Destination Red Centre

An e-book by the authors of the Grampians Walks guide book, Monica & Phil Coleman. An Insiders’ Guide to the Red Centre.

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Set up for travelling in the Australian outback — This is our set up for travelling around Australia

With over 25 years of exploring and guiding walking tours in the Red Centre, Monica knows this region like the back of her hand.

This e-book guides you to the well-known places like Alice Springs, Uluru and Kings Canyon as well as off-the-beaten track destinations. It’s more than just a selection of the usual mainstream tourist places that everybody visits. It also includes a whole lot of additional places that you’d be unlikely to find on your own, including our own favourites. If there is a track worth driving, a hike worth doing, a waterhole or bush campsite worth stopping at, then it’s covered.

No matter if you have two weeks or two months, no matter if you have a 2WD vehicle and no off-road experience, or if you’ve been a member of your 4WD club for decades, Destination Red Centre shows you how to get the very most out of your trip.

Seven driving itineraries
Each one starts or finishes in Alice Springs, allowing you to return there to restock. They can easily be joined together to form longer trips.

Driving and road conditions
There’s information on which loops are suitable for your vehicle and your driving experience. How much time you’ll need for each loop. Links to check the weather and driving conditions, where you can get fuel and the longest distance without fuel on each route.

Aboriginal lands
Detailed information on which road permits you need for each route and how to apply for them. Plus how to get the most out of visiting Aboriginal communities, which ones to visit and where to buy the best art.

Camping and accommodation
Details on all camping and accommodation options available, with web links. There’s a strong emphasis on free camps.

Walking tracks
All of the walks in the Red Centre are described.

Environmental information
Lots of information on the history, geology, flora and fauna.