nullarbor explorer tour
DATE
JUNE 28th,2024
departs Perth
DATE
JULY 8th 2024
Join us for a 8 day tour exploring the Nullarbor Plain, taking in the remoteness of the Trans Australia railway line, historic telegraph stations, the World Heritage listed Eyre Bird Observatory and iconic 4wd tracks.
This fully inclusive trip is a mixture of motel and remote camping: it includes all meals, easy camping nights and hotel/motel accommodation where feasible.
We will take you on a fun-filled adventure along the backroads of WA, exploring remote historical sites and iconic 4wd routes.
Tour Cost
$4250 per person, twin share.
Single supplement $490
Includes all meals, accommodation and attractions.
Tagalong option
Have you got a 4wd that you would like to put through its paces?
We will give you peace of mind travelling in a convoy of vehicles with competent guides, who are great bush mechanics. Learn about your vehicle’s capabilities, absorb some get-out-of-trouble tricks and pick up some great hints for touring meals and campfire cooking.
Tour price upon application. Per vehicle, for 2 people. Cost includes all meals and motel accommodation.
Have you got a 4wd that you would like to put through its paces?
We
will give you peace of mind travelling in a convoy of vehicles with
competent guides, who are great bush mechanics. Learn about your
vehicle’s capabilities, absorb some get-out-of-trouble tricks and pick
up some great hints for touring meals and campfire cooking.
Some of the extra features of our Tagalong option is that we want to make our groups all inclusive, so we include the following
- All meals are included in the price and you dine as part of the group.
- All entry fees into attractions.
- Motel or other accommodation where we are not camping are covered in your cost.
Tagalong price is for a vehicle with 2 people.
$3950, per vehicle. 2 people twin share.
Itinerary
DAY 1
Departing Perth, we follow the Great Eastern Hwy stopping to check out some of the pumping stations on the water pipeline.
Our overnight stop is at Kalgoorlie.
Includes lunch, dinner.
Motel accommodation
DAY 2
Departing sealed roads we explore along the Trans Australia rail line to Rawlinna, passing through the railway sidings of Naretha, Kitchener, Zanthus, Coonana and Karonie. The lineside settlement of Rawlinna marks the western extremity of the Nullarbor Plain and the end of scrub vegetation for trains heading east. The word Rawlinna is Aboriginal for wind.
Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight camping
DAY 3
This morning wa take a southward direction towards the Eyre Highway and explore some of the cave country of the Nullarbor Plain. Cocklebiddy Cave is a spectacular limestone karst formation and we’ll go as far as the entrance.
Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Overnight Cocklebiddy, motel accommodation.
DAY 4
This morning we have an early start, taking the 4wd track out to Eyre Bird Observatory. This World Heritage site collects information about birds and wildlife and was originally the first Eyre Telegraph Station, built in 1877, and replaced by the current limestone building in 1897. The Observatory features a display commemorating the role the Telegraph Station had in establishing national communications in Australia along with Inter-Colonial Telegraph Line.
We will have lunch here and explore the area before heading back to Cocklebiddy.
Heading west to find our overnight stop.
Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight bush camp
DAY 5
This morning we head down to the beach and admire this stunning coastal location at the eastern end of the Baxter Cliffs, part of the Great Australian Bight, before heading back to the highway and taking the Balladonia Track.
We’ll overnight somewhere along the track.
Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight camping
DAY 6
Today we travel to Israelite Bay, with a possible side excursion to Mt Ragged, time permitting. At Israelite Bay you’ll find the substantial ruins of the National Trust classified Post Office and Telegraph Station along with a few graves, an old cottage and a fishing shack built in more recent times. The telegraph station was part of the Intercolonial Telegraph Line (South Australia to Western Australia). Originally built in wood in 1876, the station at Israelite Bay was replaced with a stone structure in 1896. At its peak this remote settlement was home to 150 people. For 50 years the telegraph line was a vital piece of national infrastructure.
Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight camping
DAY 7
Travelling through Cape Arid and Cape Le Grande National Parks, we head into Esperance and explore the town, including the stunning foreshore and jetty precinct.
Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight motel accommodation.
DAY 8
And today it’s homeward bound, concluding our adventurous trip!
Inclusions: Breakfast and Lunch
INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR PACK
Water Bottle and Fly Veil
You’ll be grateful for both of these!
Reusable keep cup
We stop for morning and afternoon tea where feasible but if time is tight, a cuppa on the go works as well!
Sectional Map
Trace the route as you travel along. One per passenger or one per car, if doing the trip as a tagalong.