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The Ultimate Queensland Rail Journey The Ultimate Queensland Rail Journey JUST RELEASED! ONLY 7 DEPARTURES! + + + Spirit of the Outback Gulflander Savannahlander Spirit of Queensland 14 DAYS - 2022 BRISBANE - BRISBANE A special experience providing you with the very best in outback Queensland, with time spent on the Spirit of the Outback, Gulflander, Savannahlander and the Spirit of Queensland Trains and a full guided sightseeing programme. • Includes Return First Class overnight Rail Sleeper & RailBed • All hotel en suite accommodation • Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Longreach to Cairns • All meals • Fully guided sightseeing program INCLUSIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame • Qantas Founders Museum • Rosebank Station Lunch • Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show • Crocodile Dundee’s Walkabout Creek Hotel • Cloncurry Unearthed & John Flynn Place Museum - Royal Flying Doctor Service Lawn Hill Gorge • Guided Interpretive Tour of Boodjamulla National Park • Lawn Hill Gorge Cruise • Burketown touring • Leichhardt Falls • Normanton’s Purple Pub • Sand Island at Sunset Cruise • Barramundi Discovery Centre • Gulflander and Savannahlander Scenic Rail • Cobbold Gorge Tour and Cruise • Enasleigh Pub & Copperfield Gorge • Undara Lava Tubes • Woodleigh Station Morning Tea • Malanda Falls • Lake Barrine Cruise Undara Lava Tubes DAY 3 | THU | LONGREACH | B L D ITINERARY Visit the world-class Qantas Founders Museum, eloquently telling the story of the founding of Qantas. View interpretive displays, interactive exhibits, original and replica aircraft, and an impressive collection DAY 1 | TUE | BRISBANE | D of genuine artefacts. Wander the five themed You will depart Brisbane on the Spirit of galleries of the Australian Stockman’s Hall the Outback for a first class overnight rail of Fame and discover inspiring stories of our journey to Longreach. pioneering heroes. Meet the Smith family at historic Rosebank Station for an exclusive relaxed homestead lunch. Enjoy some free DAY 2 | WED | LONGREACH | B L D time in downtown Longreach to meet the Arrive in Longreach, the heartland of locals and wander the local shops. Late Queensland’s Outback. You will be met by afternoon, unwind on the Drover’s Sunset your guide at Longreach Railway Station and Cruise with tasty onboard nibbles platters; transferred to your central accommodation then take your seat at Smithy’s Outback for the next two nights. Meet fellow travellers Dinner & Show. Relax under the stars at the Welcome Supper and hear about the savouring a table service two-course camp adventures ahead with a comprehensive oven themed dinner, as the talented musical tour briefing by your guide. artists perform live on the river stage. DAY 4 | FRI | CLONCURRY | B L D We follow the Matilda Way via Winton to Kynuna and the Blue Heeler Hotel for a slice of Australian folklore. It was here that Banjo Paterson brokered a truce with the shearers who had burnt the Dagworth woolshed and 143 jumbucks. Rather than shoot each other, they sang Waltzing Matilda and both ‘swagman’ and ‘squatters’ sank their last drinks at the bar. Next stop will be the Walkabout Creek Hotel made famous in the movie blockbuster Crocodile Dundee. Late afternoon in Cloncurry we discover the great Australian story of our Royal Flying Brisbane ^ Doctor Service at John Flynn Place; one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. DAY 5 | SAT | ADELS GROVE | B L D Journey around 180km north of Cloncurry on a sealed road to the Burke & Wills Roadhouse before travelling on to the beautiful Gregory River for a relaxed picnic lunch. The river is spring fed and the water DAY 7 | MON | KARUMBA | B L D is crystal clear. We’ll then travel a largely Leaving Adels Grove today we’ll head east unsealed section of road around 90km to on the Gregory-Lawn Hill Road then travel Adels Grove, an oasis in the Outback and north to Burketown along State Route 84. just 10km from the spectacular Lawn Hill Enjoy a short break in Burketown for morning Gorge, Boodjamulla National Park. The tea and local stories then relax with a picnic park features breathtaking gorge