Anne beadell highway
trips
New 7 Day short Adventure Tour
Join us for a 7 day tour as we travel the Anne Beadell Highway and the Connie Sue Highway out to the Ilkurlka Community on the SA Border and return.
Experience some of the history of Australia’s last great explorer Len Beadell as we travel through the central desert along the roads named for his wife and daughter. We travel to the community of Ilkurlka just short of the SA border and then head south to Rawlina before heading back to Kalgoorlie.
Tour Departs Perth
Tour Date
Departs Perth 2nd October 2020
Confirmed Departure
Limited Seats Left
Tour Costs
$2100 per person
Includes all Meals, Camping accommodation, permits and entry fees
Tag a Long Tour
If you have your own 4wd join us as a tag a long
the price includes all your meals, camping fees, entry and permit fees
price from $1400
Itinerary
Day 1
Perth to Kalgoorlie or Kojonup to Kalgoorlie
Travel along the Golden Pipeline Route, via a lunch stop in Southern Cross, on to our first night’s accommodation in Kalgoorlie. Meet your fellow travellers at a welcome dinner and have a brief talk about expectations and requirements.
O/N Camping
Meals: Lunch and DinnerDay 1
Day 2
Kalgoorlie to Yeo
Leaving Kalgoorlie, we follow the bitumen today as we travel through the historic mining towns of the Goldfields region to Laverton.
We pay a visit to the Explorer’s Hall of Fame in Laverton before heading out along the Anne Beadell Highway.
O/N Camping Bush Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3
Yeo Lakes to Neale Junction.
Today we spend the full day exploring the Anne Beadell. Take in the spectacular views from Bishop Riley’s Pulpit along the way.
O/N Bush Camp Neale Junction.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4
Neale Junction to Ilkurlka.
Today we examine some interesting gnamma holes and the remains of an old airfield.
Refueling time at Ilkurlka. The most eastern part of the Anne Beadell that we can travel on this trip.
O/N Camping (showers!) Ilkurlka
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5
Ilkurlka to Rawlinna
Today we head back West and then head South on the Connie Sue Hwy, as we make our way towards Rawlinna station.
O/N Bush Camp
Meals Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Day 6
Rawlinna to Norseman
Today we travel along some station tracks as we make our way towards the Eyre Hwy and the Town of Norseman
O/N Camping
Meals Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner
Day 7
Norseman to Perth
Back on the dirt we head west to Hyden, before we again join the Bitumen roads for our run back to Perth
Meals Breakfast and Lunch
Anne Beadell Highway
1st June to 17th June 2021
Join us on a 16 day Perth to Adelaide 4 wheel drive adventure, exploring the Anne Beadell Highway from Laverton to Coober Pedy.
Tour Inclusions
Individual Map
Trace the route as you travel along. One per passenger or one per car, if doing the trip as a tagalong.
Water Bottle and Fly Net
One per passenger. You’ll appreciate these!
Tour Photographic Remembrance
A collection of all of our favourite photos and videos, in a convenient USB stick
Itinerary
Day One
Perth to Coolgardie
Travel along the Golden Pipeline Route, via a lunch stop in Southern Cross, to our first night’s accommodation in Coolgardie. Meet your fellow travellers at a welcome dinner and have a brief talk about expectations and requirements.
O/N Motel
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2
Coolgardie to Laverton
We have a quick stop in Kalgoorlie, stocking up on any last minute forgotten items.
Still on the bitumen today as we travel through the historic mining towns of the Goldfields region.
In the afternoon we pay a visit to the Explorer’s Hall of Fame in Laverton before enjoying the camping facilities at the Caravan Park.
O/N Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3
Laverton to Yeo Lakes Nature Reserve.
Take in White Cliffs and Salvation Well on the first serious day of this Australian outback adventure tour.
O/N Bush camp.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4
Yeo Lakes to Neale Junction.
Take in the spectacular views from Bishop Riley’s Pulpit along the way.
O/N Bush Camp Neale Junction.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5
Neale Junction to Ilkurka.
Today we examine some interesting gnamma holes and the remains of an old airfield.
Refueling time at Ilkurka.
O/N Camping (showers!) Ilkurka
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6
Ilkurka to South Australian Border
Onwards down the track. Notable stopping points for today include Djindugara, an extremely culturally significant gnamma hole, and the site of Len Beadell’s original plaque at the border.
O/N Bush camp, Serpentine Lakes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7
SA Border to Vokes Hill Corner
We pass through sandy desert and many dunes, with numerous clumps of beautiful black desert oak. Vokes Hill was named in 1901 by explorer Richard Maurice, after his cook on the expedition.
O/N Bush Camp, Vokes Hill
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8
Vokes Hill to Emu Junction.
The track now enters some of the most beautiful countryside of the Great Victoria Desert, within the Mamungari Conservation Park.
We visit Emu Claypan, the landing strip for equipment and personnel for the atomic testing done in this region.
O/N Bush camp Emu Junction
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9
Emu Junction to Tallaringa Well.
We visit Ground Zero, and Totems 1 and 2, where the atomic bombs were located on steel towers (NB this area is safe to visit, without hazardous levels of radiation).
We to head to Tallaringa Well, of past immense importance to the migratory aboriginals of the area.
O/N Tallaringa Well
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10
Tallaringa Well to Coober Pedy
We pass by the Dog Fence, the longest fence in the world, and take a diversion to what Len Beadell called ‘Aboriginal Stonehenge’, a long line of deliberately placed rocks, whose meaning is still not known.
We finish our travels on the Anne Beadell Highway and head to Coober Pedy, real beds and showers!
O/N Motel, Coober Pedy
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Day 11
Coober Pedy
Time for a re-group, re-stock and repair day.
We take a town tour, an opal mine tour and you have the opportunity to have a relaxed lunch and afternoon. Maybe try your hand at Opal fossicking on the public noodling heaps!
O/N Motel Coober
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 12
Coober Pedy to Roxby Downs, via Woomera.
The Woomera Range Centre is a highly specialised ADF test and evaluation capability operated by the RAAF for the purposes of testing war material. We aren’t permitted onto the Rocket Range, but spend time visiting the excellent Rocket Range museums and the Rocket Park, in the Village area.
Onto the mining town of Roxby Downs, originally built to support the Olympic Dam Project.
O/N Camping, Roxby Downs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Inclusions: Museum entry fee
Day 13
Roxby Downs to Port Augusta
We start this morning with a two hour surface tour of Olympic Dam, if available (tour days vary).
Down the bitumen, via the impressive series of inland lagoons, to Port Augusta.
O/N motel Port Augusta
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Inclusions: Dam Tour
Day 14
Port Augusta to Adelaide
Our day starts with a visit to the Wadlata Centre and a journey through the amazing Tunnel of Time.
Then onto Adelaide and our last night, with a special farewell dinner.
O/N Motel Adelaide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Inclusions: Wadlata Centre
Day 15
Adelaide
A free morning around town, then it is departure time for everybody. We say our sad farewells, before heading off home.
Meals: Breakfast
Inclusions: Airport transfers
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