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Over 50's journeys, inspired by the wilderness

Closing thoughts
As the day retires behind a desert ridge indulge yourself in some expansive thought
Starting over
Discarding their bark following a wild forest fire, soon there will be a flourish of new life.
Rainbow landscapes
Contorted and twisted landscapes have deposited their debris through Ormiston Gorge
Rock and a hard place
When a rocky crevice offers a threshold, something is sure to choose a life

Private Group Holidays

Private group holidays and tours, private family holidays and tours - discover the real benefits

Do you enjoy private holidays and wish to maximise your benefits?

Lunch time refreshments at the outback Noccundra Hotel

"It is one thing to talk of your adventures - another to share them through private group travel"

Consider forming your own private group tours, involving family or friends.

Parents and Grand Parents alike, having a passion for travel in Australia, are now investing in private family tours and holidays, cross-generational adventures, bringing experiential benefit to all their loved ones.

Consider the benefits of personalised private group travel.

  • Now you can choose your own travel companions.
  • Create your own adventures and experiences to share with friends or family.
  • All you need is 8 to 12 individuals, or just 4 to 6 couples.
  • The ultimate opportunity to enjoy and share group cost savings and discounts.
  • Enjoy program flexibility and collaboration as we plan your group adventure with you.
  • Save time and effort by tapping into our wealth of research and knowledge gained through 34 years of exploring Australia.
  • Take the hardship out of holiday planning.
  • Meet our close friends and outback connections.
  • Save on the personal wear and tear of driving your own vehicles.
  • Go where you might never otherwise venture on your own.
  • A guided private group journey is your pathway to highly personalised service and support.

Visit the "Your Journey" and "Important Info" tabs above for more information about this exciting concept in travel.

Discounts apply to all the tours presented below as private group travel options.

 

Gather your friends or family and browse through your private group holiday options, then link to full tour details from there.  Discuss your holiday ideas and variations if relevant, in more detail, by phoning us on +61 7 3254 1911 or email us at tours@natureboundaustralia.com

The perfect journey for

  • Groups of close friends wishing to see the real Australia while the opportunity exists
  • Folks wishing to explore beyond the beaten track in a small group rather than a “coach load” environment.
  • Mindful parents and grandparents wishing to provide a special holiday or educational experience for loved ones.
  • “Time out” for senior executives and spouses to enjoy a complete change of perspective and explore “life” outside the square.
  • Father and Son or Mother and Daughter group adventures.
  • Social group or travel club excursions.
  • Senior educators leading specialised study groups focused on Australia’s natural environment and outback, with a soft adventure twist.

Flexibility in travel is everything!Private family group exploring the Blue Mountains National Pass

Choose from any of our scheduled or suggested tours, as is, or discuss possible variations through our tailored tour enquiry form.

Perhaps a hybrid program drawn from more than one of our journeys appeals to you.

We understand your private group journey will involve some special needs and planning so we welcome your personal enquiry online or you can telephone us on  +61  7  3245 1911 or you can email us at tours@natureboundaustralia.com

Key Information for your journey

Departures

Departures can be flexible too, largely determined by

  • details in your brief and factors governing forward planning.
  • seasonal and climatic conditions

We will confirm availability on a clear understanding of your needs.

Price

You immediately benefit from our Loyalty Savings program through organising a small group excursion

Other group savings may emerge during budgeting

All our tours are set to an all inclusive price but as a private group you may wish to request special arrangements.

HighlightsSome exclusive experiences with local guides

Highlights to your journey can be found in

  • the private small group style of tour you are seeking,
  • the inbuilt highlights of the chosen tour
  • the additional special features we factor in, when responding to your brief.

Would you like to get started?

1. Telephone us on +61 7 3254 1911  or email our office today to discuss your general thoughts and aspirations. You can also enquire on-line through our Tailored Tour enquiry form.

2. Based on this conversation we suggest you prepare a simple written brief enabling us to prepare an informed response.

3. Understandably the closer your needs are to one of our existing tours, the simpler the process.

Making a Choice

Start by considering which of our established tours might be best for your private group, by visiting our Extended Journeys page.


