A tour of the Australian outback is not for the fain-hearted and yet those who venture through the endless plains find themselves under the spell of its wild beauty.

Australia’s Queensland region is the place to head for if you feel like having a journey on the wild side. Travelling through The time-worn landscapes and the vast open horizon is an experience never to be forgotten. There are also other ways to enjoy the outback, kike going for a camel ride, staying in one of the cattle ranches or even joining a cattle muster. Those with deeper pockets can take a scenic flight over some of the most fantastic points in the outback like Uluru, Kata Tjutu and the Kimberley.

Some of the main outback towns in Australia stretch from Broken Hill in New South Wales to Longreach in Queensland. Here unending vistas of scorched and arid landscape are dotted by unexpected patches of purple vegetation or lush green waterholes. And if the isolation gets too much for the visitor, there are rustic pubs where locals spin out timeless yarns and time seems to stand still.

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