Personalised Tours 2011
3 DAYS LAKE EYRE   (maximum 4 people)
Includes Hour and Half plane flight over the Lake
$900 per person

Departure dates:

Monday May 30
Friday June 17
Monday June 27
Friday July 1
Saturday July 9
Monday July 25
Monday August 22
Monday September 12

Here is an opportunity to see Lake Eyre From the air !!.
This tour is designed for those wishing to just see Lake Eyre without the cost of add-ons to the itinerary
The package price INCLUDES a one and half hour flight over the Lake!




Day 1
You are welcomed aboard for departure from Adelaide at 7.30am.
We travel via The Clare Valley stopping for a morning tea in Clare, before continuing north to Wilmington and Quorn
Lunch is in Hawker, and there is opportunity to visit the Jeff Morgan Art Gallery and Panorama.
We continue through Parachilna, then past Leigh Creek to Copley.
Overnight - Copley Hotel

Day 2
After breakfast, we continue north to Marree to enjoy the visual extremities of Lake Eyre, Australia's largest inland lake, with its incredible colours and patterns that become accentuated from the air -whether full of water or totally dry.
A totally captivating flight that will return you both visually impacted and educationally enriched.
Aboard the Central Air Services Flight, leave behind the township of Marre and head off into the Tirari Desert where Lake eyre is situated. The Lake is a terminal point of a great internal continental drainage system, which is fed by both the Cooper Creek and Diamantina River systems. The northern Lake measures 144km long and 77km wide.
Following the flight we have opportunity to look around Marree, before heading back to Copley via Farina Ruins.
Overnight - Copley Hotel.

Day 3
Leaving Copley, we travel to Hawker , Orroroo,Terowie and the Gilbert Valley to Burra.
We anticipate arrival in Adelaide around 6.30pm.

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 accommodation at The Copley Hotel - (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 our comfortable 4WD Toyota Landcruiser 100series vehicle. For your safety we carry a UHF radio and satellite telephone.

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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