In the last week of August around 60 riders gathered in the river town of Mildura, Victoria, to embark on an ambitious but well-supported six-day journey through some of Australia’s most iconic outback locations. This was the 2019 BMW GS Safari Enduro.
For many it was their first remote trip, for others it was an opportunityto tick a few more locations off their bucket list. There was a great mix of bikes from a G310GS, a G650 Xchallenge as well as the mix of 800/850/1200 and 1250GS models.
The 3000km route was carefully planned to provide the right mix of challenge, varied terrain, scenery and iconic locations.
The Arkaroola Backtrack.
Kick off
Around 15 riders arrived in Mildura two days early to take part in a pre-Safari training course which took place at the local motocross track.