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Uluru Reviews #2: Beauty, bans, fines, nonsense & superstition... Is it really worth a visit?

Uluru Reviews: This series features reviews and comments about the Uluru Experience. These are the ones you are unlikely to see promoted by Parks Australia. #2 Beauty, bans, fines, nonsense & superstition... Is it really worth a visit? This great review by Roy Broff (click on the link) tackles all the hard questions about visiting Uluru: Getting there  The desert is boring and monotonous but at least easy to steer Impressions of the cultural centre  The best thing about the centre is that it has TOILETS Photography   Huge areas of the rock are declared sacred and penalties for photographing such areas ($5000 or 6000) can make you broke in no time – please leave your CAMERA in the car Climbing  the climb to the top is seriously discouraged and frequently banned for a range of often ridiculous excuses/conditions (e.g. high winds or temperatures at the summit where there is obviously no anemometer or even a simple thermometer). Failure to comply with...