Uluru

After a good sleep last night and a very early breakfast, we hopped on a bus to head to Kata Tjuta (“The Olgas”).

The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuṯa cover an area of about 22 square kilometres. They are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of coarse sandstone. The highest dome, Mount Olga, is 1,066 metres tall (which is nearly 200 metres taller than Uluru).

On the way back we passed a grass fire that had just sprung up.

After getting back to the resort, we relaxed for a while before then heading out to enjoy a sunset view of Uluru.

Our next activity was a visit to Tili Wiru Tjuta Nyakutjaku (“looking at lots of beautiful lights” in the local Pitjantjatjara language), an art installation by Bruce Munro that covers an area greater than seven football fields with an incredible display of lights.

From there, we had a short walk to a beautiful dinner under the stars.

When we returned to our tent, we had an open fire and sleeping bags set up on our balcony so we could sleep under the incredible desert night sky if we wanted to. We thought that we’d give it a quick try before heading in to the comfort of a real bed for the rest of the night.