If you're visiting Uluru, you literally can't miss the aptly named Kata Tjuta, an aboriginal name that means "many heads." This collection of 36 rounded rock masses is also known as the Olgas. Mount Olga, whose peak is 1,066 meters above sea level,

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If you're visiting Uluru, you literally can't miss the aptly named Kata Tjuta, an aboriginal name that means "many heads." This collection of 36 rounded rock masses is also known as the Olgas. Mount Olga, whose peak is 1,066 meters above sea level, is the highest. Aborigines have always considered Kata Tjuta to be just as sacred as Uluru. While the Anangu are happy for you to walk in the Olgas, they ask that you stick to the marked trails. There are three routes that families might like to attempt. The easiest is the 600-meter ascent to the Kata Tjuta Dune Viewing Area. A round trip takes about 30 minutes. The 2.6-kilometer Walpa Gorge walk, meanwhile, shouldn't be too taxing for young children—but the path is rough, so allow at least an hour. Older kids can join their parents for a trek along the Valley of the Winds track. It is a moderately difficult walk, but the view is simply spellbinding.

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