Mungo Outback & Conservation Journey

Trip Type
Nature & Wildlife, Conservation & Citizen Science, Indigenous & Culture
Twin Share
Maximum of two adults
$ 3790
Single
$ 4890

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Echidna Walkabout

This tour is guided by Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours (EWNT), the in-house guiding team of Australian Geographic Travel who lead many of our journeys across Australia. With decades of experience, they are regarded as some of the nation’s finest nature guides. Their expertise, passion, and storytelling bring Australia’s wildlife and landscapes to life, making every tour authentic, insightful, and unforgettable.

Duration

6 Days

Group Size

8 Peoples

Activity Level

Easy to Moderate

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About This Tour

Small groups. Expert guides. Lifelong memories.

Step into the heart of Australia’s ancient outback on the Mungo Outback & Conservation Journey. Over six days, journey through the vast Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, explore Mungo National Park’s dramatic lunette dunes and uncover stories of Australia’s oldest human civilisation.

Guided by experts and Traditional Custodians, you’ll not only witness breathtaking desert landscapes but also contribute to vital conservation projects - making this more than a journey, but a lasting connection to country.

Conservation Project

Conservation on this tour

These tours include opportunities to help with the conservation of wildlife and in ensuring the natural environment that supports wildlife remains healthy. They also work tirelessly to improve human understanding of the impacts of climate change and other human-induced changes to our environment. Leading by example they aim to ensure that wildlife continues to thrive in Australia and elsewhere in the world. ‘Citizen science’ is playing a signifi ant role in helping scientists and others to understand the major changes that are occurring in the world and that work such as theirs is bringing about changes that help wildlife. This tour offers significant opportunities to experience and document wildlife in a near-pristine environment doing the following: Bird & wildlife surveys: for the entire trip, you are helping wildlife – your wildlife guide records all species seen and uploads this data to online atlases for wildlife conservation purposes. Vegetation evaluation: to assess the impact of reduced rainfall and higher temperatures on vegetation communities.

Why Conservation Travel?

This is a special trip to Lake Mungo (in the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Parks as both display significant indicators of climate change. The arid-land lake systems of both parks have been subjected to the processes of climate change, not only by recent man-made changes but also in prehistoric times through planetary changes in temperatures. The primary purpose of this trip is to monitor and learn about the impacts of climate change on wildlife and vegetation. We’ll do this by searching out indicators of change and comparing the past with the present. You will be guided on this trip by one or more world-renowned wildlife guides who will help you understand nature while you enjoy your holiday. Conservation travel is all about making a difference by getting out into the bush and bringing about real change; it’s opening our minds to what we, as individuals, can do to bring about change in perceptions of some of the world’s biggest issues. By travelling into areas such as Mungo and Hattah-Kulkyne we can monitor change and, as citizen scientists, we can tell the world what we’ve seen and hopefully bring about change.

Trip Highlights

Walk among the striking dunes and lunettes of Mungo National Park, a landscape shaped by wind and water over millennia
Learn from Traditional Custodians about the deep cultural significance of this ancient land
Take part in citizen science projects alongside researchers and guides contributing to regional conservation
Encounter native wildlife including red kangaroos, emus, Major Mitchell cockatoos and mallee emu-wrens
Stay in comfortable, sustainable outback lodgings that reflect the spirit of the region

Included/Excluded

Included
Excluded

Expert guide and local specialists
Participation in citizen science and conservation activities
All ground transport and park entry fees
Quality accommodation and some meals

Domestic or international airfares
Airport pick up/drop off
Pre-registration, late check-out or day use at hotels other than specified above
Meals/beverages other than specified, alcohol
Tips and gratuities
Optional tours/services.

Itinerary

Meet your expert guide and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing and dinner. Learn about the journey ahead through Victoria’s Mallee country into the iconic Willandra Lakes.

Spend two full days exploring Mungo National Park in depth. This extraordinary landscape holds evidence of human life stretching back at least 50,000 years — including Mungo Lady, the world’s oldest known cremation. Guided walks and drives reveal a striking desert mosaic of mallee woodland, cypress pine and saltbush plains, alive with kangaroos, emus, rare parrots and raptors. Learn how climate change transformed a chain of vast freshwater lakes into the arid country we see today, and how Traditional Custodians continue to protect the area’s cultural and spiritual heritage. For birders and naturalists, these days are a highlight — sightings may include pink cockatoos, black and grey falcons, chats, fairy-wrens and the crested bellbird. Climb the great dunes at sunset for sweeping views across the ancient lakebed.

After breakfast, depart Mungo and travel to Wentworth, where the Murray and Darling (Barka) rivers meet - a fitting conclusion to a journey through the waterways and deserts that shaped inland Australia. Return to Mildura around midday for onward connections. Note: This itinerary represents the most current information for this itinerary, including but not limited to the itinerary and price. The itinerary should be seen as a guide only. This itinerary may change at any time due to inclement weather, forces of nature and other circumstances beyond our control. Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.