Travellers Guide to Uluru
Uluru is a must do for any Australian.
It’s the iconic heart of Australia, the image everyone thinks of when they imagine the Australian outback.
This article is going to be a guide for exploring & enjoying Uluru. Take everything with a grain of salt, because this is just my personal opinions.
Mutitjulu Walk
Where is the best spot to stay at Uluru?
I highly recommend staying in Yulara. It’s a small community just a 10 minute drive from Uluru.
What is amazing about this place is, you can setup your tent, swag or hotel room (there’s plenty of options) and then travel out each day to discover Uluru.
There really is no where to properly camp at Uluru, prepare yourself to be in a caravan park.
The views of Uluru from the accomodation at Yulara, aren’t amazing. So I’d recommend getting up early and driving closer to Uluru to find a place to observe it.
What is the best way to see Uluru?
If you have the fitness level & right weather conditions, the best way to see Uluru is by walking around it. This is called the Uluru Base Walk.
Trust me, you experience a different Uluru than you see in the photos. You truly gain an understanding that is intimate to the area.
On this walk, you get up close with sacred areas & really understand the size of Uluru. This walk gives you such an appreciation for what it would of taken to survive out here for thousands of years.
I recommend starting this walk in the dark, so you can watch the sunrise on Uluru as you walk around it. Plus this keeps you cool, because it gets so bloody hot here.
We complete the Uluru Basewalk in the rain!
What should I do at Uluru?
If you’re strapped for time at Uluru, here are my top 4 things to do.
Mutitjulu Waterhole
This place is extremely sacred to the indigenous people. You can feel it, when you walk into this area.
Mutitjulu Waterhole is one of two, permanent water sources at Uluru, making it extremely lush with fauna & flora. When you walk in, you will notice on your left, caves filled with aboriginal artwork from thousands of years ago.
Lie down & lookup, it gives the perfect angle to see all the artwork.
This cave was used by tribes for shelter, whilst men went out hunting & women went out foraging for bushtucker.
As you go further down the track, you will come across the Mutitjulu Waterhole.
When we arrived, there was thousands of birds coming down to drink from the waterhole.
If you can, sit in silence & appreciate how valuable this waterhole would have been to the indigenous people. This source of water would have kept them alive for thousands of years, plus the wildlife that relied on it too.
Mutitjulu Rockart
Mala Walk & Kantju Gorge
This is a bit more of a walk than Mutitjulu Waterhole.
You park at the base of Uluru & have to walk 10-15 minutes to access the Kantju Gorge. This is the second permanent waterhole at Uluru. It is essentially located on the opposite side from Mutitjulu.
The Mala Walk takes you through sacred caves & shelters used by the indigenous people. You can see stains from fires & holes in the ground used to grind seeds.
This walk gives you an insight into how the indigenous people would have lived for thousands of years.
Kantju Gorge
Watch the Sunset & have a Drink
There is a dedicated car park area, to watch the sunset on Uluru.
I cannot recommend highly enough bringing chairs and setting up for a drink & nibbles. This is the spot where you can see the postcard image of Uluru.
Uluru Sunset Carpark
