Ayers Rock and the Olgas

Ayers rock, also known as Uluru (the way aborigines call it) is worldwide famous. This large rock, made of sandstone, is located 350 km southwest of Alice Springs in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

It is often described as the world's largest monolith (not true : the largest is Mt Augustus in Western Australia), but it is actually part of a much larger underground rock formation which includes The Olgas and Mount Connor.

Ayers rock is 318 m high, 8 km round and looks like a huge pebble half buried into the sand. Its slopes are steep, and the climb to the top quite challenging, but the views offered are more than worth the difficult climb. Another impressive thing about Ayers rock / Uluru is the change of colors of the rock particularly at sunrise and sunset.

Climbing to the top of Ayers rock is the best rewarding activity ever

  

Mount Olga, also known as Kata Tjuta (the way aborigines call it) or simply the Olgas is a conglomerate of large sandstone rocks just 25 km east of Ayers rock. It is also very impressive to behold, as it forms a group of huge rock-made hills tightly packed. It peaks at 457 meters (Mount Olga).

Spending a day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is the bare minimum. Time permitting, you can also go have a view of the flat-topped, horseshoe-shaped,760 meters high Mount Connor 100 km east of Uluru. Mount Connor is also called Atila by the aborigines.