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9 Day Perth To Adelaide Nullabor Adventure Tour
Tour includes 1 night at Perth City YHA and 1 night at Adelaide Central YHA for before and after your tour.
Day 1: Wave Rock & Fitzgerald River National Park
- Travel over the Darling Ranges into the historic township of York, WA’s oldest inland town.
- Enjoy a delicious lunch at the unbelievable Wave Rock.
- Explore internationally recognised World Biosphere, Fitzgerald River National Park, where you will swag camp tonight. This site has a toilet but no shower facilities.
Day 2: Fitzgerald River to Cape Le Grand National Park
- Hike up East Mt Baron.
- Take the coastal route into Esperance,
- Set up camp in one of Western Australia most spectacular National Parks, Cape Le Grand. (toilet and shower facilities at this site)
- Enjoy a free afternoon here to set out on a hike, get your kangaroo selfie, or just kick back with your new buds on the beach.
Day 3: Cape Le Grand to The Nullarbor
- Take an epic early morning hike up Frenchman Peak.
- Enjoy a stunning coastal drive, stopping at some of the region’s most stunning beaches.
- Lunch in the outback town of Norseman
- Hit the Eyre Highway to start the journey east bound.
- Be left speechless by the show of constellations and shooting stars as you bush camp on the Nullarbor (no facilities).
Day 4 : The Nullabor & Koonalda Homestead
- Drive 500 kilometres of the world’s longest stretch of straight road.
- Stop at Eucla, an old telegraph township now mostly buried beneath sand dunes
- Camp at Koonalda Homestead in the Nullarbor National Park. Koonalda Homestead provides toilets but no showers.
- Visit and unofficial car graveyard with old cars left behind, broken down on the Nullarbor Plain; A photographers dream!
- Be prepared to be bedazzled by the wonders of the southern skies.
Day 5 : Great Australian Bight & Coodlie Park
- Check out the famous camels/ Kangaroos/ Wombats Crossing road signs
- Witness the Bunda Cliffs, where Australia drops dramatically into the Southern Ocean.
- Cross the Dingo Fence and enter the Yalata Aboriginal lands.
- Visit the Ceduna Arts and Cultural Centre, where you’ll hear about the styles and meanings of Indigenous artwork.
- Arrive at Coodlie Park Farm Retreat, home base. Enjoy a delicious BBQ feast. Share stories with travellers from other tours around the campfire before rolling out your swag in a unique swag hut.
- Full camp facilities available.
Day 6: Baird Bay & Mikkira Station
- Visit Point Labatt Conservation Park, the only place on the mainland where Australian seal pups can be seen learning to swim, play and rest on the beach.
- Test out your sand boarding skills
- Set up camp at Mikkira Station, home to a wild koala population; Sleep under the koala-filled gum trees.
- Optional experience: Choose to swim, snorkel and splash about with playful sea lions and magical dolphins on a 3-hour cruise of Baird Bay. Cost is $180 and will be a memory you’ll treasure forever (trust us!). Let us know at time of booking if you would like to add this on.
Day 7: Mikkira Station & Port Lincoln
- Today you are offered two very different itineraries to choose between:
- Optional experience (additional cost- from $389): An advanced Eco Certified full day Great White Shark Cage Diving tour- No dive experience required, all equipment is supplied. Let us know at time of booking if you would like to add this on.
- Explore the Eyre Peninsula’s amazing coastal scenery:
- Wild and rugged Whalers Way
- White, sandy beaches of Coffin Bay National Park.
- Explore Port Lincoln, also known as ‘Australia’s Seafood Capital’.
- Join back together as a group to camp for a second night with the Koalas at Mikkira Station.
Day 8: Port Lincoln to Mt Remarkable
- Take a two-hour learn-to-surf lesson in the calm and turquoise waters of Fisheries Bay in Port Lincoln.
- Those not wanting to surf will be able to relax, swim or explore.
- Check out the ancient Southern Flinders Ranges and Mt. Remarkable National Park.
- See the abundant native wildlife that call this region home.
- Camp tonight at Mambray Creek in Mt. Remarkable National Park, which has showers and toilets.
Day 9: Mt Remarkable to Adelaide
- Hike through Davey’s Gully.
- Travel through quaint country towns.
- Stop for lunch and wine tasting in the picturesque Clare Valley.
- Bid farewell to your new friends and check in to Adelaide Central YHA.
