The Best Ways to Experience Uluru With Kids

Uluru is surprisingly family-friendly and is NOT one of those places you need to wait for until the kids are older! Even though you will have seen the iconic images of Uluru in pictures, seeing it in person is really special. The way Uluru changes colour with the setting of the sun and the rising of the day is nothing short of magical.

The Best Ways To Experience Australia’s Ultimate Icon ... Uluru With Kids

Hire a Pushbike and Pedal Around it

Did you know that you can hire a pushbike and ride around the base of Uluru with kids? How cool is that! Outback Cycling allow the whole family to “ride the rock”, offering adult bikes as well as kids bikes, tag-a-longs and toddler seats.

The cycle track around Uluru is self-guided and at around a flat 15-kilometres, it’s easily achieved in under three hours, including stops for gawking at the rock. Just make sure you bring plenty of water, sunscreen, your camera, and comfortable clothes!

Couple on a bike riding around the base of Uluru

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Go For a Stroll Around The Rock

The Mala Walk is an easy and enjoyable stroller-friendly 2km return walk along a section of the base around Uluru. It’s by far one of the easiest ways to experience Uluru with younger kids. If you arrive at the right time, there is a free daily ranger-guided walk with a knowledgable guide who will walk and talk you through it.

The Liru Walk winds through a mulga forest and connects the Cultural Centre to the base of Uluru. It’s 4km return and takes around 90 minutes.

The well maintained walking track at Uluru

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Watch The Sunrise and Sunset

Viewing Uluru from either the sunset or sunrise viewing area is a must do when visiting Uluru Kata- Tjuta National park. I’ve got a tip for you! If you arrive late and can’t get a park at the sunset viewing area, head on over to the sunrise viewing area as the sun will be going down behind Uluru here, ensuring it is now an unforgettable silhouette against the stunning Central Australian sky.

Uluru at sunset as seen from the sunrise viewing area

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See Uluru Behind a Field of Over 50,000 Coloured Lights

The Field of Light is an outdoor art exhibition by celebrated artist, Bruce Munro. It involves over 50,000 spindles of lights spread over an area larger than 7 football fields with Uluru as a silhouette backdrop. The lights change colour in a pleasantly mesmerising way and there are paths through them to wander at your own pace.

Uluru at sunset as seen from the sunrise viewing area

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Visit The Cultural Centre

The cultural centre is a great place to start at Uluru. Made from locally made mud bricks and representing two ancestral snakes that battled at Mutijulu Waterhole and helped create Uluru. When you first enter, head straight to the Tjukurpa Tunnel for a really cool experience that includes the sounds of the winds created by Uluru and ceremonial songs. It is here that you will learn about Anangu law and traditions. There are two galleries at the Cultural Centre that are not to be missed!

Experience Uluru By Camel

Central Australia has a fascinating history shaped by camels, that were brought here to Australia in the 19th century. Watch the changing colours of Uluru at either dusk or dawn as you’re led through the outback in Australia’s Red Centre by an expert cameleer who will share their knowledge of the desert ecology and wildlife.

A morning ride includes billy tea and freshly baked beer bread with quandong jam and a sunset ride includes sparking wine, beer or soft drinks with snacks. What a great way to see Uluru with kids!

Children need to be five year of age and older.

Uluru Camel Tours

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Zip Around Uluru by Segway

Hiring a Segway is a fun way to get around Uluru and even beginners can join in, with a guide in the lead providing commentary. You can get the whole way around Uluru in much less time and effort than it takes to walk and apparantly they go faster than the flies.

Helmet, knee and elbow pads are provided and kids need to be over the age of 12 years to join in the Segway tour.

Women on a Segway Ride at Uluru

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View Uluru From Above

Take a scenic helicopter flight over Australia’s favourite sandstone formation and experience views you will never forget. The flights can be upgraded to take in Kata Tjuta in all its glory also.

This is one way to experience Uluru that the whole family will never forget!

Helicopter Ride at Uluru

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