Lake Eyre Birdsville Track Cooper Creek Flight & 4WD Tour – 6 days

 

Floodwaters pass by  Birdsville and head for Goyder Lagoon on the way to Lake Eyre

 

Corner Country, Arkaroola, Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, Birdsville & Lake Eyre – FromBroken Hill or Adelaide to Birdsville,  via Strzelecki Track, Arkaroola, Wilpena Pound, Outback NSW, Lake Eyre (flight included), Flinders Ranges to Adelaide or Broken Hill. Cooper Creek, Lake Eyre via Coongie Lake wetlands, Outback NSW, Moomba, Innamincka, Birdsville, Burke & Wills Dig Tree, Lake Eyre (flight included), Flinders Ranges to Adelaide. Connection options to Sydney, Broken Hill, Adelaide or Melbourne.

 

Day 1 – From Adelaide city or airport  we depart via spectacular mountain scenery adjacent the Flinders Ranges. Travel via the rich wine producing region of the Clare Valley ((wine tasting optional) and through the rich countryside of rural South Australia. Enjoy picturesque scenery, and rural town stops with lunch and a morning and afternoon teas. We cross t he Goyder Line, view the Elder & Heyson Ranges, Wilpena Pound & Lake Torrens and visit the historic and award winning Prairie Hotel at Parachilna with great outback art before arrival at our cosy overnight stop at the historic 1880’s Marree Hotel. L, D

Day 2 – At Marree check out the ancient mosque, Old Ghan railway history and Lake Eyre Yacht Club. From Marree we take a 1 1/2 hour scenic flight over Lake Eyre. (Optional 2.5 hour flight available). We visit the shores of Lake Eyre at Madigan Gulf where Donald Campbell set the land speed record In 1963. The flight includes viewing Cooper Creek, Warburton Groove (the major inflows), Elliot Price Conservation Park, Campbell Point, Jackboot, Halligan & BeltBays, Lake Eyre South, major islands & landmarks. Learn of the Marree Man giant sculpture. The flight gives you a great perspective of the region we are about to travel up the Birdsville Track.

We visit a wetlands by Muloorina Station, a favourite spot for birds (including brolgas) and birdwatchers, and connect with the wonder of the bird and plant life revitalised by recent flooding rains. Overnight Marree with a few yarns in the pub or around the  campfire.

 

Day 3 – Depart Marree and today we pass through various terrain including harsh red stones of the Sturt Stony Desert to the yellow dunes of the Natterannie Sandhills as we head north to Birdsville. We pass ruins of old sheep and cattle stations, and currently operating stations. Just north of the Dog Fence (5,600 km long) are the hot springs of Clayton Creek, near Clayton Station. Another 30 km on is Dulkaninna Station, these names made famous in the Tom Kruse film “The Outback Mailman.” We arrive at the Cooper Creek crossing, which depending on water levels may be the punt (Cooper Creek Ferry) or a water crossing (1.5 km wide in flood time). We stopat Mungeranie Wetlands and check out the birdlife here over lunch.  We pass Gypsum Cliffs, Mirra Mitta Bore and Lake Howitt, to Tippipilla Creek campsite, (some bird spotting) near the Warburton River, and arrive Birdsville for overnight BLD

Arkaroola Resort		Ridge Top Tour Arkaroola

 

Day 4 – Birdsville is an icon of the outback, attracting outback travellers to connect with the frontier history of this landmark town.
Birdsville used to be the customs post for goods and cattle travelling to and from South Australia before Federation. It was the route used by the great cattle drovers, including S. Kidman & Co, and there’s plenty of this history to experience in Birdsville, especially at the local museum, adjacent the tasty treats of the Hard Road Cafe. Today we visit Big Red, the Simpson Desert’s biggest sand hill, and see Burke & Wills marked tree on the Diamantina River. An optional flight over the Simpson Desert and Goyder Lagoon is available here. After a goodlook at Birdsville, we head off south on the Birdsville Track following the spectacular Diamantina River past Pandie Pandie station and Goyder Lagoon. for overnight, oralternatively overnight at Mungeranie Roadhouse on the Birdsville Track. Travellers willing, some time in the hot spa might be in order. BLD

Day 5 – Time and track conditions willing, we visit Kalamurina Station, (restricictions on some dates) part of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy on the Warburton River or alternatively a cruise on the Cooper Creek (if running). We also visit the shores of Lake Eyre in the National Park at Level Post Bay, see the Donald Campbell memorial and enjoy the vitality of the bird and plant life at the permanent Muloorina water hole, a favourite spot for birds (including brolgas) and birdwatchers. We enjoy the day with memories of life on the track before overnight in Marree with a few yarns around the campfire or at the local pub. Overnight Marree. BLD

 

Day 6 – Today we visit the ruins of the old Ghan railway town of Farina, which once supported 300 people. We view the giant Leigh Creek coal mine, enjoy a break at the Quandong cafe at Copley and travel via old Ghan railway towns to Parachilna, and in the foothills of the Flinders Ranges to Hawker and picturesque mountain landscapes to arrive in Adelaide around 6pm, delivered to your accommodation or
airport connection. BL

Big Red Sandhill – Simpson Desert	Big Red Sandhill – Simpson Desert	Lake Eyre Flight

Cooper Creek flowing to Lake Eyre	Lake Eyre, Birdsville Wetlands Cruise, Flight & 4WD Tour

Lake Eyre & Birdsville – Birdsville Track, Simpson Desert,“Big Red” sandhill, Flinders Ranges & Lake Eyre Tour & Flight, Wetlands Walk, Cooper Creek Cruise from Adelaide return to Adelaide

 Price includes all meals, NP park entry fees, professional guide, Lake Eyre flight (less $ if flight not required), luxury 4WD transport. comfy camping OR for 5 nights accommodated  twin share (couple or twin). Rooms are in best country hotels or ensuite cabins.

6 days tour from Adelaide return to Adelaide

From Broken Hill or Adelaide return to Adelaide

 

Call  1300 763 188 or email with any questionsto info@spiritsafaris.com