Outback
Come to the South Australian Outback for wide open spaces, Outback characters and underground dwellings, vast pastoral properties and proud towns.
Wake early to a beautiful sunrise, travel under brilliant blue skies, then rest under night skies revealing stars you've never seen before.
Follow our famous Outback tracks, trek across the Simpson Desert or discover our opal townships. The Outback is big on first impressions - and we're sure you'll be impressed by this.
Before you set out on any Outback drives, download the handy 4x4 Driving and Repeater Towers brochure. It contains detailed information on Outback routes, four-wheel-driving safety, radio etiquette, notes from pastoralists and more.
- Simpson Desert
- This is one of the great motoring adventures in the world - crossing the 500 kilometres of the Simpson Desert between Birdsville and Mount Dare. Read More
- Lake Eyre National Park
- If you'd like to see a landscape like nothing you've seen before, visit Lake Eyre National Park. Read More
- Opal Country
- The South Australian Outback is home to some of the world's finest opal deposits, and towns full of people who have come to search for their fortunes. Read More
- Famous Outback Tracks
- It doesn't get too much more out back than this. Read about the amazing tracks and wide open spaces waiting to be explored. Read More
- Explorer's Way
- The Explorer's Way (Stuart Highway) weaves its way through the heart of Australia, from Adelaide to Darwin. Read More
- Barrier Highway
- The Barrier Highway heads northeast to Broken Hill visiting towns like Peterborough, Yunta and Cockburn along the way. Read More
- The Legendary Ghan
- The Ghan. It's about great railway journeys. Great desert journeys. And perhaps experiencing a sense of peace and luxury that you haven't had in a long time. Read More
- Desert Parks Pass
- The $95 Desert Parks Pass (including permit, handbook, park maps and wildlife information) allows 12 months unlimited access to South Australia's 12 million hectares of desert parks. Read More
- Outback Driving
- Good preparation and common sense are the keys to a successful journey in the Outback. Read More
