At TravelEssence, we specialise in crafting custom-made holidays that take you off the beaten path and create memories to last a lifetime. We believe in connecting with the heart and soul of a place, introducing you to the locals who call it home. Engage in conversations with fascinating individuals who will share their stories, traditions, and way of life, leaving an indelible mark on your journey.
Are you ready for an Aussie outback adventure? Discover the wilderness of the north-west in combination with the vibrant city of Perth. And the natural beauty of Tropical Queensland. Explore the untamed nature and timeless landscapes of Australia. Experience the real Australia, far away from the crowds. And immerse yourself in the oldest culture on the planet.
Quick facts about this sample itinerary
- This itinerary will be customised to suit your individual wishes
- Best travel time is between May and September
- Relaxed travel pace with 1-3 nights at each location
- The average drive between each accommodation is 2-5 hours
- Stay with locals at 11 locations, away from the crowds
- Choose from a diverse mix of activities with locals
- 2 domestic flights, Perth to Broome, Darwin to Cairns
Below, you can discover our suggested locations. Feel free to adjust your comfort level, add activity packages along the route, and indicate whether you would like us to arrange your flights. The price indication is based on travel in high season, so shoulder season travel will often give you a price advantage.
Route and Impressions
![australia](/img/maps/map-australia-fc.png)
![Explore the capital city of Western Australia](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/perth_night.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=73caa41679759087816646727f7116d2 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/perth_night.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=a52d7e1ba684c5c80e32f8cd134910c8 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/perth_night.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=6640a5736e251e52aa628d9b1f503459 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/perth_night.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=72303297cb15b7e0860194584b3e193d 400w)
![Marvel at a place where the outback meets the ocean](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/5074_KAS_Helicopters__1545006802_Gantheaume_Point-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=d8282a1d3c4129cb336d50daf76ec500 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/5074_KAS_Helicopters__1545006802_Gantheaume_Point-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=19f581010778281817417e08276c6bee 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/5074_KAS_Helicopters__1545006802_Gantheaume_Point-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=2ce5b8eb2ab70971ea249a8acd54eeed 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/5074_KAS_Helicopters__1545006802_Gantheaume_Point-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=67fcb9a88c8c5fc1c2da47ebf8489fdc 400w)
![Unlock the treasures of a natural phenomenon](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/bunglebungles132978-56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=a5347f4042720d44394c4e0e11e16872 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/bunglebungles132978-56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=425cfc18735d823b5dc0a437f4910d4a 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/bunglebungles132978-56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=006cfb2e15e8911053120afbcd9be0e3 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/bunglebungles132978-56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=a99cb3d3e18786324168024c53230e09 400w)
![Explore the nearby Ord River](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/aus-wa-kimberley-kununurra-river-5073_Triple_J_Tours_1551853188_JJJ_M_V__Peregrine_Ben_Broadwith-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=b52980d7e65fed1cb7debce69c81ad4f 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/aus-wa-kimberley-kununurra-river-5073_Triple_J_Tours_1551853188_JJJ_M_V__Peregrine_Ben_Broadwith-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=99715c4450a375cbf321e88bc1499320 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/aus-wa-kimberley-kununurra-river-5073_Triple_J_Tours_1551853188_JJJ_M_V__Peregrine_Ben_Broadwith-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=f94ff502dc30644ed51da0c479c9136c 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/aus-wa-kimberley-kununurra-river-5073_Triple_J_Tours_1551853188_JJJ_M_V__Peregrine_Ben_Broadwith-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=38ccb1f8da947e78cdd107781e9aa2a0 400w)
![Kayak through timeless landscapes](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=6f635dc35e86c2d62d1e1fedeb576248 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=f5b3dd845546c60c28d2bef9dfd8e9bf 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=e98be69d0dac84dd7968835ebb38f424 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=d3b5e2d3145ec01bc35a8315c6920a10 400w)
![Join in the Yellow Water Cruise and travel along a billabong](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kakadu-NP-12.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=641117b2fed5169e9db7492413123bc3 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kakadu-NP-12.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=93db32fee4bc184265825429a353ec3c 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kakadu-NP-12.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=fc923f41d61d7d3e77a90c46f81113c9 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kakadu-NP-12.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=0ac046c932bcc5a3862194bf2dd43c13 400w)
![Marvel at termite mounds, as high as two metres](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=e33d3e7ceda7ab6c234f30bcd4079316 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=820282be286c5824caef83054a159382 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=64cad5198e11ed72cb6651a6576003c6 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=5dff16706b1c2cc17990f322cafc75eb 400w)
![Snorkel in one of the seven wonders of the world](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=cfb99f1e144b7824d2c00d8dcffc5133 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=263ee0bc92ab8aa724e3f52712bfd0e6 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=7772e69f16f53c0df771e1f82dcf6c1f 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=344defb2fad1b45c9a477ec82cdb2ef4 400w)
![Explore a place where the reef meets the rainforest](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=8668436f7327c68ffe377ce7204d9c14 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=7d10e2e6955cfcf6c3f910ba0cb2f0ec 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=0c858ff476e3767564c71e3b95c52b56 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=f40e801fcfe89d9bdc730cb87195cb6d 400w)
![Go waterfall hopping](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=67b6bf0a55006da6ad78d8b5b9e54c85 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=e376e833a247ada674d59504a72b663e 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=6c60e62190ae46ce98bb456a6a24ff7d 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=1cee1cc870f871f441155a780c85b489 400w)
£5,110 Per person
- 28 nights staying in small-scale accommodation and a 4WD off-road safari camper
- Relaxed travel pace with 1-4 nights at each location
- Stay with locals, away from the crowds
- Your holiday is CO2 compensated
- Domestic flight from Darwin to Cairns
- Domestic flight from Perth to Broome
- Average distance between each accommodation is 2-5 hours
- Stay at 10 different locations
- 7 nights insured 4WD off-road safari camper
- Fully insured compact SUV
- Diverse mix of activities in nature with locals
- We can alter this itinerary to suit your needs and interests
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