Originally Posted by seanp7
Agreed, and seeing Uluru (it's official name, OP
) from the plane is well worth it. It's all about perspectives when you look at a big rock, and from the air is a good one!
If you have a spare hour, take a helicopter flight from the airport itself. The flight takes about 20mins, but there's a bit of paperwork to get through and they will shuttle you to/from the terminal.
Cultural sentiment means that the rock climb is becoming increasingly less available - flights are forbidden from actually flying OVER the rock, but you get a fantastic view nontheless.
BD