There was 4 groups in are convoy! We all had campers and young children. We are all from Darwin. We travelled by 4WD total 1800 kilometres. Twelve hundred kilometres return trip from Darwin on the Stuart highway and Carpenteria highway. Followed by four hundred kilometres return trip on rugged, dirt on the very dusty Savannah Way highway, Chicken run road , Rosie Track roads... the other tracks names... dunno!! We only had 10 days I would have liked have had another 3 weeks! We took 2 days to travel to and from the station as we had young children with us. We spent the first night in the camp grounds at Lorella springs before heading out the next day to find a base camp for the final 6 days. We did day trips from our base camp. Nanny's retreat was my favourite as it had an a beautiful spring to cool off in and a small cave to e explore. Nice trek into the area too. The valley of the ghosts was very interesting with ancient Aboriginal rock art. I would have loved to have got to the coast but that would have been another week - maybe next time. The map they give you at check in as brilliant we only saw 20% of what was on the map.
These are only some of my top pick photographs.

We stayed three nights in our camper at the grounds. Such an amazing place. Great for a base to see the Lost cities. So many beautiful spots on the property to adventure to. Including Nanny's retreat. Wonderful staff and great happy hour every day. Great hot springs at the campground or heaps of other swimming spots to explore. Could easily spend a week or two next time. Your fees give you access to so many places to explore. Over the one million acres . Keep up the good work guys.

Two couples staying in the self contained cabins in July. The road in was not nearly as bad as we expected and took only 5 hours from Roper Bar.

For those who moan remember It is a magic part of the world and people need to take into consideration this remoteness and that it is ever changing depending on when the grader last went through which determines the state of the road and when it last rained which determines the state of water holes. We went to Nannies retreat which was just magic and otherwise just enjoyed 4 days to take a break from driving, to pat the animals, swim in the warm spring near the campground and otherwise soak up the atmosphere. For those who complain about the cost, yes it is expensive but remember they only have 7 months to make 12 months living and everything needs to be trucked in. If you can’t afford it be as self contained as possible. Bring your own food and alcohol.
The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is I felt some charges were unfair. $10 for a load of washing, then find out it doesn’t include the washing powder and over hearing a couple who had just spent $900 on a helicopter flight be refused a cup of instant powdered coffee while waiting because it wasn’t for campers. Also once we had confirmed our booking our emails didn’t get replied to dispite twice chasing them up.