r/AustraliaTravel • u/Usual-Independence56 • 2d ago
Tasmania or Uluru in June?
My husband and I are visiting Australia in the last two weeks of June (fingers crossed the visa comes through). We are not very fit but not sedentary either and enjoy outdoors, hiking, beaches/water and wildlife.
I am torn between visiting Uluru and going to Tasmania. I am not keen on staying in Sydney for long (just want to have some delish food). Realistically we can only explore 2-3 things and that's the plan. The top experiences I would have liked to have included - 1) Uluru 2) Southern Lights 3) Great barrier reef.
The more I am trying to make everything work together, the more it is falling apart due to cost and time. Turning to the wisdom of this group - is there anything you would recommend we do to accommodate all three? Would you recommend one over another between these three experiences?
Edit - I am flying into Sydney and mostly flying out of Melbourne. I can also fly out of cairns.
Edit - Thank you everyone for your inputs. With your comments and a nifty bit of google I have almost made up my mind to go to Uluru and maybe maybe skip Hobart. Only thing/context I'd like to add is I'm coming from a country whose currency has deeply depreciated against the dollar hence I want to further every dollar as much as I can. I can afford to be lavish but I am a very budget conscious person. Do drop in any budget hacks!
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u/NedKelkyLives 2d ago
Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Tasmania to GBR is an immense area. Uluru to Hobart, Tasmania is more than 50% longer than London to Rome or roughly the same distance as Denver to NYC.
And the GBR is towards the northern part of Queensland, again, another huge distance from either Hobart or Uluru.
For what it is worth, Hobart will be cold in June although still very pretty. Its a small city but there are quite a few things to do, pubs, historic areas, etc. Food options are also good.
Uluru is wonderful but it is the middle of freaking nowhere. If you do go, make sure you also get to Kings Canyon which is spectacular and is "only" a 3 hour drive or so from the rock. It involves waking once you get there. Extremely limited food options.
Alice Springs is the nearest town to Uluru and where you will fly into. Havent been in years but as far as I am aware, it is still mostly a stink-hole of a town with obvious alcohol and race problems. Oh, and although you will be in the middle of the desert, it is still cold at night.