Tour Dates (2025):
Ningi, QLD – Adelaide, SA
16th – 31st March (SOLD OUT)
Adelaide, SA – Ningi, QLD
7th – 22nd April (PLACES REMAINING)
Day 1: We depart Ningi, QLD at approximately 0800. Our first stop is Stoney Creek for morning tea. We stop for lunch at Muntapa Tunnel, then continue to camp at Chinchilla Weir.
Day 2: Today is a BIG day! We visit the Roma Saleyards, the largest cattle sale yards in the Southern Hemisphere. We will also see Roma’s largest bottle tree and the Big Rig, a museum dedicated to the history of Australia’s Oil and Gas exploration. We then travel to Mitchell for a soak in the healing thermal waters of the Great Artesian Spa. Great Artesian Spa | Mitchell Queensland
Day 3: We depart Mitchell for camp tonight at Lake Quilpie. On our way we stop for a tour of the WW2 Secret Army Base in Charleville.
Day 4: Today is one of our longer drives as we start to head into the Channel Country and wide open spaces of western QLD. We will have lunch on the bank of the Cooper Creek. Here you’ll have a chance to catch some yabbies or try your luck for a Yellow-belly (Golden Perch, Callop). Tonight, we camp at the famous Betoota Hotel.
Day 5: We only have a short drive into Birdsville today. This gives us time to prepare and look around Birdsville before we embark on our desert crossing the following day. A great opportunity to grab that camel pie, for lunch, from the Birdsville Bakery.
Days 6-9: Where we camp and how much we travel for the next 4-days will be largely determined by travelling conditions. We aim to reach Dalhousie Springs for a much-deserved soak, in the 40 degree spring waters, on day 9.
Day 10: After a morning soak we depart for the iconic Mt Dare Hotel. If time allows, we will travel past Mt Dare to Lamberts Geographical Centre. The most widely accepted centre of Australia.
Day 11: We depart Mt Dare for Oodnadatta, then onto Arckaringa Homestead via the Painted Desert.
Day 12: We have an early start today so we can experience the sunrise over the unique landscape of the Painted Desert. We head back to the Oodnadatta Track where we will have lunch at the Algebuckina Bridge. We will also stop for a refreshing drink in the iconic William Creek Hotel, before continuing to camp at Coward Springs.
Day 13: Tonight, we camp at Farina. A unique, semi restored, ghost town
Day 14: Today we explore the rugged Northern Flinders Ranges (Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park) and camp at Arkaroola.
Day 15: We explore more of the Flinders Ranges today, before camping at Wilpena Pound
Day 16:
Today we head to Adelaide, for the final day of our tour.
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What’s included in your 17-day Simpson Desert Tagalong Tour:
What you need to bring:
A detailed list of required and recommended personal items will be provided to you in your information pack upon booking.
