4WD Australian Adventure Tours and Outback Safaris Off the Beaten Track.

<BODY TEXT="#FFFFFF" BGCOLOR="#663366" LINK="#33CCFF" VLINK="#FFCC00" ALINK="#FF0000"> <A NAME="top"></A><B><I><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+3>Australian RED CENTRE ADVENTURES</FONT></FONT></I></B> <CENTER><B><I><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+3>WELCOME you TO</FONT></FONT></I></B></CENTER> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="yourexperience1.gif" ALT="Australia, Red Center outback adventure tours off the beaten track, desert safaris and experiences. Abenteuer Reisen und Outback Touren." HEIGHT=91 WIDTH=542 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM></CENTER> <FONT SIZE=-2> </FONT> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 COLS=1 WIDTH="560" > <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE=-2> </FONT>  <CENTER><B>Please read this page and then select your language </B></CENTER> <CENTER><B>  English <IMG SRC="cleardot.gif" HEIGHT=1 WIDTH=250 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM> Deutsch</B></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A HREF="redcentre-e.html"><IMG SRC="ozflag.jpg" ALT="Bilingual Driver on all tours. Deutsch sprechender Fahrer, Zeigt Ihnen das Outback. Abenteuer Reisen,Wuesten Safaris, Wilderness Touren. Reise, Vacation, Urlaub." HEIGHT=70 WIDTH=129 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM></A> <B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Welcome<IMG SRC="cleardot.gif" HEIGHT=1 WIDTH=100 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM>Willkommen</FONT></B> <A HREF="redcentre-g.html"><IMG SRC="fahne_deutschland.gif" ALT="Australian outback, desert and natural wonders. Urlaub reisen, ferien erlebnis und wildernes, red center tours." HEIGHT=70 WIDTH=129 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM></A></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=-1><A HREF="#" target="_top">If you are cought in a frame click here.                 In einem Rahmen gefangen? Druecken Sie hier.</A></FONT></B> </CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=3 COLS=2 WIDTH="100%" > <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Let Mike Hofmann with more than 30 years of Outback Experience guide you through this vast continent with it's stark contrasts and breathtaking beauty.</FONT></FONT></B>  <P><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>In these pages you will find a range of Adventure Tours to most destinations in Australia. </FONT></FONT></B>  <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Our Tour itineraries will often change to allow for changing condition and to enhance your experiences. </FONT></FONT></B>  <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>We also have <U>DESIGN YOUR TOUR</U>, which allows you to have a tour customized specifically for you and your group.</FONT></FONT></B></TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Lassen Sie sich führen von Mike Hofmann um die grossen Gegensätze und unglaublichen Schönheiten dieses Kontinents zu erleben. Mike hat mehr als 30 Jahre Erfahrung in Australiens Outback. </FONT></FONT></B>  <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Er spricht schon noch deutsch, wenn es auch manchesmal etwas holprig ist wie man wahrscheinlich auf dieser Web Seite sieht. </FONT></FONT></B>  <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>In diesen Seiten finden Sie Abenteuer Reisen zu allen Gegenden Australiens. Unsere Touren werden dauernd ergaenzt,  geaendert und den aktuellen Umstaenden angepasst. Da wir hier im Lande Leben koennen wir das viel besser als Agenten welche weit vom "Schuss" sind. </FONT></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><B><FONT SIZE=+1> </FONT></B>  <BR><A HREF="#outback"><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Very important information about travelling through our Outback!</FONT></B> </A>  <BR> </TD> <TD><B><FONT SIZE=+1> </FONT></B>  <BR><A HREF="#touren"><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Sehr wichtige Information ueber Reisen in Australiens Outback!</FONT></B> </A>  <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>  NOTE: This page is under construction, for missing information please follow  <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/red.html">this link to our current Home Page</A></FONT></B>. </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> </CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="208" BGCOLOR="#993300" > <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33"><FONT SIZE=+1>MY COUNTRY</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33"><FONT SIZE=-1>By Dorothea MacKellar</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33"> "I love a sunburnt country,</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33"> A land of sweeping planes,</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">Of ragged mountain ranges,</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">Of droughts and flooding rains.