11 Days Great Queensland Overlander
Meet your Savannah Guides Operator driver, host and fellow guests at the Burke & Wills Hotel. This evening, discover Toowoomba by night with a mini progressive dinner: drinks, canapés and a guided tour at the Cobb+Co Museum, followed by a welcome dinner at Gips Restaurant in historic Clifford Hou...
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Experience Queensland’s heartland with heritage towns, outback museums, iconic rail and river adventures, and stunning natural landscapes. Highlights include Miles Historical Village, Roma Saleyards, Carnarvon Gorge, a Smoking Ceremony in Springsure, Tambo Teddies, the Blackall Woolscour, the Great Darr River Rail Run, Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Waltzing Matilda Centre, Rangelands Rifts, Porcupine Gorge, and the Undara Lava Tubes. Travel from Toowoomba to Cairns in a luxury 4WD coach with 10 nights ensuite accommodation and all key activities included.
Meet your Savannah Guides Operator driver, host and fellow guests at the Burke & Wills Hotel. This evening, discover Toowoomba by night with a mini progressive dinner: drinks, canapés and a guided tour at the Cobb+Co Museum, followed by a welcome dinner at Gips Restaurant in historic Clifford House, set among heritage gardens. Overnight: Burke & Wills Hotel, Toowoomba
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Duration
11 Days
What's Included:
- Welcome progressive dinner
- Miles Historical Village Museum
- Roma Saleyards tour
- Big Rig Night Show and Tour
- Carnarvon Gorge guided walk
- Smoking Ceremony with Traditional Owners in Springsure
- Tambo Teddies workshop smoko
- Twilight tour of Blackall Woolscour
- Great Darr River Rail Run
- Optional visits to Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame & Qantas Founders Museum
- Drover’s Sunset Cruise
- Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
- Waltzing Matilda Centre
- Rangelands Rifts sunset tour
- Porcupine Gorge “Flinders Discovery Centre”
- Undara Lava Tubes Tour
- Woodleigh Station visit and lunch
- 10 nights ensuite accommodation
- Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Toowoomba to Cairns
- Tour with Savannah Guides Operator driver & host
- All meals as per itinerary
- All entries/activities as per itinerary
Sunday – Toowoomba (D)
Meet your Savannah Guides Operator driver, host and fellow guests at the Burke & Wills Hotel. This evening, discover Toowoomba by night with a mini progressive dinner: drinks, canapés and a guided tour at the Cobb+Co Museum, followed by a welcome dinner at Gips Restaurant in historic Clifford House, set among heritage gardens. Overnight: Burke & Wills Hotel, Toowoomba
Monday – Roma (B,L,D)
Step back in time aboard the Commissioner Railmotors with DownsSteam, departing Toowoomba Railway Station for Brookstead. Continue by coach to Miles Historical Village Museum, where more than 30 original and replica buildings recreate an early 20th-century Queensland town. Tonight, experience the Roma Big Rig Night Show, a sound-and-light story of Australia’s oil and gas industry. Overnight: Best Western Bungil Creek, Roma
Tuesday – Carnarvon (B,L,D)
Visit the Roma Saleyards, the southern hemisphere’s largest cattle selling facility, to see live auction action and the Interpretation Centre. Continue to Western Queensland Spirit for a guided distillery tour and lunch, showcasing local botanicals and produce. Travel to Carnarvon Gorge and check in to Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Lodge, where safari-style cabins sit beneath towering gums. Enjoy dinner at the lodge. 2 nights: Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Lodge, Carnarvon Park
Wednesday – Carnarvon (B,L,D)
Join a Savannah Guide for a morning walking tour through Carnarvon Gorge’s sandstone landscapes, fern-lined creeks and the tranquil Moss Gorge. Hear stories of the Gorge’s ecology and geology as you explore this cool, spring-fed oasis. Late afternoon, travel to Nyanda Station for a Mount Carnarvon sunset experience with refreshments, returning to the lodge for dinner.
Thursday – Blackall (B,L,D)
Depart via Springsure to view the Virgin Rock formation, then join a Smoking Ceremony with Traditional Owners acknowledging connection to Country. Continue along the Wilderness Way, often called the Roof of Queensland. Enjoy afternoon tea at the famed Tambo Teddies workshop. In Blackall, take a twilight tour of the historic Woolscour, Australia’s last remaining steam-operated wool-washing plant, followed by dinner onsite. Overnight: Oasis Motor Inn, Blackall
Friday – Longreach (B,L,D)
After breakfast, farewell Winton and travel to Longreach. Your first stop is the Qantas Founders Museum for the next Opera event, the ‘Long Lunch’ surrounded by aviation history. You will dine in style with friends and other festival guests celebrating all things Outback cuisine and Opera. Once checked into your accommodation, it’s time to join the festivities at the Longreach Show – a lively celebration of rural life featuring everything from livestock displays to craft exhibitions. The even...
Saturday – Longreach (B,D)
Board the Great Darr River Rail Run, travelling in a heritage rail motor across Mitchell Grass downs to the Darr River waterhole. Enjoy billy tea and home-baked smoko while your guide shares stories of native plants and bush medicine on a short bush-tucker walk. Back in town, choose to visit the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, explore the Qantas Founders Museum, or browse country pubs and boutiques. Late afternoon, join the Drover’s Sunset Cruise on the Thomson River, then Smithy’s Outbac...
Sunday – Winton (B,L,D)
Travel the Matilda Way to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, perched on a mesa with wide-open views. Join a guided tour of the Laboratory and Collection Room, home to the world’s largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils. Continue to Winton for lunch and free time at the Waltzing Matilda Centre. Late afternoon, head to the Rangelands Rifts for a guided walk through narrow fissures and escarpments before sunset refreshments. Return to town for dinner. Overnight: Boulder Opal Motor Inn, ...
Monday – Undara (B,L,D)
Travel northeast, pausing in Corfield, once a Cobb & Co staging post. Continue to Hughenden’s Flinders Discovery Centre to see “Hughie,” a full-size skeletal replica of Muttaburrasaurus, and local fossil exhibits. Enjoy a picnic at Pyramid Lookout with sweeping views over Porcupine Gorge National Park, known as Australia’s “Little Grand Canyon.” Arrive at Mount Surprise late afternoon, check in and dine onsite. Overnight: Discovery Park Cabins, Mt Surprise
Tuesday – Cairns (B,L,D)
This morning, join a Savannah Guide for a tour of the Undara Lava Tubes, part of one of the world’s longest volcanic cave systems, created by ancient lava flows. Continue to Woodleigh Station for lunch and genuine country hospitality. Travel via the Atherton Tablelands to Kuranda and board the Kuranda Scenic Railway for the classic one-way rail journey into Cairns. Rejoin your coach for transfer to your hotel and enjoy a farewell dinner. Overnight: Rydges Esplanade, Cairns
Wednesday – Home (B)
Your Queensland overland discovery concludes after breakfast with lasting memories of sandstone ranges, working stations, and warm outback hospitality. Please make your own onward or homeward arrangements from Cairns. B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner dates & pricing
Prices and itinerary subject to change.
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