3 Day Scenic Outback Adventure Tour

Checking in to the Seair hangar at 6:45am, an early briefing and departure sees the sun rising over the Gold Coast as you head west for Charleville. This central Queensland town is home to a Royal Flying Doctor Service base, and you’ll have a chance to visit it after landing at around 10:00am.

After refuelling, continue into the Outback, arriving at the Birdville Hotel around 1:00pm. Enjoy lunch at the Birdsville hotel before exploring this iconic Australian town.

Regrouping at 4:30pm, climb aboard the air confitioned 4WD tour vehicle and head west into the Simpson Desert to enjoy drinks on Big  Red, the first major dune as you enter the desert. After sunset, return to the Birdsville Hotel for dinner and drinks at their heritage listed front bar. Overnight accommodation: Motel unit at the Birdville Hotel

Day two starts with a cooked buffet breakfast, before departing Birdsville. You’ll get an opportunity to see Big Red and the Simpson Desert from the air. Then, heading south, pick up the Diamanbna River at low level and follow this through the Goyder Lagoon towards to the tip of Lake Eyre North.

Climbing up high, you’ll get to see all of 9,500 square km from your vantage point over the lake. Head west to arrive at William Creek at 11:30am, and see this unique town before lunch and a cold beer at the only pub in town, the William Creek Hotel. After lunch, fly back toward Lake Eyre South and the infamous ‘Maree Man’ before continuing across Cooper Creek to Innamincka. Conditions permitting, visit the historic Dig Tree and learn about Burke & Wills story.

Overnight accommodation: Motel units at the Innamincka Hotel
Settle in to the Innamincka Hotel, before heading out for a Grave Tour. Follow the Cooper Creek to Burke’s final resting place. Watch wildlife come to drink from the creek as the sun sets, before heading back to the hotel for dinner.

After breakfast, take to the air and head east, returning into Queensland following the Cooper Creek. Landing in Cunnamulla to refuel, another short hop sees you landing at Charlotte Plains Station in the late morning.

Met on arrival by Robyn Russell, our host and station manager, spend the day exploring an authentic piece of the Australia Outback. This property has been in Robyn’s family for generations, and she shares its rich farming history on guided tours of the station. Visiting the cattle yards, shearing sheds and the station, hot water bore, you’ll gain an appreciation for station life and the culture that it has developed.

After lunch at the homestead, the tour begins its final sector, heading for the coast. Returning to civilisation in the early evening, wish your fellow travellers farewell as the tour officially concludes.