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Australia is acknowledged for its remote frontier landscapes filled with stories of endeavour, success and disappointment, of legendary tales stirring up mind games of romance and adventure. Join our frontier expeditions, a soft adventure into remote regions of Australia, typically suited to a wide range of special interest groups, Seniors or Over 50's, educational study groups, social travel clubs and individual adventurers.. Despite the challenges and rigors of the outback, there is a growing desire by people to explore the bush, to savour the feeling and moods of endless horizons and space, unbelievable star filled skies by night, the inspirational meeting with an adventure traveller when least expected, the heritage of rural stations bigger than some nations and curious isolated places that are literally as small as the dot on the map.Then there are the "salt of the earth" characters who carve out a living in their remote existence. 2008
EXPEDITION - JOURNEY TO THE "CORNER COUNTRY" 14 days / 13 nights Departing from and concluding in Brisbane. May 17 (sorry, fully booked) June 21 to July 4 July 21 to August 3 Inclusions: 4WD transport and naturalist guides, best available remote accommodation ranging from quaint village pubs to outback station workers cottages and shearers quarters, hearty country meals at regional cafes and pubs, homesteads and bush picnics, all national park and essential entries Tour highlights:
(Tours and arrangements subject to variation, in response to conditions and circumstances applying at the time - minimum bookings for these tours is 10)
OTHER PROPOSED EXPEDITIONS - 2009-11 departures to be announced.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATESpecial interest groups and
individuals numbering a minimum of 12 per tour EXPEDITION SELECTION - One journey to operate / per yearMay departure each year with overflow bookings to a July departure BRISBANE TO ALICE SPRINGS VIA*Outback Queensland * The great Channel Country *Birdsville * "Big Red" - highest sand ridge in the Simpson Desert * Birdsville Track * The Diamantina * Coolabah creeks * "Dead Man's Sandhill" * Sturt Stony Desert * Great Artesian bores * The Cooper * Cannuwaukaninna Bore and wetlands * The 5400km Dog Fence; world's longest man made barrier * Maree, the Ghan town * Oodnadatta Track * Mulka Gibber Plain * The old Ghan rail route * Lake Eyre; 9700 sqkms * Curdimurka siding; site of the great outback ball, under the stars * Lake Cadibarrawirracanna; Australia's longest place name * Kidman's Anna Creek Cattle Station 30,000 sq kms; worlds largest pastoral lease * Underground world of Coober Pedy * "White fellows hole in the ground" * Commonwealth Hill; worlds largest sheep station 10,567sq kms * The Castle (Mesa) Mad Max III and Priscilla movies * Lambert's geographic centre of Australia * Uluru - Kata Tjuita (Ayres Rock; The Olgas) * Watarrka NP; Kings Canyon * Hermannsburg Mission * Albert Namatjira Country. 14 DAYS; 13
nights
ALICE SPRINGS TO BROOME VIA* The Kimberley * Central Desert - Tanami Track * Yuendumu community * Rabbit Flat * 240,000 water birds of Lake Gregory (seasonal) * Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater * Kidman's Station * Purnululu NP - Bungle Bungle Ranges * Emma Gorge * El Questro Station * Pentecost and Durack Rivers * Gibb River * Heart of the Kimberley gorges and remote frontier stations * Bradshaw and Wandjina rock art * Cockburn, King Leopold and Napier Ranges * Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek * Ancient fossilised Reefs * Derby on King Sound * Optional extra - Buccaneer Archipelago from the air - Talbot Bay and Horizontal Waterfall * The wonders of Broome. 15 DAYS; 14
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DARWIN TO CAIRNS VIA THE GULF AND SAVANNAH LANDS* Litchfield NP * Nitmiluk NP; Katherine Gorge * Mataranka; Elsey NP * Warloch Ponds; "We of the Never Never" * Roper River and highway * Limmen NP * Borroloola; McArthur River * Bing Bong; Gulf of Carpentaria * Hell's Gate * Nicholson River * Kingfisher Camp * Lawn Hill NP and gorge * Gregory Downs * Burketown * Leichhardt Falls * Normanton; Karumba * Gulflander to Croydon * Georgetown * Undara Volcanic NP; Lava Tubes * National Parks of Atherton Tablelands * Hypipamee NP Crater * Hasties Swamp 14 DAYS; 13
nights
GETTING THERERegular daily domestic flights service Brisbane, Alice Springs and Darwin to commence your journey. INCLUSIONSTo be advised with price in due course and specific to individual expeditions. EXCLUSIONSFree time and personal costs. Optional activities elected by participants and not part of our guided journey. Personal travel insurances. Pre and post travel arrangements. Australian departure taxes. Food and beverages additional to those provided. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT HIRECamping gear available for hire
for the tour duration. Details to be advised in dur course, specific to
each tour. TERMS AND CONDITIONSWe invite you to read the terms and conditions of travel with Nature-Bound Australia before placing a reservation. You will be asked to confirm your understanding of these details when booking. Participation in our journeys will be on the basis you have read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions ... More PRIVACY AND DISCLAIMEROur privacy and disclaimer statements govern the manner in which we manage and safeguard private information you supply us in enquiring of and participating in our journeys. Please read these before communicating with us ... More MAKing A RESERVATIONGroup leaders should use the on-line group planner facilities provided. Email us with your expression of interest. HOME | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | TERMS & CONDITIONS | GALLERY | NEWSLETTER | BROCHURE | TRAVEL OPTIONS | SELECT A JOURNEY | WORLD HERITAGE TOUR | SHORT TOURS | FRONTIER EXPEDITIONS | SPECIAL PACKAGES | TRAVEL GUIDANCE | ABOUT AUSTRALIA | PREPARATION | DID YOU KNOW? | MEDIA | JOIN OUR TEAM | JOIN OUR CLUB | INDUSTRY | LINKS |