14-15 Days Corner Country Explorer
Experience Outback Queensland, featuring sand dunes, Gibber Country & legendary Outback characters. Includes visits to Charleville, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Cameron's Corner - where the three states meet, Birdsville, Winton, Longreach and all the highlights in between.
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$9,999
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Experience Outback Queensland, featuring sand dunes, Gibber Country & legendary Outback characters. Includes visits to Charleville, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Cameron's Corner - where the three states meet, Birdsville, Winton, Longreach and all the highlights in between.
Board your REX Airlines flight in Brisbane for a birds-eye view of the lush Darling Downs agricultural region before heading west to big sky country. You will be welcomed on arrival in Charleville by your Savannah Guides Operator driver-guides. Explore Charleville on an insightful town tour before checking in to your accommodation. Early evening, visit the Charleville Cosmos Centre for the Big Sky Twilight Tour. See an amazing night sky brought into focus with the help of powerful Meade telescopes and listen to captivating stories from their experienced sky guide. 2 nights Mulga Country Motor Inn, Charleville
- 15 Days
- 14 Nights
- 10 Meals
- From $9,999 PP
- Departs Longreach
- Coach Tours
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Duration
15 Days
Start & End Locations
Longreach → Brisbane
Meals Included
4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
What's Included:
- Charleville Cosmos Centre Big Sky Twilight Session
- WWII Secrets Tour
- Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum
- Historic Corones Hotel Tour
- Meet the Bilby Experience
- Toogunna Plains Farmstay
- Eromanga Natural History Museum
- Historic Noccundra Hotel
- Cameron Corner and Strzelecki Desert
- Burke & Wills Dig Tree
- Betoota Pub and Dreamtime Serpent
- Birdsville Hotel and Big Red Sand Dune Sunset
- Inland Hospital and Royal Hotel Ruins
- Birdsville Racetrack and Birdsville Billabong
- Min Min Encounter and Boulia Heritage Complex
- Channel Country Touring
- Waltzing Matilda Centre
- Australian Age of Dinosaurs
- Longreach Town Tour
- Exclusive Qantas Founders Museum Dinner and Luminescent Longreach Show
- Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame entry and Cinematic Experience
- Historic Ilfracombe Rail Excursion includes Wellshot Hotel lunch
- Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show
- All en-suite accommodation
- Economy flight from Brisbane to Charleville Queensland with REX Airlines
- Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Charleville to Longreach
- Touring with our Savannah Guides Operator driver and host
- All meals as per itinerary
- All entries/activities as per itinerary
- Longreach accommodation departure transfer to Longreach Airport or Railway Station
- One-way First Class Rail Sleeper from Longreach to Brisbane aboard the Spirit of the Outback (CCE15 only)
Tuesday – Brisbane to Charleville (D)
Board your REX Airlines flight in Brisbane for a birds-eye view of the lush Darling Downs agricultural region before heading west to big sky country. You will be welcomed on arrival in Charleville by your Savannah Guides Operator driver-guides. Explore Charleville on an insightful town tour before checking in to your accommodation. Early evening, visit the Charleville Cosmos Centre for the Big Sky Twilight Tour. See an amazing night sky brought into focus with the help of powerful Meade te...
Wednesday – Charleville (B,L,D)
This morning, we’ll be joined by a local guide for a tour of the United States Army Air Force top secret sites. Visit intriguing historical sites, understand the reasons behind choosing Charleville Queensland as a WWII base and learn about the highly classified computerised bomb aimer. Then, at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, you’ll get a better understanding of one of the Outback’s most iconic services. Step inside the famous Hotel Corones, built during Charleville’s wool industry...
Thursday – Toogunna Plains Farmstay (B,L,D)
This morning, be inspired by the farmer who turned a long term dream into reality with a tour of the Charleville Date Farm. Learn how dates grow and how reclaimed water came to be used for this environmentally friendly project. Best of all, enjoy a delicious date loaf for morning tea. Heading west, we will tour The Lake. Located a short drive from downtown Quilpie, Lake Houdraman is a beautiful expanse of water set amongst shady gum trees. Learn more about the property with a guided stat...
Friday – Toogunna Plains Farmstay (B,L,D)
This morning, we are treated to an exclusive station tour of Toogunna Plains. Learn the history of this 4th generation family-owned sheep and cattle property. This afternoon, take some time to relax and enjoy the panoramic views of this vast open plain. This evening, we travel to Eromanga, the furthest town from the sea and home to Australia’s largest dinosaur. Get up close to a 95-million-year-old dinosaur bone on the Australian Dinosaur Giants Tour at the Eromanga Natural History Museum...
