Lake Eyre Tours Flights with Wilpena Pound Coober Pedy 4 Days

От AUD 3 999,00 A$
  • Продолжительность: 4 дн. (прибл.)
  • Код предложения: 30LCP4

Lake Eyre Tours Flights with Wilpena Pound Coober Pedy Flinders Ranges Bunyeroo Brachina Gorges William Creek, lake shore lookout and Old Ghan history Optional 1.5 or 2 Hour Lake Eyre flight via Warburton Groove Silcrete Island Marree Man

Follow the Overland Telegraph Line & Old Ghan Railway Track and visit historic Coward Springs & Curdimurka Railway Sidings and history plus much more. Includes all fees, flight, meals, ensuite accommodated at Wilpena Pound, Marree (or William Creek) & Coober Pedy. Consider also the Wilpena Pound Flinders Ranges flight option. Tour Code LCP4. Connection options to Sydney, Broken Hill or Melbourne 

Our tours aim to show you the best this unique region has to offer, including the amazing mound springs, iconic landmarks and Ghan and pioneer history. Lately our travellers have been impressed with their Lake Eyre flight also incorporating the Painted Hills, a nearby desert region with awesome multi coloured ochre hills. This opportunity will be offered to your group on the tour and availability depends on a consensus to spend approximately half the flight time on Lake Eyre, and half on the Painted Hills.Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns


4 Day Lake Eyre Tours Flights - itinerary

Day 1 - From Adelaide city or airport we depart via spectacular mountain scenery adjacent the Southern Flinders Ranges. Travel via the rich wine producing region of the Clare Valley (wine tasting optional) and through the rich countryside of rural South Australia. Enjoy picturesque scenery, and rural town stops with lunch and morning tea. We have a picnic lunch in scenic Melrose at the base of Mt Remarkable and cross the Goyder Line before Quorn and Hawker, gateway to the Flinders Ranges. Enjoy Scenic views of the Elder, Druid & Heyson Ranges, Choose at checkout an optional scenic flight (30 mins recommended) over Wilpena Pound. Returning to Wilpena Pound, we check in for the night for a cosy dinner with open fire place L,D

Day 2 - Enjoy a scenic walk with the kangaroos and spectacular River Red Gums into Wilpena Pound, viewing unique flora, Old Hills Homestead. Then an optional hike up to Wangarra Hill lookout offering panoramic views of Wilpena Pound. Depart Wilpena Pound Resort and travel the fascinating Geological Trail through 800 million years of time via Brachina Gorge and Bunyeroo Gorge in the Flinders Ranges, viewing fossils including ancient stromatolites. Arrive at the old Ghan railway town of Parachilna and the famous Prairie Hotel, with tasty treats and exceptional Aboriginal art and jewellery for sale. We travel north here following the Heyson Range via Leigh Creek (viewing the massive open cut mine now closed) via Copley and Lindhurst past the Strzelecki Track and into the desert. Stop for a look at the large and colourful ochre pits famous for trading ochre widely throughout Australia. We view the ghost town of Farina once home to 300 people.  Arrive Marree for overnight. B,L,D

Day 3 – At Marree take an optional early morning flight over Lake Eyre. Options available to choose in booking process include ...

LAKE EYRE SOUTH & NORTH – 1.5 hrs* - Includes Dingo Fence | Muloorina Station | Lake Eyre | Madigan Gulf | Jackboot Bay | Belt Bay | Lake Eyre South | Marree Man | Willouran Ranges  - See Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre South & lower half of Lake Eyre North, Belt Bay, the lowest point on mainland Australia and the famous Marree Man and spectacular Willouran Ranges.  A fantastic flight to get a good look at the spectacular Lake Eyre and the Marree Man.

LAKE EYRE SOUTH & NORTH + WARBURTON GROOVE AND RIVER - 2 hrs* - Dingo Fence | Muloorina Station | Top Of Lake Eyre North  | Madigan Gulf | Warburton River |  Cooper Creek | Neales River | Warburton Groove |Jackboot Bay | Belt Bay | Lake Eyre South | Marree Man And So Much More. - This flight extends on the above flight to the top of Lake Eyre and the Warburton River and follows the Warburton Groove down. It is an excellent way to see the main river systems which feed into the Lake Eyre basin and all it has to offer.  Not to be missed especially when water is flowing in. Bird life is quite often seen and the odd Camel.

* Time is approximate depending on aircraft in use on the day.

Marree has lots to see including the ancient mosque and Old Ghan Railway history. Also the Lake Eyre Yacht Club and Birdsville Track. We depart via the Oodnadatta Track and follow the Overland Telegraph Line & Old Ghan Railway Track route. Visit historic Coward Springs & view Curdimurka Railway Sidings and the lookout at Lake Eyre South then the Mound Springs, natural springs bubbling up from the Artesian Basin. Visit the shores of Lake Eyre South. We visit creeks and water holes along the route which are favourite spots for birds (including brolgas, egrets, swans, ducks, waders,  Herons and many more) and birdwatchers. Arrive historic William Creek on Anna Creek Station (this was Sidney Kidman's largest cattle station) and head through the moon plains for Coober Pedy for overnight. This is a special sleep underground opportunity. B,L,D

Day 4 – An early start today for a town tour, view the Serbian Church and underground Umoona Museum, gallery and opal store. Today we are heading south on the Stuart Highway via desert travel & salt lakes that let you appreciate the remote and vast outback. Witness modern “oasis” outback stations and roadhouses of this great Stuart Highway connecting Australia’s north and south. Time permitting visit Woomera and the “rocket park” collection of missiles launched from this unique location, the extensive Rocket Range Museum .Womera is the location of the infamous Detention Centre. Travel via Port Augusta, see the new solar powerhouse at SunDrop Farms in Spencers Gulf and then on via rich rural lands of the Gulf of St Vincent to arrive, Adelaide this evening approximately 7pm. Tour ends  B,L

 

 Lake Eyre Tours Flights with Wilpena Pound Coober Pedy Tour Inclusions -

  • Fully accommodated (ensuites) and all meals included
  • Small group luxury 4WD travel (usually 2-4 per 4WD vehicle) with professional and experienced driver / guide
  • Scenic Flight over Lake Eyre -  Choose as option 1 or 2 hour flight selectable in booking process
  • All delicious meals, including vegetarian options
  • Comfortable hotel / motel style ensuite accommodation
  • All National Park entry and accommodation fees, airport or hotel pickup & return
  • Contributions of tour price supports Outback Kids and Australian Wildlife Conservancy nature care programs.


Exclusions

  • Flights to and from Departure points 
  • Alcohol
  • Items of personal nature
  • Lake Eyre and Wilpena Pound flights unless chosen as add on options