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Australia, Outback,
Adventure, Tours and Expeditions, Custom Tours, Family Tours, Small
Group & Private Tours, Tag Along Tours and Expeditions.
Please note that when I’m away with tours
it can at times take 2 - 3 weeks Why you should
seriously consider a tour with me.
Please read here what others have to say: Customers Feedback. The trend continues. Again a number of past tour participants will be returning in 2008 for tours with me. Repeat customers and people they have recommended my tours to account now for 35% of my tour participants. Two past Tour Participants have now already reserved their tours for 2009. For 2008 I have still seats available on the following tours: April 22nd.
23 -24 day 4WD Southern & Red Centre Loop. This is a Camping Tour with
start and finish is in Melbourne.
http://www.redcentre.com.au/2003/24day-loop.htm Please contact us here: April 2008 Tours. April 20th to May 8th. 19 days from Melbourne via South Gippsland, Wilsons Prom, Bendigo, River Murray, Lake Mungo, Broken Hill, Flinders Ranges, William Creek, Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs. May 13th to May 26th.14 day 4WD Camping Tour from Alice Springs to Melbourne. Please contact us here for May 2008 Tours. June 1st to June 19th,
19 day 4WD Camping Tour from Melbourne to Alice Springs. Melbourne > Daylesford & Spa Country > River Murray > Lake Mungo > Broken Hill > Flinders Ranges > Oodnadatta Track > Coober Pedy > Mungo Park Rd.> Curtin Springs > Ayers Rock > Olgas > Kings Canyon > Mereenie Loop > Palm Valley > Alice Springs. June 22nd to July 5th, 4WD Camping Tour from Alice Springs to Melbourne. Please contact us here: June 2008 Tours. July 8th to July 30th, 23 day 4WD Tour from Melbourne to Darwin. Itinerary: http://www.redcentre.com.au/2004/23day-Melb-Darwin.htm Some minor changes are possible. This is a Special, please contact us early here: July 2008 Tour August 2008 August 4th to Sept. 5th, 33 Day 4WD Kimberley Camping Tour from Darwin to Perth. This Itinerary: http://www.redcentre.com.au/tours/33daydarwin2perth.htm is still subject to minor changes. Only 2 seats available. Tag Along cars are also possible. Please contact us here: 2008 Kimberley Tour Sept. 9th to Sept. 26th , 18 day 4WD Camping Tour. From Perth to the South of WA, including Fitzgerald River Nat. Park, Valley of the Giants, Esperance, Cape Le Grand, Kalgoorlie, Pinnacles and back to Perth. Flexible itinerary and can be customised ! Please contact us here: Sept.2008, South of the West . Nov. 3rd to Nov. 17th. 15 day 4WD Camping Tour from Alice Springs to Melbourne This tour can also be customised. Please contact us here: Nov. 2008 Tour 4WD Tag Along Tours and Expeditions.
General Info about Tag Along Tours here: http://www.redcentre.com.au/4X4/TagAlongFAQ.htm Please contact us for additional details, More Info here
Possible 2009 Tag Along Tours
About our Canning Stock Route 4WD Tag Along Tour. Alice Springs to Perth ( or Perth to Halls Creek ) 1 passenger seat is available in escort vehicle. Minimum of participating vehicles is 5, the max. is 8. You can read one participants journal here: http://www.redcentre.com.au/4x4/brons_csr_journal.htm General Info about Tag Along Tours here: http://www.redcentre.com.au/4X4/TagAlongFAQ.htm Please contact us without delay for additional details, About our East-West Crossing 4WD Tag Along Tour. Sydney to Perth. Sydney > Outback NSW > Mungo Nat. Park > Broken Hill > Mootwingee Nat. Park > White Cliffs > Tiboburra > Camerons Corner > Innaminka > Dig Tree > Haddons Corner > Birdsville > Big Red > Simpson Desert > Chambers Pillar > Alice Springs > West MacDonnell Ranges > Papunya > Garry Junction Road > CSR Well 33 to Talawana Track > Newman > Mt. Augustus > Kennedy Ranges > Gascoyne Junction > Shark Bay > Steep Point > Kalbarri > Cervantes > Pinnacles > Yanchep Nat. Pk. > Perth. A participants Journal, somewhat different route: http://www.redcentre.com.au/4x4/EWX2001-Journal.htm Please contact me here for 2009 tours and information. Please contact us early, telling us which tour you are interested in. More Info here: Australian Outback Tours. General Information.
