Author: Richard T. O'Neill

About Richard T. O'Neill

Richard T. O'Neill is the CEO of Spirit Safaris Outback and Wilderness Tours. He has 30+ years in tourism and has led 300+ Australian Outback journeys over 30+ years. Spirit Safaris helps mature-age, active travellers enjoy outback and wilderness experiences across Australia, and helps leaders, business owners and people considering their next chapter connect more deeply with nature through its leadership programs.

Discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour

Discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour

Discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour

 

You can combine and discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour departing from Sydney or broken Hill. Are you looking for an adventure that will take you off the beaten track and into the heart of one of Australia’s most awe-inspiring natural landscapes? Look no further than World Heritage listed Mungo National Park, located in the outback of New South Wales. This ancient and remote area is home to a wealth of natural wonders, from towering sand dunes and shimmering salt pans to lush wetlands and an abundance of wildlife.

But the best way to experience the magic of Mungo National Park is on a 4-wheel drive tour. With 20 years of experience leading small group tours in this region, I can take you on a journey through this rugged and remote wilderness, showing you the hidden gems that most visitors never get to see.

Weethalle Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD TourOn our tour, we’ll explore the park’s incredible landscapes by 4-wheel drive, taking in everything from the ancient Aboriginal artifacts and history to the stunning sunsets and starry skies. We’ll also have the opportunity to spot a wide variety of wildlife, including kangaroos, emus, and an array of birdlife. For an added bonus, the tour includes an overnight stay in the comfortable and well-equipped Mungo Lodge, where you can relax and reflect on the day’s adventures in the company of your fellow travellers.

But the true highlight of our tour is the chance to immerse yourself in the ancient culture of the traditional owners of this land, the Barkandji Muthi Muthii and Ngiyampaa people. We’ll learn about their rich history, customs, and way of life, and gain a deeper understanding of the land and its significance to the people who have called it home for thousands of years.


Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour departs from Sydney or Broken Hill and include lunch, snacks, refreshments and accommodation including in Mungo Lodge. We’ll also provide all the necessary equipment and gear, so all you need to bring is a sense of adventure and a camera to capture the memories.

So why wait? Book your spot on our outback 4 wheel drive tour on the Discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour today and discover the hidden gems of this ancient and remote wilderness and fascinating destinations in rural New South Wales.



Discover Silo Art Trail and Mungo National Park on an Outback 4WD Tour – Map shows 8 day tour made of 5 or 3 day route

Creativity Workshop Vision Quest Online

Creativity Workshop Vision Quest Online
New Star Creation taken from Hubble Telescope

Creativity Workshop Vision Quest Online

This Creativity Workshop Vision Quest is also a CREATIVITY PLAYSHOP – An Online Purpose Clarity Event

You know you love being creative, and you know there is a Bigger life you could be leading …

This workshop gives you clarity, of your Values, Purpose and Path

“To Succeed in the New Economy We Must Operate by the Principles of the Rainforest” … says Mr Tachi Kiuchi – Former CEO of Mitsubishi Electric & Future 500 USA

This online event is guided by Richard T. O’Neill BE, FAIM a business professional with over 33 years of international experience in corporates, SMEs and government, as a business owner, business planner, consultant, coach and mentor, you will see how you and your business can add so much more value in this 3 hour online event with powerful processes for Vision & Values clarity.

Book Here

Join a small group and treat yourself to this special Vision Vitality Quest including –

  • Connect & Communicate with Expanded Awareness – Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic… and connecting via songlines.
  • Power & Energy from Centring & Grounding of your body’s electrical systems – Implementing 8 Action Steps
  • Nature’s Principles for Thriving Success … Practical tools for easy implementation
  • New Understandings of – Vision, Values, Power, Purpose, Passion & Path, Identity, Clarity, Focus, Intention, Cycles
  • A virtual bush walk to relax & personal tools for expanding awareness and self & team mastery
  • Adding Higher Value with Balance in the market – Conscious conversation
  • Evolution Insights, Ancient Wisdom & tools to empower Your Relationships & Business!
  • Includes Vision Results follow up, Network Group, and Mastermind & Personal Coaching opportunities
  • Work Book and Follow up Mastermind group

Here’s What People Say …

  • “Inspirational …. I re-wrote my business plan the next day” ….. Company Director
  • “I saw the importance of my role in my company & how I can add so much more value” – Manager
  • “I really got why I’ve not been tapping my full potential…. this day has been a real breakthrough for me … the easy & welcome way that you helped us connect with the land, and with my true self, and the group energy you brought together helped me see this – CEO & business leader

Life and or Business focussed events are here  – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/vision-quest-for-life-business/

You can see more details or book for this online event at a special introductory price here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/vision-quest-for-life-business/

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Songlines Leylines and Sacred Sites Webinar

Songlines, Leylines and Sacred Sites Webinar


This Songlines Leylines and Sacred Sites Webinar shows how ancient cultures, your ancestors and modern architects have worked with Earth Energy for thousands of years. This subtle energy is flowing through us all – and may be blocked causing dis-ease

Your body needs Grounding to Earth, which Increases your Vitality, Clarity & deeper sense of Purpose.

