Stunning national parks

The national parks of the Living Outback are full of surprises - fiery red sand hills, huge eroded dunes, broken mountain ranges, an abundance of plants, and animals that seem to spring from nowhere with the advent of rain.

A mob of big red kangaroos moving across the setting sun; a flock of ibis rising from a shimmering lake; emus racing across the wide open plains - such scenes are common.

In Mutawintji (Mootwingee) National Park, you'll discover amazing Aboriginal rock art including one of the greatest collections of Aboriginal art in New South Wales. Self-guided walks pass through shaded gullies, open ridges, sandy creek beds and rock pools, with sightings of falcons and wedge-tailed eagles.

Kinchega National Park, an area of glittering lakes in dry landscape, has many waterbirds living in its backwaters and drowned forests. River banks are supported by massive river red gums. Aboriginal occupation sites, pastoral relics and explorers' sites have all been preserved here. Camp under a blanket of stars or stay in the old shearers' quarters.

Space and solitude is what you'll find in the semi-arid Sturt National Park. Large red sand dunes ripple through Strzelecki Desert, while rolling downs and stone-covered plains give way to small rocky gorges and dry creek beds, home to red and grey kangaroos, emus and lizards.

Within the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Region is Mungo National Park, famous for its great Walls of China dunescape.

Its magical and mystical in the Living Outback.