Join the Great Australian Outback Cattle Drive with Cox & Kings in 2010 for an authentic cultural experience.

The Great Australian Outback Cattle Drive is set to return to South Australia in 2010, offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience the lives of Australia�s Outback cattle drovers. The world�s longest-established travel company, Cox & Kings, has recently launched a dedicated travel programme in Australia and will be organising tailor-made travel arrangements to South Australia for the event.

In 2002, a series of events and festivities was organised to mark Australia�s �Year of the Outback�. A major highlight of the celebrations was the recreation of the legendary cattle drives, during which hundreds of cattle were herded 320 miles down the Birdsville Track.

Following the success of the 2002 event, the Great Australian Cattle Drive was held again, as a standalone event, in 2005 and 2007. The journeys were led by Australia�s most famous and experienced drovers and involved 500 head of cattle and 120 horses.

The 2010 programme is set to be the biggest yet, comprising six 4 night / 5 day droving itineraries that have been especially developed to recreate the romance and history of cattle droving:

Dawn of the Cattle Drive Friday 30 July � Tuesday 3 August Drovers Crossing Wednesday 4 August � Sunday 8 August Kidman Country Monday 9 August � Friday 13 August Cattle Kings Sunday 15 August � Thursday 19 August Cattle Drive Round Up Wednesday 25 August � Sunday 29 August

During the five-day experience, visitors will travel on horseback through diverse landscapes, droving herds of cattle around 15 kilometres each day. Get to know the drover and farrier teams and learn about this fascinating part of Australian culture.

The cost of the five-day Cattle Drive experience is �1,595 per person, including superior carpeted tent accommodation with all meals and soft drinks, horse riding, including saddle, safety equipment and helmet, and guided coach tours as an optional alternative to droving on days 3 and 4. Flights are not included.

The Great Cattle Drive 2010 can be booked as part of a longer Cox & Kings itinerary in Australia. Please contact an Australia expert on 020 7873 5000 for more information.

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For further information please contact:

Laura Smith Tel: 020 7873 5006 Email: laura.smith@coxandkings.co.uk