At the end of the webinar, I discuss health and how our bodies are influenced by the songlines. This is an opportunity to go deeper into understanding songlines and Your life purpose here on Earth.

Looking at my ancestors’ journeys, and Songlines was certainly a catalyst for understanding and purpose clarity for me.

Check out the FREE webinar at a time that suits you HERE

You can also buy the Expanded Songlines, Leylines and Sacred Sites Report – HERE

Songlines leylines reportSee more details here  – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/songlines/

Stay Tuned

Richard O’Neill

Corner Country Tours

Corner Country Tours

Corner Country Tours
Cameron Corner Marker

Corner Country Tours by premium four-wheel drive via Broken Hill, Tibooburra, Milparinka, Cameron Corner, Moomba, Innamincka to the famous NSW / QLD / SA Corner – 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 Day tours from Broken  Hill Sydney and Adelaide exploring Sturt National Park Tibooburra, Milparinka, Moomba, Innamincka, Dig Tree, Cameron Corner – .

Includes 2 hour Cooper Creek cruise at Innamincka if operating – depends on river depth and local conditions

via Broken Hill to Broken Hill tour via Tibooburra, Milparinka, Cameron Corner, Moomba, Innamincka

Explore in the footsteps of Burke & Wills (visit the famous Dig Tree & historic reserve) this remote and fascinating area around the junction of the NSW, QLD & SA borders, known as Cameron Corner. Travel through Sturt National Park giant sheep stations from over 100 years ago, witness the Moomba oil fields & mighty Cooper Creek at Innamincka. Travelling in our premium four-wheel drive Landcruisers, you can stand at the famous Cameron Corner, and stay overnight at the “corner store”. Discover ancient Aboriginal rock art sites and hear the tales of the great Cattle drives as we travel the Strzelecki Track – pioneered by Captain Starlight as he stole 1000 cattle from Queensland QLD in 1870. Later, Sidney Kidman & Co and many others made their fortunes on the track pioneered by Starlight.

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Cooper creek Corner country tours

 




Sturt National Park Corner country tours
Sturt National Park
Sturt National Park Claypan Corner ountry Tours
Sturt National Park Claypan
cameron corner tour sign
Road Sign in Middle of Nowhere



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Strzelecki Track History
Named after Polish Count Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, the ‘highway’ from Lyndhurst in the south to Innamincka and beyond in the north used to be one of the driest and loneliest tracks to transport mobs of fat cattle to the Adelaide market.

Today the southern point of the track is Lyndhurst, surveyed in 1896. Here Dutch born, self-taught Talc artist, poet, bush philosopher and supporter of the new flag for Australia, Cornelius Alferink has carved himself a place in outback art and modern history.

More than hundred years ago it was Captain Starlight, of Robbery under Arms fame, who gave the track notoriety. In 1870 Henry Arthur Readford, better known as Harry Redford, or Starlight, drove a thousand head of stolen cattle from Queensland, down the Barcoo and Cooper past Mount Hopeless, to Blanchewater where he sold them for $10,000. When finally apprehended in 1872, the now folk hero and his two accomplices were found not guilty.

In earlier days the track terminated at Farina and cattle from Avondale, Blanchewater, Cadelgo, Coongie, Cordillo Downs, Cullamurra, Haddon Downs, Innamincka, Merty Merty, Monte Collina, Mount Hopeless, Mount Lyndhurst, Murnpeowie, Nappa Merrie, Tinga Tingana, Titcha, and Wallelderdine were walked to its railhead to be transported to the southern markets.

Land at the southern end of the track was first taken up by John Baker at Blanchwater in 1857. At the northern end it were settlers from Warrnambool, Victoria, who gained pastoral leases in 1872. One of the first mobs of cattle to be walked down was in 1877, taking about ten weeks. The Strzelecki Track was last used by drovers during the 1930s.

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 10 Top Tips for Outback Tour Travel from Spirit Safaris

Note: the early bird offers in this older article have ended. Our current offer: save $400 per person on tours of 8 days or more paid in full by 12 November 2026. See the current early bird offer.

 10 Top Tips for Outback Tour Travel from Spirit Safaris 

This page and video introduces 10 Top Tips for Outback tour travel from Spirit Safaris. Your enjoyment and safety will benefit by checking this out. Spirit Safaris have been outback touring for near 30 years, and these unique helpful hints are intended to make your outback tour adventure more enjoyable.

