I was planning on passing through in September to get to SA. Looks like it might be better to go through Broken Hill.
Is anyone there now that can give some feedback?
Whenarewethere said
07:27 AM Jul 12, 2019
I would avoid the area like the plague, couldn't think of anything worse. When we were there well over a decade ago we did not walk up but walked around instead.
It was end of September & stinking hot, took us 2 hours but enjoyed the rock formations very much. It is worth walking around.
I personally would leave it until 2020, you will have the area to yourself!
Mike Harding said
08:15 AM Jul 12, 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48946585
Hendo said
10:19 AM Jul 12, 2019
Currently in Darwin and listening to the local ABC radio. Just about every day there is a story regarding the crowd at Uluru.
The resort is booked out, the camping area has over 2000 campers, ($67.00 pnp) apparently there is a 30 minute wait to use the loo, showers are out of water.
Curtin Springs totally booked out, 100's camping along the road in.
Parking at the rock extends back over a mile and the walk up the rock is dangerously overcrowded.
I'm giving it a miss.
Hendo
Hewy54 said
11:50 AM Jul 12, 2019
Not sure if this is a recent thing, but the Big Red Bash is on soon so there are an extra 9000 travellers that may be having an impact at the moment.
I know that not all 9000 are going to go to the rock, but it may well be having an impact at the moment and for a few weeks to come.
Snippy said
07:39 PM Jul 12, 2019
Decided to go via Broken Hill, might be easier.
cjt55 said
10:24 PM Jul 12, 2019
I am not normally negative or argumentive but where the hell are the authorities. We were there early June last year when the Japanese man died of a heart attack. Everything then was booked out due to everyone wanting to climb the rock before the ban. We were in the overflow area and it was just atrocious conditions a year ago. We were ok as we planned ahead and were completely self sufficient using our own shower and toilet for the 4 days we were there but for most of the others it must have been difficult. I would estimate at least 200 ppl in the overflow area and some as far away as 300metres to the abultions. From my memory only about 6 showers and 4 toilets. The dust was incredible. I hate to think what it is now like this year. In a 1st world country like ours ..... How does it get to this? Where is the governing authority?
-- Edited by cjt55 on Friday 12th of July 2019 10:26:31 PM
Olive Oil said
05:50 AM Jul 13, 2019
Like my dear old grandfather that only came down to the city about once every 5 years or so used to say.
''Look at all the people, they're like bloody ants.''
Whenarewethere said
07:25 AM Jul 13, 2019
Where are all the authorities. I heard on ABC News recently, from memory, another $130m funding has been cut from National Parks. I had a chat with a Ranger last year & he said we have no one left to do anything. Maybe an outbreak of cholera with solve the problem one way or another!
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tourists-flocking-to-climb-uluru-before-ban-kicks-in-could-cause-long-lasting-damage-20190711-p526g9.html
Anyone planning on going there?
I was planning on passing through in September to get to SA. Looks like it might be better to go through Broken Hill.
Is anyone there now that can give some feedback?
I would avoid the area like the plague, couldn't think of anything worse. When we were there well over a decade ago we did not walk up but walked around instead.
It was end of September & stinking hot, took us 2 hours but enjoyed the rock formations very much. It is worth walking around.
I personally would leave it until 2020, you will have the area to yourself!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48946585
The resort is booked out, the camping area has over 2000 campers, ($67.00 pnp) apparently there is a 30 minute wait to use the loo, showers are out of water.
Curtin Springs totally booked out, 100's camping along the road in.
Parking at the rock extends back over a mile and the walk up the rock is dangerously overcrowded.
I'm giving it a miss.
Hendo
I know that not all 9000 are going to go to the rock, but it may well be having an impact at the moment and for a few weeks to come.
I am not normally negative or argumentive but where the hell are the authorities. We were there early June last year when the Japanese man died of a heart attack. Everything then was booked out due to everyone wanting to climb the rock before the ban. We were in the overflow area and it was just atrocious conditions a year ago. We were ok as we planned ahead and were completely self sufficient using our own shower and toilet for the 4 days we were there but for most of the others it must have been difficult. I would estimate at least 200 ppl in the overflow area and some as far away as 300metres to the abultions. From my memory only about 6 showers and 4 toilets. The dust was incredible. I hate to think what it is now like this year. In a 1st world country like ours ..... How does it get to this? Where is the governing authority?
-- Edited by cjt55 on Friday 12th of July 2019 10:26:31 PM
''Look at all the people, they're like bloody ants.''
Where are all the authorities. I heard on ABC News recently, from memory, another $130m funding has been cut from National Parks. I had a chat with a Ranger last year & he said we have no one left to do anything. Maybe an outbreak of cholera with solve the problem one way or another!