Ayers Rock (Uluru) Centrepiece of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Ayers Rock or as it is more correctly known Uluru, is well worth the flight halfway across Australia. To watch the dawn rise over this monolith and then climb its 384 metres before it becomes too hot, is to enjoy nature at its most powerful and dramatic.
This is also sacred land to the Aboriginal Australians with the nearby Kata Tjuta or Olgas, 36 steep sided domes, are also worth a visit. You can walk through the Olga Gorge and then take in a dramatic sunset to end your day in the Red Centre.
For those with time constraints, we suggest our two nights/ three days tour flying into the local Ayers Rock airport and departing two days later. This gives an opportunity to witness the Rock at all times of day and to explore some of the surrounding areas.