Uluru Base Walk – walk around Uluru

Experience Uluru up close as you walk all the way around the iconic rock formation with an experienced guide, gaining a fascinating insight into the area’s nature, geology, and the living culture of the Anangu people along the way.

You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Yulara early in the morning, approximately one hour before sunrise, and driven to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. At the foot of Uluru, you’ll begin the day’s approximately 12 km walk around the impressive rock formation.

As you walk, the first light of day slowly spreads across the desert, and you’ll experience the sunrise along the way. As the sun climbs higher in the sky, the light transforms the colours of Uluru and the surrounding landscape – a truly special way to experience the beginning of the day in the Red Centre.

Along the way, you’ll make several stops where your guide will tell you about Uluru’s unique geology, nature, and profound cultural significance to the Anangu people. You’ll pass ancient rock paintings, waterholes, and gorges, while your guide shares the stories and traditions connected to the landscape. These stories form part of Tjukurpa – the knowledge, law, culture, and stories of the Anangu people, passed down through generations.

During the tour, you will also pass areas that are sacred to the Anangu people, where photography is therefore not permitted. Your guide will point these places out along the way, and it is important that the photography ban is respected.

At a suitable point along the way, you will stop in the desert landscape and enjoy a light picnic breakfast, which you will carry with you in the bag provided. This is a chance to rest your legs and take in the silence and the sounds of the surrounding nature before continuing the walk.

After walking approximately 12 km, you will arrive back at the starting point with a completely different appreciation of Uluru’s size, landscape, and cultural significance. You will then be driven back to your hotel in Yulara.

Meeting point: You will be picked up from your hotel in Yulara approximately one hour before sunrise. You can find the exact time on your voucher or ask at your hotel’s reception.

Duration: Approximately 6 hours.

Group size: Maximum 15 people.

Difficulty: Easy to moderate. The route is approximately 12 km long and mostly flat, but the distance and heat can make the hike more challenging. You should therefore be in reasonably good physical shape.

Price includes: Transport to and from your hotel, an English-speaking guide, and a light picnic breakfast.

Remember to bring: Good walking shoes, practical clothing suitable for the weather, a sun hat, sun cream, an insect net during the warmer months (approximately October to April), and at least 1 litre of water per person. Please note that it can be chilly early in the morning, while temperatures rise throughout the day.

Please note: The minimum age for taking part in the tour is 5 years old. There are toilets at selected points along the route, and you will have the opportunity to refill your water bottle along the way.