A roadhouse offering modestly priced accommodation for travellers driving to Uluru, Kings Canyon and Alice Springs.
Erldunda is nothing more than a roadhouse (petrol, food and toilets) and a good, reasonably priced accommodation option at the Desert Oaks Resort. Its appeal lies in its strategic location at he corner of the Stuart and Lasseter Highways.
Location
Erldunda is located 268 km from Uluru at the point where the Stuart Highway meets the Lasseter Highway. Erldunda is 200 km from Alice Springs, 1696 km from Darwin and 1332 km from Adelaide.
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Uluru and Kata Tjuta
Here is the dilemma: to visit Uluru is never cheap (unless you go in the middle of summer when it is offensively hot) so you get two alternatives. You can pay outrageous sums and stay at the accommodation near the rock which, obviously, has a monopoly OR you can stay very modestly at Erldunda and make the 268 km trip (it will take between 2-3 hours) which will mean that if you want to see sunset over the rock you will definitely drive all that time in darkness and if you want to see dawn you will drive in darkness and have to leave Erldunda very early. The decision is yours.
Erldunda promotes itself as a superior roadhouse. The resort has 47 motel units, 12 backpacker rooms, powered caravan sites, camping site and a 60 seat restaurant spread over 20 hectares which have been carved off Erldunda Station.
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Desert Oaks Resort, cnr Stuart and Lasseter Highway, Erldunda, tel: (08) 8956 0984.
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Desert Oaks Resort, cnr Stuart and Lasseter Highway, Erldunda, tel: (08) 8956 0984.
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Erldunda Roadhouse, cnr Stuart and Lasseter Highway, Erldunda, tel: (08) 8956 0984.
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Everything you need to know about Erldunda is contained on the Desert Oaks Resort website. Check out http://www.desertoaksresort.com/
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What are the trading hours plz?
The opening hours are 7am until 9pm. The servo and mini supermarket open from 6am.
If they could put up their weekly fuel prices this would help their travelers/customers in planning trips to this fantastic part of Australia.
I think all you can do is shut your eyes and try not to have a heart attack. I think it is more a case of monopoly (what can you do when you need fuel?) but the owners insist it is just the cost of getting the fuel to the bowsers.