Caravan World – May 2019

GETTING THERE

Birdsville is 1715km due westfromBrisbaneand

700km south of Mt Isa insouthwestern

Queensland. It sits very closetotheborderof

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Offroad caravans canreachBirdsvilleviathe

Birdsville Track up fromMarree,SA,whichis

nearly 600km of dirt road.

Others come from easternQueenslandvia

Windorah which is about280kmofdirtroad.

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enter the township fromthenorthviaWinton

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MOREINFORMATION
Wirrarri Visitors Centre, Billabong
Boulevard, Birdsville
Ph: (07) 4656 3300
Email:[email protected]
Web:www.diamantina.qld.gov.au
Birdsville Caravan Park
Ph: (07) 4656 3214
Email:[email protected]
Web:www.birdsvillecaravanpark.com
Desert Edge Tours
Ph: 0437994096
Web:www.facebook.com/DesertEdgeTours/
Birdsville Adventure Tours
Ph: 0418813778
Web:www.birdsvilleadventuretours.com.au
Birdsville Social Club
Web: http://www.facebook.com/
BirdsvilleSocialClubInc
STEP INTO THE DESERT
The Big Red Dune, located on Adria Downs
Station about 35km from town, is a huge
highlight all year round. Standing 30m tall
it’s impressive, and the sunsets there are
simply magic.
Josselyn says many caravanners are
enamoured with the idea of seeing the
desert, but not necessarily using their
own vehicles to traverse it. Which is where
tours, such as the Big Red Sunset Tour and
overnight desert trips, come in.
“The desert is certainly an appealing place,
and they want to get to the edge of it and go
and have a look at it and be happy that they
have seen it.
“If they want a bit of thrillseeking then we
will access the face of the dune with one of
our Toyotas and run them up and down it.
It’s pretty good fun — it looks scarier than it
actually is!”
For something a little different visitors
might also like to jump on the back of a
Birdsville Adventure Tours Harley for a tour
around the historic town.
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