Uluru (Ayers Rock)

The Ayers Rock is the world’s biggest monolith in the Australian Outback and it’s nowadays officially called as the Uluru. It’s the name of the Aborigines, which understand this place as a sanctuary. The Uluru is 3,6 km long and rises a towering 348 m from the surrounding sandy scrubland. It lies approx. 230 km southwest from Alice Springs in the “Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park”. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are within this 1.336 km² area and it belongs as a world heritage. There are also Aborigine rock arts as well as several holy places, which are not accessible for tourists.

The Anangu Aborigines are custodians of these lands, it is a sanctuary for them and they take responsibility for the safety of visitors. Any injuries or deaths that occur on the rock (and they do occur) are a source of distress to them. For these reasons, the Anangu don’t climb on the rock anymore and they ask you that you don’t eighter.

The park is partly or completely closed sometimes, if there is a extremely high temperature, darkness, bad weather or religious events. There are some prohibitions within the park, like partly photographing prohibitions or the access to some holy places. You have to pay up to A$ 6000 per offence. The entrance to the National Park costs A$ 25 per Person (3 days).