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    Default Central Australia Tour - June / July 2014

    Central Australia (The Red Centre) Tour June / July 2014

    At the December Club Meeting I proposed a trip to the Red Centre � Uluru, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs and lots more amazing places from 23 June (last week of Term 2) to 18 July (end of first week of Term 3) 2014.


    In brief, the plan is;

    Day 1 - Monday 23 June - Sydney to Nyngan
    Day 2 - Tuesday 24 June - Nyngan to Tibooburra
    Day 3 - Wednesday 25 June - Tibooburra to Lyndhurst via Cameron Corner on the Strzelecki Track
    Day 4 - Thursday 26 June - Lyndhurst to William Creek on the Oodnadatta Track
    Day 5 - Friday 27 June - William Creek to Mt Sarah (bush camp) via Oodnadatta
    Day 6 - Saturday 28 June - Mt Sarah to Dalhousie Springs (to swim in the hot artesian lakes)
    Day 7 - Sunday 29 June - Dalhousie Springs to Mt Dare
    Day 8 - Monday 30 June - Mt Dare to Chambers Pillar via Finke up the Old Ghan Track
    Day 9 - Tuesday 1 July - Chambers Pillar to Erldunda on the Stuart Hwy
    Day 10 - Wednesday 2 July - Erldunda to Yulara and Uluru (Ayers Rock sunset sightseeing)
    If you have family that could fly in, they could join you at Yulara.
    Day 11 - Thursday 3 July - Sightseeing around Uluru and Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock & The Olgas)
    Day 12 - Friday 4 July - Yulara to Watarrka (Kings Canyon)
    Day 13 - Saturday 5 July - Sightseeing at Watarrka then drive to Glen Helen Gorge - McDonnell Ranges via the Red Centre Way
    Day 14 - Sunday 6 July - Glen Helen Gorge to Alice Springs via Ormiston Gorge, Serpentine Gorge, Standley Chasm, Simpsons Gap
    Day 15 - Monday 7 July - Lay Day / Sightseeing around Alice Springs
    If you had family that flew in to Yulara, they could fly home from Alice Springs.

    Return to Sydney the SHORT Way
    Day 15 - Monday 7 July Some may choose to return direct to Sydney on the bitumen;
    Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Mildura, Wagga Wagga 2773km
    Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Broken Hill, Cobar 2784km
    Either way 5 days or so depending on driving style. Total = 19 or 20 Days. Home by Friday 11 July.
    Total Distance Sydney to Sydney = 6758 km via Mildura, or 6769 km via Broken Hill.

    Return to Sydney the LONG (better) Way
    Day 16 - Tuesday 8 July - Morning resupply for rest of trip then drive from Alice Springs to The Gemtree on the Plenty Hwy
    Day 17 - Wednesday 9 July - The Gemtree to Tobermorey Station on the Qld Border
    Day 18 - Thursday 10 July - Tobermorey Station to Boulia
    Day 19 - Friday 11 July - Boulia to Bedourie
    Day 20 - Saturday 12 July - Lay day in Bedourie for the Camel Races
    Day 21 - Sunday 13 July - Bedourie to Birdsville and a trip out to Big Red
    Day 22 - Monday 14 July - Birdsville to Innaminka via the Birdsville Track and Walkers Crossing Track
    Day 23 - Tuesday 15 July - Innaminka to Tibooburra via Nappa Merrie and Burke & Wills Dig Tree
    Day 24 - Wednesday 16 July - Tibooburra to Silverton via Milparinka and Broken Hill
    Day 25 - Thursday 17 July - Sightseeing at Silverton then drive to Cobar via Wilcannia
    Day 26 - Friday 18 July - Cobar to Sydney

    Total Distance Sydney to Sydney =
    7552km


    Note, if you do not wish to travel back all the way via Silverton, it would be possible to travel home more directly from Birdsville via Windorah & Charleville, or Tibooburra via Bourke. This would see you back in Sydney two or three days earlier.

    Please post up below if you would like to come, or if you are thinking about it. I will generate a Definites and a Maybes list. If you would like more information or to discuss the trip, please PM me with your email address.
    I can send an Itinerary with all the information, as I handed around at the December meeting.

    To run the trip we need at least 3 cars, and I think up to 10 cars would be a great number!

    Please consider over Christmas.

    Dave

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    2 Redrubi
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    3 EddyG
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    4 Danny & Sharon
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    5 JohnC
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    7 RichardH - Registered


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    MarcL - who may be meeting us somewhere along the way, possibly Birdsville.
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    Certainly got my attention Dave, sounds great.
    Very interested, can you put me down as a maybe please?
    Thanks, Shefy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shefy View Post
    Certainly got my attention Dave, sounds great.
    Very interested, can you put me down as a maybe please?
    Thanks, Shefy.
    Done, and sent you Itinerary with my guestimate of costs etc by email too.

    Merry Christmas!

    Dave

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    Awesome trip Dave.

    wish we could go, have fun

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    Hi Dave

    I'm in for sure, just need to work out where to fly in and out others family members who will do part of the trip with me. Also to consider whether I'll go on to look around the top end while I'm there.

    Cheers Rob
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    Quote Originally Posted by uncaged123 View Post
    Hi Dave

    I'm in for sure, just need to work out where to fly in and out others family members who will do part of the trip with me. Also to consider whether I'll go on to look around the top end while I'm there.

    Cheers Rob
    Excellent Rob, thanks!

    The only places I know of with commercial airlines on my itinerary are Yulara (Ayers Rock) and of course Alice Springs. With the resorts at Yulara, Kings Canyon and Glen Helen, it is possible to do Yulara to Alice without having to use a tent! (But I'm camping!)

    After Alice, if you head north there is probably a commercial airport at Katherine, although I'm not sure. Definitely Darwin! If you stay on my itinerary the next airport after Alice Springs is Broken Hill.

    Happy planning!

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    Looking good for us Dave!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by redrubi View Post
    Looking good for us Dave!!
    Awesome!! I'll drop you into the definite list :-)

    Dave
    Last edited by Dave; 23-01-14 at 09:47 PM.

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    Please put us down as a maybe Dave. Thanks. A couple of adjustments with our schedule here at home to sort out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AV8 View Post
    Please put us down as a maybe Dave. Thanks. A couple of adjustments with our schedule here at home to sort out.
    Done, and sent you an email with Itinerary!

    Thanks,
    Dave

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