| Tour Summary | ||
| Tour
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NATIONAL PARKS OF THE OUTBACK (ADELAIDE-ADELAIDE) | |
| Booking Code: | 3052D - Book Now | |
| Length: | 5
days / 4 nights 4WD Tour   |
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| Departs: | Ex Adelaide - Wednesday or Saturday (AM ) |  |
| Arrives: | Adelaide - Sunday or Wednesday (PM) | |
| Price: |
3052D Gross Rate - AUD $2,820 per person twin share or AUD $3,205
single. Includes Airfares (Price subject to Airfare increase). |
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| Tour
Details |
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WED/SAT |
DEPART
ADELAIDE WITH REX AIRLINES FOR BROKEN HILL |
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| Depart Adelaide in the morning on a REX Airlines flight to Broken Hill. At the Broken Hill airport you will be met, and transferred to your accommodation, followed by a free day. (Our staff will be happy to suggest interesting places for you to visit today at your own leisure.) | ||
THU/SUN |
OUTBACK
SHEEP STATION-WHITE CLIFFS OPAL FIELD |
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| You will be collected at your accommodation. 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 evening flight with O'Connor Airlines to Melbourne. (Flight UQ627, 19:10/19:40) (Adelaide time is 30 Min. behind Mildura time.) | ||
