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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park encompasses Uluru (the Anangu name for Ayers Rock ) and Kata Tjuta (or the Olgas ). The park is the most visited sin- gle site in Australia and if you're wondering whether all the hype is worth it, then the answer is, emphatically, yes. The Rock, its textures, colours and not least its elemental presence, is without question one of the world's natural wonders. Overt commercialization has been controlled within the park and other tourists can be avoided, especially if you choose not to undertake the climb. Kata Tjuta (meaning "many heads") lies 45km west from the park entry station. A cluster of rounded domes divided by narrow chasms and valleys, it is geologically quite distinct from Uluru. Public access is largely limited to the "Valley of the Winds" walk, partly because the eastern area is still a sacred site to the Anangu men. None of the domes, including Mount Olga, actually 200m higher than Uluru, is safe to climb. You can't camp, let alone so much as pick a flower in the park, nor can you go anywhere other than Uluru and Kata Tjuta or the Cultural Centre. Instead the Ayers Rock Resort , part of the settlement of Yulara, just outside the park, takes care of all tourists' needs.
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