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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Description: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is home to one of Australia’s most popular tourist attractions and best-known national symbols: Uluru, which means ‘great pebble’ in the Aboriginal language. Formerly known as Ayers Rock, Uluru is a 3.6km-long (2.2-mile), 348m-high (1142ft) smooth chunk of sandstone that rises abruptly and unexpectedly out of the sandy scrubland. It is the world’s largest rock monolith and the most famous natural landmark in Australia. The rock, which is also of deep significance to the local Aboriginal people, who believe it was formed during the creation period, changes its colour from red to grey to black, depending on the weather and the time of day. The nearby Kata Tjuta, meaning ‘many heads’ and formerly known as The Olgas, is a series of 36 massive rock domes and a system of gorges and valleys. Visitors can walk through the Valley of the Winds and the Olga Gorge, and also visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, which has exhibitions on local history and geology. Contact Addresses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, PO Box 119, Yulara, NT 0872, Australia Tel: (08) 8956 2299. Fax: (08) 8956 2064. E-mail: uluru.informationdesk@ea.gov.au Website: www.ea.gov.au/parks/uluru Transportation: Air: Darwin International Airport, Connellan Airport. Rail: Train: Alice Springs Station. Road: Bus: Services from Uluru. Car: Stuart Highway from either Darwin (in the north) or Alice Springs (in the south), then signs to Uluru-Kata Tjuta. Opening Times: Cultural Centre (gateway): Daily 0700-1800 (Nov-Mar); daily 0700-1730 (Apr-Oct). Park: Daily 0500-2100 (Dec-Feb); daily 0530-2030 (Mar); daily 0600-2000 (Apr); daily 0600-1930 (May); daily 0630- 1930 (Jun-Jul); daily 0600-1930 (Aug); daily 0530-1930 (Sep); daily 0500-2000 (Oct); daily 0500-2030 (Nov). Admission Fees: A$16.25 (adult), free (child under 16); tickets are valid for three days. 
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