Desert Journey

This is the story of an expedition from the Red Centre of Australia through the Great Sandy Desert to the mineral-rich Pilbara region in Western Australia. The return trip to Central Australia traverses the Gibson Desert. The expedition is designed and operated by Diamantina Touring. It starts in Alice Springs, follows the Western McDonnell Ranges, includes indigenous communities like Papunya and Kintore, penetrates deep into the Great Sandy Desert with Karlamilyi National Park as one of the many highlights. There we visit the Desert Queen Bath and Lake Dora. Marble Bar and Newman in the Eastern Pilbara mark the western extent of the journey. The return trip follows the Talawana Track, leads through the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve and also includes Warburton, the Rawlinson Range, Giles , Docker River and Yulara before ending back in Alice Springs.