🦘 Uluru

Yulara, Australia

Best time: May to September; summer days often pass 40°C

A vast sandstone monolith rising from Australia's red centre, sacred to the Anangu people, glowing from orange to deep purple at sunrise and sunset.

Good to know

• Climbing is banned out of respect; walk the 10 km base trail instead.
• Pack a fly net in summer; the flies are relentless.