3 must visit locations on your next across-Australia adventure

Locations best travelled to in the Isuzu MU-X, an accomplished family 7-seat SUV with genuine off-road ability. If you’ve been dreaming of doing your own cross country outback tour and seeing something truly special, here are three outback destinations you’ll never forget.

The multi-layered, dome-shaped hills that form the Bungle Bungle ranges in WA’s Kimberley region are one of Australia’s greatest wonders, but you need a decent off-roader to see them. Access to Purnululu National Park off Highway 1, between Halls Creek and Kununurra, is 4WD-only and the trip to the park’s visitor centre might take three hours to cover the 53km.

The reward is a remote but beautiful region riven by gorges including Echidna Chasm; more than 130 bird species and unique fauna such as the nailtail wallaby; and at sunset the hills come alive with vibrant colours and soft light. More than just a day’s detour, you’ll want to stay at least one night, either camping under the stars (single axle off-road trailers are welcome; regular caravans banned) or in a more luxurious cabin such as at Savannah Lodge.

With the Isuzu MU-X's 80 litre fuel tank and fuel-efficient turbo-diesel engine, you’ll be able to head off the beaten track for longer.

On any round-Australia trip this is an unmissable destination, remote enough for real adventure and with natural beauty beyond compare.

Depending on your route, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is a good day’s drive from Adelaide, but this is the Flinders Ranges and classic Australian outback at its finest. The air is so clear Arkaroola is listed as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, so the stars seem close enough to touch.

The road in is gravel, of course, and moderately challenging in a good off-roader but once there, a number of 4WD trails allow access to waterholes, hot springs and landscapes only dreamed of by urbanites. For something really special, join the Ridgetop Tour taking you to the sanctuary’s best views and most secret and inaccessible locations - or extend the tour to include an unforgettable sleepout.

With the Isuzu MU-X's 4x4 Terrain Command, you’ll be able to navigate whatever roads (or non-roads) that lay ahead of you, with the ability to select 4H at speeds of up to 100km/h.

Ground zero in Arkaroola is the village with a restaurant, bar, fuel station and shop and accommodation ranges from camping to motel style lodges and self-contained cottages.

Lake Mungo has the attraction of being relatively accessible to urban Australia but at 1000-odd kilometres west of Sydney is still remote and unspoiled enough to be a true outback experience. Centrepiece of the National Park are the (now dry) lakebeds that were once home to indigenous communities of hunters and fishermen including the likes of 42,000-year-old Mungo Man and Mungo Lady who left their mark with middens of clam shells still visible along the sand dunes and lake edge.

The park is also famous for its hauntingly beautiful eroded cliffs and monumental geological features such as the Walls of China and there is a network of trails leading visitors to each attraction. Access from Menindee in the north or Wentworth in the south is via corrugated gravel roads and your first point of contact in the Park is the visitor centre and nearby historic woolshed, a remnant of Mungo’s pastoral history when it was known as Gol Gol Station.

With the Isuzu MU-X's 3.5 tonne towing pulling power, it makes easy work hitching up a caravan or camper to help you make the most of your Australian outback adventures.

You can stay overnight at the refurbished shearers’ quarters, or the main campground has plenty of caravan or tent sites, with BBQ and toilet facilities.

Are you itching to get out there and discover Australia’s outback? Visit Isuzu UTE Australia’s website and go your own way for a great adventure around Australia.