A TRAVELLER’S CHECKLIST

Getting there

Regional Express operates the ‘Mail Run’ from Brisbane to Birdsville. For more details, visit rex.com.au Playing there AUSTRALIAN DESERT EXPEDITIONS’ 2020 scientific and ecological survey season is based out of Alice Springs and Adelaide, with surveys ranging from five days to the challenging 27-day Simpson Desert Expedition. Prices start at $4890.

Readers of Australian Traveller can receive a five per cent discount on all short surveys (except the two longer expeditions) by quoting ‘Aust Desert Traveller’ when booking. For details on 2020 itineraries, visit desertexpeditions.org