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Meet the unique animals of Australia on a Nullarbor adventure
This is not only one of the world's great road trips across the vast plains of the mighty Nullarbor, but also an opportunity to encounter the best of Australian wildlife up close. This journey provides opportunities to spot a kangaroo, wombat, emu and dingo in the wild. Swimming with dolphins and sealions and taking in stunning Australian coastal scenery. Make this trip the ultimate for those looking for a wild and nature-filled journey through Australia's outback and remote regions.
- Start
- Perth, Australia
- Finish
- Adelaide, Australia
- Destinations
- Western Australia, Outback, West Coast, Southern Ocean, South Australia
- Style
- Basix
- Theme
- Explorer, Overland
- Code
- PA9
- Physical rating
- Trip rating
- 2 reviews
- Ages
- Min 8
- Group size
- Min 6, Max 21
Why you'll love this trip
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Explore Wave Rock and the Darling Ranges
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Travel across the vast plains of the Nullarbor
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Go swimming with sealions and dolphins on the Eyre Peninsula
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Spot unique Australian wildlife
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Discover the mighty Flinders Ranges in South Australia
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Visit the delightful city of Adelaide
Is this trip right for you?
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Most nights are swag camping with basic facilities as we camp in National Parks
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Australia is a really big country - it's important to appreciate the landscape for it's vastness
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Mobile phone and internet signal is few and far between on this trip - enjoy some time detached from the real world!
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This trip requires a moderate level of fitness as it involves a lot of walking, allowing you to really get among nature. There are some challenging hikes. Please bring sturdy, comfortable walking shoes and comfortable clothing.
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Itinerary
After lunch we drive further south to the Fitzgerald River National Park, an internationally recognised world biosphere reserve with plenty of beautiful beaches, rugged coastline and the opportunity for a short walk.
Approx travel 10 hours with stops along the way. Walking time is about an hour and a half.
Accommodation
- Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Fitzgerald River National Park Entrance Fees
- Wave Rock
Meals Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
Then get ready for some of Australia’s most spectacular scenery with this part of WA having no less than 9 National Parks where we camp at the most spectacular of all, Cape Le Grand National Park. The ocean here is practically transparent, the local Western grey ‘roos are regularly sunbaking on the beach and the sand at Lucky Bay has twice been judged Australia’s whitest.
Enjoy a free afternoon here and how you spend it is wholly up to you. Set out on a coastal bushwalk, splash about in the sea, fiddle around with your camera aperture or just kick back with your new buds along the beach.
Approx travel 2.5 hours with stops along the way. Walking time is about 3 hours.
Accommodation
- Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Cape Le Grand National Park Entrance Fees
- East Mt Baron Hike
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Driving time is about 5 hours today, and walking time is about 1 hour.
Accommodation
- Bush camp (no facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Frenchmen's Peak Hike
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
We’ll make a stop at Eucla, an old telegraph township now mostly buried beneath sand dunes, then call in for a night’s camping at Koonalda Homestead in the Nullarbor National Park. This unique camp site was originally a sheep shearing station and fuel and rest stop for people travelling along the Nullarbor in the 1950s. Abandoned in the 1970’s the site became somewhat of a car graveyard with old cars left behind, broken down on the Nullarbor Plain. A photographers dream!
Travel time today is about 6 hours.
Accommodation
- Bush Camp (basic facilities) (1 night)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Special Information
Please note at the Homestead tonight, there are toilets however no showers.We drive onto the Nullarbor Plain and across the dingo fence while travelling through Yalata First Nations lands. In the afternoon we are heading to the Ceduna Arts and Cultural Centre. Here you will learn more about the different styles and meaning behind many forms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Having a short stop at Streaky Bay for any supplies and then later in the afternoon we arrive at Coodlie Park bush camp. This working farm has traditional cropping, sheep and a project of tree planting on their own land to offset their own carbon emissions.
Today we travel for approximately 8 hours.
Accommodation
- Bush Camp (basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Ceduna Arts & Cultural Centre
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Test out your sand boarding skills in the Lake Newland Conservation Park sand dunes then explore the spectacular Eyre Peninsula coastline visiting Talia Caves before heading to Port Lincoln – the Seafood Capital of Australia.
total driving time today is approximately 3 hours
Accommodation
- Campsite (with basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Murphy's Haystacks
- Talia Caves
- Sandboarding at Lake Newland
Optional Activities
- Swim with Sea Lions and Dolphins - Baird Bay - AUD180
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Enjoy delicious lunch on the foreshore and afterwards have some free time to check out the town before making the short drive back to our campsite in Mikkira Station which is home to a wild koala population. Tonight you’ll go to sleep under the koala filled trees and wake to the now familiar sounds of native birdlife.
Driving is about 3 hours. Walking time is about 2 hours.
Accommodation
- Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Lock's Well
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Special Information
You may notice businesses offering an optional 'Great White shark cage diving' experience. We ask all Intrepid travellers to avoid this activity as it is contrary to our Responsible Travel policy. While wildlife viewing is a big part of many of our itineraries, we strive to only view animals in their natural habitats without attracting animals into contact with people.Read more about animal welfare and our ‘Born to Live Wild’ pledge here:
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/animal-welfare
After lunch, it’s onwards to the ancient Southern Flinders Ranges and Mt. Remarkable National Park. We’ll set up camp for the night at Mambray Creek and then head out to see the abundant native wildlife that call this region home.
We bush camp In Mt. Remarkable National Park
Accommodation
- Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Glen Forest Wildlife Park
- Lincoln National Park
- Whalers Way Conservation Park
- Learn to surf class
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
This overland adventure ends up on arrival in Adelaide. You’ll get your breakfast and lunch and although there are no formal activities planned it is usual for the group to get together and reflect on their 9-day adventure together over a few drinks and meal.Â
Driving time on the last day is about 5 hours
Included Activities
- Daveys Gully
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Meals
8 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 8 dinnersTransport
MinibusAccommodation
Bush camp (no facilities) (2 nights), Camping (with basic facilities) (6 nights)Included activities
- Fitzgerald River National Park Entrance Fees
- Wave Rock
- Cape Le Grand National Park Entrance Fees
- East Mt Baron Hike
- Frenchmen's Peak Hike
- Ceduna Arts & Cultural Centre
- Murphy's Haystacks
- Talia Caves
- Sandboarding at Lake Newland
- Lock's Well
- Glen Forest Wildlife Park
- Lincoln National Park
- Whalers Way Conservation Park
- Learn to surf class
- Daveys Gully
Dates & availability
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Important notes
1. Please bring your own sleeping bag, this is not available for hire or purchase on the trip.
2. Swimming with sealions and dolphins can be reserved in advance to secure your place, and paid locally
3. Please note this trip starts early on day 1 at approx 6.45am and finishes late on day 9 at approx 6.30pm.
4. This trip is basix swag camping
5. Please note there is no single supplement is available for this trip
6. This trip is for FIT AND ACTIVE people and involves very basic camping and challenging hikes

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