Private Group Holidays - hidden

Corner Country Tours

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$400

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 14 days
Departure Date: 18 March 2011
7 August 2010
Journey: Brisbane (round trip)

Corner Country guided tours provide the ultimate emotional connection with a vast and beautiful inland

  • where the corners of three States meet in - outback Queensland, outback NSW and South Australia
  • where the sense of place comes vividly to life
  • a place and time for expansive thought and reflection

Enjoy these remote but comfortable Australian outback scenic tours to:

  • the legendary exploration sites of the Burke and Wills expedition, the Dig Tree and Cooper Creek
  • the remote outposts of Innamincka and Birdsville, etched in Australian history and folklore
  • fascinating landforms, abundant wildlife and friendly, hospitable people
  • Imagine million acre properties, larger than some nations, stretching far beyond the horizons,
  • colourful deserts and glimmering gibber stones painting the Corner Country in reds, purples and rusty hue, a photographers paradise
  • crested sand ridges sculptured by the prevailing wind,
  • tiny pubs and villages, home to just a handful of people
  • a tapestry of outback character at every turn
Departing from Brisbane, these authentically Australian outback scenic tours come all inclusive of comfortable accommodation, meals, touring services, entries and extras. 

Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings


Great Divide Tours

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$441

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 13 days
Departure Date: 02 Mar, 2011
30 Aug, 2010
17 Sep, 2010
Journey: Brisbane to Sydney, Sydney to Brisbane

"You don't have to travel far from a city to discover some of the best scenery and natural habitats in Australia".

  • Consider NSW guided tours and walks in the world heritage National Parks located in the eastern states
  • 13 day  Great Dividing Range guided tours following Australia's most "influential" land form - The Great Divide.
  • offering a complete contrast to the outback perception of Australia
  • lush world heritage Gondwana rainforests shrouding wilderness pockets along the range
  • dramatic cliff faces and canyons providing a wonderful backdrop to Greater Blue Mountains guided walks
  • blended insights into early history, the Hunter Valley wineries and wealthy pastoral dynasties
  • precipitous escarpments, plummeting gorges and waterfalls, an awesome feature of the New England guided walks
  • granite strewn landscapes of giant monoliths, balancing boulders and tors along the high country granite belt
  • a unique journey revealing the very evolution of Australia
  • plus the bonus of a day visit to the iconic world heritage Fraser Island.

Conveniently accessed from Sydney or Brisbane, your tour comes all inclusive of quality accommodation and meals, touring services, side tours, all entries and extras.

Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings

Tasmanian Wilderness Tours

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$441

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 17 days
Departure Date: 18 Jan, 2011
08 Feb, 2011
01 Dec, 2010
Journey: Launceston (round trip)

Treat yourself to some premium scenic and nature-based experiences with Tasmanian guided tours and walks at:

  • Cradle Mountain
  • Freycinet Peninsula and Wineglass Bay
  • Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers
  • Bay of Fires, and
  • visit fascinating Tasmanian Devils in two sanctuaries

Immerse yourself in the finest world heritage wilderness for a 17 day / 2.5 week  holiday experience  likely to top all others.

Enjoy classic Tasmanian wilderness walks in:

  • remote alpine country
  • along pristine beaches and dramatic seascapes
  • spending extended periods in the Cradle Mountain National Park, Freycinet National Park, Tasman National Park, Mt Field National Park and others.

Here is the Island State:

  • steeped in unique settler history, a proud sense of community and a relaxed lifestyle
  • and scenery which continues to inspire the fine art of wilderness photography, like no other in Australia.
The tour is also available in 8 and 9 day sections as detailed, all inclusive of quality accommodation and meals, touring services, all entries, side tours and extras.

Discounts apply to this tour, for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings.

Original Australia Tour

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$439

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 15 days
Departure Date: 19 April 2010
18 October 2010
Journey: Brisbane (round trip)


Discover Australia's diverse scenic wonders and natural history - all in the one journey.

