Simpson Desert Double Crossing Tour

14 Nights. Birdsville - Mt Dare - Birdsville (incl. Madigan Line).

No trailers. No children under 16. Limited to 8 vehicles. AUD$6655 for up to 2 people - great inclusions. 

BOOK NOW FOR 2027:
🟒 28 July - 11 August
🟒 15 - 29 August

BOOK NOW FOR 2028 (lock in '27 rates):
🟒 22 July - 5 August
🟒 12 - 26 August

Join Tony for an in-depth 14 night tour of the Simpson Desert, featuring a full 10 days in the desert itself.

Great inclusions: Cabin accommodation and dinner at the Birdsville Hotel to start the tour; dinner and camping at Mt Dare; and dinner, bed (hotel room) and breakfast at the Birdsville Hotel on the last night of the tour.

Immerse yourself in the remote desert starting with a 5 day crossing from Birdsville to Dalhousie Springs. Master dune driving as we traverse the legendary French and QAA Lines, plus the lesser-used southern tracks - WAA Line and Rig Road. After a relaxing soak at Dalhousie Springs, we’ll recharge for two nights at the iconic Mt Dare Hotel. From here, we tackle the remote Madigan Line. Travelling 200km north of our previous tracks, you’ll experience a vastly different landscape: vibrantly coloured dunes and spectacular spinifex grasslands as we spend five days crossing back through the desert.

After joining the QAA Line for our final desert camp, we spend the morning conquering Big Red, the Simpson’s tallest dune. Then, it’s into town to the Birdsville Bakery for lunch (closed Sundays) before checking into our hotel rooms at the Birdsville Hotel for a celebratory night, a luxury stay, and a well-deserved hot shower!

To cap it all off, enjoy an optional scenic flight over the tracks you’ve just conquered before, or after, we gather for a final included breakfast at the hotel.

Your expedition leader, Tony, is a professional tour arranger, guide, and 4WD instructor dedicated to a safe and immersive desert experience. With a Master’s in Wildlife Management and a Degree in Tourism, Tony brings deep environmental insight to every trek. He is nationally certified in 4WD Training and Assessment (Cert IV) and recognized by Savannah Guides, EcoGuides, and Tour Guides Australia. Our business is the only tag along tour operator in Australia to be approved under the Savannah Guides Enterprise accreditation scheme. 

If you don't have your own 4WD vehicle, you can hire one with all the necessary gear. See this link for vehicle hire details.

See our Simpson Desert FAQs below for more information on what's included in the tour.

Download an Info Pack for this tour using the button below. You can also contact us directly for more information or to book your adventure.

CONTACT US DOWNLOAD INFO PACK PDF

Simpson Desert Tour FAQs

🏨 Iconic Outback Stays
Birdsville Comfort: First night’s cabin accommodation (tours from mid-Aug 2026).

The Grand Finale: Your final night at the legendary Birdsville Hotel, including dinner, bed, and breakfast.

Mid-Trek Recharge: Two nights camping at Mt Dare Hotel to rest and resupply.

Dining Out: Three hosted dinners at Birdsville, Mt Dare, and the Birdsville Hotel.

πŸ›‘οΈ Expert Guiding & Safety
Professional Instruction: A Cert IV qualified 4WD Instructor and Guide with you every step of the way.

Active Radio Support: Real-time coaching on dune driving, hazard warnings, and coordinated traffic management for stress-free crossings.

Mechanical Peace of Mind: Expert assistance with tyre changes and mechanical tweaks, plus spare 2-way radios.

The Lead Vehicle: A fully equipped Toyota 79 Series featuring a winch, recovery gear, and an emergency arsenal (Garmin inReach, satellite texting, Starlink calls). 

πŸ›°οΈ Remote Connectivity & Gear
Starlink WiFi: High-speed internet even in the heart of the desert (evenings only).

Pre-Tour Expertise: Direct help and advice on your vehicle and gear setup before you leave home.

All-In Logistics: We handle every booking and permitβ€”just get yourself and your vehicle to the start line!

πŸ—ΊοΈ Access & National Parks Permits
The Full Simpson Circuit: QAA, French, WAA, and Madigan Lines, plus Poeppel Corner, Rig Road, and Big Red.

Permits Included: Aboriginal Land Access (Madigan Line), Adria Downs private property access permission, and Desert Parks Passes.

All Camping Fees: Covering everything from remote dunes to Caravan Parks.

πŸ¦‚ Desert Discovery
Nature at Night: Guided spotlighting sessions for scorpions and local nocturnal life.

Field Guides: On-hand bird/animal ID books and apps to help you identify the unique desert wildlife.

