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These new tours for 2026 at early bird rates now selling fast so take advantage of the Early Bird rates (+ SAVE $500 before end of October, or $400 before end of November for 8 or more day tours, if booked and paid in full)
Thank you adventurers if you joined a tour with us this year – You have helped make 2025 a very memorable and busy year with lots of fun across Australia.
The 2025 outback tour season is nearly over – but there’s still plenty happening.
Its been a very busy year for us with record breaking floods in Queensland flooding Lake Eyre, and tours including Cape York and Thursday Island, Gulf Savannah Way, Kimberley, Canning Stock Route, Lake Eyre tours and flights and many more.
For photos and video of the year see https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritSafaris
and https://www.facebook.com/SpiritSafaris
These tours are still available in 2025 and 2026, and we are happy to tailor tours for you and / or your friends and family – tell us what you want here
NEW tours and flights dates added regularly – see below or best at calendar here
MORE 2026 TOURS HERE AT EARLYBIRD RATES – BOOK NOW & SAVE – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/book/
Spirit Safaris offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore this majestic wilderness. These tours promise an intimate, personalized experience, allowing you to connect deeply with nature and your amazing country
You can see latest 2025 and 2026 tours here – or Tell us what you want here Take the pre tour Quiz now
Note you can Search tour Availability & Pricing with or without booking by using the Monthly Calendar at All Tours here
Tell us your preferences here Take the pre tour Quiz now
Thank you and Enjoy 🙂
Richard O’Neill
Founder & CEO
Spirit Safaris
P.S. – For photos and video of the year see
Explore the Flinders Ranges Bunyeroo Gorge Wilpena Pound Tour for breathtaking landscapes, rich history, and unforgettable adventures.

Join A Tour Now And Experience The Lake Eyre Floods Tours & Flights 2025 Spectacular
See It Now ! + 2026 Early Bird Savings
PLUS – EARLYBIRD RATES for 2026 Tours + New Tours & Dates
Massive Floodwaters from Queensland still have the Birdsville Track closed and have produced a rare spectacle in this remote centre of Australia – Greening the landscapes as water approach Lake Eyre via the Cooper Creek and Diamantina River and Goyder Lagoon
Cooper Creek has closed the Birdsville Track, and more recent rains have closed access to Innamincka from the south, via the Stzelecki Track. Halligan Bay and Madigan Gulf are over 2m deep.
SEE IT NOW – Don’t miss this massive flood experience !
NEW tours and flights dates added regularly – see below or best at calendar here
You can still Book Lake Eyre Floods Tours & Flights 2025 Spectacular Now at the calendar on this link – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/lake-eyre-tours-flights/
2025 TOURS SHORTLIST … 2026 also listed – SEE LATEST TOUR UPDATES AT CALENDAR HERE
2026 TOURS – Check out these tours –
MORE 2026 TOURS HERE AT EARLYBIRD RATES – BOOK NOW & SAVE – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/book/
Spirit Safaris offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore this majestic wilderness. These tours promise an intimate, personalized experience, allowing you to connect deeply with nature and your amazing country
You can see latest 2025 and 2026 tours here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/outback-tours-australia/ – or
Tell us what you want here Take the pre tour Quiz now
Note you can Search tour Availability & Pricing with or without booking by using the Monthly Calendar at All Tours here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/outback-tours-australia/
Tell us your preferences here Take the pre tour Quiz now
Thank you and Enjoy 🙂
Richard O’Neill
Founder & CEO
Spirit Safaris
P.S. –
For all the latest pics and videos, see (and please Like) our Facebook pages –
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Explore Lake Eyre Birdsville Cooper Creek Tours and Flights for a unique outback adventure with breathtaking views and rich history.

Explore the Soul of Australia on This Unforgettable NSW Outback Mungo National Park Tour
Step into the magic of the red centre of New South Wales with our 7-day small group tour, crafted for those seeking connection with country, culture and self. This immersive NSW Outback Mungo National Park tour takes you beyond the tourist trail, deep into sacred Aboriginal lands, historic mining towns, and breathtaking national parks.
