Itinerary
Overview
This unforgettable Australian journey features humbling outback landscapes, one of the state’s most impressive Aboriginal rock art collections and lots of historic homesteads. Base yourself in the classic outback town of Broken Hill, more than a 1,000km west of Sydney.
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From here, you can discover ancient cultural wonders amidst rust-red gorges and see an inland lake change colours with the setting sun. Spot emus and wallabies on the walking trails and rich birdlife on the waterways and floodplains. Learn about the area’s cultural heritage with an Aboriginal Discovery ranger and explore pastoral history at old shearers’ quarters and sprawling homesteads.
Getting there:
Drive from Broken Hill to Mutawintji National Park, where you can join an Aboriginal Discovery tour or hike the Homestead Gorge trail to the incredible rock art of Mutawintji Historic Site. See rock engravings and ochre stencils, and on the flat plains, the remains of fireplaces, stone flakes and grinding stones. Watch the sun set over the deep red Bynguano Ranges and camp beneath a star-filled desert sky at the Homestead Creek campground.
The ancient landscape of Mutawintji National Park, north east of Broken Hill, is rich in Aboriginal history. Explore bushwalks and camp under the outback night sky.
Free park entry
Book a tour to see Aboriginal rock art, hear Dreamtime stories, and learn about Aboriginal culture at Mutawintji Historic Site. This ancient landscape is located near Broken Hill in outback NSW.
Free park entry
Take a breathtaking walk along Homestead Gorge walking track for scenic landscape vistas and ancient Aboriginal rock engravings. Plus you might see wallabies, emus and birds.
Head to Homestead Creek campground on your outback NSW tour. Featuring caravan and motorhome campsites, this well-equipped campground is a great base to explore the park.
It’s just over 100km from Broken Hill to Kinchega National Park, which protects the shimmering, gum-lined Menindee lake system, and a rich Aboriginal and pastoral history. Learn about the area’s cultural heritage over a billy tea with a Barkindtji Aboriginal elder and pay a visit to historic Kinchega Woolshed and Old Kinchega Homestead. Spend the night at Emu Lake campground, pitch your tent on the banks of the Darling River or stay in the Kinchega Shearers’ Quarters.
Camp beside the Darling River among the majestic river red gums of Kinchega National Park. Explore Aboriginal and pastoral history on a school excursion and marvel at the range of birdlife.
Park entry fees apply.
Visit the beautiful historic Kinchega Woolshed for a glimpse into Australian pastoral history and imagine the heyday of this place, where six million sheep were sheared.
Tour the historic ruins of the Old Kinchega Homestead to discover the harsh and fascinating history of life on an outback sheep station.
For a true bush adventure, visit Emu Lake campground near Broken Hill. Spot emus and birdlife, visit the historic Kinchega Woolshed and enjoy beautiful evening sunsets.
Located in Menindee near Broken Hill, Kinchega Shearers’ Quarters offer a glimpse into Australian pastoral history. Explore the nearby homestead ruins or take a guided tour of the woolshed.
It’s around 350km from Broken Hill to Paroo-Darling National Park, where the red sand hills and the Darling River floodplains once sustained the Ngiyeempaa and Paakantyi Aboriginal people. Begin your journey at Paroo-Darling Visitor Centre, where you can join an Aboriginal Discovery tour. Hear about how our Aboriginal ancestors made tools, see stone tool scatters, hearth sites and scar trees they marked thousands of years ago. After fishing and birdwatching around Peery Lake, set up camp in the tranquil Coach and Horse campground.
Discover Paroo-Darling National Park's rich history on a school excursion or camping trip to explore the Murray-Darling Basin. Enjoy kayaking, canoeing, fishing and picnicking opportunities.
Free park entry
Camp overnight at the scenic Coach and Horses campground in Paroo-Darling National Park. Go kayaking, fishing, walking and swimming or just relax by the Darling River.
Before you head to Paroo-Darling National Park, why not stop and spend a little while at the visitor centre. Pick up a map, read useful information about the park, and relax at the sheltered picnic areas before you start your journey.
