The ABC has put together a series of podtours on the Red Centre Way.
FACT SHEET Location Treasured as Australia’s spiritual heart, the dual World Heritage-listed wilderness of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is an ancient desert landscape widely known as the ‘Red Centre’. Return to top. A few helpful facts about Uluru . Return to top. Ayers Rock Resort is 443 km (275 miles) from Alice Springs by road, or 45 minutes by air. Uluru stands 348 m tall and is 9.4km circumference and the highest of the 36 domes of Kata Tjuta is 546m high. I've searched the forums on this and never found a good summary for car hires in Uluru, so decided to call up all 3 airport rental places in January 2019 to see what the current status is.Hopefully this helps out some other people too as they figure out the best plan to hire cars in Uluru.. For what it's worth, Avis answered immediately when I called.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park expands across more than 327,414 acres of Australia’s desert outback and is home to two iconic rock formations. Uluru, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: zobacz recenzje, artykuły i zdjęcia dotyczące Uluru w serwisie Tripadvisor w Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia It’s 348 metres above the plain, and more than 860 metres above sea level – that’s higher than the Eiffel Tower or the Chrysler Building! Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia.The park is home to both Uluru and Kata Tjuta.It is located 1,943 kilometres (1,207 mi) south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometres (270 mi) south-west of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways. Spanning a vast expanse of the Northern Territory, the outback’s rugged beauty is Uluru is not the only rock formation in the area. Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park is inscribed on the World Heritage List for both its natural and cultural values. Ayers Rock Resort is 443 km (275 miles) from Alice Springs by road, or 45 minutes by air. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is 1326 km 2 in size (132,567 hectares, or 512 miles 2). Uluru was declared a World Heritage site by global body UNESCO back in 1987. Visit the Red Centre Way podtour series to hear the podtour about Ulu r u and Kata Tju t a.; ABC's Hindsight program presents an interesting historical podcast describing the birth of tourism at Ulu r u. (From the resort it's another 8 km to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park entrance, and a further 10 km to Ayers Rock.) Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, located 25 km (16 mi) to the east, and Kata Tjuta form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is 1326 km 2 in size (132,567 hectares, or 512 miles 2). You can experience both wonders in Uluru- Kata Tjuta National Park, which offers tours by Aboriginal guides and accommodation ranging from campsites to luxury resort. Fact Sheet The sorry rock phenomenon at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Every day, rangers at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park receive parcels containing souvenired rocks and sand, sent by guilty tourists. The tallest of which is 546 m (1,791 ft). Kata Tjuta also known as Mount Olga (or The Olgas) is a group of 36 large dome shaped rocks (originally being one massive monolith) located 25km (16mi) West of Uluru in the Northern Territory. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Kata Tjuta Facts. Listen to the podcast here.