country, lunch at Leichhardt Falls. In Normanton, sandstone ranges and World Heritage take a selfie with Krys the life-size statue of fossils. On arrival at Adels Grove, your the largest saltwater crocodile ever caught. accommodation for the next two nights, See the Purple Pub and Queensland’s enjoy some free time to explore your earliest surviving and heritage-listed Burns surrounds before dinner. Philp store. Arrive in Karumba with time to capture your first memorable Gulf sunset. DAY 6 | SUN | ADELS GROVE | B L D After breakfast, you’ll board a solar DAY 8 | TUE | KARUMBA | B L D powered pontoon boat for an hour long Discover the amazing secrets of the mighty guided cruise along tranquil Lawn Hill Barramundi at The Barramundi Discovery Creek and the breathtaking Lawn Hill Centre, the only hatchery in the world to Gorge. Have your camera ready to capture breed the Southern Gulf strain of this iconic the gorge’s vivid orange sandstone cliffs fish. Your tour of this new state-of-the-art towering above emerald green waters. Join interpretive Centre includes the opportunity a guided interpretive tour on one of the to feed a Barramundi. Enjoy free time after many walks the Park has to offer featuring lunch to explore the town or to simply relax natural and cultural sites. The afternoon and take in this beautiful location. Late is yours to enjoy at leisure in this stunning afternoon, we’ll cruise to a special sand location. Tonight we’ll watch the beautiful island in the Gulf of Carpentaria to toast sunset from Harry’s Hill. the sunset and feast on fresh seafood as spectacular twilight hues colour the skies. DAY 9 | WED | COBBOLD GORGE | B L D DAY 12 | SAT | MOUNT SURPRISE | B L D Travel to Normanton for a nostalgic Travel through contrasting landscapes rail journey on the famous Gulflander, and Forty Mile Scrub National Park to affectionately called the ‘Tin Hare’. Visit the Woodleigh Station. Take a tour through the historic gold mining townships of Croydon original homestead and see the cattleyards. and Georgetown. See the impressive mineral Relax with morning tea in view of the giant collection display at the TerrEstrial Centre. 100-year-old bougainvillea. See the cool, Arrive at the hidden outback oasis Cobbold fresh water tumbling over old basalt lava Gorge in time for sunset drinks overlooking flows at Malanda Falls as you continue onto the stunning infinity pool. Atherton Tablelands and cruise upon an enchanting natural lake hidden in the World Heritage Rainforest, Lake Barrine. Next you DAY 10 | THU | COBBOLD GORGE | B L D board the Savannahlander in Mareeba for Enjoy a tour of the magnificent sandstone a unique outback rail experience on the gorge on this privately owned cattle station. classic 1960s ‘silver bullet’ railmotor. Enjoy The gorge is stocked with a variety of native Happy Hour and the incredible views on the fish and freshwater crocodiles. On a guided descent into Cairns.. cruise, you’ll glide silently between towering cliffs in a specially designed, battery powered punt. Join an optional walk to the DAY 13 | SUN | CAIRNS | B L D top of the escarpment for awesome views of Enjoy breakfast before being transferring to the gorge below from the glass bridge. the Spirit of Queensland for your overnight journey to Brisbane. DAY 11 | FRI | MOUNT SURPRISE | B L D Enjoy a light lunch at Einasleigh pub with its DAY 14 | TUE | BRISBANE | B quirky miniature furniture collection adn see Your tour will conclude in Brisbane this the impressive rock formations of Copperield morning. Gorge. Take a scenic drive to Mount Surprise before heading on to the Undara Experience. Join a guided tour of the incredible Undara Lava Tubes, part of the world’s longest lava flows from a single volcanic crater. QLD Pension Card Regular Adult Twin Holder Twin Share: Share: 2022 DEPARTURES $7,488pp $8,097pp Senior Card Holder Single Supplement 19 April; 31 May; 28 June; 12 July; Twin Share: From $1,399 9 August; 23 August; 27 September $7,745pp DON’T MISS OUT! BOOK TODAY! Concession card numbers must be provided at time of booking. Subject to change and availability. Terms and conditions apply. Contact us for details..
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