Research Research Research!

I was so bummed when i saw that car rental companies charge a one way fee of minimum 1300AUD to drive to Alice Springs, probably because they don't want a bunch of car seating in Alice Springs with no one renting them!
So then i started to freak out and re arrange my plan so i could still leave to Perth on the date i planned.

I spent hours upon hours researching bus companies, reading reviews on hop on hop off buses from Adelaide to Alice Springs, looking at guided tours, comparing prices, comparing dates, and itineraries. Finally i found 2 companies one is Intrepid and the other one is Adventure Tours.
Different sites, different names, same tour! I think Intrepid sub contracts local tours and send their groups with them. The big difference... THE PRICE!
By doing some research i was able to save $ 128 for the same exact tour.
Intrepid charges $835 and Adventure tours charges 980AUD (minus a 30 AUD discount for taking a survey!) which came down to $706.44!! The tour includes 6 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners.. so it worked out perfectly with my $100/day budget!!! :)


 TOUR
  http://www.adventuretours.com.au/australia/adelaide-alice-springs-overland-95693

http://www.intrepidtravel.com/australia/adelaide-alice-springs-overland-95693#dates

http://traveloutbackaustralia.com/driving-from-adelaide-to-alice-springs.html/

http://traveloutbackaustralia.com/travel-to-ayers-rock.html/