Another Greyhound bus ride took me to Alice Springs, the basis from where trips to Uluru (aka Ayers’ Rock) and ‘nearby’ Kata Tjuta (aka the Olga’s) and Kings Canyon depart. The pretty stiff cost of such tour made me consider doing this trip outside of the organised tours with a couple of other backpackers, but feeling like I was a bit short in time, I gave up that plan and booked a 3-day 2-night tour. First day was spent exploring Uluru, the biggest monolith in the world (300 m high, 6 km deep!) and sacred place for the Aboriginals. An impressive view, but the sunset viewing in the presence of some 100 other tourists detracted a bit from the experience. The tour was an adventure tour, that means camping (glamping actually: our campsite had cooking facilities, showers and toilets)! Sleeping options were a basic camping cabin, or, my preferred option, under the stars sleeping in a ‘swag’ (basically, a big sturdy canvas bag with a thin mattress in it; just roll out, chuck your sleeping bag in there, zip up, and you are ready to sleep outdoors, no tent needed). Second day, getting up at 5am to be in time for sunrise. Unfortunately, the above 100 tourist had the same day planning ;-) Then off to Kata Tjuta for a small hike there, with some stunning views. Another swag night (a very cold one: by the time I had to get up, I was pretty much wearing all my clothing…), and another early start to be able to do a 4 hour rim walk at Kings’ Canyon, a truly stunning place.
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