About Us
Rewriting the book on bus tours since 1990, Wayward Bus goes outside traditional ideas (and fears) of bus tours and travel. Small groups, getting off-the-beaten-track, giving good information, great value, having the time to do it well and not 'forcing the fun' - these are the things that matter in our opinion.
Wayward Bus offers tours between Melbourne and Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road and Coorong; also to Kangaroo Island; between Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, the Red Centre and Alice Springs; between Alice and Darwin; and to Kakadu.
Who travels with us
Most travellers with us are in their 20s and 30s but that matters little. Wayward doesn't mess with silly age restrictions so all ages of adventurous (and semi-adventurous) types are welcome. Vehicles used are 21 to 24 seater mini-coaches and truck-based 16 and 17 seaters. All are air-conditioned. Wayward operates from bases in Alice Springs and Adelaide.
Open Roads, Open Ages, Open Minds: Being labelled by stereotypes, nationalities, age brackets or on-tour alcohol consumption is something we're not into. Our reputation and value attracts travellers of all ages and all nations.
Where does our name come from?
Author John Steinbeck wrote the book 'The Wayward Bus' in the 1940's.
It's basically about a bus that gets lost with a bunch of odd-bods on board.
Our founder Ralph found it in a Boston second-hand bookshop while travelling the world in '89 and felt the name suited perfectly a crazy idea for creating a more interesting and irreverent (look it up if you dont know the word) way to travel back home in Australia.
What does the word 'wayward' mean?
It's an adjective: off-course, kooky and independent to the max!
That's not exactly the Collins definition, but you get the drift?
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