Uluru Hop On Hop Off
Uluru Hop On Hop Off
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Uluru Hop On Hop Off offers a speedy and convenient shuttle service to Uluru and Kata Tjuta with one, two and three day passes to suits your needs.
Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia
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2023
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Julrich7
Melbourne, Australia4 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Friends
An amazing place well organised from airport to resort. Lovely staff from airport to resort. Spectacular views. Pictures do it no justice. The most beautiful place in the world
Written 8 December 2023
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26Paulam63
Sydney, Australia30 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Family
Great experience, we did the sunrise over Uluru then back on the bus. Sunrise over the rock was spectacular. We headed to Uluru got off at the Mala carpark, amazing. Then off to the cultural centre via a lap of Uluru. The only issue was the cultural centre Cafe was closed for a couple of hours for training. The staff made us an instant coffee , they even gave us some of their office biscuits, we hadn't had breakfast as we were up and on the go at 4.The walk around was the centre was really interesting and Uluru was right behind it. Anthony, our driver was amazing and really helpful, great bloke. Excellent service, we had a great morning.
Written 6 December 2023
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Ruth B
8 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
We did a sunset and Waḻpa Gorge and Uluru/Mala walk hop on hop off tour. Booking was easy and flexible as I changed days a couple of times. Pick up was easy on both occasions. Snakebite who took us to Kata Tjuta was great fun, very informative and entertaining and Chris who took us to Uluru was also very friendly. Highly recommend this company!
Written 10 September 2023
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BoardingPass727577
9 contributions
Jul. 2023
Great experience. Wonderful service and great people running the operations. This is a unique and cost effective way to get around the key spots in Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Very reliable booking and pick up and drop off service. Tried most of the options - Kata Tjuta sunrise and walks, Uluru walks and sunset. Good way to connect from Ayers Rock Resort to Uluru National Park. Very passionate people behind the service. Yet to see a similar type of service and any other tourist attraction.
Written 19 August 2023
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Hi :-)
Thanks so much for your awesome review, we are so glad that you enjoyed your time with us, and you felt how much we love what we do, and I can assure you we don't take where we work for granted - how lucky are we :-)
Cheers
Sharon
Written 22 August 2023
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lily_2486
Ocean Grove, Australia91 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Solo
The Uluru hop on hop off bus was very easy to use with pre booked pick ups from the resort to ensure space and an easy timetable to work out a return bus. I had a three day pass and used it to its full potential.
Anthony on the Uluru bus was very knowledgeable on the area you can tell he loves his job and was always up for a chat. He remembered who I was and welcomed me back on board each time I got to the bus.
“Snakebite” on the Kata Tjutu bus was knowledgeable on his area and a bit of a character.
The young lady (I didn’t even catch her name) who did the Monday afternoon Kata Tjutu run l seemed to lack the same people skills she was there to drive the bus and when she wasn’t driving she was on her phone.
Anthony on the Uluru bus was very knowledgeable on the area you can tell he loves his job and was always up for a chat. He remembered who I was and welcomed me back on board each time I got to the bus.
“Snakebite” on the Kata Tjutu bus was knowledgeable on his area and a bit of a character.
The young lady (I didn’t even catch her name) who did the Monday afternoon Kata Tjutu run l seemed to lack the same people skills she was there to drive the bus and when she wasn’t driving she was on her phone.
Written 13 August 2023
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Hi Lily
Thanks for your review, so glad you had a great time and Anthony and Mike looked after you and you got the most out of the 3 day pass :-)
I will take on your feedback re the Monday.
Cheers
Sharon
Written 22 August 2023
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Adventurer573348
2 contributions
Jul. 2023 • Couples
The bus was fantastic. It dropped at various locations and allowed enough time for walking etc. 3 or 4 return times
Written 1 August 2023
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Hi
Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed your time :-)
Cheers
Sharon
Written 2 August 2023
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sammells
melbourne29 contributions
Jul. 2023
Fantastic service. We bought a 3 day pass. The office then emailed me asking us to book in certain bus times as they can get busy and wanted to secure us a seat. I emailed back asking for Uluru sunrise bus on day 1. They then came back with a suggested itinerary for the entire 3 days of the pass to ensure we got maximum value. This was fantastic, and the suggestions worked brilliantly. We got to see and experience everything in the area.
The drivers .....we had Anthony and Snakebite....were excellent....on time, super clear with instructions, very informative about the area and funny with typical Aussie humour. Their commentary gave us heaps of information and then we were free to explore on our own at own own pace. The buses were clean and well maintained.