From the stunning Mungo National Park and China Walls to the legendary Darling River and Broken Hill, this is a journey of stories, stars, and spirit. You’ll travel in comfort with expert guides in small 4WD LandCruiser groups, designed to give you a personal and powerful experience of outback NSW.
NOTE VIDEO BELOW IS FOR 12 DAY TOUR – SO SOME LOCATIONS NOT VISITED
This tour is more than sightseeing. It’s a personal journey into the heart of Australia. Travelling in intimate groups of 4–6, you’ll engage with local stories, sacred sites, and the powerful beauty of outback NSW.
Our 4WD LandCruiser adventures give you access to remote places in comfort and safety, led by guides who know the land, its stories, and its spirit. Whether you’re seeking a transformative experience, meaningful travel, or the joy of remote landscapes, this tour delivers.
Perfect for nature lovers, cultural explorers, photographers, and anyone seeking deeper connection through travel. If you’re looking for an authentic NSW Outback Mungo National Park tour, this is your invitation.
Join us and rediscover your place in nature, under the stars and in the stories of this ancient land.
Call: 0417 244 600 or 1300 763 188
Email: team@spiritsafaris.com
Book Now at link below ….:
“The Outback warms more than your skin – it touches your soul. Join our Mungo National Park tour and feel the difference.”

Lake Eyre Tours and Flights 2025 lets you witness this amazing spectacle. In 2025, nature has orchestrated a breathtaking transformation in Australia’s heartland.
Download Tour & Flight Options PDF here – Lake-Eyre-Tours-Flights-from-Adelaide
Following record-breaking rains across Queensland’s Channel Country, the usually arid landscapes of Cooper Creek, Goyder Lagoon, and Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre have surged to life, creating a rare and mesmerizing spectacle. This phenomenon, occurring only a few times each century, has seen floodwaters from the Diamantina and Cooper systems converge, revitalizing the outback with a burst of desert life. (SciTech Daily, Earth Observatory, Australian Traveller)
Here are dates and availability by month ….. CLICK BLUE ARROW to MOVE MONTHS HERE >>>> …
Spirit Safaris’ “Lake Eyre Tours and Flights 2025” offers an unparalleled opportunity to witness this natural wonder. Their expertly curated tours provide both 4WD adventures and scenic flights, allowing travelers to experience the outback’s rebirth from multiple perspectives. A highlight includes a 2-hour flight over Lake Eyre, showcasing the Warburton Groove’s major inflow, the Tirari Desert, and landmarks like Elliot Price Conservation Park and Belt Bay. (Spirit Safaris, Spirit Safaris)
As the floodwaters continue their journey, they bring with them a resurgence of wildlife. Birdlife, including pelicans, swans, and banded stilts, are expected to flock to the region, taking advantage of the newly formed wetlands. The convergence of these natural events offers a fleeting window to experience the outback in a state of vibrant renewal.
Don’t miss this once-in-a-decade opportunity to immerse yourself in the outback’s dramatic transformation. Join Spirit Safaris’ “Lake Eyre Tours and Flights 2025” and be part of this extraordinary journey through Australia’s rejuvenated landscapes.