</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">I love her far horizons,</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">I love her jewel seas.</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">Her beauty and her terror -</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFCC33">The wide brown land for me!"</FONT></B></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>  </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> </CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=0 COLS=3 WIDTH="100%" > <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Contacts:</FONT> </FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#address">Business Address, </A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#address">Phone Numbers,</A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#address">E-mail</A></FONT></B></CENTER> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#333333"> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/photos/gallery.html" target="new">To our Photo Gallery</A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/photos/gallery.html" target="new"><IMG SRC="10pics.gif" ALT="Auatralien outback reisen. Photos, Great Ocean Road, Chambers Pillar, Simpson Desert, Dingo, Nullarbor Desert, Olgas, Ayers Rock." HEIGHT=110 WIDTH=160 ALIGN=ABSBOTTOM></A></CENTER> </TD> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+1>Interactive:</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="http://www.bravenet.com/forum/show.asp?userid=yl16046">Outback Forum,</A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/bookings.html">Booking Form,</A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/inquiry1.html">Inquiry Form,</A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Guestbook</FONT></B></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=-1>Our Photo Gallery contains many images of our Outback, taken during our tours to South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland. The Red Centre, Simpson Desert, Flinders Ranges, the Kimberley, Bungle Bungle, Pilbara, Kalbarri, Kakadu National Park, Uluru, Hamersley Ranges, Litchfield National Park,  Canning Stock Route, Gunbarrel Highway and more.</FONT></FONT></B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+2><A HREF="shopfront.html" target="new"></A></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+2><A HREF="shopfront.html" target="new">OZ SHOP</A> </FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1>A new service for visitors to our pages. </FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1>We are negotiating discounts for you with a number of merchants and service providors. This service should be come on line during Jan. 1999</FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1><A HREF="shopfront.html" target="new">Check it out !</A></FONT></B></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>   <BR> While this site is under construction we have provided a brief summary of our operation <BR>at the <B><A HREF="#summary">bottom of this page</A></B>. <BR>Here is a link to <B><FONT SIZE=+1><A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/red.html">our current Home Page.</A>   </FONT>This page is in english.</B> <P>  <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"> </FONT> <BR>  <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.cowleys.com.au/public/xlink.htm"><IMG SRC="xlink.gif" ALT="to CowleyOnline" HEIGHT=58 WIDTH=169></A> </CENTER>   <BR>  <CENTER>  Click on the graphic to vote for this</CENTER> <CENTER>page as a <A HREF="http://www.stpt.com">Starting Point</A> Hot Site</CENTER> <CENTER><FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://www.stpt.com/cgi-bin/general/vote.cgi"><INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=category VALUE=travel><INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=vote VALUE="http://www.redcentre.com.au/red-centre.html"><INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=title VALUE="4x4 Adventures and Australian Outback Safaris"><INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME=email VALUE=mike@redcentre.com.au><INPUT BORDER=NONE TYPE=IMAGE SRC="http://www.stpt.com/vote.gif" HEIGHT=60 WIDTH=60></FORM></CENTER> <P>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <TABLE BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="129" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><IMG src="/scripts/counter/counter.exe?link=redcentre&style=odometer&width=7" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=105></B> </CENTER></TD> </TR> </TABLE>   <BR> <IMG SRC="counter.exe" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=105> <A HREF="http://www.classifieds2000.com/cgi-cls/FindSellerAds.exe?partner=C2K&path=ViewAdList&username=redcentre"> <IMG SRC="http://www.classifieds2000.com/C2K/Img/MyButtonC2KS.gif" ALT="Click Here to see my ads"></A> <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR><A NAME="summary"></A><B><U>Brief