PARK PASSES ENJOYENJOY YOUR YOUR VISIT VISIT SAFELY SAFELY Don’t riskDon’t your risk life your life 3 DAY per adult $25.00 ANNUAL per adult $32.50 NT ANNUAL VEHICLE - NT residents $65.00 Emergency radio to contact rangers during park opening times PARK OPENING HOURS Carry and drink one litre of water per hour in small regular portions MONTH OPEN CLOSE Wear sturdy, appropriate footwear Dec, Jan, Feb 5.00 am 9.00 pm Wear sun protection - a hat with a March 5.30 am 8.30 pm secure strap, a shirt and sunscreen April 5.30 am 8.00 pm 6.00 am 7.30 pm Heat exhaustion and dehydration risk. May ,QKRWZHDWKHUíQLVKZDONVE\DP June, July 6.30 am 7.30 pm Aug 6.00 am 7.30 pm &RQVLGHU\RXUKHDOWKDQGíWQHVVZKHQ Sept 5.30 am 7.30 pm choosing an activity Oct 5.00 am 8.00 pm If you do choose to climb Uluru, do not Nov 5.00 am 8.30 pm try to retrieve things that have dropped or blown from the track The park closes overnight. There is no camping within the park. Obey all safety directions, notices and Camping is available at Ayers Rock Resort. warning signs CULTURAL CENTRE 7.00 am-6.00 pm Information desk 8.00 am-5.00 pm ENJOY YOUR VISIT SUSTAINABLY Help us look after the park RANGER-GUIDED MALA WALK 8.00 am You are one of a large number of visitors the à$llow 1.5 - 2 hours à Meet at Mala carpark park receives each year. Keeping your environmental footprint to a Commercial activity permits minimum will help protect this special place Commercial activity of any type in the park requires for the future. DSHUPLW7KLVLQFOXGHVPHGLDWRXUVíOPLQJ photography, artwork and sound recording. à Do not disturb or take away sand, rocks, plants or anything else that belongs here 3OHDVHFRQWDFWWKHSHUPLWVRIíFHU [email protected] à Take all rubbish with you à Stay on roads and walking tracks Looking after this place together à Plan your day! Toilets provided at: àCultural Centre On 26 October 1985, title deeds to Uluru and Kata Tjuta were handed back to Anangu traditional àMala carpark owners who then leased the land to the federal àTalinguru Nyakunytjaku government for 99 years. àKata Tjuta Sunset Viewing

Since then, Anangu have been working together Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity with the Director of National Parks to jointly Conservation (EPBC) ActRQWKHVSRWíQHVFDQDSSO\ manage this place. During this time, the park has been recognised as a World Heritage Area for both We would like you to enjoy your visit its natural and cultural values. and return home safely Visit the Cultural Centre FIRST MAPS AND SAFETY to pick up a VISITOR GUIDE Palya! Welcome to Anangu land Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park

0 5 10 km LASSETER HWY Erldunda 241 km VALLEY OF THE WINDS Alice Springs 443 km sealed road unsealed road Yulara (Ayers Rock Resort) national park boundary

PARK ENTRY STATION SUNSET VIEWING Kata T juta

To Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and WA border buses cars Uluru

Yulara/Uluru to Kata Tjuta - 50 km

KATA TJUTA TALINGURU NYAKUNYTJAKU WALPA SUNSET VIEWING Sunrise and sunset GORGE DUNE VIEWING Sunrise CULTURAL CENTRE Kata Tjuta

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SUNSET VIEWING Only toilets at Kata Tjuta Karingana Lookout