β€’ 4WD Vehicle
β€’ Fuel
β€’ Food (other than stated above)
β€’ Camping gear
β€’ Insurances
β€’ Optional accommodation upgrades
β€’ Optional Scenic Flight from Birdsville - although, this is highly recommended

β€’ This tour is not suitable for off-road camper trailers.
β€’ A high clearance 4X4 vehicle with low range.
β€’ Upgraded, heavy duty suspension - even on a new vehicle.
β€’ Light Truck construction (LT) tyres with over 70% tread remaining and not more than 5 years old (second spare recommended)
β€’ Fuel range of 900 km (max. distance from Mt Dare to Birdsville is about 780km depending on the route we take, however, fuel consumption increases markedly if wet and muddy conditions are encountered).
β€’ 60L water storage.
β€’ Good quality UHF radio base set (Uniden, GME or Oricom recommended) fitted into your vehicle by a UHF specialist installer, and a substantial aerial - 6.6dbi, 1 metre in length, with large 30mm base - not the slim springy ones. These will break on the corrugations.
β€’ Good quality sand flag with lynch pin base. Not a hose fitting type, and not the spring base type. Bushranger flag from ARB recommended.
β€’ Tyre deflator and tyre pressure gauge.
β€’ Tyre pressure monitors - TPMS.
β€’ Good quality air compressor.
β€’ Some spares are required to be carried (filters, belt etc). A full list is provided on booking.
β€’ A Mechanical Checklist is to be completed by a qualified mechanic and returned at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the tour.
β€’ A Medical Form is to be completed by each person in your vehicle and carried with you in your vehicle in case of emergency.
β€’ A tent or camp set up that is EASY TO PUT UP AND TAKE DOWN. This should take no longer than 15 mins each time. This will make or break your trip. An awning tent connected to your vehicle in not recommended.
β€’ Vehicle Insurance - make sure your insurance company covers your vehicle for off-road driving. NRMA/RACQ etc will not recover your vehicle from remote tracks. Only Club 4X4 Insurance will cover your vehicle recovery costs in remote situations. There is an option with Club 4X4 to get up to $30,000 for remote recoveries. (Our vehicle is insured with Club 4X4 but we are not sponsored by them).
β€’ Travel Insurance - as with any holiday, you should get travel insurance in case of unforeseen circumstances (such as remote medical evacuation). 

Fuel is available along our route, however, you will need to have a fuel range of 900 km in case of wet weather. All care will be taken to check in advance whether fuel is available where we are going. It is advisable to carry an extra 20L of fuel for contingencies. Water and food is also available in these locations but fresh food is not always available and variety is limited.

Yes. Please contact Overlander 4WD Hire directly to discuss hire options www.overlanderadventures.com.au 

Indicative desert driving fuel consumption is as follows (NB. this can increase markedly in wet and muddy conditions):
- Diesel utes eg. D-Max, Hilux, Ranger, BT-50 use 15 - 18L/100km
- Landrover Discovery 4 uses about 18L diesel/100km
- Diesel V8 Landcruisers use about 19L/100km
- Diesel V8 200 Series Landcruiser uses 20 - 22L/100km
- Petrol Nissan Patrol Y62 uses close to 28L/100km

You can store your van or camper trailer at Windorah or Birdsville and collect it at the end of the tour . You can organise this directly with the Windorah Western Star Hotel or the Caravan Park in Birdsville (fees apply) . Note that the road to Birdsville from Windorah involves 280km of dirt road.

We have alternative itineraries in the event of flooding or track closures, so the tour will go ahead. It is not always possible to run tours as planned in the Outback and desert. This is all part of travel in these remote areas.

"π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘ . π‘Šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘‡π‘Žπ‘”-π‘Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘” 𝑑𝑦𝑝𝑒 π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ, π‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž 'π‘π‘’π‘π‘˜π‘’π‘‘ 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑑' π‘™π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’. π‘Šπ‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘. 𝑀𝑦 𝑀𝑖𝑓𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘Ž π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘Žπ‘  π‘ π‘œπ‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘  π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘ β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’. π‘†π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑑 π‘ π‘œ π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘....π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ, π‘‡π‘œπ‘›π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘¦π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ. 𝐻𝑒 𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ 𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘›π‘£π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘ π‘’π‘”π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘›π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘šπ‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ (π‘€π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑠 π‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’) π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘¦ π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑖𝑠 π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ, π‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑒 π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘" - S. King, Simpson Tour 2024 - Five Star Google Review

Overlander 4WD Rentals

Hire an adventure ready 4WD Camper from our trusted supplier, Overlander 4WD Hire.
Click here for more information about the 4WD Camper.

Email for an "Info Pack" & availability

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM!

Address

1/105 Denham Street 
Rockhampton
Queensland 4700
Australia

Contacts

info@4x4treks.com.au

Phone:
+61 475 467 402

Quick Links

Tours
About
Contact

Β© Copyright 2026 Australian 4X4 Treks - All Rights Reserved

‌

Offline Website Creator