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A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback
Alice Springs, Australia
CNN
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The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth.
A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across about 80% of the country’s interior — an area roughly equivalent to seven times the size of Texas.
Temperatures are extreme day and night, and except for being home to the world’s largest population of feral camels, the forbidding outback is largely uninhabited.
That makes it the perfect place to explore untouched nature at its finest: impossibly big blue skies, sunsets that can last for hours and some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on the planet.
But you don’t need to “rough it” to visit this remote region.
I took the easy path across the outback: from the comfort of an air-conditioned luxury sleeper train.