If you are travelling by camper van or by caravan you will need to get supplies. Alice Springs is a larger town with a full range of shops and services. KMart, Coles & Woolworths Supermarkets are here. Woolworths Supermarket also has Liquor sales, but note that in Alice Springs you can't buy cask wine until after 6pm and then only in a 2 litre cask. Any alcohol sale require photo ID to be presented no matter your age or race. Also note there are time restrictions on the sale of alcohol. See attached photo. Stock up on beer in Alice Springs if you intend going to Kings Canyon. A slab (24 cans or stubbies of beer) costs about $45 in Alice Springs, in Kings Canyon it is $80.
Uluru has an IGA Supermarket with a smaller range than the bigger supermarkets in Alice Springs. Fruit & veges in Uluru looked poorer in quality than at Alice Springs and it wasn't until the IGA Supermarket in Coober Pedy that we found excellent quality fruit & veges. Most likely due to the closer trucking distance from Adelaide.
At Uluru if you intend buying meat for a BBQ dinner, do so in the morning. We found that in the afternoon the selection was pretty poor with only a few pieces of meat left from which to choose.
Most Road Houses & larger petrol stations also stock food / alcohol / supplies but you will pay a premium price for this convenience.
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