SOUTH AUSTRALIA Flinder Ranges Beautiful mountain ranges and valleys. Easy driving. Parachilna is a must to visit. Oodnadatta Track Classic outback track that follows the Old Ghan railway line towards Alice springs. Great camping at Coward Springs. Great pub at William Creek. Coober Pedy The town where (some) people live under ground. Once Australia’s wildest town. A bit touristy, but still worth seeing. Birdsville Track Easy gravel road from Birdsville to Maree. The turn-off out to Kalamurina desert station is well worth the trip. A magic, fairy-tale desert landscape along the Warburton River.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Great Central Road - Gunbarrel Highway A great outback 4WD adventure through the Gibson Desert, from Ayers Rock towards Wiluna and Meekathara. Canning Stock Route Desert track from Wiluna to Halls Creek. Not for beginners or for single vehicles. Fuel drops at Well 23 needs to be arranged in advanced. Desert track. Mount Augustus The worlds greatest monolith is not Ayers Rock! Hamersley Ranges - Karijini National Park A mountain range with gorges of a beauty beyond description. A stay in the ghost town of Wittenom is a must. Millstream - Chichester Ranges National Park A swim in the Python Pool on a hot day is an unforgettable experience. The drive from Millstream via Chichester Ranges out towards the coast is the definition of scenic drive. The Kimberley's (Gibb River Road) The most beautiful area in Australia. More gorges, waterfalls, animals, birdlife, fantastic nature, rock paintings and friendly people than you ever could have dreamt of. Old Mornington Bush Camp and Dimond Gorge is a top spot. The Mitchell Plateau is an interesting turn-off for the adventurous. The Mitchell Falls are like the mother of all waterfalls. The road up there with the crossing of King Edward River is not for the meak. Purnululu National Park (The Bungle Bungles): A rock formation that beats Ayers Rock many times over. 4WD only.
NORTHERN TERRITORY Uluru - Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock - The Olgas) The most famous Australian place. Worth to see, even if the place is swarming with tourists and flies. West McDonnel Ranges Ormiston Gorge, Simpson Gap, Hermannsburg Mission, Palm Valley, Meerenie Loop Road, Kings Canyon, Ernest Giles Road. An almost magic desert landscape west of Alice Springs. East McDonnel Ranges Chambers Pillar: Interesting stone formation southeast of Alice Springs. Sunrise and sunset are magic out here on the edge of the Simpson Desert. The Simpson Desert The Big Red. Big, red sand desert southeast of Alice Springs. Accessed from Oodnadatta via Dalhousie Springs eastwards to Birdsville. Only for very experienced drivers. Not for single vehicles. Tanami Track "Short cut" from Halls Creek Western Australia (close to the Bungles) to Alice through the Tanami Desert. It’s easy, but boring. Gregory National Park Huge national park on the Northern Territory border to Western Australia. Lots of challenging 4WD tracks. Litchfield National Park National park south of Darwin. Less known than it’s bigger neighbour Kakadu. Well worth seeing for the waterfalls. Most of Litchfield is sealed roads. Also very demanding 4WD track to Lost City. Kakadu National Park Swarming with tourists, but worth seeing anyway. Great rock art, interesting talks from the rangers, amazing wildlife in the wetlands and shockers with mossies. Mostly sealed roads, but also 4WD tracks.
QUEENSLAND Lawn Hill National Park A paradise in the barren bush northwest of Mount Isa. Great canoeing. Too popular with caravaner's for it’s own good. Daintree Rainforest (Cape Tribulation) Commercialized, easy accessible. Good Rainforest walks, good camping near the sea. Port Douglas is a relaxed town to go diving from. Bloomfield Track The road from Cape Trib to Bloomfield that the greenies tried to stop in the eighties. The infamous Sir John Bielke Petersen built it anyway. Disaster for the Rainforest, great fun for the 4WD driver. Very big hills. Lakefield National Park Big national park northwest of Cooktown. Amazing birdlife. Good fishing, but watch out for the crocs. Cape York Every Aussie wannabe 4WD machos dream of an adventure along the Old Telegraph Road up to The Top. Many river crossings. Urandangi One of the most remotest pubs in Australia. Home of the VB girl. Beginning of the Plenty Highway to Alice Springs. Plenty Highway Desert track from Alice Springs to Mount Isa. The Sandover Highway is another alternative for this stretch. None of them are really "high ways". Don’t go on them in 2WD vehicles.
