Highlights
- Thargomindah
- Iconic Dog Fence
- Shearing sheds
- Historic Stations
- Red desert dunes
- Heritage listed Noccundra Pub
- Burke and Wills resting place
- Royal Mail Hotel Hungerford
- Cultural Heritage
- Opal Fields
- Alroy Station
- Toompine Pub
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Australia's Best Value Dirt Bike Tours
Explore some of the country’s most rugged, untouched and unique tracks where very few dare with Desert Gateway Dirt Bike Tours. From heritage-listed pubs to red desert sand dunes and camping on the mighty Bulloo River, you’ll traverse through private properties, rocky escarpments, the iconic dog fence and so much more. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip and the best way to experience the epic Queensland outback.
With our 7-day dirt bike tours running in 2024 and 2025, there’s something for riders of all ability levels and with flights included to and from Brisbane in your package – it’s never been easier or more affordable to explore Queensland’s channel country. Use the button below to make a booking or call Desert Gateway Dirt Bike Tours on 0400 004 123 for more information.
Cost
2024: $3850 PP 2025: $4250 pp
Bike
2023 DRZ 400E set up ready to go
2024
June 2nd - June 9th July 14th - July 21st September: SOLD OUT
2025
Tour 1: May 18th - May 25th Tour 2: June 29th - July 6th Tour 3: July 27th - August 3rd Tour 4: September 21st - September 28th
Adventure Details
Traverse the country where no other has passed
Desert Gateway Dirt Bike Tours is the getaway you need to tap out of the rat race and check in with Australia’s finest landscape, country hospitality and the exploration history of the channel country.
PLEASE NOTE: The final route is dependent on accessibility, roads and weather conditions.
Inclusions
WE PROVIDE THE LOT, JUST SIT BACK RELAX AND ENJOY THE FRESH AIR!!
- 2023 DRZ 400E set up ready to go
- Full back up support with spares. (Don’t bother changing a flat we will do it for you)!
- Lead and sweep riders
- All Meals & Accommodation
- Return Flights from Brisbane via Rex Airlines (Clients need to get their own way to Brisbane)
- Fuel
- All camping equipment
- DGT Hat
- Adventure
- Fun
- Mateship
- Country Hospitality
- Memories that will last a lifetime
Itinerary
Arrive to Thargomindah
Arrive at Thargomindah and meet your mates for the week. Enjoy a country pub meal and a few cold ales. Not too many though as it’s going to be an early start.
Thargomindah to Private Property Location Camping Under the Stars (Approx 220km)
A great introduction to Outback Australia. Old shearing sheds, rocky escarpments, the iconic dog fence, and red sand dunes just to name a few. We cross through private properties including historic stations such as Norley, Orient & Mt Margaret. We will set up camp at a private property location for the night where we will saddle up to some homestyle camp oven cooking!
Private Property to Bulloo Downs (180km Approx)
Next, we will ride through the iconic stations such as Bulloo Downs Station in the footsteps of Burke and Wills and through an ever-changing landscape. Discover the final resting place of members of the Burke & Wills expedition, traveling along a track that very few have ventured. We will rest in the afternoon with a cold beverage on the banks of the mighty Bulloo River and maybe catch a blue claw or two for entree.
Banks of the Bulloo River to The Royal Mail Hotel Hungerford (150 + km Approx)
We travel through private property heading south towards the NSW border to the historic Royal Mail Hotel Hungerford where we stop for a refreshment and a bite to eat. After lunch we explore amazing scenery, artesian bores, natural caves, and Aboriginal heritage as we journey the desert landscape.
Hungerford to “Alroy Station” via Yowah Opal Fields (240km Approx)
We traverse through prime opal country and the hidden town of Yowah. Maybe you’d like to try your hand at finding a ‘Yowah Nut’ or Ironstone Matrix? Experience this amazing scenery, artesian bores, natural caves, and Aboriginal heritage as we journey the desert landscape. We will stay at Alroy Station, which is a working sheep and cattle property. The campgrounds are on the banks of Yowah Creek & offer a real outback camping experience.
“Alroy Station” to Toompine Pub (250km Approx)
Today we continue through unchartered territory on private station roads and tracks to the Toompine Pub – the pub with no town! Throw in a yabbie pot or two or wet a line along the way. The goal will be to catch a few blue claw or local yellow belly to cook on the campfire. Listen to the tales the walls of the Toompine pub whisper, with 120 years + of stories of bygone eras of the Cobb & Co and opal mining heritage.
Toompine Pub to Thargomindah (140km Approx)
The final stretch back to base! We will travel local station roads to Thargomindah where we reflect and yarn about the awesome week that was. The first round of coldies is on us, you will have deserved it! You can expect to see a photo reel and laugh about the antics and blunders along the way. Motorbikes, dirt, dust, camping, great food, great company, great countryside with plenty of laughs!
Don’t just tick it off your bucket list, SEND IT! Be assured that the itinerary is jam-packed with adventure, experiences, and local knowledge. In its truest sense, you will be traveling off the beaten track, as only pioneers, landowners and DGT have ventured.