I'm often asked how my tours are conducted.
Custom Tours
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My type of tours
Due to the Off the Beaten Track content of my
tours the itineraries can not always be strictly adhered to and maybe
modified as we go along.
Hope to see you in the bush, ( bush = any remote area in Australia ) Mike Hofmann. One other aspect of our operation has emerged that requires
some changes: Custom and Family tours using a Landcruiser or similar have been successful and bookings and inquiries for these are on the increase. In fact, most of my tours have been Family and Custom Tours which are often booked 12 months in advance. I thank all the participants for their co-operation and especially for their preparedness to adapt to at times difficult circumstances when we were at the mercy of the elements. It is particularly pleasing for me that increasingly more past
tour participants return for a second and even third tour with me. Go here to read some of the comments from past participants. My aims. My aim for the next few Years is to continue
as I have done during the past years, with important changes
as follows: · A) For tour bookings by a couple where I initially may have to quote a higher price, particularly if it's a one-way tour that then requires the relocation of the vehicle, I will reduce their price if there are other participants who book at a later time. · B) For one-way tours if the relocation of the vehicle becomes part of another tour, the price for that tour and in some circumstances also the price for the one-way tour maybe discounted by varying amounts. Custom Tours may be more expensive. Especially
one-way tours and those that don't start and finish in Melbourne.
If you are planning on a one-way tour then please try to arrange your
flights so that the tour either starts or finishes in Melbourne. This
can save you heaps.
Family Tours:
I try to run all tours as flexible as is possible and practical. An increasing number of people, especially from the European countries ask me to guide them on such a tour with them hiring and driving a vehicle themselves or hiring a vehicle and asking me to drive them. This gives them also an opportunity to do some 4Wdriving themselves along the way. In such instances I negotiate on their behalf with rental companies
whom I know to provide suitable and reliable vehicles at acceptable
prices. A variant to this scenario is the situation where they hire and
drive their own vehicle and I come along in my own vehicle to guide
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K-A. K., Banker, Germany B.C., Entrepreneur, UK Personal regards M.D., Judge, UK I can't tell you how much i enjoyed our trip. It is an experience
I shall Thank you for your patience. We were a difficult audience but you
coped very All the very best for the future. I shall look at your website from
time to Passa, USA Paul, Biologist, OZ Barry and Marlene, Sydney, Australia. Mick, UK. From his Journal: "It was good to get to Alice Springs but sad at the same time because we had had such an adventurous couple of weeks. I don't think Mike's website does justice to his tours. He was a great host, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the country. It was a wonderful experience. I'd recommend one of his trips to anybody
who likes a bit of adventure and loves nature - he's even beginning
to get used to the idea of vegetarians now, too! "
Colin from NZ, Sept. 2005. Dear Mike,
Good to hear you have successfully finished your 2005 programme
and can now catchup with family and start on all the jobs which, as with
me, will have accumulated in your prolonged absence.
< snip > Caught up with the
family in Sydney for a week which is always enjoyable, before flying
home to find Winter had passed by and Spring was well and truly with
us.
I have searched a few books at the local library and read the material I
brought home with me, which has further aroused my interest
and concern for the indigenous Australian. Since my trip
with you, many of my Australian friends have brought the subject of the
Aboriginals up and asked me my thoughts on the subject. Almost
without exception they have expressed surprise, and consider
my views are far too liberal and any concerns misplaced, as
I recount how I was so impressed by what Ken at Wallace Rockhole, and
people like him are trying to do with their communities.
