Outback and Beyond: Tour #3
8 days / 7 nights

Longreach
Colorful characters, a proud history and a landscape which seems endless in time and space - this is Queensland’s Outback. An amazing country of red hills, plains that stretch to eternity, and spectacular sunsets. A place where characters share a yarn and people say g’day. A land of the dreamtime, where ancient Aboriginal culture is recorded on rock faces and cave walls, and where evidence of the dinosaurs’ reign over the earth can still be found Queensland’s Outback is well known for its wide open spaces and friendly characters. Station Stays in particular can provide you with an experience of a lifetime. Station Stays are not just another place to spend a couple of hours catching some shut eye. They offer a unique experience of living life on the land. Uncover the history and unique charters of the Outback. See a variety of wildlife, stay at a working sheep station and learn about the legendary families who pioneered the region’s pastoral industry.

Trip highlights and features

Overnight rail travel onboard Spirit of the Outback from Brisbane to Longreach

5 nights accommodation in Queensland’s true outback

Tours and entrance fees as per itinerary

Travel in air-conditioned comfort at a relaxed, enjoyable pace.

Most meals are included

Itinerary
Detailed day by day information

Tuesday - Brisbane to Charleville
Depart Brisbane aboard The Westlander to Charleville. Overnight: The Westlander

Wednesday - Charleville
Arrive Charleville and join a town tour. Visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the historic Corones Hotel. Take in the stars at a Twilight show at the Cosmos Centre. Overnight: Charleville (L, D)

Thursday - Charleville & Ray Station
Discover living history at Myendetta Station. We travel west to Colac Station then onto Quilpie to visit the unique Opal Alter. Tonight, enjoy a campfire dinner. Overnight: Ray Station. (B, L, D)

Friday - Ray Station
Join a tour of Ray Station, see the Durack tree and the family cemetery, and be entertained tonight with bush poetry. Overnight: Ray Station (B, L, D)

Saturday - Ray Station to Longreach
Travel through the Lake Eyre Basin, home to the mighty Cooper Creek and Australia’s largest inland river system and take in the outback vista from the red sandhills. Overnight: Longreach (B, L, D)

Sunday - Longreach
Visit the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Qantas Founders Outback Museum. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the Thomson River with dinner under the Outback night skies. Overnight: Longreach. (B, L, D)

Monday - Longreach to Brisbane
Depart Longreach on Spirit of the Outback back to Brisbane. Overnight: Spirit of the Outback.

Tuesday - Brisbane
Arrive in Brisbane this morning.

Schedule and Fares
Prices are per person. Valid for travel April 1st, 2007 to March 31st, 2008

1 Adult

$TBA

2 Adults

$2,208.00

Conditions: Single Room supplement obligatory if travelling alone. Packages available for bookings made April 1st, 2007 to March 31st, 2008. For travel from April 1st, 2007 to March 31st, 2008 and completed by March 31st, 2008. Fares valid to 31 March 2008. All prices are subject to change without notice. All fares are in Australian Dollars (AUD$). Airfares, taxes and insurance not included in above package price.