners of this land and will not be one of those who ignore the gentle request not to ...

Bus from Ayers Rock campground  I am staying in a village tent on the Ayers Rock camp site and was just wondering if you can get a bus to Ayers Rock to see the sunset without having to ...

Uluru - Tourist trap or mystical place?  The articles in this guide really helped me create the right expectations for Uluru, and I believe doing so improved my overall experience. Thanks indeed....

People Should Be Allowed To Climb Uluru  Those in favour of climbing Uluru, will have the opportunity to examine the nartural and cultural beauty of this great sandstone monolithe. Uluru is now ...

Awe struck at Ayers Rock  Gidday! I finally got back home to write a few lines about how amazing my experience was climbing Uluru (aka Ayers Rock). I did have a little thought deep ...

Drive to Uluru from Alice .. Any Mountain Roads?  Could you please tell me if there are any mountain roads on the drive from Alice to Uluru?
I plan to visit next July with my 3 children (12,16 & 17), hiring ...

Pets at Uluru  ARE DOGS ALLOWED AT ULURU???? What did you do with your pets if they are not allowed???

Walking around Uluru is enjoyable  I visited Uluru several years ago and stayed for 4 days. I walked around and found it very enjoyable to see the different plants and views of Uluru from ...

Sunset and Sunrise Times around Uluru and Alice  Can you advise what the approx sunset and sunrise times are around Alice and Uluru in late October/early November? Planning the driving for our trip and ...

No need to climb Uluru  I've been to Uluru twice now, and both times have been very powerful experiences, but I didn't feel the need to climb it.


I would have to say that ...

Alice Springs/Uluru with small children in January  We (2 adults, 2 children - 5 & 8) would like to do a trip into Alice Springs/Uluru at the beginning of January, for about a week, after spending Chrsitmas ...

Ayers Rock to Perth  Thanks for your reply on the campervan hire from Melbourne to Perth question. We have now booked our campervan and will be travelling from Brisbane instead ...

9-day round trip drive Melbourne to Uluru/Ayers Rock  My friend and I are planning to rent a car and drive from Melbourne (leaving March 21 at 8 or 9am) to Uluru/Ayers Rock, returning to Melbourne by the end ...

Alice Springs to Ayers Rock - 5 1/2 days  I will be arriving in Alice Springs in the afternoon of March 24th. I will be driving the back way via Kings Canyon to Ayers Rock (4wd). I definitely want ...

Uluru - a hypnotic presence  On our first trip to Australia in August 2002 we drove from Darwin to Uluru in a campervan. Usually, before I leave home, I like to read books about the ...

Planning Outback trip to Red Centre  I need help with planning a four or five nights trip into "The Outback". We are an energetic couple 56 years old (a young 56). We love photography, camping,...

My Uluru experience 
I went to Uluru in 1982 when it was still largely called Ayers Rock , and before it was handed back to the Aboriginal owners. I climbed the rock ...

Driving From Airport To Ayers Rock  I have an enquiry about driving to Ayers Rock from the airport there. My girlfriend and I will be travelling from Cairns back to Perth on the 3rd of October ...

The secret of Uluru - how to enjoy this mystical place  I admit I was never attracted to visit Uluru , neither was my hubby. Too expensive, too far away, too much hype about the rock. When I planned our fourth ...

Ayers Rock in '73  I climbed Ayers Rock in '73'. Back then it was called Ayers Rock and it was a prerequisite of our school to climb. If you didn't climb you would get a ...

Climb the rock!  I climbed the rock back in 1987 and it was a soulful experience. All Australians have the right to climb and they should. I felt more in tune with our ...

Climbed Uluru and LOVED it!!  Let's see, I am an Environmentalist, therefore to me the most precious thing about going anywhere is the impact on the environment.

I HAVE been to many ...

Ayers Rock 1970  I was a boy of 8 when we went to Ayers Rock 40 years ago. There was nothing there but the rock. Of course I climbed it! I will always remember it. I ...

My Grandmother's sacred site  My grandmother was one of the stolen generation. It was a very important event in her life when she was able to climb Uluru. I was brought up, that it ...

I climbed Uluru in 1984  I visited Ayers Rock in 1984, before it became a huge visitor centre. There was one hotel, still being finshed off, and contact for bookings was by telegraph....

Respectful  I had a lovely three days at Uluru and myself and my travelling partner decided very quickly that we would not climb Uluru.
I had been told by an Aborigine ...

Uluru: a controversial place  We only spent one day and half in Uluru area, and even if it was a bit short we really enjoyed it.

We didn't climb it, we was hesitating with all ...

The Uluru summit is fantastic  Climbing to the top of Ayers Rock was one of the most amazing and profound experiences of my life. It ranks with being on glaciers and active volcanoes....

Kata Tjuta the most amazing experience  A few years ago I did a drive with a friend from Cairns to the Red Centre. I was firstly stunned by the Devils Marbles but after that Kata Tjuta was ...

Uluru - Once In A Lifetime!  My family and I got our caravan and went on a trip to see all of the awesome landmarks in Australia. Uluru was one, and boy was it amazing. You don't realize ...

On the way to Alice Springs...  My mother and I took a bus tour through Australia's Outback in 1980 to experience the various places, see Ayers Rock and the Olgas. There were hardly any ...

The Climb   I am about to visit Uluru BUT I will NOT be climbing the rock.
A few years ago I studied Tourism studies and learnt a lot I did not know about the history ...

Fantastic, Uluru is not to be missed!  I had low expectations of my visit to Uluru, after all, it is one of the most common images of Australia, and we've all seen it on every guide, programme ...