Travel requirements
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Please note, the below details are current as of 07 May 2021. We will update this page with more information as it becomes available.

At Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions, our guests are at the heart of everything we do and our team is continuing to closely monitor COVID-19 developments and advice from state and territory authorities.

If you are due to travel in the coming weeks, please ensure you have not been to a current hot spot and that you have checked the current state and territory travel restrictions and entry requirements. More information can be found here.

Furthermore, if you are departing from or arriving in Western Australia, please ensure you have checked the travel requirements for your state. All visitors to Western Australia must complete a G2G Pass Declaration before entry. More information, as well as instructions for completing the form, can be found here.

Journey Beyond will continue to follow advice from relevant authorities and to utilise our JourneySafe operational plan to further protect the health and safety of guests and crew.

South Australia: For further information on current border restrictions for guests entering South Australia, please click here.

Northern Territory: For further information on current border restrictions for guests entering the Northern Territory, please click here.

Northern Territory: For further information on current border restrictions for guests entering the Northern Territory, please click here.

South Australia: For further information on current border restrictions for guests entering South Australia, please click here.

Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions takes the safety of all our guests seriously. During check-in, you will be asked the below questions for COVID tracing purposes.

• Have you been in contact with someone who has tested positive with COVID or is symptomatic in the last 14 days?
• Are you symptomatic of a fever or acute respiratory infection e.g. cough, shortness of breath, sore throat?
• Have you completed your border declaration/s?

If you have a medical condition that may result in a high temperature, please provide a letter from your doctor.

COVID health authorities require Journey Beyond to collect the below information for contact tracing purposes. The information is provided to our Off Train Excursion providers for the sole purpose of contact tracing.

• Name (per guest)
• Address (per guest)
• Phone Number (per guest)
• Email address (per guest)

Businesses are required to store this information securely and dispose of the collected information in line with State Government guidelines.