Magnificent, ancient rock formations on endless desert plains, sacred, spiritual Uluru and Kata Tjuta are breathtaking places to visit. These are the best ways to experience Australia’s Red Centre.
There’s no question, Uluru is a must do. Glowing on the horizon, sacred to the Anangu, it’s the ancient heart of Australia’s Red Centre. There’s nothing like it in the world. And so many ways to experience it: on a Segway tour or a skydive plane, on a morning hike or a starry night. After some inspiration? To experience the best of this extraordinary place, these are our top things to do at and around Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
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Uluru Segway Tours.
Segway around Uluru’s base
Save your legs and glide around the base of Uluru on a Segway. Join Uluru Segway Tours to jump on a two-wheeled, motorised personal transporter, and tour the base, stopping at significant sites and immersing yourself in the local history and culture. Guided walks to Mutijulu Waterhole and Kantju Gorge take in extraordinary ancient rock art, campsites and caves. It’s a fascinating and fun way to experience Uluru up close.
Tourism NT/Matt Glastonbury
Field of Light.
Wander after dark through the Field of Light
Add sparkle to your trip with a stroll through the stars: Bruce Munro’s Field of Light exhibition. After dark, wander among 50,000 spindles of light, covering an area the size of seven football fields, as they sway and illuminate the remote desert plains. To see the exhibition with nature’s best backdrop, book yourself a star pass: canapes and drink in hand, you’ll watch the exhibition come to light from atop a dune, with views all the way to Uluru.
Tourism NT/Jess Caldwell & Luke Riddle
Scenic helicopter flight at Uluru.
See the sunset from a helicopter
Treat yourself to a scenic flight for a pilot’s-eye view of Uluru. Small plane and helicopter flights offer an extraordinary way to see the ever-changing colours of the outback at sunset, the best way to appreciate the sheer magnitude of the landscape, and of course the perfect opportunity to be the Insta-envy of your friends. Choose from quick trips to Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to half-day aerial adventures taking in Kings Canyon and Lake Amadeus.
Tourism NT/Jason Charles Hill
Kata Tjuta at sunrise.
Walk into Walpa Gorge at Kata Tjuta
Find yourself dwarfed between the towering walls of Kata Tjuta’s ancient domes on the Walpa Gorge walk. The 2.6km rocky track takes around an hour and is the best way to get up close to the sheer walls of the domes, and to appreciate the spiritual significance of Kata Tjuta. Nature lovers, expect to see rare plants along the trail, a seasonal stream and, if you’re lucky, local wallabies hopping about the domes.
