South Australian Outback Adventure

Great trip! The itinerary provided a good look at the South Australia with a city tour and outback. The 4WD trip in Arkaroola was a highlight and lots of fun. I really wanted to see Lake Eyre when it was full of water and travel into Coober Pedy. The included flight provided a complete view of the Lake with a bonus landing at the Painted Walls on Anna Creek Station and a great view of the mines and Coober Pedy. The SA Outback was very green but still really dusty. If you get Liz as your Tour Director and Darren as your coach driver - bonus! Liz was great and very knowledgeable of the area. With so much recent rain in the outback, the roads were at times very muddy and Darren was an absolute pro in negotiating the dirt roads. We were very lucky with the weather during our trip. When we were out and about the rain held off most of the time. I booked at the last minute because the outback roads were listed as closed. I had to pay in full before AAT Kings would confirm my place on the tour via my travel consultant but the tour was showing as available online and would have confirmed immediately. As I didn't get a confirmation for 2 working days (over a long weekend), I find this annoying and cumbersome. Maybe AAT Kings could do better in their booking process. Another tick off the bucket list.

This was a marvellous trip. The 🚌was very capable and comfortable; the driver was excellent; the guide was incredible and the route was amazing. All accomodation and food was good. I would have no reservations in recommending AAT-Kings for this trip to anyone considering travelling to the SA outback - particularly this year (2026) as the heavy rains have promoted growth and life not seen for a generation.

We weren't too sure about travelling in a coach, but the urge to see Lake Eyre in full flood was stronger and AAT Kings SA Outback Adventue was the perfect trip to do so. The communications were frequent and helpful, the paperwork explaining the trip and the sights we would see was informative. And then there were our guides Anna and Terry (Driver). They, together with our fellow travellers, made the trip so much fun and enjoyable. Cannot thank them enough! Every aspect of the trip was good, from the travel spiel, to the places we visited, the people we travelled with, the people we met along the way, the sights you see (amazing!!!!), and the food you eat. Every time we hear Sweet Caroline from here on in will remind us of this wonderful trip. And you know your trip was the best when you really don't want to farewell your fellow travellers and your guides.