Wayward Bus (tel (08) 8410 8833; website www.waywardbus.com.au) is more a tour company than an independent travel option, but they do have some excellent trips that allow you to discover some great out-of-the-way places including the Flinders Ranges, Central Australia and Kangaroo Island. They’re also well known for their Great Ocean Road trip in Victoria.
Wayward Bus tours include:
This three-day Melbourne to Adelaide tour takes in the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians National Park.
$395
An eight-day overland trip between Adelaide and Alice Springs through the Outback. This trip includes the Flinders Ranges, travels along the Oodnadatta Track and visits Coober Pedy and Uluru (Ayers Rock).
$995
This three-day camping trip from Alice Springs to Uluru is an ideal way to see Uluru (Ayers Rock).
$325
This two day tour of Kangaroo Island departs from and returns to Adelaide. It seems expensive until you realise how much the return ferry ticket to Kangaroo Island would cost on its own.
$387