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Let's Rock Uluru A field guide to the Red Centre

The Rock Kata Tjuṯa Kings Canyon Drives Planning

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Uluṟu

The Uluṟu Base Walk: What 10.6 Kilometres Actually Involves 5 min
Five Places to Watch the Rock Change Colour 4 min
The Climb Closed in 2019. People Still Ask. 4 min
Waterholes and Rock Art: The Part of Uluṟu Most People Walk Past 4 min
The Cultural Centre Is Not the Thing You Skip 4 min

Kata Tjuṯa

Valley of the Winds: The Walk, the Cut-off, and Who Should Skip It 4 min
What You Can Photograph at Kata Tjuṯa, and What You Should Not 3 min

Kings Canyon

The Kings Canyon Rim Walk, Honestly 4 min
Three Kings Canyon Walks That Are Not the Rim 4 min
Accessible Walks in the Red Centre: One Is Genuinely Wheelchair-Friendly 4 min

Drives

The Mereenie Loop: Unsealed, Permitted, and Not for Everyone 4 min
The Red Centre Way in a 2WD: Yes, Really 4 min
465 Kilometres: What the Alice Springs to Uluṟu Drive Actually Costs You 4 min
The West MacDonnell Ranges: Six Gorges in One Corridor 4 min
The Great Central Road: Three Permits, Three Days, No Extensions 4 min

Planning

The Uluṟu Park Pass: What It Covers, and What It Does Not 4 min
Two Pass Systems, Not One 3 min
When to Come: Four Seasons, Four Different Trips 4 min
This Is Someone's Country, Not a Backdrop 4 min
Where You Actually Sleep Near Uluṟu 4 min
Is the Road Open? Three Registers, Three Answers 4 min

Let's Rock Uluru

An independent field guide to Uluṟu, Kata Tjuṯa, Kings Canyon and the ranges between them. Written for people driving themselves, slowly, and reading the signs.

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Practical

Park passes and permits
Distances and fuel
Camping and where to sleep
Road and park status

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Central Australia and their continuing connection to land, water and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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