General Tour Information and Travel guide About Outback
You don't have to travel to central Australia to experience red-soil country, limitless horizons and vast blue skies. Just come to the far west of New South Wales. This place is rough, rugged and sparsely populated. If you have a taste for wilderness, wildlife and wide open spaces, there is nowhere else quite like Outback New South Wales. Wherever you go in Outback New South Wales, you'll find a combination of natural wonders and inimitable that is inspiring, dramatic, unique and accessible.
Watch a mob of red kangaroos at sunset, a lizard skittering up the trunk of a river red gum and a flock of ibis rising off a lake. The NSW Outback is also the backdrop to the heritage of Aboriginal culture.
Attractions in Outback
Broken Hill
The unofficial capital of Outback New South Wales, Broken Hill is aproud, independent city with rip-roaring history. Broken Hill is surrounded by national parks that will introduce you to the natural wonders of the region. Main attraction in this area include Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Royal Flying Doctor Service, School of the air, Sculpture site, The Living Museum and Family Hotel.
Central Darling
Close to the junction of the Cobb and Barrier Highways, the historic Darling River town of Wilcannia is an ideal starting point for a circuit tour of some of the treasures of Central Darling. Less than a hundred kms to the north-west, White Cliffs is one of the most fascinating towns in the country. The opal diggings made the town the legend.
Mungo Country
At the south-western corner of New South Wales, Mungo Country is a region rich in scenic and cultural treasures, where the stark grandeur of the outback meets the fertile, irrigated farmlands along the Murray River. Situated at the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, the town of Wentworth is endowed with a splendid legacy of historic buildings from the days when rivers were the arteries to the interior of the continent. Daily river cruises from Mildura give a glimpse of life on the river as it was in the days of the paddle steamers, as well as a close-up look at the rivers' magnificent bird life and majestic scenery.
