Outback Aussie Tours began as a dream. A restless, 21 year-old bush boy who loved the country but did not have the means to set himself up on a property, thrashed out between himself and a whiteboard the things he really loved.

Meeting new people, a challenge, driving around the countryside, an absolute passion for the bush and an attraction to the hospitality industry led him to formulate the idea of a tour company.

Gaining confidence after plying his own home-made questionnaire on unsuspecting fellow patrons of Brisbane's Expo '88, he sold his old utility for a deposit on a vehicle, and Alan Smith's Outback Aussie Tours came into the world.

Originally an eight-seater Toyota Troop Carrier, an answering machine (to take calls while he worked his other jobs), a campoven and a billy, Outback Aussie Tours took paying passengers to a local beauty spot for billy tea and damper on sunrise. The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre had opened just prior and gradually, the fledgling company began to develop.

Eleven years later and Outback Aussie Tours has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Now a thriving tour company specialising in half and full day tours and complete holiday experiences, Outback Aussie Tours covers the region around Longreach in a three hundred kilometre radius, as well as linking with other Outback tour operators in the marketing and product development arenas.

Outback Aussie Tours is an unforgettable natural and cultural day tour and holiday experience, show casing Outback Queensland's great icons in comfort and style with a professional passion.

Outback Aussie Tours embraces the ethos and vision of Savannah Guides - we are excited about the brand of Quality assurance to the customer which offers a new level of confidence across a network never before available in our region. The future of interpretation relies on the very character and spirit of the Indidginous , Scientific and Local communities delivered on a basis of interaction and personal experience

The vision of Outback Aussie Tours is to communicate the story of the land and its people. Sharing the gifts of Outback Queensland - from the freedom of the open plains, the charm and diversity of the bushland, intriguingly unique wildlife and plant life, colourful characters, big blue blue skies and those everlasting stars - handing on a personal experience and a genuine bond for the untouched spirit of Queensland's Outback.

For Further Information:

Outback Aussie Tours
PO Box 448, Longreach, QLD, Australia


Ph: 1300 787 890   (Intl: 61 7 4658 3000)
Fax: 07 4658 3350   (Intl: 61 7 4658 3350)
Web: www.oat.net.au
Email: info@oat.net.au

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