Valley of the Winds

Kata Tjuta, also known as The Olgas, is a group of 36 dome-shaped peaks around 27kms west of Ayers Rock. You might think that Uluru and Kata Tjuta, the two big rock formations in a sea of flat, red land, would be made of the same rock in the same way, but you'd be wrong. They are made of very different types of rock which gives the rocks at Kata Tjuta a very different character to Ayers Rock. For those of you interested in the geology you can see how they formed at the link below.

Geology bit

The main walk at Kata Tjuta is a 7.4km circuit called The Valley of the Winds which takes you alongside, between and round the back of a large number of the domes. It only took me a couple of hours although I would've been quicker if I hadn't stopped every five minutes to take photos of the amazing landscape. There were dried up rivers, green valleys, flat plains and a whole lot of big rock. It was spectacular and the hot afternoon sun made the walk even more enjoyable.