Updated and revised travel guide book with all new road maps for this second edition. Begins with information on the planning stages of selecting and equipping a vehicle and planning a trip. This is followed by a section detailing trips of one to 14 days out of capital cities and then a complete four wheel drive journey around Australia, divided into a number of treks starting and ending at major population centres. Another section details nine outback desert treks. Included are sketch maps, route directions, and camping and permit information. Maps to get to and from start and end points of every tour described and a comprehensive index referencing places mentioned in the text and their map references follows. In researching the book the authors drove and chartered four wheel drive trips throughout Australia for more than a year. Peter Wherrett is a well known journalist, television presenter and broadcaster on motoring topics. Kim Wherrett has also worked in television and accompanied her husband on their extensive outback expedition as navigator. Also available in paperback.