10th June 2012.
This is the permanent campsite at Yulara where we stayed while visiting Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
The tents were raised slightly above ground level, with hard floors, proper beds and electricity! They were very comfortable and cosy at night (as long as you had enough blankets). There was also a kitchen/dining area, and a fireplace where we would have a fire each night.
By the early 1970s, the pressure of tourism was having detrimental effects on the environment around Uluru and Kata Tjuta so the government agreed in 1973 to relocate accommodation facilities to a new site. In 1976, the Governor General proclaimed the new town of Yulara, 14 kilometres from Uluru. In 1979, in recognition of the existence of traditional Aboriginal owners of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, a national park was acknowledged. In 1983 Prime Minister Hawke announced the government's intention to grant ownership of the land back to the traditional owners. The agreement, however, required the traditional owners to lease the park to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service for a period of 99 years.
The town of Yulara, which has a population of around 1,000, has an airport and provides different levels of accommodation including hotel, apartments, cabins, permanent campsites like this one, and provision for caravans and camping.
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