Vandemonian Competitors

Based in Queensland’s central outback town of Longreach, Outback Aussie Tours (OAT) is a multi-award winning Savannah Guide Operator that has been operating tours for over 30 years. We provide escorted, accommodated Australian Outback tours and flexible short break packages from Longreach, Cairns & Brisbane to favourite Outback Queensland destinations including Longreach & Winton, Birdsville, Corner Country, Gulf Savannah and Cape York & Torres Strait. Careful research, well-established contacts and a detailed local knowledge are the backbone of our touring operations and set Outback Aussie Tours apart as a leading outback touring operator. The company also specialises in co-ordinating Australian Outback tours for incentive, special interest groups and events. In Longreach, Outback Aussie Tours offers river and dinner cruise experiences, day bus tours to Winton and local properties and function and event venue hire.

Oz Tours has for many years in conducting our operations we strive to minimise our impact on the environment, spread benefits throughout the local economies in Cape York as well as directly promote and support community wellbeing with our indigenous partners. Through our itineraries we support many communities to set up and operate homeland-based economic enterprises that incorporate sustainable land management principles. Assist in education and training that will build a strong community base, and to promote improvements in the health, social and spiritual well being of our partners as well as that of the wider Aboriginal community.

Ecotourism Australia (EA) is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation, established in 1991, that promotes and supports the ecotourism industry in Australia through building capacity and actively promoting sustainable tourism operations and systems. Our key program – ECO Certification – was the world’s first national ecotourism certification program. Ecotourism Australia is acknowledged globally for our industry standards and our certification programs are recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). We are recognised as a credible, national peak body for sustainable and nature-based tourism. We have 500 certified operators and 1700 certified experiences in our ECO, Climate Action, and Respecting Our Culture Certifications. In 2018 Ecotourism Australia launched the ECO Destination Certification program where operators and government work together to demonstrate a community-wide and entire regions’ commitment to sustainable tourism management practices. Ecotourism Australia and our certified operators and destinations are committed to sustainable destination management, protecting the natural environment and bridging the gap between tourism and conservation. We work with the following industry sectors: • Ecotourism operators (accommodation, attraction and tours) • Protected area managers and other government agencies • Local and regional tourism associations • Tourism, environmental, interpretation and training consultants • Tourism planners • Academics and students • Travellers Visit our website (https://www.ecotourism.org.au/) or find certified ecotourism experiences on our Green Travel Guide (https://greentravelguide.org/).