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a 'mud map'

A 'mud map' is an old Australian bushman's term.

It dates back to the early years of European settlement when much of the continent was still unexplored and unchartered by white men.

To outline directions to each other, outback travellers used to draw maps in the dirt or in the mud after it had rained. These in turn became known as 'mud maps'.

These days 'mud maps' are usually hand drawn on paper although you may occasionally see someone squat down and actually draw a map in the mud.

While maps drawn in this way have largely been replaced by printed maps and GPS devices, the hidden secrets and local knowledge must still be passed on by the experienced themselves.

 

 

 

Tour and Travel

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MudMaps Wilderness Tours

Personalised Wilderness Tours

Triple award winning soft adventure tours of selected Australia's national parks.  Backpackers to Presidents, students to billionaires have immersed themselves in Australia's natural wilderness with MudMaps since we started in 1990. MudMaps conducts personalised wilderness tours between Sydney and Melbourne through Australia's Snowy Mountains.

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Tinarawene Desert Expeditions

Adventure Tours of the Sahara with Tuaregs

4X4 adventure tours of the Sahara & Tenere deserts, Air Mountains and nomadic Tuareg regions in northern Niger. Local guides who are fluent in English, French and German will immerse you in their culture and traditions, and the rugged beauty of the Sahara's deserts, mountains, nomadic villages, salt caravans, oases, huge ancient petrogyphs and much more.

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World Cab Fares

Free taxi fare information from the worlds international airports
Overcome taxi rip-offs by knowing the current cab fare from every major international airport in the world. 

Updated by travellers, for travellers.
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B'ginnings

Helping alleviate global poverty through business mentoring
A business under development to assist overcome poverty in developing regions around the world.  We believe that poverty is an economic situation and that experienced business people can help less developed people the most by mentoring and teaching them business success skills. Click here to go
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Alamad

An NGO supporting nomadic women and girls education
Alamad is an NGO that supports the education of nomadic girls and women in the Sahara.  Started by our fellow-tour operator colleague, Souleymane Isha, of Tinarawene Desert Expeditions in Niger, Alamad was created in 2010 following the Tuareg Rebellion peace agreement.  MudMaps has travelled to this region and supports Alamad financially and in-kind. Click here to go

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

PO Box 71
Eumundi
Queensland, Australia

+61 7 5442 8216   phone
1-888-MUD-MAPS   US toll free
mudmaps@mudmaps.com

 




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