Coongie Lakes, South Australia

The journey to Coongie Lakes National Park can be as extraordinary as the place itself.

Mount Isa, Queensland

The perfect base for great Freshwater fishing – Mount Isa’s best kept secret.

Omeo, Victoria

The far east of Victoria's high country is the remotest area of the Victorian Alps and offers fabulous scenery, history and challenging tracks.

Gawler Ranges, South Australia

Stunning scenery and intriguing pastoral history, the Gawler Ranges have plenty of wide-open spaces for travel goers.

Cooktown, Queensland

Elim Beach within the Hope Vale Community of Cooktown offers much more than just Coloured Sands.

Gascoyne and Ashburton Rivers, WA

Ron and Viv Moon battle dusty tracks and flood waters to explore the Gascoyne and the Ashburton Rivers of north-western Australia.

Freycinet National Park information

The 11,000-hectare Freycinet National Park on the east coast of Tasmania is a tourist’s delight at any time of the year with its orange boulders, white sand and turquoise water.

Blue Mountains, NSW

The ruggedness and complexity of the Blue Mountains landscape thwarted many early attempts to cross it by expeditions launching out from the fledgling colony of Sydney.

Tenterfield, NSW

Tenterfield, a small country town of around 4000 people lies some 3 hours south west of Brisbane on the New England Tablelands sitting just below the magic 1000 metres above sea level mark.

Cobboboonee and Lower Glenelg National Parks, Victoria

Off-road exploration, remote river canoeing, and plenty of hiking are all on offer when you visit Victoria’s south-west coast.

Karijini National Park, WA

The rugged beauty of Karijini National Park in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia will delight any visitor.

Shark Bay, WA

Shark Bay is rightly acclaimed for its natural phenomena, but it’s the Western extremities that have the 4X4 community talking.

Stockton Beach, NSW

The paramedic training goes into action with a night-time rescue and sand-driving on Stockton Beach.

Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Despite the challenges of its remote location, the stark beauty of the northern Flinders Ranges continues to lure visitors.

Keep River National Park, NT

Outback travellers may already know of Keep River National Park, but the park isn’t half the story. Ron and Viv Moon investigate.

Snowy River National Park, Victoria

Snowy River National Park in Victoria’s East Gippsland boasts much more than some of the state’s best off-roading, and it’s just four hours from Melbourne.

East Kimberley, WA

When a late wet season threatens to destroy all your meticulous travel plans, the only option is to adapt and enjoy the ride.

Remote area first aid

The risk of something going wrong may be remote, but when you’re far away from help, it isn’t one worth taking.

Australia travel by 4x4

Who hasn’t dreamed of doing the hot-lap of Oz? Here’s why you should throw the book of ‘why not to’ excuses out the window.

Patagonia, South America

Patagonia conjures up visions of an unrelenting wilderness, untouched by man. Well, it’s changed a bit...

Mexico to Canada travel diary 2

Chris Collard pushes on with his trial to cover dirt-only tracks to Canada and finds himself on the trail of early pioneers who had no choice but to make their own route

Mexico to Canada 4x4 travel diary

How hard could it be to use only the dirt between the borders of Mexico and Canada? That dirt being the USA!

Walcott Inlet, WA

The tough trek into Walcott Inlet is the best wilderness trip in the whole of the Kimberley. Who says? Ron and Viv Moon do!

Australia's best off-road destinations

This wide land abounds with off-road jewels, from the Simpson Desert to Cape York.