Australia is a vast island which has offers much to the visitor, from its modern and built up cities to the miles upon miles of outback which is exciting to explore and contains some of the best wildlife in the world. One of the best known features of the Australian countryside is Ayres Rock, an enormous sandstone rock.
Ayres Rock is one of the iconic images of Australia and is listed as a world heritage site. One of the main reasons that Ayres Rock has such significance is that the local indigenous tribes consider it to be sacred and often come here to celebrate life. One might wonder why it is worth going to visit a large rock, but when you arrive and experience the rock standing 350 metres high and the aura which goes with it, it soon
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becomes clear why so many people who visit Australia have it so high on their to do list. As well as the rock itself there are also other interesting features to explore in the surrounding area. There are beautiful springs, a series of caves to investigate and ancient paintings etched into the walls.
A large part of experience of visiting Ayres Rock is actually getting to it. The nearest town, Alice Springs, is around 210 miles away, so by travelling to the rock you can experience much of the Northern Territory.
