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Simpson Desert Tour

1200km
7 Day's
85% Dirt touring
Don't miss out, book early
Riding skill needed

Tour price includes
motorcycle, fuel, tour guide, camping, meals,
4x4 support vehicle.

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The Simpson Desert Consists of a sea of parallel red sand dunes covering an area of 170,000 sq km (as large as England and Wales). It lies across the corners of South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Rainfall is low on average 125 mm per year and temperatures exceed 50 degrees in summer and can drop down 0 degrees in winter.

Day one/Fly for Brisbane to Birdsvile

Riders fly in from Brisbane (flight included in price but must be booked and paid for 6 months prior to tour departure) with a total of 3 stops in all, Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah before arriving in Birdsville around 2 pm.
The flight is a good chance to have a bird’s eye view of the changing landscape from the east coast of Australia to the channel country desert outlook.
You guys will then settle into our Birdsville camp for lunch, then we will get you familiar with the tour set up and some do’s and don’ts on the tour.
A bit of free time and a chance to have a wander around the town to look at some of its history and buildings before dinner at the famous Birdsville hotel.

Day two/ 206km

We leave Birdsville heading in a westerly direction to enter into the Simpson desert.
You will encounter your first and biggest sand dune called Big Red standing at 40m. This will be the first of 1100 sand dunes to cross as we take the QAA Line to Poeppel Corner the intersection of 3 states, QLD, SA and NT and not far from there we will make our first desert camp.

Day three/ 175km

The day will see us make our way onto the French Line which we will travel for most part of the morning. We will turn off the French line to head South onto the Rig road. The Rig road runs south for a period before heading west again which takes us past old abandoned oil wells and into the heart of the Simpson Desert.

Day four/ 138km

We will start the day off travelling on the rig road before once again making our way back onto the French line and arriving at Purni bore for smoko.
Purni bore is tapped into the great Australian artesian basin.
It has a lot of wildlife that exist and come to drink from this small area.
From Purni we head down the track to the next desert wonder Dalhousie Springs.
Dalhousie Springs are a series of hot thermal pools in most parts the temperature is measuring 39c and this is also a great place to wash away the dust.
After lunch we will head over to check out Dalhousie ruins. Dalhousie was first established in 1872 and abandoned in 1925. Its attractions include the 100 year old date palms, cattle pens, unnamed graves and stone building built from rock and sand stone.
We will then head back to Dalhousie Springs to relax for the evening with dinner and a swim…..

Day five/ 324km

We leave Dalhousie and head for Mt Dare Station to refuel and also souvenir to hunt in the store. After refuelling we ride to meet up with an abandoned station from the Ghan line and then we follow the same road which takes us into the aboriginal community of Fink which is part of the Fink Desert race.
We head west and refuel at Kulgera on the Stuart HWY, then continue on west on Mulga Park Rd and find a camp for the evening.

Day six/ 352km

The day will see us complete our journey to Uluru and stay at the Resort.
That evening will see a rough bunch of motorcyclist go out for dinner for a good time and anticipate our next challenge for the following day.

Day seven/ 40km

Our final day we will ride out to the rock (Uluru) in the fresh cool morning air.
This will freshen you up before the climb up, which will defiantly test out your ticker to the top. The reward at the top will be the magnificent 360 degree views of the desert country. What a way to finish the tour!!!...

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Riding instructions each day
Riders are briefed each day on the conditions by the tour guide before the start of the day.

Accommodation
We provide all camping equipment for the million and one stars a night hotel. .
One night accommodation at Uluru resort included in tour price.

Support Vehicle
Our tour support vehicle is an all purpose 4x4 specially built for motorcycle tour support.
It supports each long distance tour.

Fuel
Fuel costs not included in tour pack price.
Estimated fuel cost on tour $200 Aust.

Food
" Rough As Guts Outback Restaurant" will cater for this tour.
Menu planning
Breakfast: Solid breakfast to keep the rider going till lunch time.
Lunch: Assorted sandwiches.
Dinner: Various Aussie dinners cooked each night.

Prior to departure
We require indemnity forms to be signed before departure.
We require full payment 6 weeks prior from tour departure.

Motorcycles
Look at our motorcycle page for more info on motorbikes.

What you need to bring
1. Motorcycle riding gear eg: Helmet, Boots, Jacket, Gloves etc.
2. Sleeping bag.
3. Warm jumper for nights, woollen head warmer (beanie).
4. Casual clothing, foot wear (Joggers).
5. Sun glasses, hat, sun screen, toiletries.
6. Spending money eg:alcohol, souvenir, pub meals, otional tours.
7. Small camel back able to carry small items must also have water bladder.

* Because luggage space is at a premium in our support vehicle we only able to carry small luggage bags for each customer (40cm x 30cm).

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