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Explore The NT Sale eg MEL to Uluru $89, Bris to Uluru $89, Sydney to Uluru $99, Darwin $129 @ Jetstar

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Explore The NT Sale eg MEL to Uluru $89, Bris to Uluru $89, Sydney to Uluru $99, Darwin $129 @ Jetstar
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beatthatflight on 01/02/2021 - 15:41 jetstar.com (563 clicks)
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Jetstar has an NT sale:

Get off-road in the NT.

Follow your sense of adventure and get off-road like never before in the Northern Territory. From the rock pools and waterfalls in Kakadu, to the vast stretches of outback in the Red Centre - a trip to the NT will leave you with memories you'll treasure forever.

No Perth flights (sorry guys, lockdown!) but looks like most other states have routes there, starting at $89 one way.

All flights include 7kg carry-on, and given the temps, you don't need jackets (speaking from experience).

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  • Jessie Ryder on 01/02/2021 - 15:50

    Flights are never this cheap, seems they are desperate for visitors now they have banned climbing.

    Sleep in the bed you made

    • samfisher5986 on 01/02/2021 - 15:53

      Exactly my thoughts.

      Not just climbing banned, you can't take photos of many parts of the rock and things like drone's are banned, even though you are allowed to use them in any national park in queensland.

      They just want our money, they don't want tourists to visit the rock.

      • life is suffering on 01/02/2021 - 15:55
        +2

        I understand a climbing bit- its a indigenous site and needs to be respected.

        • samfisher5986 on 01/02/2021 - 15:58

          If all they wanted was respect, why does it cost $38 to enter the national park?

          Paying to enter a national park is insane.

          • Skitzout on 01/02/2021 - 16:06

            @samfisher5986: Where does it say this. Last time i checked it was a fine $12k. Well that's according to a ranger

            • samfisher5986 on 01/02/2021 - 16:07

              @Skitzout: I'm not sure what you mean, I'm talking about entering, not climbing.

          • adamp on 01/02/2021 - 23:16
            +2

            @samfisher5986: Uluru is within a national park, run by National Parks and Wildlife Services.
            They charge for a number of their more popular park, including the snowy mountains ($29). It forms part of the funding for the less popular but still expensive to maintain parks.
            Whilst it is annoying to have to pay to enter a park you need to consider the massive benefit gained from having some many great national parks.

            Next time you are in Egypt try and climb a pyramid and see how that pans out…..or the faces in Mt Rushmore and so on.

        • OzCheapo on 01/02/2021 - 15:58
          -5

          Let's just call it as it is. It's an oversized rock. If they can climb Everest, we should too. I for one am in favour of buying passes to support the upkeep but banning it was self righteous

          • soundboy5010 on 01/02/2021 - 16:28

            @OzCheapo: Let's just call your tombstone what it is, it's a rock sticking out of the ground. If someone else can dig up a rock, then so can I. I for one am in favour of buying passes to support the upkeep of the cemetary, but banning digging up gravestones was self righteous.

            • OzCheapo on 02/02/2021 - 00:30

              @soundboy5010: My tombstone will be too big and pompous for someone like you to take it off the ground but, go for it.

      • FLICKIT on 01/02/2021 - 16:22

        Thankfully drones are banned in Tasmanian reserves and National Parks also:
        https://parks.tas.gov.au/about-us/conducting-business-in-par…

        Some of the reasons:
        -Disturbance to wildlife and the potential to impact animal breeding patterns and behaviour, particularly birds (e.g. eagles and other raptors, shorebirds),
        -Impact on visitor experience,
        -Privacy of park visitors, and​
        -Safety issues; the potential for collision and impacting on helicopter and fire management operations.

        There's also the issue of people crashing drones into trees, down gorges, or the likes and then getting themselves in trouble trying to retrieve them….

        • samfisher5986 on 01/02/2021 - 16:25

          Yeah except Uluru is full of tourist helicopters who will do all of what you just mentioned, but just multiply it by 100 for the effect. Helicopters are crazy noisy and create a lot of wind etc.

