Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon is located between Uluru and Alice Springs.  It is outside of the Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park (where you find Uluru and Kata-Tjuta (the Olgas),) and is a 3.5-hour drive from Uluru.  It is a lesser known tourist attraction but many tourists who see ‘the big three’ (Uluru, Kata-Tjuta and Kings Canyon) will say […]

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) is situated within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and located about 30kms from Uluru (Ayers Rock).  Kata Tjuta means ‘many heads’.  It is believed these ‘heads’ were once all one formation, however, through weathering, today Kata-Tjuta is made up of 36 boulders.  These boulders consist of a conglomerate of basalt and […]

Sails in the Desert

Sails in the Desert opened in 1984 and was originally owned by Sheraton.  Less than 10 years later Sheraton sold the hotel which today is owned by Voyages.  In 2012 Voyages spent $43 million refurbishing the resort that included the development of a conference centre.  Voyages has a commitment to increasing Indigenous staff numbers; in […]

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

It’s hot at Uluru in January.  That’s why sensible Aussies visit in the cooler months.  We were there mostly with tourists from the Northern Hemisphere wishing to escape the depths of their winter for a warmer climate.  They can tick the achievement box on that one. We knew it was going to be hot but […]