7 days - $1525 per person
Includes GST
Motel Accommodation and all Meals
Departure Date:
Thursday July 3rd
Day 1
You are welcomed aboard your unique, purpose built and air-conditioned
bus for departure from West Beach at 7.30 am.
We travel via Gawler and mid north towns, stopping for a cup of coffee at Tarlee
and lunch at Gladstone. Our journey continues on to Quorn and Hawker then
through Leigh Creek to Copley, and our first night at the Leigh Creek Hotel.
Overnight: Leigh Creek Hotel - Copley.
Day 2
We travel to Lyndhurst and the start of the legendary Strzelecki Track ~ (named by
Capt Charles Sturt), through Mt Hopeless, the Cobbler Desert, Merty Merty,
then via the old stock route (or alternatively Moomba) , to meet the Cooper Floodplain and
the township of Innamincka.
Accommodation: Cooper Creek Homestay Innamincka
Day 3
Today is spent exploring this historic Burke and Wills area, and we visit Camp LXV, the “Dig Tree” on Nappa Merrie Station, and the Burke and Wills Bridge over Cooper Creek, returning to Innamincka around mid –afternoon. An optional sunset boat cruise on the Cooper Creek makes for a wonderful day !
Accommodation: Cooper Creek Homestay Innamincka
Day 4
In 1994 the Elizabeth Symon Nursing Home was reconstructed with funds raised by the Australian Geographic Society. Today the home serves as an information centre for the surrounding Innamincka Regional Reserve.
We take a look around town—the causeway, Town Common, cemetery, and race track before heading to the Cullyamurra waterhole and Burke’s grave site on the banks of the Mulkonbar waterhole.
There is opportunity to enjoy a walk along the banks of The Cooper Creek and view the abundant bird life.
Accommodation: Cooper Creek Homestay Innamincka
Day 5 The interest is far from over as we head south along the Strzelecki Track to Merty Merty
Junction. At this point we head east to Cameron Corner, which is the border of South Australia
& New South Wales. A little further, we come upon Fort Grey in the Sturt National Park and
it is another 109km to Tibooburra.
Accommodation: The Granites Motel Tibooburra
Day 6
After exploring Milparinka - (a ghost town of the gold mining era,) we take a road
out to Depot Glen, where Capt. Charles Sturt was stranded for 5 months due to
extreme temperatures, then travel the Silver City Highway through Packsaddle and Fowlers Gap to Broken Hill, arriving mid afternoon.
Accommodation: Old Willyama Motor Inn Broken Hill
Day 6
Leaving Broken Hill, we take the Barrier Highway through Yunta, Burra and Angle Vale to Adelaide.
TRAVEL ROUTINE
Tours depart from 4 Southern Avenue West Beach.
(The distance travelled in any day will depend on the general road conditions and
sightseeing opportunities along the way. After morning departure at 7.30am,
we take a break at around 10.30am and stop for lunch between 12.00-1.00pm, and
an afternoon break approximately 3.00pm.
Other stops are taken for photos, exploring and recreation.
MEDICAL
We carry a comprehensive First Aid kit, and have an accredited Senior First Aid
staff member on hand on all tours.
Due to the nature of outback travel, and the vast distances involved, anyone with
health problems, should give proper consideration to undertaking this trip,
and seek their doctor’s advice if necessary.
WHAT YOUR FARE INCLUDES
- All meals from start to finish and hotel accommodation (twin share) plus meals
where indicated. (Alcoholic drinks are not included).
- Tour costs do not include additional accommodation, meals and incidental expenses
resulting from flooding, natural delays, unavailable connections or other unforeseen
circumstances. Travel Insurance is recommended for these instances.
TOUR VEHICLES
Travel is in an air-conditioned, purpose built, fully equipped 6 WD bus.
For your safety we carry an HF Radio with Royal Flying Doctor frequencies.
This radio can be used for urgent telephone calls if the need arises.
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
Comfortable casual clothes, for warm to hot days, and cool to cold nights, stout
comfortable shoes, and hat. (Most people bring more clothes than they ever use,
so consider carefully, and keep your baggage to a minimum), a camera, with
plenty of film and a torch.
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