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See Australia on an Outback 4WD Tour
On APT’s Outback 4WD Tours, your Australia holiday reaches beyond the familiar sights: into the Kimberley’s stunning sandstone formations, the Northern Territory’s red-dirt desert and Queensland’s tropical north. Follow rough tracks to secluded gorges, discover landscapes shaped over millions of years and encounter Aboriginal cultures whose connections to the land continue today.
Leave the driving to the experts. Drawing on decades of Australian touring experience, our Outback 4WD Tours combine purpose-built vehicles with knowledgeable guides and carefully chosen stays. From Western Australia’s open horizons to rainforest-fringed roads, you’ll have time to enjoy the journey as well as each destination. Our Outback 4WD Tours bring remote Australia within reach, with the comfort and thoughtful details that make your long-awaited holiday an unforgettable memory.
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Exceptional stays are all part of the experience
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Savour tantalising local flavours and the region's celebrated cuisine on your holiday
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Our Top Outback 4WD Tours
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With over 45 years of experience, APT are your ultimate guides to exploring the vast, vibrant heart of Outback Australia. Our deep knowledge and passion for the region allow us to offer immersive and intimate travel experiences that reveal the hidden secrets of this ancient and sacred land.
Where Our Outback 4WD Tours Take You
The Kimberley
Stand beneath the banded domes of the Bungle Bungle Range, follow the Gibb River Road and discover the waterholes and escarpments of El Questro. In the Kimberley, each day reveals a different perspective on this vast region. Listen to Aboriginal stories of Country, walk through sandstone scenery and pause beside Bell Gorge. Return to the sophisticated surrounds of APT’s Wilderness Lodges for gourmet dining and a comfortable haven.
Western Australia
From the boab-studded gorges of the Kimberley to the karri forests of the south-west, a Small Group Tour of Western Australia is a journey to the remote. Watch the domes of the Bungle Bungle Range glow at sunset, cruise Esperance’s Recherche Archipelago, or descend beneath the waves at the Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory.
Northern Territory
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is the heart of APT’s Small Group Tours of Central Australia, where the Field of Light installation blooms across the desert after dark. In the Top End, explore the sheer walls of Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and cruise Kakadu’s Yellow Water Billabong, home to crocodiles, buffalo and sea eagles.
Queensland
Ancient rainforest meets the coast in the Daintree, reached via the remote Bloomfield Track. Inland, outback Queensland shows a different side: a sunset rail journey near Longreach followed by a camp oven dinner under the stars, the sandstone cliffs of Carnarvon Gorge and the 190,000-year-old Undara Lava Tubes.
South Australia
The Riesling vineyards of the Clare Valley, the natural amphitheatre of Wilpena Pound in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges, a scenic flight revealing the salt crust of Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre and the ochre ridges of the Painted Hills – just some of the most rewarding experiences of small group travel to South Australia.
Uncover Australia with APT
With over 45 years of experience, APT is your ultimate guide to exploring the vast, vibrant heart of Outback Australia. Our deep knowledge and passion for the region allow us to offer immersive and intimate travel experiences that reveal the hidden secrets of this ancient and sacred land.
Enjoy the Journey in Comfort
Settle into a purpose-built 4WD vehicle as your Driver-Guide takes you along some of Australia’s best-known remote routes. From the Gibb River Road to the Bloomfield and Oodnadatta tracks, the changing views become part of your holiday: sandstone ranges, green valleys and dunes stretching towards the horizon. Your Outback 4WD Tour gives you access to remote places with the comfort of air-conditioning and reclining seats, and a small group that makes the experience more intimate.
Unforgettable Moments and Luxury Stays
A meal beneath the desert sky or a scenic flight above Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre may become the moment you remember most. Our Outback 4WD Tours feature Signature Experiences tailored to the route, with possibilities ranging from a Kalgoorlie mine visit to a Nitmiluk Gorge cruise. In the Kimberley, selected journeys include APT’s exclusive Wilderness Lodges. Enjoy sophisticated dining and lush accommodation in remarkable bush settings, as the landscape remains the focus even after the day’s exploring ends.
See the Country with Expert Guides
The landscape means more when someone helps you read it. Your Driver-Guide might point out a plant adapted to the dry conditions, explain a settlement’s history or introduce the cultural context of a place you’re visiting. Along with their experience behind the wheel, our guides bring context and local knowledge to your Outback 4WD Tour. With the route and daily arrangements taken care of, you can spend your time looking, listening and asking the questions that make each discovery your own.