  • Carnarvon National Park, New England National Park and Girraween National Park.
  • The world heritage Barrier Reef, Lady Musgrave Island and Fraser Island 

Your 15 day Original Australia Tour promises many classic holiday experiences:

  • a Fraser Island 4wd safari along tropical beaches, by towering cliffs of multi-coloured sands and giant forests
  • Lady Musgrave Island, a true coral cay, complete with coral gardens and marine creatures of the Great Barrier Reef
  • a journey into the life and legends of the Queensland Outback
  • towering gorges and canyons of the palm filled oasis, Carnarvon Gorge
  • grand granite monoliths of Girraween National Park
  • the world heritage Gondwana Rainforests of New England National Park, dating back 150 million years
  • wonderful guided walking options separated by relaxed and informative travel days.

Enjoy a comprehensive insight into Australia departing from Brisbane, complete with quality accommodation and meals, touring services, entries and side tours, and an abundance of photographic opportunities


Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings


Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyre and Red Centre Tour

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$427

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 14 days
Departure Date: 18 June 2010
Journey: Adelaide to Alice Springs

Your Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyre, Red Centre Australia outback tour is arguably one of the great Australian adventure journeys - the ultimate for 4WD enthusiasts drawn to the beauty and senses of isolation. 

Nurture your spirit of adventure and discover such legendary “unreachable” destinations as the Oodnadatta track, Coober Pedy, the painted desert, Lake Eyre and William Creek. 

A leisure journey taking you from Adelaide to Alice Springs via
  • the extraordinary beauty and geological showpiece of the Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound
  • you'll trace Aboriginal and Explorer pathways through Central Australia,
  • visit the curious mounded springs of the Great Artesian Basin, releasing water dated more than 2 million years.
  • follow desert tracks across cattle stations, larger than some nations
  • to complete your journey with the iconic Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata-Tjuta (The Olgas)Kings Canyon and the ancient, contorted West Macdonnell Ranges.
Here is your chance of a lifetime to set foot on the lowest point in Australia, a truly surreal experience on the salt encrusted Lake Eyre, home to the most extraordinary events in Australia's natural history.
Your tour departs Adelaide and comes all inclusive of accommodation and meals, touring services, side tours, entries and extras.

Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings

Big Rivers Tour

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$405

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 10 days
Departure Date: 5 June 2010
Journey: Adelaide to Brisbane, Brisbane to Adelaide

Outback NSW tours taking you deep into the discovery and settlement of inland Australia

  • enjoy a leisure journey through Outback NSW 
  • along the mighty Darling River, life line to vast inland exploration,
  • to the world heritage archaeological site of Mungo National Park
  • the region of wool empires and courageous early settlement, way out the "Back of Bourke"
Here is your opportunity to:
  • visit historic pastoral stations,
  • meet new age farmers practicing their revolutionary holistic lifestyle,
  • be informed of the contemporary environmental issues of land and water management in the face of climate change
  • reflect on 200 paddle steamers which once traded up the rivers, historic inland ports and communities
  • learn more of the unfortunate displacement of our First Australians.
  • partake in one of the great 4WD back road journeys along the Darling River Run
  • view abundant bird and wildlife along the waterways
  • walk the lunette landscape of Mungo Lake, once home to the Mungo Man and Mungo Woman ancient peoples living 60,000 years ago.
You'll trace the mighty inland waterways from source to sea,   - a 10 day Big Rivers expedition from Brisbane to Adelaide, a comfortable Australian outback travel odyssey, fully inclusive of accommodation, all meals, touring services, entries and extras.

Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings


Red Centre Tours

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$459

(All inclusive)
Per day / Per person
(Min 8 people)


Duration: 11 days
Departure Date: 05 July, 2010
19 July, 2010
Journey: Alice Springs to Uluru, Uluru to Alice Springs


Here is your complete Central Australia holiday.

All the Icons of a leading Central Australia tour await your discovery in the Red Centre:

  • Ayers Rock (Uluru), The Olgas (Kata-Tjuta)
  • Ormiston GorgeRainbow ValleyKings Canyon (Watarrka), Palm Valley, the ancient Macdonnell Ranges, Desert Park and a walk on the Larapinta Trail.

