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If you are planning to do any walking in Ayres Rock resort especially out at Uluru and The Olgas, think carefully about your footwear.
My trainers were ruined !!
I didn't think about the red dust and as a result my runners were pink when I finished and haven't...
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If you don't have your own transport than there are numerous options for getting out to the rock.
Most tour desks or hotel receptions wil try to sell you an organised tour. Less well advertised however is ULURU EXPRESS which is a transport only service out to the rock and also the...
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
To wlk up, or not to walk up? That is the question...
There are signs everywhere asking tourist not to walk up Uluru. Of the 12 people who got off my bus I was the only one that didn't. I am no way trying to take the moral high ground here as it is an individual choice BUT I would...
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Ok so I'll admit that it is incredibly touristy of me but I succumbed to a helicopter trip at (Uluru) Ayres Rock. As I decided not to climb it (as requested by it's spiritual owners) I decided that the only way I would see the top would be to fly over (Incidently I never found out if this is...
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
If you want to know what a 5* backpackers would look like then head to the YHA at Ayres Rock. It's actually called Outback Pioneers and if you stay there you get to use all the facilities in the resort. Posh restaurant and pool included.
I paid $34 for a bed in a 20 share dorm...
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Globetrotter
Apr 11, 2008
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Staying at Ayers Rock can become quite expensive, simply because your options are limited. A large resort has developed in the area. Your cheapest option is a bed at the YHA, which costs 30 dollars in a tiny, very basic, four bed room. Another option is to camp, which was half that price for two...
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Globetrotter
Apr 11, 2008
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Ayers Rock is the one most well-known natural monument on the Australian continent, maybe in the world, so maybe there is not much to say about it in the first place. It is one of those places that you go to knowing you shouldn’t expect too much because you know too much about it already. Or so...
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