A fantastic service for those that need the transport but don't want to be part of a tour group.
ps...thoroughly recommend Kata Tjuta...both walks, sunrise and sunset are awesome.
The drivers .....we had Anthony and Snakebite....were excellent....on time, super clear with instructions, very informative about the area and funny with typical Aussie humour. Their commentary gave us heaps of information and then we were free to explore on our own at own own pace. The buses were clean and well maintained.
A fantastic service for those that need the transport but don't want to be part of a tour group.
ps...thoroughly recommend Kata Tjuta...both walks, sunrise and sunset are awesome.
Written 27 July 2023
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Hi Sam
Thanks for your feedback.
So glad you got to experience everything over your time and our drivers helped make it more amazing, and the 3 day pass is definitely the way to go to get everything covered with some breathing space :-)
Cheers
Sharon
Written 2 August 2023
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MereyB
Baltimore34 contributions
Jul. 2023
This is for the Kata Tjuta Sunrise Hop On Hop Off Tour with Valley of the Winds walk. Kata Tjuta is an amazing place and I wish we had given ourselves more time.
First off, Snakebite, our driver, was a character, and I'm saying this in a good way. It appeared he was having a rough morning, but he quickly came alive and started telling us about the area on the drive. When he dropped us at the sunrise viewing area, he told us the time of the sunrise and gave us ten minutes from that time to get back to the bus to go to the next stop. This basically set the tone for the rest of the tour. We were dropped at The Valley Of The Winds for our hike and told if we didn't get back in three hours that he'd leave us behind and we could take our chances with the last bus of the day. There was nothing on the timetable that indicated there were buses from Kata Tjuta to Ayers Rick Resort any other time than the approximate 11:45 return.
We felt pretty pressured to move quickly through the trails and didn't take adequate time to really stop and take in all the vistas. Parks Australia says the full circuit should take 3-4 hours and the Aussie Bushwalking site shows this is a 7.4 km circuit. Some of the hike was Grade 2 & 3, but there were significant parts of the hike that were Grade 4, so it didn't feel safe to hurry through. I'm happy to say we made it back to the bus in time.
For $95 we got what we paid for. For $50 more, we could have gotten a small group tour that included a tour guide through the hike. I wish we had looked more closely at our options.
First off, Snakebite, our driver, was a character, and I'm saying this in a good way. It appeared he was having a rough morning, but he quickly came alive and started telling us about the area on the drive. When he dropped us at the sunrise viewing area, he told us the time of the sunrise and gave us ten minutes from that time to get back to the bus to go to the next stop. This basically set the tone for the rest of the tour. We were dropped at The Valley Of The Winds for our hike and told if we didn't get back in three hours that he'd leave us behind and we could take our chances with the last bus of the day. There was nothing on the timetable that indicated there were buses from Kata Tjuta to Ayers Rick Resort any other time than the approximate 11:45 return.
We felt pretty pressured to move quickly through the trails and didn't take adequate time to really stop and take in all the vistas. Parks Australia says the full circuit should take 3-4 hours and the Aussie Bushwalking site shows this is a 7.4 km circuit. Some of the hike was Grade 2 & 3, but there were significant parts of the hike that were Grade 4, so it didn't feel safe to hurry through. I'm happy to say we made it back to the bus in time.
For $95 we got what we paid for. For $50 more, we could have gotten a small group tour that included a tour guide through the hike. I wish we had looked more closely at our options.
Written 24 July 2023
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Hi
Thanks for your feedback.
The Parks do an estimation that covers all walkers, but generally everyone is back in 2.5 hours.
We do have to stick to a timetable as everyone comes to Uluru and wants to fit a lot in to only a couple of days so people have tours booked back to back.
Cheers
Sharon
Written 2 August 2023
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Teri C
1 contribution
Jul. 2023 • Family
The most entertaining, informative bus driver/guide who was super friendly and accommodating for our elderly mother. Thanks so much Anthony, you're awesome!
Written 14 July 2023
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Hi Teric
So glad you enjoyed your time and Anthony made it more enjoyable :-)
Cheers
Sharon
Written 2 August 2023
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iang
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Jun. 2023
I was at Uluru during the recent rains. The Hop on Hop off bus continued through this period when many other activities were cancelled. This provided a special chance to see waterfalls.
Our driver Anthony made everyone feel welcome and provided great advice on choices of walks. He helped us all realise what a unique opportunity we were experiencing.
Considering the weather the service ran close to schedule and when demand increased due to other activities being cancelled they increased capacity to make sure the additional demand was met.
