Uluru, the giant monolith in Australia’s Red Centre, will be closed to climbers from October 26. The decision was made out of respect for the land’s traditional owners, the Anangu people, who ...

Uluru is the perfect destination for all ages - I took my mother and it turned out to be the best place to go for a weekend away.

The signs at the Gap Motor Hotel. But royal excitement hasn’t flowed into the town as it’s a four-hour drive from Uluru. “It would be nice if they did surprise us and visit,” Danielle said.

The new overnight guided tour through Uluru-Kata Tjuta is filled with nature, history, and culture.

Mr. Schwer, the tourism official, said he expected the high rates of visits to Uluru to continue after the Oct. 26 ban, saying many hotels were already near capacity for the months afterward.

Weeks after a foreign embassy apologised for its nationals damaging a sacred site, visitors to Uluru are now being asked to follow a new set of protocols, unveiled during national reconciliation week.