Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock) Travel Forum

Hi~

I have trouble finding a cheaper to go to Alice Springs~ As I plan to go to Sydney after Alice Springs so I could not buy return ticket. And it seems that taking a coach is much more expensive that plane.

Besides, there are a lot of choices for Safari tour to Uluru and King Canyon and the price varies a lot. So are there any tour really good with a reasonable price??

Thanks a lot~

I am considering doing a day trip to Kings Canyon during my stay in Uluru.

1) As a foreign driver, can I drive a car in Australia? Are there any restrictions?

2) Is it worth it to do the drive myself or better to use a tour company?

Thanks

I am considering doing a day trip to Kings Canyon during my stay in Uluru.

1) As a foreign driver, can I drive a car in Australia? Are there any restrictions?

2) Is it worth it to do the drive myself or better to use a tour company?

Thanks

I'm planning to join a tour traveling from Ayers Rock or Alice Spring then heading south to Adelaide. I have about 6-7 days for this trip, and I'd like to spend no more than 700 on this tour. I'm not sure should I start from Alice Spring or Ayers Rock and Does any one have any good suggestions or recommendation for a good tour to join?
Thanks a lot :)

I have a limited time (only about one day, 26 hours) to spend at Uluru. What can I do in this limited period of time. It is my first visit. How do I get from the local airport out to Uluru, how long does it take, how expensive, where can I sleep the night. I will be going in early September.
Thank You!!

i'm flying into alice springs from cairns on sunday, june 25th. i need a hotel for that night and i want to take an overnight tour to uluru the next day...therefore need a hotel room for the 27th in alice as well as i am flying to darwin from alice on that date. not interested in a hostel...somewhere in the center of town as i like to walk around .

thanx

Hi all...
Anyone Know Melanka Backpackers? I have to decide where to stay. I have seen YHA Hostel, Alices secret Travellers and Annie's Place. What do you think about?.

The second question is: I have to fly from Cairns to Alice Spring at the and of September. What is better solution? To make a reservation from Italy now? Or wait to arrive at 7 september to sydney. It would be late for find a seat?

I'll be touring Ayers Rock at the end of October.
Which is the best Observatory tour to take in the evening: the one at the Ayers Rock Observatory or the one in Alice Springs? What is the difference between them?

Doea anyone have an experience of taking the this alfresco dining at Uluru in early July?

The experience sounds amazing, but we are worried about the outdoor temperatures after sunset!

We are planning on visiting Uluru in December, sometime between 18th and 24th. We will have a campervan and want to stay for two nights in the campground. When should we book to be sure that we get a spot?

We have not finalised our itinery yet but obviously do not want to miss out because the campgound is booked out.

hi all group of 6 of us had booked cabin in ayers rock resort but now a friend wit a major phobia for spiders and all things creepy crawly has said she refuses to stay in the cabin for fear of insects etc. can anyone give me some reassurance on this situation in the cabins?
Other alternatvie is to stay in the outback pioneer hostel dorms? has anyone stayed here? what are toilts, showers, sheets etc like?

Thanks

I'll be visiting Ayer Rocks coming May for 5 days. I'd like to hire a car for maybe 3 days, since I figured I could save some money instead of hiring the full 5 days. Is there any car hiring company within the Ayers Rock resort? or do I have to get it from the aiport?

My husband and I are arriving in Uluru in about 3 weeks and have nothing planned. We are flying into Uluru and flying out of Alice 4 days later. We were hoping for a self drive itinerary including the Olgas and Kings Canyon. Not having much luck arranging this at any sort of reasonable price. Seems that one way fees are a killer in addition to cost of staying at Yulara. Any one done a similar itinerary? Any tips or suggested timetables? Thanks a bunch.

Looking for some firsthand info regarding this level of fitness required for this walk. Am booked to do it next month but now having second thoughts having read some postings.

I have read that the path is very rocky but is there a lot of climbing involved als?? Have read that at one point, one must climb a sheer cliff. This would not be for me. Just want to make sure that I book the right tour. I am a 56 year old woman with no physical limitations.

THanks for any info!!!!!!

Hi - I am interested in visiting Uluru in July but I don't really like hot weather, which for me is anything over 27 deg C. Can anyone tell me what the usual maximum temperature is in Uluru National Park area in July? Also - can anyone tell me if tours to this area are available out of Adelaide? Thanks.

Hi, my husband and I arrive in Alice Springs by The Ghan on 8 May and are staying 3 nts at Sails in the Desert. Out problem seems to be how to get from Alice to the resort the same day. We checked Greyhound buses and they only depart Alice early morning (once a day). The Ghan arrives Alice 11.55am. and we are very surprised to find seemingly no connecting transport out to the resort to coincide with train's arrival. We will hire a car for the 3 days at the resort as we are flying out of Ayers Rock airport to Sydney. So, can anyone advise what options there are. Thanks for any help.

