The 'Enduro' Tour - An amazing experience taking you through the heart of the outback without using the typical tourist routes. You'll see all the main attractions but the roads you'll use to get there are much more fun!

NB The tour in 2012 will run from Perth to Darwin and will now include the 1,250kms of extra off road riding along the Great Central Road! This page will be updated with the correct details soon but most of the trip is the same as below but in reverse.

As a summary, you'll ride via the waterfalls and swimming holes of the lovely Edith Falls to Katherine gorge and then Kununurra. Here you'll visit Lake Argyle and maybe a take a flight over the Bungle Bungle Range (optional). Wolfe Creek meteorite crater is next before a ride down the 1,000km remote Tanami track to Alice Springs.

You'll continue on to Kings Canyon and Uluru (Ayers Rock) before riding another remote track to the underground town of Coober Pedy.

The 'Great Central Road' from Kata Tjutu (The Olgas) then conveys you from the middle of Australia, through to Western Australia via some great desert riding. A tour around the south-west concludes the experience, before we finally finish in Perth.

You'll cover about 6,500 kms of which over 3,000 kms is on gravel and unsurfaced roads with a medium level of difficulty. There is little sand but it's useful for riders to have some off road experience even if it's just an off road training day or two.

The Trip in More Detail....
The trip starts with a ride south from Darwin past the Adelaide River pub (where the water buffalo from the Crocodile Dundee film stands on the bar!) and on to Edith Falls. There you can swim beneath the waterfalls in a deep plunge pool shared with long neck turtles and tropical fish.

It's a great start to the tour and swimming's OK in the billabongs as it's on top of a steep rocky escarpment. Fortunately salt water crocs. can't climb! There's a lovely camp site here and sitting on a rock with the sun going down watching the birds and wildlife is the perfect end to your day's ride.

You'll turn west at Katherine and ride to Kununurra. Here you'll visit Lake Argyle which covers an area 18 times the size of Sydney Harbour. It's an amazing sight with the red cliffs of the Kimberley all around. From Kununurra you can take an optional flight over the relatively recently discovered Bungle Bungle Range. Huge beehive structures make you feel like you've traveled back into pre-history and a flight is the only way you can see some of the more remote areas of this amazing region.

Next stop is the largest meteor crater in Australia at Wolfe Creek and then you'll ride into one of the most remote regions in the country on the 1,000km unsealed track through the rugged Tanami Desert.

At the end of the track is Alice Springs. Civilisation is a welcome sight and you'll get a chance to catch up on communications with family and friends and to explore the town.

Standly Chasm and Ormiston Gorge are fairly close to Alice and well worth visiting before the ride to Kings Canyon station and the incredible gorge. It's a strenuous walk in places around the edge of the canyon but it's rewarded with breathtaking views over the edge and a swim in the Garden of Eden. This is a plunge pool at the top of a huge waterfall that cascades to the base of the canyon. Plants that exist nowhere on earth live here and it's amazing to take a swim in the middle of the desert with steep canyon walls all around.

Just as amazing is Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the nearby Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). It's an incredible sight after hundreds of kms of flat desert to view Uluru in the distance and even more impressive to walk around its base and see the changing colours as the sun sets.

Kata Tjuta is 45km away and is equally impressive but less well known. The Valley of the Winds walk is 7.5kms but worth every step if you have the time.

Leaving Kata Tjuta you'll head west to join the start of the Great Central Road. This little travelled 'road' is unsealed for the majority of its 1126km length, and chances are you'll encounter a bit of sand along the way. Nothing too serious, but it's always nice to know in advance.

The spectacular desert scenery and sheer size of the landscapes you're riding through, make this a truly humbling route to travel, and one not many will experience.

Arriving at the western end of the Great Central Road we turn south toward the coastal town of Esperance, passing through the outback mining town of Kalgoorlie. Once there you can take a trip down a real goldmine at the Prospectors Hall of Fame, see the incredible Superpit (the largest open cast goldmine in the world) and take in the atmosphere of the bars and restaurants.

Esperance itself is home to some incredible beaches, unforgettable views, beautiful national parks and even whale watching from July to November. A stark contrast to the harsh beauty of the outback from the days prior to arriving.

The aptly named 'Wave Rock' provides a bit of heritage along the way, being around 2.7 billion years old. Shaped by the weather into the shape of a giant wave, it's 14m high and a truly imposing natural spectacle. After basking in the cooling shade of Wave Rock, we continue on our way through the picturesque south west, heading towards the state capital of Perth.

The last day of the trip is spent exploring Perth and many clients often get together for one last restaurant meal before heading off to their hotels for the night.

The Enduro Tour is an amazing adventure. The outback casts a spell over most who visit and many people are drawn back to the red rocky gorges, remote desert and camp fires for reunion trips with their new found friends.

The experiences and memories will last you a lifetime.