Outback Queensland and Carnarvon Gorge

Scott and our home pickup service will transfer you to Sydney Airport for your flight to Brisbane. On arrival, our coach will be waiting to welcome you and head into the Outback to the Palms Motel Chinchilla. (1 night)

We continue westward, passing through Chinchilla, Miles Historical Museum, Roma & Morven before arriving at Charleville for 2 nights.  Staying at Mulga Country Motor Inn. ( 2 nights )

A visit to the Royal Flying Doctor and Historic House Museum.  We’ll take a ‘Histories and Stories’ Tour at the grand Hotel Corones. After dinner, view the Great Outback Night Sky with a guided tour at The Cosmos Centre & Observatory.

Travelling north west , we’ll have a morning tea break at Tambo, with its amazing range of teddy  bears made from sheepskin. Our lunch break will be at Blackall, home to the original ‘Black Stump’ and nearby Alice Downs Station  where famous gun shearer Jackie Howe set his world record. We arrive at Longreach for a 4-night stay at the boutique Saltbush Retreat. (4 nights)

A visit to the  Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame & Outback Heritage Centre including the Outback Stockman’s Show.  Across the road to the Qantas Founders Museum and a Secrets of The 747 Tour. This afternoon we’ll reconnect with the romance of rail by riding in a heritage Rail Motor watching the sun set over the mighty Thompson River floodplains for our Silver-Tails Outback Rail Adventure

We start the day with  a gallop along an outback track in a fully-laden Cobb & Co Stage Coach travelling on the original mail route between Longreach and Windorah.  Relax on an evening sunset cruise on the Thompson River, followed by a campfire meal with outback entertainment.

We spend the morning at the incredible Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton. The museum is home to the world’s biggest collection of Australia’s largest dinosaurs at Dinosaur Canyon. A visit to the North Gregory Hotel where in 1895 the first public recital of “Waltzing Matilda” was given.

It’s back to school this morning in the world’s largest classroom with a tour of The Longreach School of Distance Education.  We head to historic Barcaldine which became famous as the centre of the shearers’ strike in 1891. We make our way east to Emerald this afternoon. Maraboon Emerald (1 night)

A look around Emerald this morning before our visit to Queensland’s Central Highlands and the Carnarvon National Park. Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Lodge (2 nights)

Hidden in the rugged ranges of Queensland’s central highlands, the iconic Carnarvon Gorge stretches out over 330,000 hectares of rugged high mountain ranges descending into lush serene rainforests and pristine meandering river systems carved out by massive glacial flows a very, very long time ago. Our passionate local eco guides have more than 20 years experience showing off the gorge to their guests. We join them for the day exploring the landscape.

Due east today with stops along the way. Our final destination is Rockhampton. The beef and barra capital is a modern throwback to the heydays of Queensland’s colonial past with rich and perfectly-preserved heritage and history. Empire Apartment Hotel (1 night)

We say goodbye to Queensland and fly from Rockhampton back to Sydney where Scott will be waiting to welcome you and ensure a comfortable journey home.