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Kimberly Olsen is passionate about the Australian outback. For decades, she been guiding small groups of people to the places she loves. Olsen’s 4WD Tag Along Tours operates all over Australia but is based in the Hunter Valley in NSW.

Kimberly has been guiding others around her favorite places for 45 years. She has led many expeditions to some of the most exciting places in the outback. She prefers to keep her travelling groups small, so that she can concentrate on giving you the best experience possible.

Kimberly Olsen is not only an experienced off-road driver but a writer and photographer as well. She was born in Queensland Australia and took up an interest in photography at 14 years of age. Beginning as a freelancer for her local newspaper, she travelled to Nicaragua in 1985 and Mexico in 1986 working on social documentary.

Upon returning to Australia she took up an interest in off-road cycling which eventually led to a marriage of the two skills and freelance work with several cycling magazines, covering World Cup and World Championship events in Mountain Biking in particular.

As a child she began driving off-road go-carts, then rally cars and later 4WD vehicles. With a real passion for the Australian Outback she decided some time ago to begin introducing others to the stark beauty, people and wonders of this remote land.

Kimberly is an experienced traveller, campers and four-wheel driver. Kimberly has been Trip Co-ordinator and a major trip leader for the Townsville and District 4WD Club. Kimberly has a Senior First Aid certificate and has years of training experience in various fields. She is also a Level II flying instructor (gliding).

When you choose to travel with one of her guided tours, you will experience the outback as she does, by full immersion. Kimberly loves to tell a story, and her knowledge of the outback will ensure you experience the outback in all of its glory, reliving some of the amazing history as you travel.

Above all safe travel is the key. Outback travel alone is costly and can be dangerous. Tag along tours provide greater safety and the advice of an experienced guide may well save you thousands of dollars in vehicle repairs, tyres and equipment.