From Alice Springs I did the classic three day excursion to Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and King's Gorge. The group I travelled with was once more full of nice people and we had again a lot of fun.
The first day we set of driving to King's Gorge (and that took half of the day, because Uluru is not located next to Alice Springs... there are a few hundred km to drive first!). At King's Gorge we did a nice walk - this will say most of the group climbed up the Gorge and walked around it. Personally I opted for the easy walk along the the dry riverbed: there was some shade from the trees and the sights of the Gorge from the bottom is also very impressive!
We then spent the night at a bush camp, with a nice campfire and sleeping in swags. We started the second day with exploring Kata Tjuta. These are some rocks or hills sticking strangely out of the desert landscape - quite impressive and funny round rocks.
In the afternoon we visited the Uluru visitor center and did a small walk at the base of Uluru. This allowed me to learn something about the culture of the Aboriginals. At the end of the day we watched the sunset from the official sunset viewing point for coaches. The pictures are of lovely nature and showing the rock all by itself. But in reality we were hundreds of people, on about 15 different coaches, having a drink and watching the sunset. It was more like one big party than the peaceful and quite enjoyment of nature the pictures seem to show.
After a nights sleep at the Uluru camp site, the same buses and people regrouped again - this time at the sunrise viewing point. There was not much space to get in that perfect picture and people were sticking out there elbows quite far to ensure that they could capture Uluru in full and without anyone disturbing the picture. I must confess I walked a way enjoyed the amazing colors from a different location - I did not get to take that perfect picture, but got to enjoy the wonderful colors on Uluru in peace.
Aaah and I must mention: I was so lucky to have booked my tour at full moon. This was pure coincidence and luck. This added an additional touch to the whole tour: when the sun went down, the moon came up on the other side at the same time - and vice versa. And during the night, there was no need for any torches, the moon provided light enough!
On the last day we spent the morning walking around Uluru before travelling back home to Alice Springs. All in all a very nice tour, with great sights and a lot of interesting information about the aboriginal culture - I enjoyed it a lot!
And for those who want to see the far too many pictures I took - they are located here.
The first day we set of driving to King's Gorge (and that took half of the day, because Uluru is not located next to Alice Springs... there are a few hundred km to drive first!). At King's Gorge we did a nice walk - this will say most of the group climbed up the Gorge and walked around it. Personally I opted for the easy walk along the the dry riverbed: there was some shade from the trees and the sights of the Gorge from the bottom is also very impressive!
We then spent the night at a bush camp, with a nice campfire and sleeping in swags. We started the second day with exploring Kata Tjuta. These are some rocks or hills sticking strangely out of the desert landscape - quite impressive and funny round rocks.
In the afternoon we visited the Uluru visitor center and did a small walk at the base of Uluru. This allowed me to learn something about the culture of the Aboriginals. At the end of the day we watched the sunset from the official sunset viewing point for coaches. The pictures are of lovely nature and showing the rock all by itself. But in reality we were hundreds of people, on about 15 different coaches, having a drink and watching the sunset. It was more like one big party than the peaceful and quite enjoyment of nature the pictures seem to show.
After a nights sleep at the Uluru camp site, the same buses and people regrouped again - this time at the sunrise viewing point. There was not much space to get in that perfect picture and people were sticking out there elbows quite far to ensure that they could capture Uluru in full and without anyone disturbing the picture. I must confess I walked a way enjoyed the amazing colors from a different location - I did not get to take that perfect picture, but got to enjoy the wonderful colors on Uluru in peace.
Aaah and I must mention: I was so lucky to have booked my tour at full moon. This was pure coincidence and luck. This added an additional touch to the whole tour: when the sun went down, the moon came up on the other side at the same time - and vice versa. And during the night, there was no need for any torches, the moon provided light enough!
On the last day we spent the morning walking around Uluru before travelling back home to Alice Springs. All in all a very nice tour, with great sights and a lot of interesting information about the aboriginal culture - I enjoyed it a lot!
And for those who want to see the far too many pictures I took - they are located here.
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