I must thank you for giving me a truly wonderful trip through outback
Australia. When I look at the map and read my rather brief notes
of the journey, I realise just how much ground we covered. Not just
the miles, but the history, geography, economy, flora, fauna, experiencing
the vastness and beauty of the country. As we often said, No two days the
same, and never a dull one. I understand your love of the outback; you
must be a very good guide as much of it has rubbed off on me.
I remember the bushcamps with particular
enjoyment, your magical culinary skills with either barbecue
or camp-oven, maybe a regret I did not try sleeping on the tarpaulin
under the stars, next time perhaps! For all these things "Thank
you Mike", as very few people I have met who have travelled Australia,
got as close to essential outback Australia as I did in such a short
time.
I am watching your web site as I still wish to do further travel in
the outback, ie Sydney to Perth, and Perth to Darwin.
I am sure you will hear from me again, < snip >
I shall try and send as an attachment the falls in the Grampian National Park. Let me know if you don't receive them.
Kindest Regards
Colin ......
Oliver S..... wrote: Hallo Mike Wie gehts down under? Gerade auf einer Tour? Kannst du dich noch an Sonja und Oliver aus der Schweiz erinnern? Wir haben 2004 die Tour mit dem Franken Michael Hofmann (der Kleine) gemacht. Uns hat die Tour super gefallen und wir denken noch oft daran. Auch dein wunderbares Essen ist uns noch in bester Erinnerung (Kängurubraten, Porridge, Holunder-Pancakes!!!). Wir würden sehr gerne wieder eine Tour mit dir machen. Haben aus beruflichen Gründen jedoch nur im November / Dezember Zeit. Hast du etwas für uns? Am liebsten so viel wie möglich vom Outback. Auch eine "private" nur für uns zwei kommt in Frage. Würden uns freuen etwas von dir zu hören. Ganz liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz Sonja & Oliver Hallo Mike hier sind wir wieder. Hat uns sehr gefreut dass du so schnell geantwortet hast. Natürlich kannst du unser Mail in deinem "Costumer Feedback" gebrauchen. Auch als Referenz für unschlüssige Kunden stehen wir gerne zur Verfügung. Also nun zu unseren Wünschen und Vorstellungen: Wir haben ca. 4 Wochen Zeit und das zwischen November und Dezember. Das heisst 2-3 Wochen mit dir unterwegs wären perfekt. Das Outback hat für uns erste Priorität. Wir stellen uns nicht eine grosse Rundreise vor, sonderen wir möchten mit dir eine Camping Reise unternehmen. So wie wir es mit dir erlebt haben. Keine grossen Sehenswürdigkeiten, sondern Fischen, Goldsuchen, Tiere beobachten, ein bisschen Wandern und die Landschaft geniessen.Uns spielt es keine Rolle wohin, wir möchten einfach rote Erde unter den Füssen wenigstens für eine Weile. Ich bin sicher du hast ein paar Geheimtipps die wir machen könnten. Ok, Mike wir begeben uns in deine Hände, mach uns einen Vorschlag und sag was das Kosten würde. Wir würden uns sehr freuen mit dir ein paar Wochen herum zu reisen. Liebe Grüsse Sonja und Oliver Sabine & Reinhard, Germany, 2007 Hallo Mike, so, wir sind wieder gut nach Hause gekommen, aber in Gedanken noch viel in Australien. Perth hat uns sehr gut gefallen und wir haben sogar noch Koalas gesehen und gestreichelt. Es war eine wunderschöne Reise, dank deiner sehr guten Betreuung, deinen Erzählungen und guten Kochkenntnissen. Wir ( also Reinhard und ich, bei Rudolphs wir es wohl nicht klappen )wollen unbedingt noch mal wiederkommen, bevor du dich zur Ruhe setzt, vielleicht in 2009. Anbei sende ich dir nun ein paar Bilder, ............ Es grüßen dich ganz herzlich Sabine und Reinhard Heribert, Claudia, Verena und Valentin, Austria.
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