          Personal drones make very little noise and its really not an issue in places like QLD where its legal, and also happens to be where Uluru is located.

          The difference is that Tourist helicopters make the locals profits, drones do not.

          • FLICKIT on 01/02/2021 - 16:50

            @samfisher5986: Personally I didn't find the helicopters or planes annoying out there, I don't think they cant fly over the Rock or the Olgas, they were always off to the side and pretty high up…

      • Skitzout on 01/02/2021 - 17:19

        Where does it say this about allowing drone use in national park. Last time i checked it was a fine $12k. Well that's according to a ranger

      • lgacb08 on 01/02/2021 - 17:37

        Where have you been? I been to national parks around a few states and first things that hit me is that 'drone prohibited' site. Even popular ones that falls into no one's jurisdiction have that sign too. Queensland is the only one that go against the trend.

        • samfisher5986 on 01/02/2021 - 17:55
          -2

          I've been all around Queensland, and Uluru is in Queensland.

    • beatthatflight on 01/02/2021 - 15:54
      +7

      was totally this cheap when on sale before lockdown and before climbing banned. Not common, but it did happen.

      I went 7? years ago, hiked around Uluru, camped under the stars, went to Kings Canyon etc, it's incredible. No need to climb the big rock itself.

    • try2bhelpful on 01/02/2021 - 15:55
      +10

      You don’t need to climb the rock there are plenty of other things to do. Funnily enough I don’t feel a need to climb up the outside of St. Paul’s cathedral.

      • FLICKIT on 01/02/2021 - 15:59

        Yep, hooning around the rock on a Segway was fun !
        https://www.ulurusegwaytours.com.au/tours/

        • try2bhelpful on 01/02/2021 - 16:01

          Looks fun. Are the hard to ride?

          • FLICKIT on 01/02/2021 - 16:02

            @try2bhelpful: Not at all, very easy, easier than I expected… They give you some basic training and run you through a little course before you set off..

            In my group there were kids and grannies, no one had any issues riding them…

            • try2bhelpful on 01/02/2021 - 16:03

              @FLICKIT: Always wanted to try one. The used to be illegal in Melbourne, not sure if they still are.

              • FLICKIT on 01/02/2021 - 16:17

                @try2bhelpful: There's segway tours in Tassie but they're pretty pricey and they have minimum booking numbers and such…

                Checking, it was only $129 when I did it in 2018, $139 now, still good value IMO.. 2.5 hours,12km around The Rock, I was rooted from a couple of days of hiking and climbing so the Segway was a perfect way to occupy an afternoon, it was the highlight of my trip out there…

    • omcb on 01/02/2021 - 16:52

      Funnily enough if you're unwelcoming and hostile to the people who give you money, they will feel unwelcome and stop coming and giving you money.

  • Manny Calavera on 01/02/2021 - 16:34
    -4

    Hah.

    They were something like $330 return about a month before the climb closed.

    Pack a sandwich on your way back, because delays seem common.

  • Russ on 01/02/2021 - 21:52
    +1

    Just to pre-empt a popular belief: Alice Springs is not close to Uluru, it's 470km away. Both are in the center of Australia, but they're not close.

    If you want to see Alice Springs and Uluru, I recommend you fly to Alice Springs, then take a day trip to Uluru.

    The typical day trip (via bus) leaves Alice Springs about 6am, returns about midnight, and you get 4-5 hours at Uluru and KataTjuta (the Olgas).

    There are also two-day trips, staying overnight at Uluru. Any longer than that, and you'll run out of things to see.

    From Alice Springs, you can see the Alice Springs Telegraph Station, and the (water) springs beside it. You can also visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and see the grave of its founder, Reverend Flynn.

    You might also consider day trips to the Henbury Meteorite Craters, Rainbow Gorge, and King's Canyon.