Gain a finer appreciation of the First Australians

  • take a day trip deep into the lands and lives of the indigenous desert people to understand their culture, songlines and rock art,
  • their challenges and survival spanning  2000 unbroken generations

These Red Centre Tours come complete with

  • quality accommodation and meals, touring services, entries and extras,
  • departing from both Alice Springs and Ayers Rock (Uluru).
  • great guided walks and an abundance of photographic opportunities at every turn

    Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings

    Outback to Reef Tour

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    $406

    (All inclusive)
    Per day / Per person
    (Min 8 people)


    Duration: 13 days
    Departure Date: 12 July, 2010
    Journey: Longreach to Brisbane

    These small group Outback Queensland guided scenic tours depart from Longreach and Winton in the heartland and follow the Tropic of Capricorn to the Queensland coral coast and Lady Musgrave Island, to conclude 13 days later in Brisbane.

    Enjoy the added adventures of a day trip to the Great Barrier Reef and a 4wd beach safari tour to  Fraser Island.

    Designed as active Seniors and Over 50's outback tours and holidays you will enjoy a contrasting variety of unique world and national heritage experiences. 

    • Embrace an ancient world of Dinosaurs, which once roamed a vast inland sea
    • The folklore and bushman's heritage of outback Queensland from the vast open plains to the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame
    • Choose from some delightful walking options in the towering gorges and iconic landscape of Carnarvon National Park.
    • Explore the coral gardens, marine life, pristine lakes and giant forests of tropical islands with their abundant bird and wildlife.

    Your Outback to Reef scenic tour is both a leisure and educational experience and comes all inclusive of quality accommodation, all meals, touring services, special entries, all side tours and extras.

    Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings

    Australia World Heritage and Gondwana Tours

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    $420

    (All inclusive)
    Per day / Per person
    (Min 8 people)


    Duration: 7 days
    Departure Date: 4 Oct, 2010
    8 Nov, 2010
    or by request
    Journey: Brisbane (round trip)

    Your Australia world heritage tour visits ancient Australian rainforests and the finest Gondwana world heritage sites.

    Find yourself immersed in the iconic landscapes of the New England, the grand monoliths of the Granite Belt and the scenic region of Natural Bridge.

    If your available holiday time is limited and you wish to explore the evolution of Australian world heritage dating back 200 million years, then this is the ideal short journey for you.

    In a scenic 7 days commencing from Brisbane, you'll visit

    • UNESCO, Australian World Heritage Sites
    • Cool temperate and sub-tropical Australian rainforests of  Gondwana times, ranging through to Snow Gum habitats 
    • The last retreat of primitive Antarctic Beech Trees up to 2000 yrs old

    You will stand on the rim of an ancient volcano and lava flows

    • overlooking an untracked wilderness stretching 75 kms from a high point on the Great Divide to the Pacific Ocean
    • listening to the captivating calls and mimicry of the Superb Lyrebirds

    You will also travel through the Big River Country and Rainbow Country of the NSW North Coast to overnight in Byron Bay, Australia's most easterly landmark.

    All in a tour, seasonally suitable all year, complete with quality accommdation and meals, touring services, entries and extras

    Discounts apply to this tour for Early Bird, Small Group and Loyalty bookings.

    Border Ranges 4 or 5 day Short Break

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    $480

    (All inclusive)
    Per day / Per person
    (Min 8 people)


    Duration: 4 days or 5 days
    Departure Date: By arrangement
    Journey: Brisbane (round trip)

    Enjoy short break luxury tours from Brisbane, to experience a different place and space, your genuine retreat style journey deep into the world heritage Border Ranges and Scenic Rim regions along the QLD / NSW border, overlooking Mount Warning.

    In just a couple of hours drive from Brisbane, you will delight in
    • the comfort and serenity of your bed and breakfast  accommodation or wilderness lodge
    • experience a complete change of focus
    • blend healthy activity and culinary delights with some natural wilderness pampering, and
    • replace the TV and mobile phone with moments of quiet reflection
    Your rewards will be pristine environments and distractions that inspire beautiful thought and relaxation.


    All the homely comforts, style and ethos of a Nature-Bound tour are retained as you immerse yourself in 
    • unique landscapes and world heritage wilderness environments 
    • adjusting to the colours, sounds and aromas of the Australian bush
    • refresh in the clear mountain air 1000m above sea level
    • revitalised by space, the mellowed shades of dawn and dusk 
    • the absence of urban urgency and rush.
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