Ayers Rock, Olgas, Kings canyon

These three places is situated relatively close to each other. Especially Olgas and Ayers rock. You need about 2-3 days to explore them. Ayers Rock is best wiewed at dawn since it change colors in the late sunbeams. You shouldn't miss the climb up to the top which is really cool. Another great sight is to stroll the mountains of Olgas. These red and soft shaped cliffs are just astonishing. Kings canyon has several walking stages. The longest will take a whole day. Point of departure for Ayers rock and Olgas is Ayers rock resort with choices of hotel or backpacker living. The place has pool which could be usable in the heat. From this area you'll have to travel 300 km west to King Canyon. Here you'll stay at Kings canyon resort.

 

Ayers rock

Yes, this is how it looks, the worlds largest stone! Yes, you red stone. It's nothing but sand benith it.
Ayers rock has always been holy for the aboriginals. They call it Uluru. According to them putting your foot on this stone is a seious crime. If climbing, you'll have to take it real slow and bring a lots of water. Many people through the years have fallen, with injuries as a result, when climbing along the chain. Before entering the chain you should read the sign carefully. It says that it is on your own risk. No one will take any resbonsibility if you fall.
In some parts it is inpossibly to advance without the help of chain.
Up at the top you'll find a great wiew. Try to do this in the morning since it very hot at mid day.
After a swetty day, the pool is a hot alternity. Ayers rock resort is a great backpackeer place. It cost about 17 A$ per day to sleep here. And then you'll also have acces to a kithen. Every evening everybody gathers in the resort pub. Here is people from all over the world. Talking over a VB (victoria bitter)

 

    OLGAS

This cliffs is called Olgas. Or in aboriginal languages Kata Tjuta

Here you'll find great walking tracks within the area. Don't forget water. Far away in the distance, at the picture, you can catch a glimpse of Ayers rock.
Another thing you shouldn't forget in these mountains is flyspray. Enormous amount of flies lives here in the summer. There is also good chanses to see kangaroo between the cliffs. They usually lies still in the shadow in daytime.

 

Kings canyon

Look at the small people on the other side

 

 

Kings canyon is a large mountainous district which is reaching a couple of kilometers in the desert. It has very fine walking tracks with a various length. The shortest will take about 2 hours while the longest takes a whole day.
When we were here we paid about 100A$ each for a 25 minutes chopper ride over the canyon. It was defenetily worth the money.
Down in the canyon you'll find some trees.....but very dry trees.
Inside one of the canyons is a small spring with crystal cleer water. It's almost made for a cooling swim under the hot sun.

Great cliffs and astonishing nature.
On Kings canyon resort we choosed to live in our tents to save some money (because of the choppertour). At this time everybody laugh at us since it was scorpion time at the moment. The owner almost let us stay for free in one of the cabins. Well, we kept the zipper closed in the tent. Everybody who stays here can use the pool.
You'll have to keep your eyes open where to put your feets. This little fellow ran around inside the toilkets at the camping area.

 

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