Summary:</U></B> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#german">Fuer deutsche Besucher: ( For German Visitors )</A></FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">  <B><A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></B></FONT> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">The places we visit on our Red Centre Tours (on most of our tours), Flinders Ranges, Oodnadatta, Birdsville, Simpson Desert, Dalhousie, Chambers Pillar, Lambert Centre, Rainbow Valley, Yulara, Uluru, the Olgas, Kings Canyon, Palm Valley, Hermannsburg, West MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs, Gunbarrel Highway, Tanami Desert, Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek, Katherine Gorge, Matharanka, Kakadu, Litchfield, Darwin.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">On our tours to the west: Bungle Bungle, Kimberley, Mitchell Plateau, Gipp River Road, Kununurra, Fitzroy Crossing, Geiki Gorge, Watjiana Gorge, Tunnel Creek, Bell Gorge, Adock Gorge, Derby, Broome, Pilbara, Hamersley Ranges, Millstream, Tom Price, Monkey Mia, Kalbarri, Murchison River, Pinnacle Desert, Kalgoorlie, Perth. Then of course we travel the longest stock route in the world, the Canning Stock Route, the Last Frontier, a real experience.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Often we return from the west crossing the Nullarbor. Another great experience. We leave Perth, going south to Margaret River, Bunbury, Albany, Stirling Ranges, Esperance, Cape Le Grand, Cape Arid Nat. Park, then heading north, cross the Eyre Highway at Balladonia and continue north to the Transcontinental Railway Line ( Indian Pacific ). We follow the railway line for a day or two then after returning to the Eyre Highway we drive to the Head of the Bight and during the season and if lucky we can watch the Southern Right Wale. We leave the Highway to camp at Streaky Bay and watch the Sea Lions at Point Labatt.</FONT> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Our Adventure Tours and Outback Safaris are limited to eight participants. Only as member of a small group can one experience the beauty of many of the remote areas of this vast continent. We take you to all the places you find promoted in the glossy brochures of the large tour operators, but we also take you to many places others that cater for Mass Tourism don't show you. What's more, we don't rush you. You'll find that most of our tours take much longer than other tours on offer, why?</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">We go Off the Beaten Track, we want you to relax and fully experience our country, we don't just give you 20 minute, half an hour or an hour at places of interest and then herd you back into the bus.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">What we don't give you is dinner tables with white table cloth, silver spoons, fine china and Champaign, and yes, we do ask you to wash your own plate, cup and cutlery.</FONT> We also appreciate your help with the collection of fire wood etc.. <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">If you want the luxuries of a four star resort then you are better advised to take a tour with the big operators. We specialize in providing you with experiences rather than superfluous luxuries.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">However, we always supply three meals every day (with very few exceptions) and we do enjoy a drink with dinner.</FONT> <BR><A NAME="german"></A><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></FONT></B> <P>German: <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Sie möchten gerne Australien erleben, englisch sprechen fällt Ihnen schwer, das Klima und die Entfernungen in Australien sind Ihnen unbekannt und deshalb sind Sie nicht sicher ob Sie dieses große Abenteuer wirklich unternehmen sollen.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Ich kann Ihnen helfen.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Diese Web Seite (wenn fertig) beantwortet hoffentlich all Fragen die Sie haben.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Ich lebe schon 37 Jahre in Australien und seit 1996 arrangiere ich Reisen durch das ganze Land. </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">In diesen Seiten finden Sie Links zu Seiten welche von Deutschen ins WWW gebracht worden sind. Diese Leute haben Australien bereist und ihre Erfahrungen in Web Seiten niedergeschrieben. Viele dieser Seiten haben auch Links zu andere Information über Australien.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Wir unternehmen Abenteuer und Outback Reisen und arrangieren Reisen fuer Ihren Australien Urlaub auch ganz nach Wunsch. Reisen in Australien fuer kleine Gruppen, Individuelle und private Gruppen. Wir besuchen Kakadu,</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Uluru, Alice Springs, Olgas, Bungle Bungle, Kimberley, Simpson Desert, Flinders Ranges, Great Ocean Road, Adelaide, Darwin, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Gibb River, Mitchell River, Geikie Gorge, Halls Creek, Nullarbor Desert, Esperance, Perth and viele andere Gegenden. Bitte klicken Sie oben auf die Deutsche Fahne fuer die Deutsche Seite.