Uluru

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Hi guys,
Can anyone tell me the best way (other than flying) from Melbourne up to Ayres rock,or Alice springs ? is there a greyhound bus that goes up there ?
We want to go for Christmas but did'nt really want to drive up there so was looking at the alternatives.
Thanks in advance guys.

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Thanks, but its actually called Uluru, well thats the correct name for it, the aboriginis call it that anyway....i think it was named Ayres rock by the settlers allthough you might tell me more :-)

The local Pitjantjatjara people call the landmark Uluṟu (Aboriginal pronunciation: [uluɻu]). This word is a proper noun, with no further particular meaning in the Pitjantjatjara language, although it is used as a local family name by the senior Traditional Owners of Uluru.[2]

On 19 July 1873, the surveyor William Gosse sighted the landmark and named it Ayers Rock in honour of the then Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers.[3] Since then, both names have been used.

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Really appreciate all your help guys, did'nt realise it was as long as 31 hours on the bus !
Maybe check the plane out, as for the sounds of silence, that sounds good so will do that whatever.
Thanks once again.