Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Mar 30th 2015, 11:43 pm
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Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Hi all.
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Mar 31st 2015, 12:02 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Hi all.
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Rock & general area is worth seeing if you haven't seen outback before - more point to climbing it I would say. Only enough diversion for a few days at most. Can't say I saw any kangaroos there.
Mar 31st 2015, 12:12 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
It's worth going for the Sounds of Silence dinner that the resort offers; great astronomy talk and amazing to see the milky way.
We didn't climb the rock, just walked around it. It's an amazing place and highly recommended.
We didn't climb the rock, just walked around it. It's an amazing place and highly recommended.
Mar 31st 2015, 12:17 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Hi all.
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Mar 31st 2015, 12:23 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
you're not supposed to climb the rock now are you?? It's protected
Please don't climb | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | Parks Australia
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That's a really important sacred thing that you are climbing... You shouldn't climb. It's not the real thing about this place. And maybe that makes you a bit sad. But anyway that's what we have to say. We are obliged by Tjukurpa to say. And all the tourists will brighten up and say, 'Oh I see. This is the right way. This is the thing that's right. This is the proper way: no climbing.'
Kunmanara, traditional owner
The climb is not prohibited but we ask you to respect our law and culture by not climbing Uluru.
That's a really important sacred thing that you are climbing... You shouldn't climb. It's not the real thing about this place. And maybe that makes you a bit sad. But anyway that's what we have to say. We are obliged by Tjukurpa to say. And all the tourists will brighten up and say, 'Oh I see. This is the right way. This is the thing that's right. This is the proper way: no climbing.'
Kunmanara, traditional owner
The climb is not prohibited but we ask you to respect our law and culture by not climbing Uluru.
Mar 31st 2015, 12:57 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Hi all.
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
Himself and I are looking a wedding anniversary in the face & so we are looking for somewhere we can mark this particular day & put some memories in place.
Himself has suggested Ayers Rock/Uluru. It would be June time.
Is that a good place to spend a few days ? Is the rock worth seeing? I'd have camped close by for the heck of it when I was a young'un. These days I probably need something a bit more comfy.
Silly question. Would I get to see kangaroos boinging about the place.
thanks
It is definitely worth going - As GG says, the sounds of silence tour is excellent, and I also recommend the camel ride that goeas around the base at dusk. That was well worth it.
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Mar 31st 2015, 2:12 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
This is sounding like a goer.
Good thought about the flies. We went to Kakadu back in 1997 and the flies were a bit of a nightmare .
I'm into the night sky bigtime so that also sounds right up my street.
I think himself wants a 'Close Encounter' with that rock.
I'd be up for the camel ride too. Been on a camel a few times now and I manage that better than a horse. 
What about a place to stay please?
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There seems to be a few different named places but all under the umbrella of 'Ayers Rock Resort'.
Good thought about the flies. We went to Kakadu back in 1997 and the flies were a bit of a nightmare .
I'm into the night sky bigtime so that also sounds right up my street.
I think himself wants a 'Close Encounter' with that rock.
I'd be up for the camel ride too. Been on a camel a few times now and I manage that better than a horse. What about a place to stay please?
...edit.....
There seems to be a few different named places but all under the umbrella of 'Ayers Rock Resort'.
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Mar 31st 2015, 2:26 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
And it's perfectly possible to climb the rock, just be aware it's a 45 deg angle, going up 1000 feet, with little to hang onto. It knackered me, but the little japanese grannies were shooting up there.
Mar 31st 2015, 2:30 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
Yep, basically one company has it sewn up, the only difference between the places is the price points they hit, all overpriced.
And it's perfectly possible to climb the rock, just be aware it's a 45 deg angle, going up 1000 feet, with little to hang onto. It knackered me, but the little japanese grannies were shooting up there.
And it's perfectly possible to climb the rock, just be aware it's a 45 deg angle, going up 1000 feet, with little to hang onto. It knackered me, but the little japanese grannies were shooting up there.
Yes, I stayed at the resort, and it was a bit pricey, but all very convenient, and the organised tours come and collect you from there etc. There is a camp site too...
I didn't get to climb the rock, because I was one of the handful of visitors who get to see it being rained on
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Mar 31st 2015, 3:59 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
No...You have to come to Perth instead. Accommodation is very inexpensive ($0) at Dorothy's Resort and Spa and there's the added bonus of a car at your disposal.
Although, Uluru is probably a pretty close second.
Although, Uluru is probably a pretty close second.
Mar 31st 2015, 4:34 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
you're not supposed to climb the rock now are you?? It's protected
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Mar 31st 2015, 5:04 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
I didn't climb the rock out of respect of it being a sacred site but the base walk was spectacular. You should also be there for sunrise/sunset - an amazing experience. If you want to climb a 'rock', go to Kings Canyon but mind the pesky flies!
Mar 31st 2015, 5:31 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
I wouldn't climb it out of respect for the tribal beliefs. They do believe it to be a sacred site
and I understand, from when we were there, that it is the tribe that runs the accommodations .............. the area is under their control.
and I understand, from when we were there, that it is the tribe that runs the accommodations .............. the area is under their control.
Mar 31st 2015, 7:45 am
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Re: Ayers Rock Uluru - Is it worth a visit please?
The reason being that if many people couldn't climb it, they wouldn't bother going and the tourist business around Ayers Rock would suffer
So obviously money is more important than tradition - I can dig that
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