What is included on a Nullarbor crossing?
Nearly all of itSwag, meals, park fees and the guide. One night has no shower.
Almost everything, and you sleep in a swag. The crossing runs ten days between Adelaide and Perth, with nine nights camping and most meals included — westbound covers 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners. The swag, the camping gear, the national park fees and the guide are all in. One night is bush camping on the Nullarbor itself with no shower or toilet; every other night has both. From $2,219.
Checked on 6 October 2026.
The Nullarbor crossing is one of the great drives and one of the emptiest, which makes the question of what is actually provided more pressing than usual. There is nowhere to pop out to.
What is included
- A swag and the camping gear.You are not bringing a tent.
- Nine nights' accommodationfarm stays, camp grounds and one night bush camping on the Nullarbor itself.
- Most meals.Westbound it is 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners, including a barbecue at Coodlie Park. Eastbound it is 9 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 8 dinners.
- National park feesand a guide driving an air-conditioned 4WD mini bus for the whole ten days.
- The Spencer Gulf ferryon the eastbound trip — a 2.5 hour crossing on day 10.
What is not
- The meals that are not listed above.Eastbound has five lunches at your own cost, so there are days you buy your own.
- A shower on the Nullarbor night.Every other camp has showers and toilets; the night out on the plain has neither. That is the trade for sleeping under that sky.
- Sleeping bag hireon the trips that do not supply one — worth checking before you travel.
- Luggage over the limit.Eastbound is capped at one 15kg bag plus hand luggage, which is tighter than people expect.
The two crossings, side by side
| Trip | Length | Where you sleep | What is included | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Day Perth to Adelaide Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | 9 nights in single swags — Fitzgerald River, two nights at Lucky Bay, a night bush camping on the Nullarbor, Fowlers Bay, Coodlie Park Farm Retreat, Camp Nyroca, then two nights at Mikkira Station. All have showers and toilets except the Nullarbor. Bring your own sleeping bag and pillow. | Nine breakfasts, four lunches and eight dinners. Vegetarians are catered for. | $3000 |
| 10 Day Adelaide to Perth Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | 9 nights swag camping — Mambray Creek, a swag hut at Coodlie Park Farm Retreat, Penong, a night bush camping on the Nullarbor, two nights at Lucky Bay, then the Stirling Ranges, Quinninup and Margaret River. All but the Nullarbor night have showers and toilets. | All meals from day 1 lunch to day 10 breakfast — 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners, including a barbecue at Coodlie Park. Vegetarians catered for. | $3000 |
Both are rated 3 out of 5 for effort and 2 for comfort. This is a camping trip, and the comfort rating says so honestly. Groups cap at 21.
Where you actually sleep
It is more varied than "ten days of camping" suggests. Eastbound the nights run through Fitzgerald River, two nights at Lucky Bay, the Nullarbor, Fowlers Bay, Coodlie Park Farm Retreat, Camp Nyroca and two nights at Mikkira Station. Two nights at Lucky Bay is the one people remember — white sand, clear water and kangaroos on the beach.
What it costs, and why
From $2,219 eastbound and $2,450 westbound for ten days. That works out at roughly $220 a day with nearly all your food, your bed, your transport across 2,700km and a guide included — which is the thing to weigh it against rather than against a hire car, because a one-way hire across the Nullarbor carries a drop fee that is a long way from nothing.
Which direction?
Where this comes from. What each trip includes, where you sleep, the meals, luggage limits, effort and comfort ratings and prices are that trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own.