Itinerary
Friday
Arrive Charleville 11.50am and meet Graham and Deb to begin
your adventure to the Outback. Enjoy lunch at Charleville
Airport and a scenic flight with Pete over Charleville. This
afternoon visit historic Hotel Corones for a very informative
tour with Karl before we go to the multi million dollar Cosmos
Centre for a totally unique galactic experience. |
Arriving in Charleville via the
Westlander Train from Brisbane. |
| Dinner at the RSL before returning to the Cosmos
Centre for the Night Sky Show in the Observatory. Overnight
accommodation at the Warrego Motel. |
Saturday
After breakfast, we'll depart Charleville and travel west
to Quilpie opal country. This most colourful semi-precious
stone is Australia's national gemstone and the Quilpie mining
district is the largest producer of boulder opal in the world.
Whilst in Quilpie we will have a town tour and lunch and then
continue onto Windorah for our overnight accommodation. |
Quilpie Qld - Opal Country |
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Sunday
Following breakfast, depart and travel to Windorah. The town
of Windorah lies alongside famous Cooper Creek in channel
country and is surrounded by scenic countryside, picturesque
ruins and spectacular red sandhills.
Whilst in Windorah, enjoy smoko at the Visitor Information
Centre and a look around before we head to Birdsville with
lunch enroute. |
The red sandhills of Windorah |
| Arrive in Birdsville late this afternoon, famous
for its annual outback horse race meeting and the Birdsville
Hotel. 2 nights at the Birdsville Hotel/Motel. |
Monday
After breakfast we will visit the Birdsville Working Museum
run by John Menzies. Take a walk down memory lane, with many
unusual items on show in working order. We"ll do a tour
of this little town including the famous Birdsville Racetrack.
Enjoy lunch before some free time to visit the Wirrari Information
Centre or perhaps chat to a local over a cold drink in the
Birdsville Hotel! |
The famous Birdsville Hotel.. |
Late this afternoon enjoy chardonnay and nibbles
at a secret location before dinner this evening at Caravanserai
Cafe in the Blue Poles Gallery.
Wolfgang is the local resident artist and you will be able to
wander through the gallery and see his stunning watercolours
of the Simpson Desert and channel country. |
Tuesday
Have you ever wanted to know what it feels like to be an
explorer? Following an early breakfast it's off to Innamincka
via scenic Cordillo Downs. Although a little rough in places,
there is a surprise around almost every corner!
Late this afternoon, arrive in Innamincka, South Australia.
Innamincka is one of the most remote tourist facilities in
the world and is rich with history of early Australian explorers,
most notably Burke & Wills. 2 nights at the Innamincka Hotel/Motel.
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Cordillo Downs locals |
Wednesday
Highlights of your visit to Innamincka will include Burke's
Grave, Kings Marker where you will hear the Burke and Wills
Story, the Australian Inland Mission Building, Innamincka
Trading Post, Innamincka Racetrack and the Hot Dry Rock Project.
See Cooper Creek, which has an incredible amount of birdlife
and natural beauty while we enjoy sunset chardonnay and nibbles. |
Thursday
After an early departure from Innamincka, travel through
Nappa Merrie Station and over the Burke and Wills Bridge where
we will visit Australia's most famous coolibah tree - the
Burke and Wills Dig Tree.
This Coolibah tree is believed to be over 200 years old and
still has the three blazes on the trunk put there over 140
years ago by the base camp party that Burke and Wills missed
by 6 hours.
Breakfast will be served at this historic location. Continue
heading east crossing over the massive flood plain of Cooper
Creek and passing by Jackson Oil Field, Australia's largest
onshore oilfield before lunch at historic Noccundra Hotel. |
The Noccundra Hotel. |
After lunch we will continue on over the Gray
Range and through the Dingo Barrier Fence to Thargomindah for
our overnight stay at the Oasis Motel/Explorers Caravan Park.
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Friday
After a short tour of Thargomindah we travel east to Cunnamulla
via the unique town of Eulo.
Visit the Date Farm to taste fresh dates and sample the unique
date wine before cappuccino and cake outside the famous Eulo
Store.
There will be time to look through the store and stroll
down the road to browse through the Eulo Bilby Burrow and
see some of the local arts and crafts. |
The Old Thargomindah Hospital - now restored
to a tourist homestead. |
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The Famous Eulo Queen Hotel. |
Travel onto Cunnamulla for a look around before
lunch at one of the local pubs. Then its time to say goodbye
as you board the rail coach for transfer to Charleville where
you head back home and onto your next adventure! |
