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utinyangka minga tjuṯaya tiṯutjara pitjaku.
 © Aṉangu traditional owner

 If we explain culture clearly then people will really want to learn about it. Explain the stories well and tourists will keep coming.

 Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is an internationally renowned World Heritage area listed for its cultural and natural values. The park's remarkable desert landscape and geology, ancient living cultural heritage, and extraordinary wildlife draw visitors from all over the world. Aṉangu culture is one of the oldest living cultures on earth and Aṉangu are proud to share the park with visitors.

 Resting centrally within the park is Uluṟu, one of Australia's most iconic symbols. Its scale and contrast to the surrounding landscape embodies a powerful sense of the creation and evolution of the earth over millennia. These qualities along with the deep cultural and spiritual importance of Uluṟu to Aṉangu, have resulted in the recognition of Uluṟu as a symbol of the Australian landscape, and has attracted significant
 domestic and international visitation to the park. This has led to the need to manage visitor activities, media exposure, to protect and promote the cultural and natural values of the park.

 Appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of the park's values are core elements of the purpose for which the park was declared. Providing for a range of visitor activities in a manner that ensures a safe and rewarding experience while maintaining the cultural and natural values of the park is a major focus of park management.
   The park offers unique opportunities to provide visitors with fulfilling, memorable and rewarding experiences that are linked to a living Indigenous culture and based in a spectacular desert landscape. It is important
   to Aṉangu and the Board of Management that the park is a place of learning and sharing knowledge, that visitors have the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate Aṉangu culture, and that Aṉangu benefit from tourism. It is also important that visitor management and park use are undertaken in sustainable and culturally appropriate ways.

   A diversity of recreational activities will encourage visitors to experience and learn about the park's values. The park must continue to develop high quality experiences which are responsive to changing visitor interests, address Aṉangu wishes, and that cater for  high  numbers  of  visitors. Therefore, the Board will continue to work with the tourism industry to facilitate the development of new and existing visitor experiences that cater for increasing visitor numbers, build benefits for Aṉangu, and share cultural interpretation in culturally appropriate ways.

   The park's approach to tourism also takes into account a range of considerations including:

    •      product diversity and quality—a variety of activities and experiences is critical to the park's core markets

    •      authentic experiences—which offer a deeper, immersive connection