Overnight in the Painted Desert for Astro, Macro and Landscape Photography

This overnight Meetup get together at a location I am planning to use for a new tour in 2026 based at a cattle station just over 2 hours North of Perth.
It will be nearly 24 hours of photography and relaxation.
There are so many good things about this location. It's a dark sky area, it has thousands of acres of untouched bushland with many birds and animals plus the best thing, the Station has private access to the Painted Desert which is the part of Nambung National Park, not normally visited by anyone. This area has sand dunes which are constantly shifting which means that the Pinnacles in this area appear for awhile and disappear again. The sand varies in colour from yellow to white and the wind blows the sand giving beautiful textures around the rock formations all which lend itself to beautiful photo opportunities. Very few people get to see this amazing sight.
We will visit the dunes in early morning and late afternoon light plus spend time in the bush for wildflower macro photography. There is also plenty of bird life and animals to photograph including Emus and Kangaroo.
This is a dark sky location and although the centre of the milky way is over the horizon in November there will be enough stars for us to photograph.
As this is a trail run for me the cost will be much less than it will be once it finalised. There will be a variety of options on pricing as it will depend on if you travel with me, self drive, stay in a shared onsite caravan or bring camping gear etc. Please note that the onsite caravan are clean but basic. They do not have bathrooms but the campsite facilities are nearby. Costs vary from $395 - $895.
A minimum of 4 people are required for this event to go ahead.
Options and costs include:
Self Drive no powered camp site, BYO food, all photography etc. $395*
Self Drive Powered camp site, BYO food, all photography etc. $410*
Self Drive No powered camp site, Lunch & Dinner included, all photography etc.$ $465*
Self Drive powered camp site, Lunch & Dinner included, all photography etc. $475
Self drive shared on site van accommodation, Lunch & Dinner included, all photography etc. $545
* if you are sharing a campsite with a second person there will be a small discount and if there is more that 2 people on the site there will be an extra charge.
If you want to drive up with me, I will be going up on Friday night so it will mean an extra nights stay so please contact me to discuss. If you do not want to share the van accommodation it will mean a single supplement so we will need to discuss that too.

Please RSVP and I will message you to discuss your options and your final price. Alternatively email me on info@CTLPhototours.com to start the conversation.