Tourists will be banned from climbing Australia's UIuru

Located in Australia's desert centre, Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) is one of the country's most popular, yet sacred tourist destinations. 

Since the 1930s, the spectacular monolith in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has been climbable for tourists, despite staunch opposition from the land's traditional owners. 

But in two years' time, climbing Uluru will be no more.

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Uluru's traditional owners and National Parks representatives voted to end the practice on Wednesday. The ban will come into effect on October 26, 2019, giving tour operators time to clear pre-booked visitors. Read more...

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