WALPA GORGE To Kaltukatjara (Docker River)/ Western Australia

KATA TJUTA DUNE VIEWING Sunrise To Yulara (resort)/ Cultural Centre/Uluru

IN AN EMERGENCY Use an emergency radio alarm to contact CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE a ranger during park opening hours *Popular (for a reason!) THINGS TO DO **Dare to be different **Kata Tjuta Dune Viewing KATA TJUTA WALKS - WARNING A great place for a picnic and to watch the sunrise or sunset. Heat exhaustion and dehydration risk. The all access boardwalk leads to a spectacular 360 degree view. This life-threatening condition is common at Kata Tjuta even in mild weather. The walks are *Kata Tjuta Sunset Viewing stoney, rugged and isolated. Use the picnic and toilet facilities before and after your walks. A beautiful view of Kata Tjuta for sunset. Don’t risk your life! Drink water, stay cool, walk safely. *Walpa Gorge Walk ,QKRWZHDWKHUíQLVK\RXUZDONVE\DP Grade 3 - Moderate, 2.6 km return, 1 hr )RU\RXUVDIHW\WKHWUDFNEH\RQG .DUX/RRNRXWLVFORVHGIURPDPZKHQ Valley of the Winds Walk the forecast or actual temperature is *Karu Lookout: Grade 3 - Moderate, 2.2 km return, 1 hr GHJUHHV&HOVLXVRUDERYH *Karingana Lookout: *UDGH'LIíFXOWNPUHWXUQKUV **Full circuit: *UDGH'LIíFXOWNPKUV CONSIDER THE PARK CLOSING TIME A PLACE OF GREAT RESPECT You will need to leave the Kata Tjuta area 45 Kata Tjuta means ‘many heads’ in the local language. This area is PLQXWHVEHIRUHWKHSDUNFORVHV sacred under Tjukurpa and Anangu men’s law. Everyone is welcome 3OHDVHVHHEDFNSDJHIRUFORVLQJWLPHV and encouraged to enjoy this special place. to Yulara (resort)/ Bus Sunset Kata Tjuta Uluru

DUNE CAR SUNSET WALK A great sunrise spot! PLEASE NOTE The bus parking area is open B A S E to all vehicles until 4pm W A L K daily. It is then reserved for Tjukatjapi Warayuki bus and coach sunset viewing. MALA WALK Kantju Gorge Mala carpark Mala Puta

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W Pulari Toilets A L KUNIYA WALK Picnic area K Drinking water Kuniya carpark Emergency alarm Walking track Park headquarters 0 1 km Sealed road Unsealed road CULTURAL CENTRE Culturally sensitive site (no photos or filming) TALINGURU NYAKUNYTJAKU Viewing area

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THINGS TO DO &XOWXUDO&HQWUHYLVLWíUVW *FREE RANGER-GUIDED MALA WALK Gain a greater understanding of Anangu culture. Open 7.00 am-6.00 pm. Learn more about Anangu culture and the VLJQLíFDQFHRI8OXru. Join our daily walk. *Uluru Base Walk Grade 3 - Moderate, 10.6 km loop, 3.5 hrs WARNING Heat exhaustion and dehydration risk. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CLIMB ,QKRWZHDWKHUíQLVKWKLVZDONE\DP &RQVLGHU\RXUKHDOWKDQGíWQHVV Shorter walks include *Mala Walk: Grade 1 - All access, 2 km return, 1.5 hrs, 7KHFOLPELVSK\VLFDOO\GHPDQGLQJ Over 35 people have died attempting it. *Kuniya Walk: Grade 1 - All access, 1 km return, 30-45 mins **Dune Walk: Grade 2 - Easy, 500 m return, 45 mins (sunset buses only) Don’t risk your life! Talinguru Nyakunytjaku: Grade 2 - Easy, *sunrise, **sunset, picnic anytime 'RQRWFOLPELI\RXKDYHKLJKRUORZ EORRGSUHVVXUHKHDUWRUEUHDWKLQJ SUREOHPVDIHDURIKHLJKWVRULI\RX PLEASE DON’T CLIMB ULURU DUHQRWíW ‘That’s a really important thing you are climbing. You shouldn’t climb. 7KHFOLPELVFORVHGGXULQJDGYHUVH It’s not the real thing about this place. The real thing is listening to weather conditions and rescue everything. We are obliged by Tjukurpa (traditional law) to RSHUDWLRQV,WPD\DOVREHFORVHGIRU teach people what behaviour is appropriate.’ important cultural reasons.