6 Day Lake Eyre Discovery Tour

Day 1: 8.30am pick up from your Broken Hill accommodation or railway station. This days travel will show you both arid and rugged scenery. We have lunch at Waukeringa Ruins Historic Site before arriving at our destination on one of the largest working sheep stations (1700 sq kms) in the Flinders Ranges. Accommodation is in comfortable historic stone shearers quarters circa 1860 (shared facilities). Whilst staying here, take a walk through the shearing shed, perhaps feed the horses, or just take a quite moment to spot the birds and kangaroos. After a delicious home cooked dinner,  experience the wonder of an outback night sky. (L,D)

Day 2: Today we travel through the towns of Blinman, Parachilna and onto Copley for lunch at one of the outback’s best bakeries. From here we travel on to Marree for our overnight stay in the local hotel. Whilst in Marree we will visit the junction of the Birdsville & Oodnadatta Tracks and see relics that still remain from the days of camel trains and the famous ‘Ghan’ railway. (LB,L,D)

Day 3: This morning we continue along the Oodnadatta Track and will stop to have morning tea alongside Lake Eyre South. We continue onto William Creek, the smallest town in Australia which is actually situated on Anna Creek Station, the world’s largest cattle station! (approximately the size of England). Tonight's accommodation is at the unique William Creek Hotel (basic accommodation with shared facilities)- the closest civilisation to Lake Eyre North. (LB,L,D)

Day 4:  An early start to the day for your long awaited scenic flight over Lake Eyre, the world’s largest salt lake. The only way to experience the full impact of Lake Eyre is from the air and this one hour flight will give you the opportunity to enjoy the visual extremities of the lake, its incredible colours and patterns all accentuated from the air. We then hit the road in time to visit Lake Cadibarrawirracanna (Cadi) on our way to Coober Pedy, Australia’s opal mining capital, with time to start exploring this most unique outback town. You will visit underground opal showrooms, and much more. (LB, L,D)

Day 5: This morning we finish our look around this fascinating town before heading south along the Stuart Highway past numerous inland salt lakes, towards Port Augusta at the head of the Spencer Gulf, for our overnight stay. (LB,L,D)

Day 6: We start the day with a look around Port Augusta, and possibly a visit to Wadlata Outback Centre for an interpretive look at the history of the outback (depending on opening times). We then head through Horrock’s Pass to Orroroo for lunch at the award winning 'Maggie’s Rendezvous'. After lunch we continue on through Peterborough then back to Broken Hill for tours end. (LB,L)