Explore Uluru on a Budget

1 Day Uluru Tour – Start Ayers Rock / End Alice Springs

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If you’ve considered backpacking into the heart of Australia on your gap year and wonder if you can do Uluru on a budget, quit worrying. You can actually explore Australia on a budget with a little imagination and savvies. Usually, many people would not consider visiting Sydney or going on Uluru Tours as budget friendly. But it is entirely possible. Here are some tips to see Uluru and not break the bank.

Look for budget accommodation

Although you cannot camp at Uluru, if you go towards the back, the Ayers Rock Camp ground offers a convenient and inexpensive option to the more prominent star class hotels. You get to choose between powered, non-powered camps and cabins depending on your preference and budget. You will have to share the shower blocks with other travellers but they are always clean and well kept. There is also a pool where you can cool off and BBQ facilities. There is a WiFi kiosk available but you probably should not spend your money or precious time in there. The backpacker lodge which provides dorm beds charges $38 per night. They have beds and air conditioning to let you rest your tired body in relative comfort.

Get your own meals

At the Ayers Rock Camp ground there are gas powered BBQ facilities and a microwave available. Australia being the land of BBQs, you can buy some sausages and bread to barbeque and chomp down. You could use the microwave to heat up store bought food but sometimes inconsiderate travellers tend to leave the microwave in a mess. Be prepared to clean it up yourself if you want to use the microwave. If you are too lazy to cook, the noodle and pizza places in Uluru are not that expensive.

Opt to go in the off season

This may be a tough one if you are faint hearted for Uluru is located in the middle of a desert. Most Uluru Tours take place between April to October during the winter months of Australia. While the weather is pleasanter during this time, you will have to spend rather a lot to see Uluru. You could save a lot of money of you go during the off season from November to March. But you will have to brave tempratures between 30 to 35 degrees or sometimes even 45 degrees. Flies swarm in the heat and disturb people during these months and camping will not be fun with flies hovering over you. But if you can bear the heat and don’t plan to climb to the top of Uluru, you should be fine. If the heat becomes extreme or there is a chance of rain, Uluru will not be open for climbing. It can actually be dangerous as there is no way to send help immediately of somebody gets into trouble on the rock. Uluru is a scared place to the aboriginal people and not climbing the rock is a mark of respect to them.

Save more money

If you are flying to the area, you could make use of the shuttle bus that travels back and forth from the airport to Voyages. However, be back on time for the return shuttle if you don’t want to miss your flight. A shuttle bus makes a run around voyages too. You can use that to get to a restaurant or you could walk.

You can buy a day ticket to the national park for $25 AUD but you will have to either hire a car or join a tour to go there. At the national park, there is a cultural centre which offers information about the area’s history. It takes approximately 3 and a half hour to walk around the rock and 2 hours to climb it. Don’t attempt to climb the rock if you are not in tiptop shape. More than 40 people have tragically suffered heart attacks on top of the rock after their excruciating ascents.
Exploring Uluru on a budget is a win win because when you get there, you’ll see that you would have paid the world to be there! Visit Therocktours Today and Ensure You Don’t Miss Out!!

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