Really this review is all about the nullarbor traveller trip, owned by the same family company who run the Coodlie park farm retreat. Independent of which direction you travel on this 9 or 10 day camping extravaganza you have a welcome 2 night stop at coodlie park - the rest is swags only!! The Nullarbor traveller trip was amazing - its a shame they dont yet have a trip advisor page and that the only place to review the trip is on the coodlie park page, but either way the whole experience was amazing. There were a few once in a life time experiences - most of which occured during our couple of days base camping in coodlie park - swimming with wild sea lions, learning to surf (aka covering myself in bruises and swallowing lots of sea water!!), swimming with tuna fish, camping in swags in a private koala sanctuary.........
Our guides were craig and Kim who busted their balls to feed us/ drive us/ entertain us/ look after us/ answer various questions (the only one they couldnt answer was whether dingos wag their tails when they are happy.....??) on our trip which was perth to adelaide.
Overall would highly recommend. Book via their website (www.thetraveller.com.au) rather than the travel agents which means they dont have to pay them commission - as a family run business they too have been affected by the GFC and deserve our support.
One quick note though.... this trip is only suited to those who are young (or at least at heart!!) and who will enjoy 10 days of long travel on a backpacker bus, listening to other backpacker's MP3 players over the stereo, getting dusty/sweaty/ sun creamy and then going several nights without a shower, sleeping in a swag and then rolling it up/ packing the trailer yourself, helping with the cooking/ setting up camp etc and generally enjoying the sillyness which occurs when backpackers go on tour together and become good mates over 10 days. We had a couple of ladies on our trip who didn't seem to get this and its a shame they didnt read the website/ leaflets for the tour because its quite clear what type of holiday this is!
Once in a lifetime experience for the adventurous and the laid back who are willing to be involved in getting their hands dirty and make some great mates.
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