Hi, my husband and I arrive in Alice Springs by The Ghan on 8 May and are staying 3 nts at Sails in the Desert. Out problem seems to be how to get from Alice to the resort the same day. We checked Greyhound buses and they only depart Alice early morning (once a day). The Ghan arrives Alice 11.55am. and we are very surprised to find seemingly no connecting transport out to the resort to coincide with train's arrival. We will hire a car for the 3 days at the resort as we are flying out of Ayers Rock airport to Sydney. So, can anyone advise what options there are. Thanks for any help.

Hi, I'm looking to book a tour starting at Ayers Rock Airport ( most of them seem to pick you up at the airport at 1pm)and ending at Alice around early evening after a night at Uluru and a night at Kings Canyon. We want to stay in fixed tents rather then swags or hotels, and there are 3 of us, so we want to avoid single supplements if possible. I've tried a few but havn't found one that meets our needs. Can anyone help?
Thanks

We are going to Ayers Rock March 3 through 6. What kind of weather should we expect?

Hi guys

I'm excited about my first trip to Oz, but have limited time. I am planning to visit Uluru from Sydney, and then go on to Cairns and the GBR. Is it possible to fly in on a Saturday morning and fly out Sunday afternoon? Is this enough time? I'm confused about which airports to come in and out of, where to stay (a cool hotel close to the rock I guess) and the best times to see Uluru. There are so many different places closeby, not sure what should be a priority. To make things more complicated, I don't drive, so also need transport advice and I'm travelling solo. Thanks very much!

Cheers,

Rob.

ive now saw a package which takes your from a hostel annies place in alice springs and takes you on 2 day tour to uluru visiting kings canyon on the way and staying in swags both nights.now im confused as to whether to stay in the cabins and tour from there each day or stay in the swags.
suggestions? the tour is with mulgas tours.

thanks x

have saw that you can hire a cabin for 6 peoplein the ayers rock resort. has anyone stayed here. sounds good cos you can use all the resort facilites such as swimming pool, bbq area and theres free transfer from the airport. can anyone recommend good tours from this resort bearing in mind i'll be there for 2 days.

thanks

HIHI guys,
planning to camp at Kings canyon & Ayers Rock campground. Wheras you can hire tents at Ayers Rock, it seems impossible to do so at the canyon. do you know if there is an agency or something else where its possible to rent tents for 2 nights ?
Dont wanna sleep in room at the canyon - It will spoil the whole atmosphere...
any thoughts?
(no going via Alice spring)
thx

hihi
renting a car to go to Kings Canyon, but thinking to drop it before exploring ayers rock and olgas, grabbing maybe a bus or something for these sites. Is it easy to move around there (ie. enough and frequent buses) or better to keep the car until the end ?
also have u done the silence of sound dinner ? is it worth it?
thx

hi everybody.
would love to do the 3 days camping safari where you camp in uluru and kings canyon but all the tours seem to be finishing off in alice spring whereas i need to stop in uluro to catch a flight. So would like to do kings canyon first ..wondering if there are a/r coaches in the afternoon which go there so that i can camp in the nite, visit and trek the canyon the morning afterwards and come back to uluru lunch time. how far is it?
thx for your help

Hi all back again for more info. Thinking the best time in our trip to include this trip to the centre is to fly from melbourne to ayres rock and then take a tour to alice springs and fly to sydney.
thinking of cutting out melbourne to sydney section instead of travelling up this route, it was suggested we wouldnt miss much by doing this and it would be better to use this time in the centre, any suggestions?
Whats in alice springs?? is it just a town is it worth travelling the 5 hours from ayres rock to here to see (what is there to see?) would it be better to just fly in and out of ayres rock and do a 2/3 day tour around here?
Thanks
any good budget tour companies that do this tour or would it be better to this yourself?

Hi
I'm going to Uluru this weekend. We're staying at the campsite. I would like to do the base walk of Uluru and also the walk through the valley of the winds - together with photos at dawn. Is it best to rent a car to get ourselves around, or would anyone recommend joining a tour? Can we get on to the tours from the campsite or is staying in the overpriced resort mandatory?

thanks!

Hi all! hoping to fly out to alice springs/ayres rock area for a few days during our stay to oz. how long should we spend? we will be travelling up the east coast form melbourne to cairns and want to fly from somewhere along the way and then fly back to the east coast. what is the best way to do this? what is the nearest airport and where is the cheapest to fly from? Thanks hope that makes sense

Hi Guys

Hope you can help me, i am arriving in Sydney on December 26th, and have a friend arriving on Jan 1st, in this time i would like to go to Ayers Rock, but do not know much about it, can you tell me if it is safe for me to b there on my own, how long i should go for? hw much it would cost me? and how long it will take to fly there from sydney? will it be fun to b there at this time of year?
Any hints and tips would b great as I am hopeless at arranging this trip.
and on anything else.

Thanks
Bloomy

Im staying in Uluru for 4 days and was wondering if anyone knows if there are any companies that run day trips out of the Ayers Rock Resort to Kings Canyon?