Join ROC Tours for the ride of your life with cycling and 4WD adventures throughout Outback Australia. Includes bike, helmet, tent, swag and 4WD support truck! Just bring yourself and
a sense of adventure.
Anyone who can ride a bike can ride ROC!
BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES CALL 1300 948 911 (+61 1300 948 911 outside Australia) or EMAIL US!
Since 1993, ROC Tours Australia (Remote Outback Cycling) has been operating Cycling Tours, combining cycling with four-wheel-driving and Small Groups, a winning mix that has seen customers coming back again and again. ROC Tours creates Australia’s most unique Cycling Tours, travelling to Australia's most remote and beautiful destinations from east to west and south to north. Expert guides provide you with the support and flexibility to make your Cycling Holiday a journey of discovery and one that you will never forget.
If it’s riding a bicycle through the lush rainforest of the Daintree or the red sands of the Simpson Desert, you can choose to challenge yourself or simply relax while enjoying your surroundings. There are also great walks, swimming in gorges, kayaking, aboriginal art, breathtaking landscapes, great food cooked under million-star nights and your fellow riders to make your Remote Outback Cycling experience more than just a holiday - it will be an Adventure. Whether you are young or young at heart, a seasoned cyclist or if you’re just looking for an active getaway, ROC Tours Australia has the experience for you.
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ROC Tours 2011 Schedule has now been finalised!
> Daintree Discovery Cycle Tour (5 days/4 nights)
> Queensland Northern Explorer Cycle Tour (8 days/7 nights)
> Savannah & Kakadu Cycle Tour (14 days/13 nights)
> Gibb River Road & Mitchell Plateau Cycle Tour (13 days/12 nights)
> Kimberley & Bungle Bungle Cycle Tour (12 days/11 nights)
> Pilbara Explorer Cycle Tour (8 days/7 nights)
> Tanami Outback Cycle Tour (7 days/6 nights)
> Uluru & Red Centre Cycle Tour (6 days/5 nights or 5 days/6 nights)
> Outback, Flinders & Vineyards Cycle Tour (13 days/12 nights)
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DAINTREE DISCOVERY CYCLE TOUR
Cairns, QLD > Cairns, QLD
Join us as we cycle through the natural beauty and wonder of this World Heritage Listed Daintree region by mountain bike and 4WD. There is no better way to see the Daintree than by bicycle.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> World Heritage Listed Daintree rainforest
> Amazing & varied cycling experiences
> Daintree & the Bloomfield Track
> Historic Cooktown
DATES > 18-22 May 2011
DURATION > 5 days/4 nights
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NEW! QUEENSLAND NORTHERN EXPLORER CYCLE TOUR
Cairns, QLD > Cairns, QLD
Explore Queensland's north, from stunning gorges, outback towns, National Parks and the Atherton Tablelands. You'll soon see there's more to northern QLD than the Great Barrier Reef!
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Atherton Tablelands
> Friendly Gulf Savannah towns
> Cobbold Gorge
> Undara Lava Tubes
DATES > 26 May-02 June 2011
DURATION > 8 days/7 nights
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SAVANNAH & KAKADU CYCLE TOUR
Cairns, QLD > Darwin, NT
Cycle and explore the heart of the Savannah and the Top End. From Cairns, through the Atherton Tablelands to Undara National Park, Normanton in the Gulf Country. Discover Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, Mataranka and then into the heart of Kakadu, this trip highlights the diversity of Australia’s north.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Atherton Tablelands
> Undara National Park
> Cobbold Gorge
> QLD’s Gulf Country
> Leichhardt Falls
> Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
> The Lost City
> Mataranka
> Kakadu National Park
DATES > 06-19 June 2011
DURATION > 14 days/13 nights
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GIBB RIVER ROAD & MITCHELL PLATEAU CYCLE TOUR
Darwin, NT > Broome, WA
Cycle and explore the Kimberley, in Australia’s North West, one of the world’s last true wilderness areas, with spectacular gorges and waterfalls. The Mitchell River and its tributaries have carved spectacular gorges and waterfalls into the limestone that borders the Mitchell Plateau. The area is also a significant Aboriginal heritage site and home to the Livistonia palm. And of course, with great cycling, four-wheel-driving, bushwalking and swimming in some of Australia's best settings, you'll have an awesome adventure you'll never forget.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Cycling and 4WD through the remote Kimberley region
> Swimming in lakes and swimming holes
> Spectacular Mitchell Falls
> Gorges and waterfalls
> Aboriginal rock art
> Mitchell Plateau region
> Broome’s famous Cable Beach
DATES > 25 June-07 July 2011
DURATION > 13 days/12 nights
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NEW! KIMBERLEY & BUNGLE BUNGLE CYCLE TOUR
