You can lose and find yourself in Australia’s outback, a place where horizons stretch to eternity and people yarn forever. Out here, life is raw and limitless. It’s hard to know which is older - the mountain ranges or the timeless rhythms of Aboriginal culture. ‘Big’ means cattle stations larger than Texas and vast waterways you need to fly over to see. It’s a place where you can learn to shear sheep and muster cattle. Ride a motorbike or camel across the desert. Swap stories over the campfire or with local characters in rustic pubs. Spot crocodiles and birds, purple vegetation and black-footed rock wallabies. Swim in deep, cool waterholes and see fiery sunsets sink into the sand.
 
Ride a camel to Uluru at dawn and trek through the gorges of the West MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. Take in Australia’s vast Red Centre travelling from Adelaide to Darwin on the epic Explorer’s Way. Four wheel drive the Gibb River Road from Broome to Kununurra, past Western Australia’s gorges, remote cattle stations and rugged ranges. Fly over South Australia’s Flinders Ranges and the monumental rock basin of Wilpena Pound.

Discover the ancient lunar landscapes and Aboriginal history of Lake Mungo in New South Wales. Visit the vibrant outback oasis of Mildura in Victoria. In Western Australia, you can explore the gold rush history of Kalgoorlie and the ancient ridges and ranges of the Kimberley. Hike through the heart of Tasmania’s mountain terrain on the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair. Discover the world’s best-preserved dinosaur stampede near Winton in Queensland. Here in these wide, open spaces, a new adventure awaits you at every turn.