A 'vanlife' family who were stranded in the South Australian outback for five days have assured their followers they are safe and well as they finally head home.
Orios and Lindsey Zavros along with their children Zoe, three, and Zane, two, were travelling through the Simpson Desert when their van became bogged amid heavy rain on Friday morning.
Efforts to rescue the family, who live in Perth, were hindered by bad weather but a helicopter was finally able to winch them to safety just after 4pm on Tuesday.
Posting to their Instagram page Trucking OZ, Mr and Mrs Zavros thanked those who were supporting them during the terrifying five-day stint stuck in the desert.
Orios and Lindsey Zavros along with their children Zoe, three, and Zane, two, were travelling around the Simpson Desert when their van became bogged amid heavy rain on Friday morning. (pictured is the family with rescue workers)
'We are safe! We have so many people to thank, so many messages and emails etc to reply to,' the family wrote.
'We will reply to every one of you soon.
'Right now our priority is making sure Zoe and Zane are comfortable and finding a way home asap.'
Police confirmed the family were airlifted to Coober Pedy where they stayed the night and will now make their own way back to Perth.
A paramedic was on board the helicopter as a precaution but there were no reports of anyone being injured.
Mr Zavros said they feared they could have been stranded in the desert for weeks as the bad weather lingered and temperatures soared above a scorching 40C.
'It's been emotional, a bit of a rollercoaster but we got through it,' he told the ABC.
A helicopter has winched the young Perth family to safety after they were bogged in the outback for several days
'Vanlife' couple Orios and Lindsey Zavros and their children Zoe and Zane (pictured) have finally been rescued after becoming stranded in the Simpson Desert in outback South Australia
The family have been travelling around Australia in their campervan
The family had set off their emergency beacon at about 10am on Friday.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority were able to send a plane from Melbourne to drop essential supplies over the weekend which included a phone to call to Mr Zavros' parents, nappies, DVDs and food and water.
'As soon as they dropped that
