The Red Center of Australia

Central Australia has many appeals - Uluru or Ayers Rock for instance. The aboriginal people revere Uluru and it has smooth sides that rise up and has been the focus of the aboriginal customs for century. The aboriginal people prefer that visitors do not climb the rock due to spiritual issues. Uluru has a significant place in the creation stories of the local people. The guides can take you on a tour around the rock and you will be shown all the crevices and caves and their significance. Near Uluru is the Mount Olgas and are easily accessed by road. Mount Olgas are a collection of rock hills that stick up from the desert. Mount Olga is taller than Uluru. The vibrant red colors of the olgas make them a striking photographic subject.

The Bungle Bungles were unknown years ago. You can fly over the Bungle Bungles because some of the roads are very rough. You can go on a bush walk through the bungle bungles. After the rain, jim jim falls is an awe-inspiring sight. The pools at the base are permanent. The jim jim falls are greatest after the summer wet season. The Kakadu covers a large part of Arnhem Land. It is coastal and escarpment land. Kakadu is just three hours from Darwin and is home to an incredible range of wildlife, especially crocodiles. It is old and very grand. 1000 species of fauna and countless others have been discovered in Kakadu National Park. Kakadu and Uluru are world heritage areas. The sandstone escarpments were made by scouring water millions of years ago. The wetlands provide a pristine environment for wildlife such as eagles and brolgas. Crocodiles are protected in Australia. Be careful where you swim in crocodile country because crocodiles are cunning wily beasts. Buffalo are being eradicated as they are ruining the environment.

The aboriginal people live in harmony with nature in the Red Center of Australia. They spear fish and catch turtles by hand. They have an intimate knowledge of bush tucker and medicines. The spear is thrown with the aid of a woomera or throwing stick. The aboriginal people know how to harvest the food of the red center and do not waste or kill for sport. They have been living in the red center for about ten thousand years. You can find galleries of prehistoric art in cave galleries. Pictures of kangaroos, and special figures. Some earlier works are older than some of the art of Ancient Europe. Aboriginals say that mimi art was done by spirit ancestors. Symbolic xray style is comparatively recent when compared with mimi art.

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