  1. For best photos bring a Black or Dark shirt to wear in light aircraft to minimise reflection on windows.
  2. Kimberly early season from May catches greener grasses and fuller waterfalls but maybe some rain & road closures. Mid May / June to early September are optimum times for weather.
  3. Bring old shoes (sneakers or crocs) for watery walks like through Tunnel Creek
  4. Bring a good headlight torch, spare batteries & USB cable – You’ll be amazed how handy they are.
  5. Pack up early for an early start – wildlife are out early to catch the early worms & avoid the days heat.
  6. Mobile Phone coverage is slim. Telstra works best but virtually no coverage in the Kimberley, except public or our on board satellite phone.
  7. Bring an extra plastic bag for wet swimmers or shoes.
  8. A broad brimmed hat & long sleeved shirts are better sun protection than chemical & heavy metal sunscreens
  9. Look away from passing vehicles to protect eyes and face, as stones often fly.
  10. Take sensible strong shoes for some rocky dusty walks and sandals to relax.

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Call 1300 763 188   or   0417 244 600

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Kimberley Tours Rock Art Recommended Reading List

 Kimberley Tours ROCK ART Recommended Reading List

This is a selection of our Kimberley Tours Rock Art Recommended Reading List. There are many more including specialised Rock Art books relevant to the many rock art sites we visit on our Kimberley tours. – see below ..

Or see our Kimberley tours here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/kimberley_kakadu_tours


Author(s): David Mowaljarlai

Aboriginal Elder David Mowaljarlai and photographer Jutta Malnic rekindle a story that constitutes the oldest collective memory of humankind. Yorro Yorro tells of Wandjina creation spirits and their ‘crossing over’ into ancestral beings and then eventually into human form. Yorro Yorro translated from Ngarinyin means ‘everything standing up alive’. It follows the journey of the original creation in the Kimberley and renewal of nature. Yorro Yorro is a testament to the extraordinary collective knowledge of the Wandjina peoples of the Kimberley.


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Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe

$19.99 AUD

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Category: History

JOE SKYRNSKI, CO-FOUNDER CHAMP EQUITY: ‘A must read for every Australian! Drawn from the diaries of European explorers, it comprehensively explodes the self-serving myth we perpetrated about Terra Nullius, that the first Australians were hunter-gatherer savages with no traits of civilisation. Pascoe cl …Show more


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I, the Aboriginal: The Gripping Story of Waipuldanya, and His Journey to Become a Citizen of Both the Aboriginal and Whitefella Worlds by Douglas Lockwood

$24.99 AUD

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Category: History

The autobiography, as told to Douglas Lockwood, of Waipuldanya, a full blood Aboriginal of the Alawa tribe at Roper River in Australia’s Northern Territory. In his youth, Waipuldanya was taught to track and hunt wild animals, to live off the land and to provide for his family with the aid only of his sp …Show more


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Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance: A True Story by Banjo Woorunmurra; Howard Pedersen

$24.99 AUD

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Voices of the First Day : Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime - Robert Lawlor

Voices of the First Day

Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime

Published: 1st November 1991
ISBN: 9780892813551

 

Voices of the First day – Robert Lawler


Kimberley Tours Rock Art Recommended Reading List

Specialised Rock Art books relevant to the many rock art sites we visit on our Kimberley tours – some are here –

Introduction leaflet available on request.

Next step – Recommended are 3 books by Lee Scott-Virtue and Dean Goodgame – including –

Wandjinas of the North Kimberley Coastal Area
Lee Scott-Virtue and Dean Goodgame, 2018
www.kimberleybooks.com.au

Bradshaw Rock Art of the Kimberley
Lee Scott-Virtue and Dean Goodgame, 2018
www.kimberleybooks.com.au

 

Kimberley Tours Rock Art Recommended Reading List 4

Rock Paintings Of Aboriginal Australia

By: Elaine Godden, Jutta Malnic (Photographer)

Published: 1st February 2015
ISBN: 9781742576848
Number Of Pages: 160

 

 

Wanjina:  Notes on Some Iconic Ancestral Beings of the North Kimberley
Kim Akerman, 2016

Hesperian Press
PO Box 317, VICTORIA PARK WA 6979
books@hesperianpress.com

Kimberley Rock Art: 
Volume One:  Mitchell Plateau Area, Mike Donaldson, 2012
Volume Two: North Kimberley, 2012
Volume Three:  Rivers & Ranges, 2013

Wildrocks Publications
PO Box 930, MOUNT LAWLEY  WA 6929
www.wildrocks.com.au

A Companion to Rock Art
Edited by Jo McDonald & Peter Veth, 2012

Wiley-Blackwell
The Atrium, Southern Gate, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 8SQ UNITED KINGDOM