FLIGHT OPTIONS
CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED FLIGHT (1 OR 2 ) WHEN BOOKING …
Option 1 – LAKE EYRE FLIGHT 2 HOURS – to top of Lake Eyre where birds are often nesting and feeding
LAKE EYRE FLIGHT 2 hours – Views Lake Eyre North and South, Halligan Bay, ABC Bay, Belt Bay, Silcrete Island, Warburton Groove, Cooper Creek, Warburton & Macumba River entry to Lake Eyre. Flight reaches further into Lake Eyre where birds are often nesting and feeding. This flight is the most popular. Lake Eyre South & North + Warburton River Dingo Fence | Muloorina Station | Top Of Lake Eyre North | Madigan Gulf | Warburton River | Cooper Creek | Neales River | Warburton Groove |Jackboot Bay | Belt Bay | Lake Eyre South | Marree Man And So Much More. $600 PP
Option 2 – LAKE EYRE BIRDSVILLE & COOPER CREEK FLOODS – FULL DAY WITH LUNCH
Depart Marree As above plus Lake Eyre Birdsville Goyder Lagoon & Cooper Creek Floods – Full Day With Lunch includes viewing Lake Eyre | Birdsville Hotel | Simpson Desert | Cooper Creek | Goyder Lagoon | Coongie Lakes – The best way to see Birdsville without travelling on the dirt road. This flight covers Lake Eyre North & South, the Marree Man, the Channel country, Goyder Lagoon stopping for lunch at the Birdsville Hotel. Includes viewing Lake Eyre | Birdsville Hotel | Simpson Desert | Cooper Creek | Goyder Lagoon | Coongie Lakes – Head back to Marree towards Innamincka, over the Diamantina, Strezlecki Desert, Coongie Lakes & Cooper Creek. Great day trip to see the magnitude and expanse of our water system. $ 1495 PP
Option 3 – INNAMINCKA AND BIRDSVILLE DAY FLIGHT AND 2 LANDINGS
Depart William Creek for a scenic flight over Lake Eyre North including Silcrete Island and Jackboot Bay as you track towards the Cooper Creek Inlet. Enjoy views over the Cooper Creek and Birdsville track crossing and Lake Hope before landing at Innamincka. A short walk (approx 500m unless a pick up is available) to the Innamincka Hotel for a morning tea and some free time.
Return to the skies for Birdsville flying overhead Coongie Lakes, the top of Goyder Lagoon and Diamantina. Enjoy a pub lunch at the Birdsville Hotel before boarding for the return flight to William Creek. The return flight includes Big Red, Eyre Creek, Goyder Lagoon, Cliffton Hills, Simpson Desert, Kallakoopah Creek, Warburton inlet and groove and Dalhunty Island. Includes a one hour lunch stopover at Birdsville (own expense), full commentary via headsets worn by all guests and superb window views.
For latest and best information contact us here –
Download Tour & Flight Options here – Lake Eyre Tours Flights from Adelaide
The bridge in question spans Cooper Creek in far southwestern Queensland, near the famous Burke and Wills Dig Tree and historic Nappa Merrie Station once owned by Sir Sidney Kidman. While we often refer to it as “John’s Bridge,” the official plaque calls it the Burke and Wills Bridge—a touch ironic, as John notes with a laugh: “Burke and Wills never had a bridge!”
The story begins in the early 1980s when Bob Willing, an engineer and hydrology enthusiast, envisioned a route across the ever-unpredictable Cooper Creek—where water levels could shift from bone-dry to 20 kilometers wide.
“Bob was the initiator,” John explains. “He got me on board to design the bridge and together we toured the outback to persuade the shires to support the idea.”
In 1974, a major flood event provided unexpected help: NASA satellite images captured the full spread of Cooper Creek, and somehow, Bob managed to acquire over 100 of those aerial photographs. “We used a stereoscope to estimate elevation and plan a feasible route. That’s how we narrowed the site down to where the bridge now stands—where the creek is ‘only’ about 300 meters wide,” John recalls.
While John designed for about two meters of overtopping, recent floods may have exceeded even that.

“The standard is to build for a one-in-100-year flood,” John says. “But out there, you get floods every year. So I suggested a submersible bridge, which was unheard of at the time. It cut the cost in half.”
The bridge’s design also had to allow for strong current flow and debris impacts, like floating trees. “We offset the footings to counteract current pressure and built the deck in three continuous sections to provide redundancy if one part took damage.”
Even the handrail was a point of debate. “We had to make it stronger than standard—while still low enough to avoid catching debris and forming a dam.”
