Description
126,132ha

In 1872 a surveyor called Ernest Giles became the first white man to see the rock. A year later it was more thoroughly surveyed and climbed by William Gosse, who named it after Henry Ayers, prime minister of South Australia.

Until the end of the Second World War only a few curious visitors came here by camel, guided by local cattle drivers. In 1948 it became accessible by road; the influx of tourists grew and a number of motels and camp sites were opened close to the rock. In 1948 these were demolished and a new tourist center with its own airstrip, Ayers Rock Resort, was established 20km away.
Attractions within Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock) National Park

Ayers Rock (Yulara) Resort

The Ayers Rock tourist center was designed by Philip Cox. It is laid out on an S-shaped plan, with a luxury hotel at each end and shops, a visitor center, restaurants, an amphitheater, a motel and
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The Olgas / Kata Tjuta

The 36 rock domes of the Olgas (Kata Tjuta, 'many heads') cover a much larger area and the highest of them is considerably higher than Ayers Rock (546m above the surrounding plain and 1069m above
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Uluru National Park

Uluru National Park, 126,132ha and established in 1958, is one of Australia's most widely famed tourist attractions and in 1987 was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List. The park was returned
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Ayers Rock

This huge rock rising to a height of 348m above the surrounding plain, with a circumference of almost 9 km, consists of sandstone and conglomerate strata steeply tilted by earth movements
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Address
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Box 119
Yulara, NT 0872
Australia
Hours
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Open5:005:005:005:005:005:005:00
Closed21:0021:0021:0021:0021:0021:0021:00
March 1 to March 31
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Open5:305:305:305:305:305:305:30
Closed20:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:30
April 1 to April 30
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Open6:006:006:006:006:006:006:00
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
May 1 to May 31
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Open6:006:006:006:006:006:006:00
Closed19:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:30
June 1 to July 31
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Open6:306:306:306:306:306:306:30
Closed19:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:30
August 1 to August 31
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Open6:006:006:006:006:006:006:00
Closed19:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:30
September 1 to September 30
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Open5:305:305:305:305:305:305:30
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
October 1 to October 31
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Open5:005:005:005:005:005:005:00
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
November 1 to November 30
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Open5:005:005:005:005:005:005:00
Closed20:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:30
Cost
Adult$25.00
Child 16 & underFREE
All values are in local currency (Dollar).
Tips
There are daily scheduled flights to Connellan Airport, 6km from Ayers Rock Resort.
For individual travelers access is on the Stuart and Lasseter Highways, turning off at Erldunda. The road is asphalted all the way (c 450km from Alice Springs); even the notorious corrugated track between Ayers Rock and the Olgas has been straightened and asphalted.
Admission is valid for three consecutive days.
Parts of the park may be closed for cultural activities on occasion.
Transit
Country buses and excursion buses from Alice Springs.
Attractions Near Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock) National Park, Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Central Australia