Broome, WA > Broome, WA
We've taken one of our favourite itineraries and tweaked it just a little to give you the ultimate Kimberley cycling and adventure experiences! Cycle and 4WD through the Kimberley with some of Australia’s most remote and magical landscapes, including the Bungles in Purnululu National Park and the Gibb River Road, in this journey through the Kimberley. Cycling, swimming, bush walking and four-wheel-driving from one magnificent gorge to the next… Perfect.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Cycling and 4WD through the remote Kimberley region
> Swimming in lakes and swimming holes
> Stunning gorges
> Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungle)
> Barnett, Galvins and Bell Gorges
> King Leopold Ranges
> Windjana Gorge
> Tunnel Creek
> Broome’s famous Cable Beach
DATES > 13-24 July; 29 July-09 August; 14-25 August; 31 August-11 September 2011
DURATION > 12 days/11 nights
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PILBARA EXPLORER CYCLE TOUR
Broome, WA > Broome, WA
Cycling and 4WD in Western Australia's North West, you’ll experience a true Aussie frontier adventure on our Pilbara Explorer tour, with rugged ancient landforms, remnant rainforest, deep red gorges, vast cattle stations and pioneering personalities, and ancient Aboriginal culture.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Cycling and 4WD in Australia’s north-west
> Karijini National Park
> The Pilbara region
> Hammersley Range
> Tom Price mining town
> Marble Bar – hottest town in Australia!
> Exmouth
DATES > 16-23 September 2011
DURATION > 8 days/7 nights
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TANAMI OUTBACK CYCLE TOUR
Broome, WA > Alice Springs, NT
The Tanami Desert is Australia's third largest desert. It is a very important biological area in Australia, and is a refuge for many endangered species, both plants and wildlife. The Tanami Track is a shortcut between Halls Creek in the Kimberley and Alice Springs. We spend seven days exploring this region by mountain bike and four-wheel-drive.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Geikie Gorge Boat Cruise
> Halls Creek, site of Western Australia’s first gold discovery
> Remote Tanami Track through the desert
> Wolfe Creek Crater, the second-largest meteor crater in the world
> Rabbit Flat Roadhouse, the ‘half-way’ point
> Yuendumu, a bustling Aboriginal community with a vibrant arts centre
DATES > 28 September-04 October 2011
DURATION > 7 days/6 nights
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ULURU & RED CENTRE CYCLE TOUR
Alice Springs/Uluru, NT > Alice Springs, NT
Cycle around Uluru and have a close encounter with the Red Centre! Take a journey into the physical and spiritual heart of Australia’s Outback, where ancient landforms rise from red desert sands. There is something magical about this place, where the arid beauty of the land is intensified by its mythical significance.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Unique Australian wildlife
> Uluru (Ayers Rock)
> Western MacDonnell Ranges
> Palm Valley
> Hermannsburg Historic Aboriginal mission
> Kings Canyon (Watarrka National Park)
DATES > 08-13 October 2011 (from Alice Springs); 09-13 October 2011 (from Uluru/Ayers Rock)
DURATION > 6 days/5 nights or 5 days/4 nights
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OUTBACK, FLINDERS & VINEYARDS CYCLE TOUR - INCLUDES SIMPSON DESERT IN 2011!
Alice Springs, NT > Adelaide, SA
Cycle and 4WD through the best of the Outback, Flinders Ranges and Clare Valley wine region by bike. First, we head into the red sand-dune country of the Simpson Desert. Then onto the Outback of South Australia, vast and peppered with tiny outposts and the characters who inhabit them. We'll visit Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and William Creek, taking in the famous Oodnadatta Track along the way. Marree is often called the 'Last Town' and it sits at the junction of the Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks. As we cycle closer to the majestic Flinders Ranges, memories of better times are found in little ghost towns now covered in sand. The Flinders Ranges are spectacular, and exploring by mountain bike allows you to get close to this amazing landscape. Through the Flinders, as we head further south the country begins to green up a little, and before you know it, we'll be amongst the tall eucalypts and rows of vineyards of the Clare Valley. The Riesling Trail is a purpose-built cycleway that meanders through the wineries and you'll be spoilt for choice.
HIGHLIGHTS:
> Red Centre & Simpson Desert
> Old Andado Station
> Dalhousie Springs
> Witjira National Park
> Outback South Australia
> Oodnadatta
> Flinders Ranges
> Cycle part of the Mawson Trail
> Clare Valley wine region
DATES > 18-30 October 2011
DURATION > 13 days/12 nights
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVANTIPLUS
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