| Tour Summary | ||
| Tour
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NATIONAL PARKS OF THE OUTBACK (SYDNEY-MELBOURNE) | |
| Booking Code: | 3035D - Book Now | |
| Length: | 5
days / 4 nights 4WD Tour   |
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| Departs: | Ex Sydney - Wednesday or Saturday (PM ) |  |
| Arrives: | Melbourne - Sunday or Wednesday (PM) |  |
| Price: |
3035D Gross Rate - AUD $2,795 per person twin share or AUD $3,085
single. Includes Airfares & Train (Price subject to Airfare/Train increase). |
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| Tour
Details |
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WED/SAT |
DEPART
SYDNEY WITH INDIAN PACIFIC TRAIN FOR BROKEN HILL |
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| Leave Sydney in the early afternoon with the world famous Indian Pacific Train and travel first through the magnificent Blue Mountains, then through country New South Wales and the outback to Broken Hill. Your accommodation tonight will be a First Class Cabin aboard the train. | ||
THU/SUN |
BROKEN
HILL – OUTBACK SHEEP STATION – WHITE CLIFFS |
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| You will be collected at the Broken Hill train station upon arrival of the Indian Pacific. Leaving Broken Hill we travel north for 120 kilometres to a working “outback” sheep station. This family owned property is unique as it incorporates a privately imposed and now registered natural sanctuary for fauna and flora as well as an abundance of Aboriginal rock art. Your guide will show you some wonderful things, including plenty of wildlife like big red kangaroos, emus, eagles and much more. We then look for a nice place to have lunch, before we continue our journey on remote station roads, through ever changing countryside, to the remote White Cliffs Opal Field. Dinner and accommodation will be in the famous underground Motel - a very unique experience! | ||
FRI/MON |
WHITE
CLIFFS OPAL FIELD – BROKEN HILL |
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| We will spend the morning inspecting this extraordinary outback settlement. Learn how and why the community lives underground. Visit some underground opal galleries and perhaps purchase one of the magnificent local opal products. Before lunch we'll see the 'Old Field' where in search for “colour” over 50,000 holes have been dug since the 1890's. Return to Broken Hill for dinner and overnight. | ||
SAT/TUE |
BROKEN HILL – KINCHEGA NATIONAL PARK – MENINDEE |
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| Leaving Broken Hill behind we travel to the Kinchega National Park with its spectacular Menindee Lakes. The surface area of these lakes is seven times greater than that of Sydney Harbour! Taking the ‘scenic drive’, we follow the mighty Darling river where native bird and animal life abound among the enormous river red gums. After lunch we visit the small outback township of Menindee, the last stop for Burke and Wills (early explorers) on their fateful journey into the unknown. We stay on in Menindee tonight to enjoy the peace and serenity of the outback. | ||
| SUN/WED | MENINDEE – MUNGO NATIONAL PARK – MILDURA - MELBOURNE | |
| After a wholesome breakfast we make our way to the Mungo National Park via Pooncarie, another old river port town along the Darling River. Continuing our journey toward the World Heritage Area of the ancient Willandra Lakes, we arrive at Mungo National Park with its amazing "Walls of China" and spectacular wildlife. This almost lunar like landscape will inspire the photographer and enchant the nature lover. In the afternoon we drive to Mildura where we will transfer you to the airport for afternoon REX Airlines flight to Melbourne. (Departure details will be advised at time of booking) | ||