    If you catch a bus from Alice Springs to Uluru, you'll go pat the Henbury Meteorite Craters, but it's unlikely the bus will stop there. You'll also see Mt Conner, which is often mistaken (from a distance) for Uluru.

    • andylch on 01/02/2021 - 23:53

      I am planning for:

      • 1 full day - Uluru
      • 2 full days - Alice Springs

      Enough for seeing most of the attractions?

      • power71 on 02/02/2021 - 00:01

        Do the reverse - 2 days Uluru/Olgas, 1 Alice

      • Russ on 02/02/2021 - 01:20

        I lived in Alice Springs for a couple of years, so how I see it will be biased.

        I do recall my impressions when I first got there. As I stepped off the plane, it felt like someone had opened an oven door in front of me. Central Australia is like that, it's hot, and it's a dry heat. But unlike coastal Australia, when you sweat, it works! Your sweat will cool you down, instead of just making you wet.

        I would say there are a few stages to being in Central Australia.
        It takes about a week before you stop noticing the heat every time you step outside.
        It takes about a month or two to learn "the flick" to effectively keep flies away from your face. Flies in central Australia are different to coastal flies. Getting food and moisture from you, for them, is a life-or-death situation. So they're a lot more persistent and stubborn.
        I takes about six months to stop feeling "dry, barren, yuck" when looking at the landscape. Alice Springs, and the MacDonnell Range on the southern edge of town, are really beautiful. But you won't be able to "see" the beauty until you have been there for months.

        There's lots of other little things you can do in "The Alice". There are tourist attractions, cultural experiences, art galleries, the casino, lots of sporting facilities (like a grassed golf course in the middle of desert country!). There is even a winery you can visit! The NT has a huge tourism industry, perhaps look there for inspiration: https://northernterritory.com/

        I like The Alice, and I wouldn't mind living there again, because it's in that in-between area between a city and a small country town. In many ways it's a small country town, but with almost all of the conveniences of a million-plus population city. There's Coles, Woolies, K-mart, Target, Bunnings, Priceline and so on.

        PS. putting corks on strings and attaching them to your hat doesn't work for the flies, and there are LOTS of flies. When I lived there a couple of decades ago, the tourist shops sold beekeeper's nets to go over your head and your hat. These work, as long as you have somewhere fly-free to put them on. Perhaps buy them from Ebay before you go?

        If you visit Alice Springs during 21 August 2021, you'll get to see the "Henley on Todd" regatta, a unique experience that can't be had anywhere else in the world. Youtube has quite a few good videos of it, here's the Wikipedia description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley-on-Todd_Regatta

        • try2bhelpful on 02/02/2021 - 08:36

          We were in Alice Springs in August but they had to cancel the “Henley on Todd” because the Todd had water. We went by bus through the outback landscape and, because of the rains, there were fields of wild flowers. It was, truly, beautiful. What I found is the dirt is like talc. It gets into everything.

          • Russ on 03/02/2021 - 21:50

            @try2bhelpful: Sorry to hear you missed it. According to Wikipedia, it's only been cancelled once before, in 1993, also for the same reason. I competed in one of the "running boats" while I was there, my workplace put together a team.

            But you were lucky to see the wildflowers. I lived in Alice Springs for two years, and it only rained twice while I was there. Did you also notice the sunsets? There's almost always a huge orange sunset, I was told it's because of the amount of dust in the air, dust that is removed by rain in most other places.

            On one of the occasions when it rained, it was weird. The river started flowing before the rain arrived, it's because the catchment of the Todd River is in the Tanami Desert area, well away from Alice Springs.

            • try2bhelpful on 03/02/2021 - 22:35

              @Russ: In my case it was in 1978 but we were told the race had been cancelled due to the rains. The wildflowers were, absolutely, amazing. The sunsets were beautiful. Watching the rock change colour was stunning. We had canvas tents so they were, constantly, being putting away wet. The smell was not great.

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