Shopping Near Ayers Rock

The nearby town, Alice Springs, is considered the shopping central in this region. However, closer to Uluru, in the Cultural Centre and in Yulara, you have cultural arts and crafts galleries, souvenir shops and other stores to choose from.

Shopping Centres and Galleries

Browse the following list to find the largest and most popular retail centres near Ayers Rock:

• Alice Plaza
  The Alice Plaza is a one-stop shopping centre with over 25 stores. These include specialty stores such as national chain stores, a chemist, a music store, a book shop, shoe shop, surf gear store, souvenir shops, men's, womens and children’s clothing stores and eye wear stores. The Plaza also includes a bank, a credit union, three automatic teller machines, a Post Office and a food court.
  Address: 36 Todd Mall, Alice Springs, 0870
  Phone: 08 8952 9666

• The Ayers Rock Resort Shopping Centre
  The Ayers Rock Resort Shopping Centre includes a number of specialty shops, a supermarket, post office, pharmacy, newsagents, a bank and a hair and beauty salon.
  Phone: 08 8957 7395

• Maruku Retail Gallery
  This gallery showcases great cultural pieces of art handcrafted by l Aboriginal artists living within the Central Desert Lands. Here, you can purchase artwork that will always remind you of your time in the desert country of Central Australia. All profits go to the Anangu people.
  Please note: To visit and shop at Maruku Retails Gallery, entrance to Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park is required. The entrance fee is AUD25.00, per person over the age of 16 years, for a consecutive three day pass.
  Address: Cultural Centre Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park, Yulara, 0872
  Phone: 08 8956 2153

• Mulgara Gallery
  Browse through a diverse and unique collection of Australian and Indigenous art at this gallery. You will find glassware, pottery, textiles, metal and leather work, among other items, hardcrafted by renowned artists such as Chris Pantano and Maureen Nampitjinpa Hudson. The art on offer represents Australia’s diverse regions as it is designed in a wide variety of styles; examples of this include Central Desert dot painting from Papunya and Mt Allen and colourful body art from Utopia.
  Address: Sails in the Desert Hotel Yulara Drive, Yulara, 0872
  Phone: 08 8957 7352