Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
Backpacker-style and more formal bus tours offer a convenient way to get from A to B
and see the sights on the way. Operators include the following:
AAT Kings
( 1300 556 100;
www.aatkings.com
) Big coach company (popular with the
older set) with myriad tours in the NT and SA, including Uluru, Alice Springs, the Barossa
Valley and Kangaroo Island.
Adventure Tours Australia
( 1300 654 604;
www.adventuretours.com.au
) Two- to
24-day tours taking in Uluru, Alice Springs, Darwin and Kakadu in the NT, and Adelaide,
Barossa Valley and Kangaroo Island in SA. A 14-day Adelaide to Darwin trip via Alice
Springs costs $2114; two days taking in Alice Springs and Uluru costs $490.
Autopia Tours
( 03-9419 8878, 1800 000 507;
www.autopiatours.com.au
) Small-
group, three-day Melbourne-Adelaide tours along Great Ocean Rd ($425 including dorm
accommodation and most meals).
Bookabee Tours
( 08-8235 9954;
www.bookabee.com.au
)
Aboriginal-run, two- to five-
day Flinders Ranges explorations, ex-Adelaide.
Groovy Grape
( 1800 661 177;
www.groovygrape.com.au
) Small-group tours includ-
ing a three-day trip from Melbourne to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road ($425), and
seven days from Adelaide to Alice Springs via the Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy and
Uluru ($975). Includes meals, camping and national park entry fees. Kangaroo Island and
Barossa Valley tours are also available.
STANDARD ADULT/CHILD TRAIN FARES
JOURNEY
SEAT
STANDARD SLEEPER 1ST-CLASS SLEEPER MOTORAIL
Adelaide-Alice Springs $431/202
$1190/882
$2290/2290
$615
Adelaide-Darwin
$862/403
$2290/1582
$3390/3390
$800
Adelaide-Perth
$553/310
$1750/1202
$2850/2850
$615
Darwin-Alice Springs
$431/202
$1190/882
$2290/2290
$204
Melbourne-Adelaide
from $116/60 n/a
n/a
$143
Sydney-Adelaide
$375/213
$850/688
$1350/1350
$286
Heading Bush
( 1800 639 933;
www.headingbush.com
) Rugged, small-group, 10-day
Adelaide to Alice Springs expeditions are $1995 all-inclusive. Stops include the Flinders
Ranges, Coober Pedy, Simpson Desert, Aboriginal communities, Uluru and West
