Central Australia was one of our favourite places to visit so far during our travels around Australia. Five places in Central Australia we consider to be must-see destinations are:
1. Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
I guess this goes without saying that Uluru would make it on to the list. The rock was much more spectacular up close than we’d expected.
(For more photos on Uluru check out Base Walk)
2. Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
The walk was long and it drizzled with rain most of the way. It’s usually dry, but a creek ran through the path marked out for people to walk around The Olgas. For us, that just added to the beauty of the place. It was oh-so-spectacular!
(For more photos of Kata Tjuta, see Kata Tjuta in Clouds and the Valley of the Winds walk)
3. Kings Canyon
A true desert oasis – this place was breathtakingly stunning. Although the walk is really long, we loved it!
4. West MacDonnell Ranges
Stunning rock formations and gorges – we had a great time floating down ice cold gorges and walking around the region.
5. Gem Tree
This one is probably not on most travellers’ minds when they head to Central Australia. However, we had a great time fossicking for garnets. We found quite a few decent stones, and have got some great jewellery to show for it.
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Great stuff! I always wondered if locals would recommend Uluru. It looks so amazing. I’ll add it to our list for our big trip in 2013/2014. Can’t wait!
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Uluru would have to be one of our favourite destinations in Aus so far. It is fantastic to see it up close and walk around it.
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More to add to our list of things to see in Australia. I am beginning to think we will need a year to see it all in Australia. Did you find those garnets?? Where exactly is that! Beautiful photos, thanks!
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We found the Garnets in a place called Gemtree, it is a caravan park North East of Alice Springs that has a mining claim over a Garnet and Zircon field. All the Garnets in the photo we found and had cut with some set into jewelry.
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Those photos are a feast for the eye! Glad to hear that Uluru is pretty cool up close. I’ve wondered…”but how cool is it when you actually get there?!” Now I know!
Uluru was somewhere that we had heard over and over again how good it was going to be. But when we got there it was so much better to be able to see it for ourselves and be able to walk around there. We were also lucky that it was wet and raining as we got to see all of the waterholes full and waterfalls off the rock.
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Great photos, especially loved the King’s Canyon one!
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Kings Canyon was a fantastic walk. The waterfall in the photo flows into a big waterhole which you can walk down to and swim in, unfortunately we were running out of drinking water and did not go down there. I think we will have to go back and have another go at it.
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Everything you mentioned sounds wonderful. We’ve only been to Australia’s east coast (drove from Brisbane up to Cairns) but this makes want to go back and see more.
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There is so much to see in Australia that we could spend the rest of our lives touring around and still not see it all. But we also wish to be able to travel overseas some day.
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Great tips!
You make me so homesick, though. This post has brought back so many fabulous memories of the traveling around central Australia I did as a kid.
We flew into Ayres Rock, so I saw Uluru from the air — it’s just stunning.
When I was at university, I took a trip out to central Queensland to go fossicking. I found a few small sapphires, it was so exciting!
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I loved travelling central Australia, it was something that I had wanted to do for a long time.
i’ve wanted to go before, but you sure made a case for going sooner!! thanks for the great travel tips!
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Though Australia is mostly desert but is home to some unique flora and fauna. The most venomous creatures of world reside in Australia.
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Everything you mentioned in your post are amazing. Uluru is my one of the favorite place. I like Shannon Hartigan Australia Landscape Photography also.
I would love to travel to to Uluru. The reds in the rock are beautiful!