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OUTBACK EXTRAVAGANZA (SYDNEY-MELBOURNE) | |
| Booking Code: | 5035 - Book Now | |
| Length: | 7
days / 6 nights  |
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| Departs: | Sydney - Wednesday / Saturday (PM) |  |
| Arrives: | Melbourne - Tuesday / Friday (PM) |  |
| Price: | Gross
Rate - AUD $4,420 per person twin share or AUD $8,160 single. Includes Train & Airfare. (Price subject to Train fare or Airfare increase) |
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WED/SAT |
DEPART SYDNEY WITH INDIAN PACIFIC TRAIN FOR BROKEN HILL | |
| Leave Sydney on board 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 |
ABORIGINAL ROCK ART-KAYRUNNERA STATION |    |
| 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 Kayrunnera sheep station, our base for the next two nights. Enjoy a bush tucker BBQ with the station owners and relax in the homestead. | ||
FRI/MON |
SHEEP STATION ACTIVITIES | |
| A full day of activities around an operating outback sheep station today. These activities will vary depending on the time of year you visit, but may include: a water run, checking fence lines, mustering sheep or helping out at the woolshed. Lunch will be in the bush where we have ample opportunity to view wildlife such as kangaroos, emus and wedge tailed eagles. We return to the homestead mid to late afternoon to relax prior to a traditional camp oven dinner! Overnight in the homestead again tonight. | ||
SAT/TUE |
WHITE CLIFFS OPAL FIELDS |
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| It is only a short journey this morning to the White Cliffs Opal Fields - the oldest commercial opal fields in Australia! The day is spent 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. See the 'Old Field' where in search for “colour” over 50,000 holes have been dug since the 1890’s. We explore the fields, meet locals, even a chance to find your own piece of precious stone, a fun day indeed. Our accommodation for the night is in an “Underground Dug Out”. | ||
SUN/WED |
BROKEN HILL AND SURROUNDS |
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| Returning to Broken Hill prior to lunch we enjoy the views of the city from the café atop the Line of Lode. The afternoon is spent visiting such attractions as the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the famous outback artist gallery of Pro Hart, the Sculptures and general sight seeing. Your guide is very knowledgeable about the town and its history, so if you have any specific request of things to see, please just ask him! Al la carte dinner at JJ’s Restaurant in the Broken Hill Legion Club. Overnight at the Royal Exchange Hotel. | ||
MON/THU |
BROKEN HILL - KINCHEGA NP - MENINDEE |
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| If available this morning we will visit the School of the Air to sit in on a normal school day lesson. We then leave Broken Hill behind and 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. | ||
TUE/FRI |
MUNGO NP - MILDURA - MELBOURNE |
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| After a wholesome breakfast we make our way to the Mungo National Park via Pooncarrie, 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 you will be transferred to the airport, in time for departure with REX Airlines flight to Melbourne. (Flight ZL497, 16.45/18.00 is included in tour price.) | ||
