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Yulara Slideshow
Yulara
Travel Blogs from Yulara, Australia
The Red Centre of it All
... has been changed to Uluru, the airport and the resort are still called Ayers. Our flight was 4 hours and I was looking forward to seeing Australia from the air- but it was not to be as we had cloud from 10 minutes out of Sydney all the way in. We were ...
To the middle of the Continent
... , not just one, where gone. Obviously the locals do not want to hit any kangaroos, cows, emus or camels. Yes camels. Apparently Australia has the worlds biggest population of wild camels. Over 650,000 of them. And they are hated and pests. They came over ...
The olgas and Kings Canyon
The next couple of days we whizzed around in our camper trying to do all the walking before it got hot, but it rained! Apparently, it doesn't rain on the big red rock that often, so we were quite lucky to see it. Or, you could look at it that it seems to ...
The VBR
... job this was the Valley of the Winds - to keep the oxygen flowing... (Not) Sunset over the Rock As we returned to the Yulara campground, the cloud started to close in from the west, with the forecast of quite a lot (10mm) of rain. Sunset tonight ...
The Olgas
We started the day at 4:45 a.m. to gather our things in time to catch the sunrise over Uluru and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). Jared gave us a tip for waking up on the right side of the bed: clap your hands three times and cry "yes!" and you will apparently ...
Uluru and Kata Tjuta
... par de vezes no caminho, uma vez para vermos um lago salgado (e seco), e outra vez para vermos o Monte Conner. Chegámos a Yulara (a cidade turistica que serve Uluru) a meio da tarde, o parque de campismo estava muito mais cheio do que em Kings Canyon ...
The Olgas and a taste of Ayers Rock
... ‘faces‘ and skeletons. We walked a 7.2 km loop around Kata Tjuta. On the way Skip gave us a geology lesson explaining how Australia came to be what it is today, going over the various ice ages and how it was covered by sea. The high levels of ...
Ayres Rock
We took the morning flight to Alice Springs and it felt nice to be on a plane again. After weeks behind the wheel there was a novelty in having someone else drive, although on this occasion, sitting in a 737, I wouldn't have minded giving it a try. ...
Our first week
... pool. Had dinner and went to bed early. I think we are all still jet lagged! Wednesday 9 August The 'Red Centre' of Australia is indeed a dangerous place. We very nearly did not manage to escape from the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. With that ...
The Outback
... to reach the Opal Capital of the world, Coober Pedy. Our drive put us on the Stuart Highway which is named for one of Australia's most famous explorers. John McDougall Stewart was the first white guy to cross Australia from Sea to Sea. He actually did it ...
The Red Centre
From Alice Springs I did a 9 day trip called Cloud 9 with Adventure Tours. It started with 3 days around the red centre. I joined a new group of people and made some new friends - Erin from Canada, and Kristan & Naomi from London. We went to the Olgas ...
Northern Territory
Almost missed our flight to Ayres Rock (now called Uluru) the next day as the taxis and airport transfers took their time but then all showed up at the same time. No one seems in a hurry. Also there doesn't seem to be that many people around. Arrived in ...
The Rock
... lunch, we did a 3hr hike up and through the canyon just an absolutely amazing walk and views. Another long drive to Yulara - the small hotel town nearest to Uluru (Ayers Rock). We got here around 9pm and after dinner around the campfire and a ...
Rock on Tommy
It was another late night chatting followed by a daft early start to see the sun rise. By now I was surprised I was still functioning at all. We snapped away again and then drove to the rock for a full walk around the base. Quick little known fact, ...
Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta
Due to my inability to add simple numbers together we realised we were unable to go to Uluru with the camper van and so booked ourselves onto a 3 day 2 night trip to go to Kings Canyon, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). I'm glad we went on a ...
Ayers Rock - My experiences in the Outback
Tuesday March 8 - 9, 2005 Today we left to go to see the formation known as the Olgas (Kata Tjuta). This was the beginning of my experiences with the Aboriginals way of life and the beliefs that they share in their culture. The area is a National ...
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
... few months, soooo sorry for the delay but I'm sure it's worth the wait! And then there was one...... Karen has now sadly departed Australia to return to the motherland, leaving me on my lonesome! But not to worry, there are lots more pics to put on the ...
Day 52 Ayers Rock - Flies Everywhere!
Our Quantas flight wasn't too bad. I saw the movie Blind Sided. We had to take a shuttle bus to the resort but I was able to get a 2nd seat. We are staying at Desert Gardens Hotel (part of the Voyages resort.) I am glad I picked this hotel. We got a ...
In the Outback - Uluru
... not knowing if they would come back alive. Many of them didn't. The Ayers Rock Resort is pretty much in the very middle of Australia, and there is nothing else around expect for the big rock Uluru, The Olgas and Alice Springs 300 miles down the road. Our ...
Day 55 - Uluru
Day 55 Ayers Rock / Uluru Yikes, that was an early start. Alarm at 5:15 and at the wait point for 5:55. Of course the tour bloke finally arrived at 6:15 annoyingly. Anyway we hopped on the desert style bush bus with the rest of the tourees and set off ...
What happened to the Sun?
From Coober Pedy, we were on our way to tent it at Uluru. Although we were excited about seeing the great rock in the middle, it was raining. Just to give you an estimate of how many people see rain at Uluru, we were part of that lucky 1%. Moreover, ...
Uluru and our return south
If a picture paints a thousand words then have a look at these and choose your own ...
Oct 8, 0r5 (Saturday)--Still Continued 3
After supper we had the desert animal presentation by Chris who took us to Ayers Rock. He showed and let us touch lizards, snakes, and dingo dogs. We were back in our room after 8 pm to rest for the ...
Sunrise at Uluru, the Olgas, then back to Alice
... and wonder, but also based on the historical and cultural significance that the sites hold for the indigenous peoples who were there in Australia long before the Western settlers arrived. Following the base walk of Uluru, and a short trek up one of the ...
Uluru (Ayres Rock)
Right, as I said in my last entry, the only reason people go to Alice Springs, is so they can then take a trip out to Uluru. What I didn't realise, before I came to Alice, was that the "Rock" is bloody miles away from the town! So I took a two day ...
Waiting!!
... to Perth and from Perth on to Singapore I will arrive in Singapore at 20.45 there time this evening. Sad to be leaving Australia and i wish I could have extended the holiday...i don't feel I have been away for 6 weeks....think its because I've had the ...
Big red rock
This big mother red rock is why most people come to the outback. Ularu AKA Ayer's Rock. It is a "monolith" fancy word for one solid rock structure without cracks. Big ass red rock. It's claim to fame is the amazing sun rises and sets and the fact that ...
Oct 7, 05 (Friday)--Continued
We departed at 9:45. We stopped and climb a hill to view Mt. Conner that looked like a toothbrush and also a salt lake on the other side of a hill. The sand almost in red covered the hill. We arrived at our destination in mid afternoon and had lunch at ...