</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Allerdings sind noch nicht alle Seiten uebersetzt.</FONT> <P><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></FONT></B> <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1> <A NAME="outback"></A><U>Outback Travel:</U></FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>The track conditions in the Outback change frequently. This is part of the beauty of that type of Adventure Tours and adds to the thrill and challenges.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>I just recently returned from two Simpson Desert Crossings and can again say that no two of these tours are the same. We had an exceptional amount of rainfall late for that region, followed by several storms with more heavy rain. I had never before seen so many wild flowers in the Simpson, that late in the season. On one occasion we were very lucky to leave Dalhousie Springs on the morning we did. Had we delayed our departure by one day we would have been stranded there for three days with the other 39 vehicles. On the next tour a similar number of vehicles had to sit it out at Mungeranie along the Birdsville Track.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>The moral of this story?</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>        Allow at least one day, better still two days at the end of such tours. That way you are less likely to miss your flight out of Alice Springs, Adelaide or wherever should there be a delay in reaching our destination. With Outback Travel an exact arrival date can never be guaranteed!</FONT></B> <BR>  <P><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></FONT></B> <BR>  <BR><A NAME="touren"></A><B><U><FONT SIZE=+1>Outback Touren:</FONT></U></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Die Pisten im Outback und in den Wuesten aendern sich dauernt. Das ist was diese Reisen aufregent und abenteuerlich machen.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Vor Kurzem kam ich von zwei Simpson Deser Touren zurueck und kann nur wiederholen dass keine zwei dieser Touren gleich sind. Nach spaetem Regen in dieser Gegend, gefolgt by einigen Gewittern mit mehr Regen. Niehmals zuvor habe ich um diese Jahreszeit so viele wilde Blumen im Simpson Desert gesehen.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Auf einer dieser reise hatten wir Glueck mit unserer Abfahrt von den Dalhausie Quellen. Waeren wir einen Tag spaeter gefahren dann haetten wir wegen des Regens da fuer drei Tage mit 39 anderen Fahrzeugen warten muessen.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Auf der naechsten reise hatten wir wieder Glueck. Am Morgen unserer geplanten Abfahrt von Birdsville wurde der Birdville Track wieder fuer den Verkehr geoeffnet. Ungefaehr 30 Fahrzuege wurden aber fuer drei Tage in Mungeranie am Birdsville Track aufgehalten.</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>    Weshalb schreibe ich diese Geschichte?</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Ich will Ihnen damit erklaeren dass man mit Outback Touren niehmals einen genauen Ankunfts Tag garrantieren kann. Man soll mindestens einen, besser zwei Tage extra fuer das Ziel der Reise einplanen.</FONT></B> <BR>  <P><B><A HREF="#top">Nach Open</A></B> <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <BR>  <P>  <BR>  <BR>  <P> <A HREF="http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/red.html"><IMG SRC="rca001.gif" ALT="Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Alice Springs, Broome, Perth, Sydney, Geelong." BORDER=3 HEIGHT=74 WIDTH=556></A> <P><A NAME="address"></A><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Hadas Pty. Ltd., ACN  072 859 646, trading as <B>Red Centre Adventures</B></FONT> <P><B>Postal Address:</B> <BR><B>Red Centre Adventures,</B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">P. O. Box 355,</FONT></B> <BR><B><U><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Geelong North, Vic. 3215,</FONT></U></B> <BR><B><U><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">AUSTRALIA.</FONT></U></B> <P><B>Phone Numbers:</B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Phone: +61 (0)352 770870</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Mobile: 0418 991 085</FONT></B> <BR>Please use this Mobile number and leave a message on our message bank should we be on tour and out of range. <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Fax: +61 (0)352 770860</FONT></B> <P><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">E-mail:</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><A HREF="mailto:tours@redcentre.com.au">tours@redcentre.com.au</A> </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">                       <B><A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></B></FONT> </BODY> </HTML>