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| Tour
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NATIONAL
PARKS OF THE OUTBACK (ADELAIDE-SYDNEY) |
| Booking
Code: |
3051D - Book
Now |
| Length: |
6
days / 5 nights 4WD Tour            |
| Departs: |
Ex Adelaide Wednesday
or Saturday (AM) |
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| Arrives: |
Sydney Monday
or Thursday AM |
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| Price: |
3051D Gross Rate - AUD $3,125 per person twin share or AUD $3,630
single.
Includes Airfares (Price subject to Airfare increase). |
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WED/SAT |
ADELAIDE
– 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.) |
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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! |
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FRI/MON |
WHITE
CLIFFS OPAL FIELDS – BROKEN HILLL
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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. |
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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. |
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| SUN/WED |
MENINDEE
– MUNGO NATIONAL PARK – MILDURA |
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| 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 for dinner and overnight. |
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| MON/THU |
MILDURA
– SYDNEY |
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| Early
breakfast today, before transfer to the Mildura airport for REX Airlines
Flight to Sydney. (Flight details will be available at time of booking.) |