9 Day Tour
"Corner Country & Outback Queensland"
Fully
accommodated
Travel west of the Darling River to where the real outback starts. Cross vast saltbush and gibber country that remains almost unchanged since the first explorers saw it 150 years ago and stand at the post where the borders of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet.
TOUR 1: Departing Sydney - 30th April 2010
TOUR 2: Departing Sydney -
14th May 2010
NEW TOUR PLANNED FOR 2011:- 14 Day 'Arkaroola,
Birdsville Track & Carnarvon Gorge'
(Sydney - Rockhampton) Fully accommodated. Departures: 30th March and 1st May
2011.
Please contact our office to register your interest or to receive further
information on this tour (no obligation or deposit required at this stage).
 Cooper Creek, Innamincka |
 The Dig Tree |
 Tibooburra Hotel |
TOUR PRICE: $1990 per person, twin share. Single supplement: $400
PRICE INCLUDES:
• Travel in modern, air conditioned special purpose 4WD coach
• Accommodation - 8 x nights (some nights staying in en-suited budget
motels, others in hotels with shared facilities).
• Most meals as shown: B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner
plus many morning & afternoon teas
• Services of experienced driver/ guide and tour hostess
• GST
HIGHLIGHTS:
• White Cliffs - opal town
• Tibooburra
• Cameron Corner
• Innamincka and the Dig tree
• Cruise on Cooper Creek
DAY 1: TO DUBBO
Depart Nowra 6:00am with pick-ups at Wollongong 7:00am; Sutherland 8:30am; Strathfield Railway Station
9:30am then via the Blue Mountains (morning tea) and Bathurst (picnic lunch) and to Dubbo for our first night on tour in motel accommodation.
Dinner tonight in the motel dining room. (L,D)
DAY 2: DUBBO - WHITE CLIFFS
We travel overland via Nyngan, Cobar and Wilcannia to the opal mining town of White Cliffs where we are joined on board the coach by a local guide who will show us around town and take us into a “dug out” house. Tonight's
accommodation at the Dug Out Motel. (B,L,D)
DAY 3: WHITE CLIFFS – TIBOOBURRA
Today we head northwest through the desert landscape
and visit Milparinka where the explorer Sturt was stranded by drought and
later where a brief gold rush occurred. Later we arrive in Tibooburra - the main service centre for outback sheep stations and nearby Sturt National
Park - and settle in to our hotel accommodation for the next 2 nights (shared
facilities). (B,L,D)
DAY 4: TIBOOBURRA
A free day to enjoy the character of this little outback town which
services the huge surrounding sheep stations and National Park. Tibooburra is
famous for it’s high summer temperatures. See the 27ft replica of Sturt’s
boat in the Pioneer Park, walk amongst the interesting granite tors that
border the town or perhaps visit the local hotel and see the artworks painted
by many famous artists who have previously visited town. (B)
DAY 5: TIBOOBURRA – CAMERONS CORNER – INNAMINCKA
From Tibooburra we head westward travelling through the Sturt National Park and via Fort Grey (where the explorer Sturt set up a base camp on his 1845 expedition to find the inland sea). At
Cameron Corner, where the borders of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet, we stop for photos and the
time to enjoy this unique and remote place. The track to Innamincka is via the
Moomba and Delta oil and gas fields. We settle in to the Innamincka Hotel (with shared facilities) near the Cooper
Creek for the next 2 nights. (B,L,D)
DAY 6: HIGHLIGHTS OF
INNAMINCKA
We visit the new Geodynamics Information Centre set up in 2009 to
display the provision of geothermal power to the community of Innamincka. The restored Inland Mission
Hospital is also worth a visit as well as a stroll along the banks of
the Cooper Creek. Enjoy an afternoon boat cruise along the Cooper to the
Cullyamurra Waterhole where the ill-fated explorers, Burke and Wills were
stranded and eventually perished. (B,L,D)
DAY 7: INNAMINCKA – THARGOMINDAH
First highlight is a visit to the
famous “Dig Tree” on the banks of the Cooper Creek before crossing over
the “Channel Country” through outback Queensland to Thargomindah on the
Bulloo River. Tonight we enjoy the character of this great little outback town
with dinner and accommodation at the Thargomindah Hotel.
DAY 8: THARGOMINDAH – NYNGAN
We get away early today for the long drive through outback QLD and
NSW to Nyngan. Our route takes us via Cunnamulla and Bourke. The last night on
tour is in motel accommodation with dinner at the nearby Club. (B,L,D)
DAY 9: NYNGAN
– HOME
Return to Sydney via the Mitchell
and Great Western Highways arriving at Strathfield Railway Station at 6:00pm;
Sutherland 7:00pm; Wollongong 8:30pm; Nowra 9:30pm.