Perhaps it was the fear of the 5am alarm or the prospect of puffing up 500 steep stone steps before breakfast, but of our APT Tour group of 18 there are just three takers for our 6km hike in Watarrka ...

The first time you drive into the Australian Outback, it’s hard to grasp the scale of it. The road stretches endlessly ahead.

Raymond Island is slightly off the beaten path, and has no hotels, shops, or restaurants—but this biodiverse wonderland has become a wildlife lovers’ dream.

Australian rodeos are caught in a high-stakes hustle to keep the outback alive in a country that some argue is outgrowing the buck.