Traverse Desert. Carnarvon Range, Canning Stock Route and Rudall River Expedition.

21 Day Tour

Departure Date: 7th July 2008

Come and experience this Desert Wilderness with Richard as he takes you on a journey to dispel the notion that Deserts are seas of sand and nothing else. Emphasis will be on the courage and determination of the early explorers, Giles, Carnegie etc and also surveyors such as Talbot as you marvel at the Rugged scenery and wildflowers along the Canning Stock Route. After visiting the worlds second largest Meteorite Crater recognised by geologists in 1947 as the result of the impact of a huge iron meteorite about 250,000 years ago. We head on southwards onto the Canning Stock Route through the Great Sandy Desert first called the Great Australian Desert by Augustus Gregory in 1858. Covering an area bigger than Europe, this wilderness challenges the hardest adventurers.

The Canning Stock Route in Western Australia is approximately 1800 km long and runs from Halls Creek in the southern Kimberly region to Wiluna in the Goldfields. The route passes through some of the most arid, inhospitable and dramatic landscapes on earth including four major deserts, The Great Sandy, The Little Sandy, The Tanami and The Gibson Desert. Travelling with Richard of Wilderness Wanderer, who is a very experienced remote area bushman and a vehicle equipped with the VKS 737 Radio Network frequencies for Australia wide communications and recovery gear for a range of situations, is an experience that will have you coming back year after year for more.

 Itinerary:

Day 1: Perth to Nallan
Day 2: Nallan to Auski Roadhouse
Day 3: Auski Roadhouse to 80 Mile Beach
Day 4: 80 Mile Beach to Fitzroy.
Day 5: Fitzroy to Margaret River
Day 6: Margaret River, Halls Creek, Wolfe Creek Crater.
Day 7 Wolfe Creek Crater, Bililuna, Lake Gregory
Day 8: Lake Gregory, Well 51, Breadon Hills,Southeske Tablelands.
Day 9: Southeske Tablelands to Lake Tobin.
Day 10: Lake Tobin, Reeves Knoll, Well 33, Kidson Bluff.
Day 11: Kidson Bluff, Lake Auld, Well 31, Mujinjerra Cave.
Day 12: Well 27, Separation Well, Well 28.
Day 13: Well 28 to Well 26 Day 14: Well 26, Well 24, Well 23 (fuel dump) Well 22.
Day 15: Well 22, Well 21, Lake Disappointment to Terrace Hills
Day 16: Terrace Hills to Durba Hills
Day 17: Durba Hills - rest day
Day 18: Durba Hills to Well 10
Day 19: Well 10 to Granite Peaks
Day 20: Granite Peaks to Sandstone
Day 21: Sandstone to Perth.

 

Tour Price: AU$Contact us for price. per person, sitin Oka
(including GST, 61 meals, swags and tents) AU$Contact us for price. per tagalong vehicle.

Departure time and place: From the Perth Train Station carpark in Wellington Street, Perth City at 07:30 am
Things to bring: warm nightclothes, warm sleeping bag, (as it can be surprisingly cool at night), pillow, casual clothing including T- Shirts, jeans or tracksuit, shorts bathers and towel. A warm jumper or jacket, several changes of underwear and socks, comfortable walking shoes, water bottle for personal use, hat, good torch with spare batteries, personal toiletries, small amount of laundry detergent and pegs, insect repellent, camera, battery and film. One small bag (soft only - NO Suitcases) no bigger than 600mm x 505mrn x 152mm and not to exceed 15 KGs.

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Wilderness Wanderer reserves the right to alter itineraries at any time if road or weather conditions are unsuitable.
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