1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

Swimming in the thermal pool at Maranka, kayaking off Byron bay with the dolphins and whales was most exciting, and these and Fraser Island were the most memorable and watching the sunset at devil's marbles.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

Moisturise your feet in the desert if you plan on wearing sandals most of the time, because your feet get really dry and cracked. Take lots of spare batteries (for digital camera) and don't take many clothes.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

No, we travelled thousands of miles in a diesel van, tens of thousands of miles in a plane, which both must have given off tonnes of carbon dioxide, adding to global warming. The Aborigines only get 20% of the money generated by tourists at Uluru, which is hardly anything.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?

Excellent, lots of happy memories and met great people, can't wait to go travelling again.

Read the operator's response here:

We appreciate your thoughts that this tour incorporates a long flight and covers many miles driving. We would like to explain that we carbon offset all our passengers flights by including in the tour cost a sum to be denoted to projects that reduce global CO2 emissions. The money will go to invest in energy efficient schemes in developing countries which have many environmental, economic and sometimes health benefits for local people. These are worthwhile projects in their own right, regardless of views on global warming and offsetting. We take all environment issues very seriously and as a company we do as much as we can to reduce the negative effect we have on the environment.

There are named projects that we support through Climate Care, our designated carbon offset partner. One that we would like to mention is the Bagasse Project in Pune, Maharashtra in India. Bagasse is a waste product that comes from sugarcane, this is being used instead of coal and oil to fuel a factory which process wastepaper into cardboard products. This has an enormous benefit to the local area, as it not only reduces the amount of CO2 gasses released into the atmosphere compared with burning fossil fuels, it brings employment to the local area and enables farmers to use waste products for economic gain.

We feel that the best and most economical method of travel in Australia is by use of a diesel van as opposed to using a number of internal flights. We have procedures that we follow when using vehicles on tour to ensure pollution is kept to a minimum, such as ensuring all vehicles are well maintained and only using air conditioning when necessary, therefore, keeping pollution to a minimum.

Regarding the comment raised that the aborigines only receive 20% of the amount of money generated by tourism in Uluru, we would like to clarify that this is controlled by the Australian Government. Regrettably, we have no realistic control over this. Thank you, once again, for taking the time to write as it is only with such constructive comments that we are able to monitor and hopefully improve all aspects of the tours we offer.