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From Sydney via Mungo National Park - Murray River Cruise - Flinders Ranges - Oodnadatta Track - Coober Pedy - Kata Tjuta - Uluru Songline Journey from Sydney to Uluru - Optional
flights over lake Eyre, Wilpena Pound & tours to Roxby Downs/Olympic Dam mine,
Chambers Pillar, Rainbow Valley.
Day 1 - Wednesday - June 18 - Depart from Sydney - travelling via Canberra, the famous "Dog on the Tucker Box" over the Great Dividing Range to Wagga Wagga, and on to Narranderra in the Heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area for a hearty local meal and overnight. Day 2 - Visit the Shearers Hall of fame at Shear Outback in Hay and learn of the rich life in the wool industry in early NSW. We travel the western plains to enter the ancient headwaters of the Murray River to Mungo National Park. See evidence of giant wombats (Diprotodon) and Australia's megafauna who roamed this ancient land. Enjoy sunset over Lake Mungo as we relax with the local kangaroos at our camp. Day 3 - Tour the lake circuit and meet our Aboriginal guide at Mungo Lodge approx 10.15 for a local view of Mungo life. Head for Mildura and an afternoon river cruise on the Murray River. Overnight in Sunraysia in Mildura.
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Day 4 - Enter South Australia and travel rural towns in the rich South Australian wine growing districts of Renmark (time for a tasting too) on our way to Peterborough (great railway junction) and the Flinders Ranges National Park to overnight at Wilpena Pound. Day 5 - Enjoy a walk in Wilpena Pound with the magnificent River Red Gums and scenic Flinders Ranges. Visit stunning Aboriginal rock art before we travel via picturesque Brachina Gorge. Enjoy tasty treats at the Quandong Cafe before heading to Maree (visit the old Afghan mosque) on the route of the Overland Telegraph and Old Ghan Railway for the Oodnadatta Track a notorious outback route that paved the way to the Australian inland. Overnight camp at Coward Springs oasis. Optional alternative - Scenic flight from $100 for 40 mins over Wilpena Pound, Arkaba Station, Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Lake Torrens, Heysen Range St Mary’s Peak and the Pound Gap. Day 6 - Relax at the springs or join an optional Roxby Down and Olympic Dam mine tour. This is likely the worlds largest and richest mine. After lunch we continue on the Oodnadatta Track, passing Lake Eyre, the old Ghan Railway track - take an optional scenic air flight over Lake Eyre during a lunch stop at remote William Creek. Relax with a hearty meal at the opal town of Coober Pedy and a cozy underground bed dug into the earth the opal mining way. Try your luck at opal mining !
Day 7 - Highway desert travel & salt lakes lets you appreciate the remote and vast outback. Witness modern outback "oasis" centres. Marvel at Mt Connor looming large in the desert landscape. Arrive at Yulara and Uluru for sunset and full friendly BBQ feed. Overnight Uluru
Day 8 - Day 9 - Walk at Kata Tjuta “Valley of the Winds”. Lunch at Kata Tjuta before we hit the highway for Alice Springs via Curtin Springs and majestic Mt Connor & Jims singing dingo ! Overnight Alice Springs Day 10 - Relax in Alice Springs - lots to see & do - or join an optional trip to Chambers Pillar & Rainbow Valley or Palm Valley & Hermannsburg. This evening- Friday - relax and celebrate with locals and visitors from remote Aboriginal communities at the annual Beanie Festival opening night- see photos Day 11 - June 28 - Tour ends after breakfast or join us on the next leg to the Western MacDonnell Ranges & an optional day trip to Chambers Pillar & Rainbow Valley or Palm Valley & Hermannsburg. Inclusions -
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