Our
Simpson Desert Expedition has been rated by National Geographic Adventure Magazine as one
of the ‘25 Greatest Adventures In The World.’
We won’t be running the Simpson Desert Expedition in 2003 but the two Great Sandy Desert Expeditions and Gibson Desert Expedition will
truly be remarkable journeys as each represents a unique experience available to the adventurous traveller – they are one of the few, real, contemporary explorations you can make as part of a commercial tour. Traversing very remote areas and offering an equal match of endurance & stamina as the Simpson Desert Expedition, these expeditions will explore the desert to the west and south of Lake Gregory. (Please refer to the map).In
addition to offering the basic experiences that are common to all our treks, the
expeditions will provide the opportunity to immerse oneself into the desert atmosphere for
an extended period and learn what life in these vast expanses is really like. The physical
and mental challenge of the daily trekking is balanced by the satisfaction of personal
achievement and participation in a team to achieve a common goal. It is also a mentally
stimulating exercise and many of our previous clients say that it is even a spiritually
renewing experience. It is easy to understand why as disconnecting yourself from the
modern world and spending nearly a month away from telephones, electricity, motorcars,
televisions and radios certainly relaxes the body and the mind.
2003 EXPEDITIONS |
| 29-day Great Sandy Desert Expedition May 31 to June 28 |
| 30-day Great Sandy Desert Expedition June 25 to July 24 |
| 29-day Gibson Desert Expedition July 21 to August 18 |
Places are available on all expeditions.
29-day Great Sandy Desert Expedition
Please refer to 1 on
the map for proposed expedition route.
Grade: Challenging.
Departure dates: May 31 to June 28 2003. Itinerary: 2 day road transfer from Alice Springs to Lake Gregory, 25 days on expedition, 2 day road transfer return to Alice Springs. Cost (includes road transfers): AUD$5900 Pick up point: Alice Springs. Set down point: Alice Springs.30-day Great Sandy Desert Expedition
Please refer to 2 on
the map for proposed expedition route.
Grade: Challenging.
Departure dates: June 25 to July 24 2003
Itinerary: 2 day road transfer from Alice Springs to Lake Gregory, 26 days on expedition, 2 day road transfer return to Alice Springs. Cost: (includes road transfers): AUD$5990 Pick up point: Alice Springs. Set down point: Alice Springs.29-day Gibson Desert Expedition
Please refer to 3 on the map for proposed expedition route.
Grade: Challenging.
Departure dates: July 21 to August 18 2003. Itinerary: 2 day road transfer from Alice Springs to Kiwirrkurra, 25 days on expedition, 2 day road transfer return to Alice Springs. Cost (includes road transfers): AUD$5900 Pick up point: Alice Springs. Set down point: Alice Springs.DISCOUNTS |
| Book and pay for any expedition before November 30th 2002 and receive a 10% discount. |
| Book and pay for any expedition before December 31st 2002 and receive a 5% discount. |
Please be aware that participation in
these expeditions requires a higher level of fitness and endurance than would be needed on
our treks and we reserve the right to refuse participation in an expedition.
Much of the northern part of the
Great Sandy Desert , which is Australia’s largest, lies in the tropics and therefore
sometimes reaps the benefit of monsoonal rains that dip south. The borders of this massive
region are hard to define, although in many places it runs through to the shores of the
Indian Ocean. As the name suggests, it is mainly a sand dune desert, but with a large area
of laterite flats, particularly to the south of Lake Gregory, which are similar to those
of the Gibson.
It has many areas of interest,
including the Rudall River National Park, one of Australia’s remotest, to the west of
the Canning Stock Route in the vicinity of Lake Dora.
The Gibson Desert, best known perhaps as the area where the explorer Ernest
Giles’ unfortunate offsider Alfred Gibson died, is a huge desert lying to the north
of the Great Victoria Desert. This is a mainly laterite (gravelly ironstone plains)
desert,
Each of our expeditions takes a different route every year, and therefore each covers 'new country', so for the majority of the journey expedition members will be traversing previously untrodden territory.
Yes, it is physically and mentally
challenging - enough to be described by
as one of the
‘25 Greatest Adventures In The World’
"Adventure and 'hard' ecotourism at its very best. I've learned a lot about the Simpson, a lot about people, and most especially, a lot about myself - the essence of real enriching travel." Alan Lane, Parramatta, NSW - participant in the 2000 expedition. |
Preparing to ascend a large dune.
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