Mungo National Park

Overlooking the vast dry bed of Lake Mungo, which was once home to kangaroos thrice the size of modern reds and carnivorous thunderbirds (Dromornis stirtoni) almost twice the height of emus, among other megafauna. You can also see some of the Walls of China from this lookout. .

A quick short one hundred-metre walk (coloured in red on map) that is slightly elevated to best appreciate the beauty of the remarkable effects of erosion, And if you're thinking, "what's special about a simple 100-metre boardwalk", the answer to that is that it's one of the few places where you'll be walking slap bang right next to the Walls of China and the erosion of the lake.

It's sometimes colloquially known as a photographer's secret spot, particularly during sunset or sunrise, where views particularly get more than what you expect. For those that don't know, Uluru only changes colours once every so often. The Walls of China, however, give a different light depending on sunlight. Sometimes orange, other times yellow, or even red at times.

While you may encounter wildlife along this boardwalk, don't hope for it. It's only a mere 100 metres, so what can you expect? But if you do encounter wildlife, do make sure to take a photo of it. .

A wheelchair-accessible lookout which is the first stop along the drive tour. It contains two boardwalks, both with information bays and mini-lookouts along the way. .

Built in the drop-log style in 1869 on the Gol Gol pastoral station. Apart from being "just another sheep woolshed", you can admire the labour that was needed to craft hundreds of cypress pine logs into a large shed where 18 men once worked around the clock shearing 75,000 sheep by hand. .

It may not look like much now, as parts of this once-proud homestead are in ruins. The house had two rooms and a small kitchen where the family cooked over an open fire. You can visit the "dugout" (an underground cool larder), the drop pine log-walled and spinifex-thatched stables, and the "dunny out the back" (outhouse). The shearing shed originally stood as part of the Mungo Woolshed but was transported and rebuilt at Zanci by the parks service.

The official tour run by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. These are given by an indigenous guide and last approximately two hours. Book through the website or by phone. Not suitable for wheelchair users.

Email via online form. Day, sunset, and full-moon tours, leaving from either Mildura or the Mungo Lodge.

Tours leave infrequently from Mildura.