I was also able to complete the full base walk due to this service.
I will use them again.
Our driver Anthony made everyone feel welcome and provided great advice on choices of walks. He helped us all realise what a unique opportunity we were experiencing.
Considering the weather the service ran close to schedule and when demand increased due to other activities being cancelled they increased capacity to make sure the additional demand was met.
I was also able to complete the full base walk due to this service.
I will use them again.
Written 3 July 2023
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Hi
Isn't Uluru in the rain spectacular!!
So lucky you got to experience it and the waterfalls :-)
Cheers
Sharon
Written 2 August 2023
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Rohit K
29 contributions
We are planning to visit in December 2023. If we take the sunrise shuttle and do the base walk, will we have enough time to take the 8:10 bus back to the resort?
Franky0909
Wolfsburg
Where do I buy the park ticket? In the bus when entering the park, or in advynce in the resort?
Sharon L
1 contribution
Hi
You can pre buy one online from parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/plan/passes or you can buy from our driver for $25 cash.
Cheers
Sharon
David H
Sydney, Australia370 contributions
I am looking at purchasing the Uluru sunrise transfer -$49.00.
Is it possible to be dropped off at the Cultural Centre after watching the sunrise from the raised platform as I have a booking for bike around Uluru at 0730 and then be picked up from there for hotel return?
Or does the sunrise transfer only go to platform and return to hotel?
jonclo
Hervey Bay, Australia211 contributions
You have to have a park ticket to enter the national park and this is seperate to the bus ticket. The bus ticket allows you one trip each way. The buses drop off at several spots and one of them is the cultural centre.
elyssa10
Sydney, Australia21 contributions
Hi. With the first hop on for sunrise (5am-ish), can you hop off at Uluru at this time? Or does it just stop at the viewing platform?
Sharon L
1 contribution
Hi Elyssa
No you cant hop off at that that time as it is still dark. We take you to the sunrise viewing area, the driver waits there with the passengers and then after sunrise will drop you at one of our 4 drop off/pick up points around the base of Uluru.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Sharon
cg2792
England, UK2,587 contributions
I am looking at just doing the Uluru Return Transfer, rather than the Hop-on Hop-Off. Where does this shuttle drop you off in the National Park and where does it pick you up?
iitravel
Brisbane, Australia375 contributions
The Uluru “Hop on Hop off bus” offers two different types of services, it is the same bus that picks you up from several designated points around the Voyages resort ( Desert Gardens, Sails in the Desert, Outback Pioneer, Camping ground) and then heads of to Uluru and drops of at several locations at the National Park. You can pay for a return transfer which means it picks you up from the resort and drops you at any one of the four stops at the National Park ( the Waterhole, Kuniya Piti, Mala carpark (walking track up Uluru) and the Cultural centre and then will pick you up at any of the same four drop off locations when you return to the resort.
The other option which is more expensive allows you to get on and off whilst at the National Park and return back to the resort during the day and then head back out to the National Park, they are day passes and are available for 1, 2 or 3 days.
I found the AUD49 Adult return pass suitable if you enjoy walking and this allowed me to walk around Uluru one day and I paid for another AUD49 return pass the next day and visited the cultural centre and the walk up Uluru. I spent around 4-5 hours each day in the National Park
It is important to note the hop on hop off bus only operates on a scheduled timetable around 6 or 7 times a day and this schedule and time varies during different times of the year. If you catch the last hop on hop off bus back to the resort in the evening it stops on the way at the viewing point for sunset which is an added bonus.
Also do not confuse this service with the resort shuttle which is free but only circulates around the Voyages resort.
If you search for Uluru Hop on Hop Off bus timetable on the internet the full details of times are available
Enjoy your visit.
Is the bus ever too full to accommodate everyone that wants to go? Do you need to show up early to get a seat?
tamastill
Nuremberg13 contributions
Hello,
As I remember it was never too full.
If you want to have a window seat, then it makes sense to show up early.
RacnDoc
Benton City, WA5 contributions
What time does the tour finish? We have a 12:45 PM flight out on 3/31 and need to know if we'd make it back in time to get to the airport.
Neal51
Jacksonville, FL32 contributions
We had flight at 12.30. There is an option to come back by 8.30 or 10.30. We chose the 8.30 AM option to leave time to get ready. We were not able to see the cultural center.
We had to take the 10.30 AM shuttle to airport.
I am not sure if the timings change based on time of sunrise and Day light savings time.You may want to check with them.