Just down the road lies the Burke and Wills Dig Tree, a symbol of tragedy and tenacity in Australian exploration history. As John notes, “There was controversy about which tree was the real one—both had ‘DIG’ carved into them—but I saw the one with regrowth around the hole. That seemed convincing to me.”
John fondly recalls a visit years ago when he saw workers trying to remove a sunken approach slab with jackhammers. “I told them, ‘Just jack it up and pack it underneath.’ They were surprised and pleased. I told them, ‘Don’t worry—I designed it.’”
“This bridge added something special to my CV,” John says. “Australia has been good to me, and it was nice to give something back. It’s a bridge that went against convention. And it worked.”
At Spirit Safaris, we’re proud to travel across John and Bob’s bridge on our outback adventures—especially when guiding guests to places like the Dig Tree, Lake Eyre, Innamincka, Birdsville and the Corner Country.
Floodwaters will recede, but stories like these—and the bridges that make them possible—stand the test of time.
Join us on an unforgettable journey into the outback—along ancient stock routes and through living history. Explore our latest Lake Eyre, Corner Country and Cooper Creek Tours. – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/lake-eyre-tours-flights/
Words: Richard O’Neill, CEO – Spirit Safaris
With heartfelt thanks to John Ivering, engineer, mentor, and adventurer.
You too can see the Burke and Wills Bridge, the real Dig Tree and the amazing Lake Eyre & Cooper Creek floods – Email is for latest information here https://www.spiritsafaris.com/contact/
Or book a tour here – https://www.spiritsafaris.com/outback-tours-australia/
See the video interview at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3whjk_eEz0
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With the release of the Outback Small Group 4WD Tours 2026, Spirit Safaris offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore this majestic wilderness. These tours promise an intimate, personalized experience, allowing you to connect deeply with nature and fellow travelers. For more insights into the unique landscapes of Australia
Imagine the thrill of traversing the vast, rugged landscapes of the Australian Outback, where every turn reveals a new adventure. For those over 40, including couples, business professionals, active retirees, and empty nesters, the allure of the Outback is undeniable.
These tours promise an intimate, personalized experience, allowing you to connect deeply with nature and fellow travelers. For more insights into the unique landscapes of Australia, you might find this Wikipedia page on the Australian Outback helpful.
Better still see details of tours at the calendar at base of this article
The Outback is a land of extremes, where vast deserts meet lush wetlands, and ancient rock formations tell stories of a time long past. Navigating this terrain requires expertise and a spirit of adventure. That’s where small group 4WD tours come in. These tours are designed to offer a more personalized experience, with fewer people and more flexibility. You won’t just see the sights; you’ll experience them up close and personal.
Traveling in a small group means you get more attention from your guide, who can tailor the experience to your interests. Whether you’re a history buff, a nature enthusiast, or a photography lover, your guide can help you explore the Outback in a way that resonates with you. Plus, with fewer people, there’s more room for spontaneity. Want to stop and take in a breathtaking sunset? No problem. Feel like lingering a bit longer at a particularly stunning spot? Go for it.
The Outback Small Group 4WD Tours 2026 are crafted to provide a comprehensive experience of Australia’s wilderness. You’ll travel in comfortable, well-equipped 4WD vehicles, perfect for tackling the diverse terrain. Each tour is led by experienced guides who are passionate about sharing their knowledge of the Outback’s unique flora, fauna, cultures, geology and history.
Before embarking on your Outback adventure, it’s essential to be prepared. The Outback is a remote and often harsh environment, so packing the right gear is crucial. Here are some tips to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable trip:
The Outback Small Group 4WD Tours for 2026 offer a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in one of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes. Whether you’re seeking solitude, adventure, or a deeper connection with nature, these tours provide the perfect setting. You’ll return home with unforgettable memories and a newfound appreciation for the beauty and resilience of the Australian wilderness.
Ready to embark on your Outback adventure? Contact Us today to learn more about our 2026 tour offerings and start planning your journey into the heart of Australia.
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