Inclusions
- Pick up Perth City YHA
- Drop off Adelaide Central YHA
- Accommodation: Bush camp (no Facilities) 1 night, Camping (basic facilities) 7 nights
- 1 night Perth City YHA
- 1 Night Adelaide Central YHA
- Transport in a comfortable, airconditioned mini bus
- 8 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 8 dinner
- All entrance and National Park fees
- Swag (you need your own sleeping bag)
- All activities unless stated as an optional extra
Tours Depart
| 2020 & 2021 Departure Dates | Pick Up | Tour Concludes |
| Mar 8/ 22 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| April 5/ 19 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| May 3 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Sep 13/ 27 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Oct 11/ 25 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Nov 8/ 22 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Dec 6/ 13/ 20/ 27 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Jan 3/ 10/ 17/ 24/ 31 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Feb 7/ 21 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
| Mar 7/ 21 | 6:45am Perth City YHA | 7:00pm Adelaide Central YHA |
Tours depart on Sundays.
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This is an active adventure tour and a good level of fitness is required.
Meals: There is plenty of variety and fresh products. Please let us know of any special dietary requirements at time of booking. We also recommend travellers who may have a difficult diet to cater for bring some of their own preferred foods for the journey.
Camping: This is a camping adventure and participation and involvement is required from passengers. Accommodation on tour is a mixture of national parks, campgrounds, bush camps (no facilities). When camping, we use individual swags. (wet weather option is 3-person dome tents shared by a maximum of 2 people per tent). Camping spots may change as sometimes weather conditions will dictate the best place to camp. If the weather is unreliable the guide may suggest to the group to stop in an accommodated premises- this is at the individuals own cost.
Changes to Itinerary:Experienced guides will tailor all of the activities on seasonal & cultural conditions throughout the year, to maximize your experience and enjoyment. Any deviation from this itinerary will be made with serious consideration and your best interest and safety is our priority.
Please ensure that you have comfortable walking shoes, water bottle, insert repellent, hat , sunscreen, swimmers and snacks in hand luggage on the bus. It’s also a great idea to have a torch or headlight, travel pillow and rainproof jacket. And don’t forget a sleeping bag!
Sleeping Bags: Nullarbor traveller provides swags (canvas bag with mattress). Passengers need to bring their own sleeping bag as they are not provided. If you do not require your sleeping bag at the end of the tour, it can be donated to a charity of your choice. You can also provide your own pillow if they wish.
Cancellation and Amendment Fees
Cancellations:
Due to the discount offered and the structure of this package - it is non-refundable once confirmed.
Amendments:
Each amendment (not cancellation) to the original booking, after confirmation will incur a fee of $25 per person and per amendment.
Amendments are subject to availability.
General Travel Deal Terms and Conditions
- Your credit card will be debited upon completion of the online booking process. Your booking is guaranteed once you receive a confirmation email from a YHA Travel & Tours consultant.
- In the unlikely event we cannot confirm your booking, we will refund the total amount to the credit card with which payment has been made within 7 days. YHA Travel & Tours and its suppliers are not liable in the event a tour or package is not available, and any refunds are restricted to the purchase price of the tour or package booked.
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Cancellations and Amendments
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please notify us immediately by email. You can find the email contact details on your booking confirmation. Cancellation and change fees are outlined below:
Cancellations:
- A minimum cancellation fee of $25 per booking will apply to all cancellations. This fee excludes tour operator fees which will vary at the discretion of the supplier/s involved.
- Cancellations within 48 hours of the tour, activity, accommodation, transport item commencing will incur a 100% cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued.
- No- shows/ failure to check- in for any tour, activity, accommodation, and/or transport item is considered a cancellation and a refund will not be issued.
- Refunds are not available on unused portions of tour packages.
Amendments
- Booking changes and amendments must be made 5 business days prior to the confirmed date of commencement for the tour, activity, accommodation, or transport item.
- Booking changes and amendments to any booking made within 48 hours of the tour, activity, accommodation, and/or transport item may result in full cancellation and rebooking of each item and will therefore be charged full cancellation fees.
- Each change/ amendment after confirmation will incur a minimum fee of $25 per person, per change/ amendment. This fee is in addition to any fees imposed by the tour operator which will vary in line with the cancellation and change terms and conditions of the tour operator involved.
YHA Membership
This YHA Travel and Tours product is not restricted to YHA members and guests. You do not need to be a member or guest of YHA to purchase this product.
- If there is accommodation included in this YHA Travel and Tours product and you are not already a member of YHA Australia, membership will be included as part as your first night’s stay
- If you are an Australian resident, your membership is valid for 2 years from the month that you stay at your first YHA hostel in Australia. Your membership will renew automatically, unless you have not stayed in a YHA hostel in the past 24 months and have unsubscribed from all electronic communications.
- If you are not an Australian resident, your membership is valid for 2 years from the month that you stay at your first YHA hostel in Australia.
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Last updated 9th January 2020
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