Saturday – Tibooburra (B,L,D)
This morning, we visit the historic Noccundra Hotel, then cross the border at Warri Gate into Outback New South Wales. View the eastern sections of the Sturt National Park. Traverse gibber plains and spectacular ‘jump-up’ country to Tibooburra. The striking granite boulders around Tibooburra are said to be remnants of a mass underground granite dome dating back around 410 million years. Explore the National Park Interpretive Centre and Court House Museum. Tibooburra Hotel or Family Hotel,...
Sunday - Innamincka
Travel through Sturt National Park to Cameron Corner where the boundary lines of the states of Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales meet. See the Strzelecki Desert, characterised by extensive red dune fields, home of the Dusky Hopping Mouse. Pass by large cattle stations then travel through the heart of the oil and gas fields to Innamincka, on the banks of the Cooper Creek. 2 nights: Innamincka Hotel, Innamincka.
Meals & Dining
Monday – Innamincka (B,L,D)
Retrace the last days of Burke and Wills and learn the story of Innamincka, dubbed ‘the town with two lives’. Visit the heritage-listed Burke & Wills Dig Tree, an enduring reminder of our pioneering spirit, on the northern bank of the Cooper Creek, it is believed to be between 200-250 years old. Learn the important role played by the Australian Inland Mission in providing essential medical services to remote towns. This afternoon, enjoy some relaxation time before this evening’s activities....
Tuesday – Birdsville
Follow the Strzelecki Desert through flood plains, sand dunes and gibber country. Travel through large stations including Arrabury which is over 700km2 in size. En-route to Birdsville, we call into Deon’s Lookout, the famous Betoota Hotel and the Dreamtime Serpent Indigenous artwork. Tonight, have a yarn with the locals and enjoy a dinner at the famous Birdsville Hotel. 2 nights: Birdsville Hotel, Birdsville.
Meals & Dining
Wednesday – Birdsville
This morning, visit the Wirrarri Centre to view work by local Indigenous artists. Next take a stroll to the Birdsville Billabong wit birdlife, fish and yabbies abound. Stand on the well-known Birdsville Racetrack and explore the Inland Hospital and Royal Hotel ruins; poignant reminders of a pre-federation metropolis. Tonight, we’ll toast the glorious outback sunset from Big Red Sand Dune, a 40-metre-high sand dune on the edge of the Simpson Desert.
Meals & Dining
Thursday – Boulia (B,L,D)
Leaving Birdsville this morning, we’ll visit the Carcory Ruins, a heritage-listed homestead built in 1877 and abandoned after years of drought. Explore the remote town of Bedourie located on a sand dune, overlooking the Eyre Creek floodplain. See the Royal Hotel in Bedourie, built in the 1880s with adobe bricks and still very much in its original condition. Witness spectacular 360-degree views from the Vaughn Johnson Lookout. In Boulia we’ll visit the Min Min Encounter, a tribute to the f...
Friday – Winton (B,L,D)
Follow the spectacularly scenic drive between Boulia and Winton. Call in at Cawnpore Lookout to view the stark flat-topped beauty of the surrounding Lillyvale Hills. Visit the historic Middleton Hotel, built during the Cobb & Co. era. It was originally a changing station where tired horses were replaced with fresh horses on the Winton to Boulia route. Uncover the story behind the song that lives in the heart of all Australians at Winton’s Waltzing Matilda Centre. This afternoon, we visit...
Saturday – Longreach (B,L,D)
Departing Winton, we follow the Matilda Way east to Longreach where we can spend a relaxed morning downtown. After lunch at The Vault, a local favourite, we will explore the fascinating themed galleries at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and discover inspiring stories of our pioneering heroes. This evening, we visit the Qantas Founders Museum for the entertaining and informative Luminescent Longreach Sound & Light Show, which brings the 100-year-old-story of Qantas to life followed b...
Sunday – Longreach (B,L,D)
The morning begins with ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ at The Drovers Place – a joyful community sing-along event. Enjoy lunch before taking the chance to relax and get ready for this evening’s event. This evening, we begin with a serene sunset cruise along the Thomson River with the M.V. Explorer showcasing 360 degree views, where the sky turns gold and the water reflects the fading light. Then step into the glamour of the ‘Opera Ball’ at Smithy’s River stage – this relaxed, yet stylish, gathering embod...
Monday - Brisbane
Your Outback Queensland adventure comes to an end after breakfast with a complimentary transfer to Longreach Railway Station or Longreach Airport.
Meals & Dining
Tues – Arrive Brisbane (B)
The Spirit of the Outback is scheduled to arrive into Brisbane this morning at 11.50am. B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner dates & pricing
Prices and itinerary subject to change.
Twin Share
$9,999
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Single Supplement
+$800
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