Cave Art
Bruno David, 2017

Thames & Hudson
181A High Holborn LONDON UK WCIV 7QX

The Unambal
Dr Andreas Lommel – translated by Dr Ian Campbell, 1952/1997

Takarakka Nowan Kas Publications

Aboriginal Paintings of Drysdale River National Park, Kimberley Western Australia
David M. Welch, 2015

Aboriginal Paintings at Munurra, Kimberley Western Australia
David M. Welch, 2014

PO Box 503, COOLALINGA, NT 0839
www.aboriginalculture.com.au

Or see our Kimberley tours here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/kimberley_kakadu_tours

Five Ways To Enrich Your Next Travel Adventure – The Ultimate Travel Playbook For People In Their 60s

Five Ways To Enrich Your Next Travel Adventure

The Ultimate Travel Playbook For People In Their 60s

 

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Spirit Safaris VALUES

Spirit Safaris VALUES

In case you missed it here are our values ..

  • INTEGRITY – Meaning “Oneness”  – All life is interconnected and interdependent (Your relationships are Key – thank you for relating to us)
  • CREATIVE – We reap what we sow. What we focus on expands. We create our reality by the energy we radiate (Did you think you might read this?)
  • TEAM & FAMILY – Living life to the full and expanding vitality through connected people. Sharing our love and message, and Respecting Individuals as to where they are now on their Journey.
  • FREEDOM – Enabling self joy and expression for self actualization & enlightenment
  • SERVICE – Delivering great value beyond sales – Yes there is more !
  • CARING – Support & safety for inspired evolution of self, customers and all beings
  • ADVENTUROUS – Exploring and leading new ways & challenges and new creativity.
  • VITALITY – Optimizing health, wealth of people (financial, relationships, life), nature, organisms and organizations
  • LEARNING – While we live we grow, and learn – we teach and share and Inspire people’s creativity, life purpose and path to peace and fulfilment. (Where do you want to go today ?)

Bird Watching Sanctuary Tours in Outback Australia

Bird Watching Sanctuary Tours in Outback Australia

Bird Watching Sanctuary Tours
Spinifex Pigeons Kings Canyon Tour

Many of ours tours are Bird Watching Sanctuary Tours in Outback Australia- ideal for Bird Watchers as we visit Bird Sanctuaries in remote areas of Australia including –

 

 

Tours can be accommodated or comfortable camping, or a combination, depending on location.

Contact us for tailored or Bespoke Bird Watching Sanctuary Tours in Outback Australia

Western Australian Wildflowers Tours

Western Australian Wildflowers Tours

Join our magnificent Western Australian Wildflowers Tours with wildflowers at their peak after perfect rains – a must see for all wildflower lovers and botanists with more than 900 species of flora on show


5 days wildflower tour Perth pickup & return

Ask about tour from Broome via Karijini National Park and wildflowers to Perth.

Western Australian Wildflowers Tours
Western Australian Wildflowers Tours

 

Day 1 – From Perth travel to Yanchep National Park for Walks to various Caves, Dwerta Mia Gorge, around the Lake, Koala Boardwalk and see Western Grey Kangaroos up close, variety of wildflowers on walks. Dinner at Historic Inn

 


Pinnacles WA
Pinncales WA

Day 2 – Visit Guilderton & Lancelin on our drive to The Pinnacles at Cervantes. See majestic pinnacles at sunset and again in the morning.   Dinner at Pinnacles Motel – (great meals here) $35 meals

Day 3 – Lesueur National Park is a must see for all wildflower lovers and botanists with more than 900 species of flora identified within the park. Visit during the wildflower season for a spectacular sight when a profusion of colour covers much of the National Park. Drive to the top of Mount Lesueur for a magnificent panoramic view across the park and the pretty coastline of Green Head.


Lesueur National Park is one of the most significant reserves for flora conservation in Western Australia. Several species caDay 3 - Canna & Morawa - Yalgoo Rd (60)nnot be found anywhere else in the world and have been included on an endangered list. The National Park is also home to more than 100 species of birds that rely on the flora for their survival.  Make sure you take a camera to capture the beauty of the region and hopefully if you are lucky you may even see the extremely rare Carnaby’s Black cockatoo.


Day 3 - Canna & Morawa - Yalgoo Rd (56)

Day 4 – Drive to view see carpets of pink, yellow and the less common purple wildflowers including the rare wreath flower. Drive loop via Mullewa, Canna, through farming country and down the Morawa – Yalgoo road and back to Perenjori.


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Day 5 – Return to Perth with lunch at Bindoon Bakehouse or Swan Valley winery

Spirit Safaris Wilderness & Outback Tours
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