Tours To Ayers Rock From Alice Springs, Australia

Tours to Ayers Rock or Uluru are highly demanded on the travel scene in Australia. Ayers Rock is a huge sandstone formation located in the southern part of the Northern Territory, in central Australia. Along with Kata Tjuta, this rock formation is the main attraction in the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, but also a top Australian landmark that draws yearly many visitors from all over the world.

Actually, Uluru is not important only because provides impressive sights, but also because it is a sacred place for aboriginal peoples of Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, both living in area since millennium. Sightseeing trips to Ayers Rock afford vacationers to get in touch with the local flora & fauna, and the aboriginal stories and legends about the "Dreamtime".

Due to the geographical position, sightseeing tours to Uluru are organized generally from Alice Springs, a small but flourishing regional city located at 208 miles (335 kilometers), or are included in the Australian tour packages available in large cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. Even if some people may think that seeing some red rocks is not worth the effort, the views and local atmosphere are truly impressive and many people change their life philosophy after visiting Uluru!