Kulgera/Erldunda

STOPPED AT KULGERA THIS YEAR FOR FUEL AND A STOP OVER PUB HAD A GOOD FEEL TO IT BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT KEPT GOING AT FIRST LIGHT ALL THE BEST AND ENJOY THIS GREAT COUNTRY

both places are just overnight stops and all facilities are available there

Hi Lyn,

We will be stopping at Kulgera for two nights on our journey. The reason we are staying two nights is so that we can do a day trip out to Lambert's Centre of Australia and Finke.

We will be coming from Curtin Springs via a part of the Old Gunbarrel Hwy that runs along the NT/SA border, south of Curtin Springs.

I will let you know facilities, value etc when we return mid October.

Only 3 more sleeps!!!!!

CheersJust Do It!

Hello Mrs Al,

Both these places are just Roadhouses with facilities and not really exciting unless you like watching Britz Rentals and Roadtrains pull in an out. And everything is mega expensive but that is the way of the Outback. You can leave your van at Kulgera and drive out to the Lambert Centre which is recognised as the Geo-? Centre of Australia.
Erldunda lies at the junction of the Lasseter Highway(to Ayers Rock etc) and the Stuart Highway. There is a bush campsite on the side of the road 32km further north on the left. There is also a water tank. This is the only one of three rest stops between Border and Alice Springs.

Don't forget to turn off on the Ernest Giles Hwy to visit the Henbury Meteorite Craters. There is a camping ground as well but not much shade. There is also a rest stop on the banks of the Finke River near Henbury Station.

Further north is the Camel farm at Stuarts Wells where you may ride a camel etc. Jim's place has cold beers and if Jim is there have a chat, he is an eccentric character.

Rainbow Valley is a must along the way and you should be able to take your van in quite close to the bluff.

Cheers,

Willie

I spent a few days at Kulgera in 2000 waiting for a water pump to be delivered up from Adelaide - pleasant spot for one night.

Peter