A journey into the Australian Outback is a dream for many seeking a wild vacation amidst the raw beauty of Australia. However, the thought of an arduous “trek” across its vast area can be daunting. If ...

Somewhere beyond our Cessna 172’s windscreen, the world must still exist. Somewhere out there must be a sky, a horizon, stars, and-a few thousand feet below us-an arid landscape dotted with spinifex ...

The drive into the Australian Outback starts before sunrise, or “ridiculous o’clock” as your guide may call it. It’s an unreasonable time to wake up, but necessary if you want to get deep into the ...

Any Australian can tell you where the Outback is. It's out there, somewhere beyond the coastal fringe of the country where most of the population lives, beyond the chic café society of sophisticated ...

From red icons to rugged tracks swept away in the rainy season, the outback always surprises. This list, from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, is a red hot rundown of the top 10 Australian ...

The Australian Outback is about as close to the spirit of the Old West as you can get these days. It’s a rugged, sometimes dangerous land with spectacular scenery, big blue skies and colorful ...

When Ian McDonald and John Eggleston motored from the easternmost to the westernmost points of Australia in 1969 with a small cadre of adventurers in three Jeeps, they knew they would make history. It ...

When Longitude 131º opened in 2003, the safari-style camp on the border of the pristine Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was unlike anything the Australian Outback had ever seen. Nearly 15 years later, ...

Ferrari’s $1M Purosangue proves its worth in the Australian Outback, blending a screaming V12, groundbreaking suspension tech ...

The trucks that roam the highways of the Australian outback are a lot bigger than the average 18-wheeler. Instead of towing one container, these road trains, as Australians refer to them, pull at ...

Last week, scientists from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos descended on the Pilbara Outback in North West Australia to learn more about how to find signs of fossil life on Mars. By seeking out signs of ...