Sydney Social Flying September 2021 Air Safari Destination Western Australia 15 Day Flying Adventure to the Golden West
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Sydney Social Flying September 2021 Air Safari Destination Western Australia 15 Day Flying Adventure to the Golden West FLY THE GREAT AUSTRALIA BIGHT AND BACK, EXPLORING THE RUGGED COAST OF SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA! September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Air Safari Lead Chris Muller [email protected] 0412 129 162 Air Safari Head Office Support George Higgins [email protected] 0422 157 991 September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Start Finish September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Date Route Overnight Distance (nm) 11-Sep Home Base to YREN Renmark 12-Sep YREN-YPIR-YCDU-YNUB Nullabor Motel 522 13-Sep YNUB-YECT-YCAG-YORL-YESP Esperance 495 14-Sep Rest Day Esperance 15-Sep YESP-YHPE-YABA Albany 216 16-Sep YABA-YWPE-YAUG-YMGT Margaret River 164 17-Sep Rest Day Margaret River 18-Sep YMGT-YBUN-YMUL-YRTI-FRE-YPJT Cottesloe Beach 149 19-Sep YPJT-FREM-BUB-YCVS Cervantes 107 20-Sep YCVS-YDRA-YGEL-YCAR Carnarvon 345 21-Sep YCAR-YGEL Geraldton 241 22-Sep YGEL-YSCR-YPKG Kalgoorlie 395 23-Sep YPKG-YFRT-YCDU Ceduna 641 24-Sep YCDU-YPLC-YKSC-YGWA-YSCK- Mount Gambier 521 YMTG 25-Sep MTG to Home Base 19 Stops 14 Nights 3,796 Note: Distances exclude getting to the start, Renmark and returning home from Mount Gambier September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Cost Summary Item Single Single Double / Twin Double / Twin Occupancy Least Occupancy Most Share Least Share Most Expensive Expensive Expensive Expensive The Jetty Resort Pool View Motel Ocean View Pool View Motel Ocean View Esperance Unit Suite Unit Suite Margaret River King Balcony Large Apartment King Balcony Large Apartment Room Room Cottesloe Beach Double Balcony King Beachfront Double Balcony King Beachfront Hotel Ocean Centre Ocean View Luxe Ocean View Ocean View Luxe Ocean View Hotel Geraldton Room Room Room Room Base Inclusive $4,400 $4,900 $3,300 $3,500 Price Inclusive Base $5,500 $6,000 $4,400 $4,600 Plus Activities Price Notes: • All prices quoted are per person. • Base Inclusive Price includes all accommodation as per the standard noted, Included Transfers and Included Meals. • Inclusive Base Plus Activities Price is the Base Inclusive Price plus the total of the most likely popular Tours and Activities. • Refer last few pages for details on accommodation, transfers, meals and tours. To Secure your place on this Air Safari a deposit of $1,500 per person is required. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Sydney Social Flying uses Kimberley Air Safaris, ABN 43 558 430 979 to arrange and administer the September 2021 Golden West Air Safari. All payments will be made to Kimberley Air Safaris (KAS). Payments you make to KAS are used to pay all accommodation, landside activities, tours, restaurants and other activities planned for air-safari participants. On paying your deposit, you are authorizing KAS to make bookings on your behalf. KAS payments to suppliers are subject to their Terms and Conditions. Should you need to cancel your booking, this could result in cancellation charges being levied by suppliers. Our cancellation policy is as follows. KAS will refund monies paid, less any supplier cancellation fees. Additionally, we reserve the right to charge a $250 per person cancellation administration fee. September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Itinerary Saturday 11 to Saturday 25 September DAY ONE Saturday 11 September DAY TWO Sunday 12 September A solid day of flying will get you to the Nullabor Roadhouse, 200 km east of the WA border. This might require a couple of fuel stops, with Port Pirie and Ceduna being good options. The track Ceduna to the Nullabor Roadhouse virtually follows the coast. Just before the roadhouse is the start of the Bunda Cliffs, a renown viewing spot for migrating Southern Wright Whales. The taxiway from the Roadhouse airstrip, Renmark Hotel – Established 1897 enables aircraft to be parked a short distance On the very first day we meet in Renmark, from accommodation. which is an excellent starting point for the westward journey. Renmark, located on the Murray River, is a prosperous town in the heart of rich Riverland area where limes, olives, apricots, grapes, plums, garlic and oranges are all grown. If you have the opportunity, hire a bicycle / canoe / kayak , and cycle / paddle along the riverbank. Moored on the river’s edge are Southern Wright Whales – Head of the Bight historic boats, such as the PS Industry and Barge Argo. PS Industry and Barge Argo Nullabor Roadhouse September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West Depart Arrive Track Dist Depart Arrive Track Dist (Mag) (nm) (Mag) (nm) Renmark Port Pirie (YPIR) 285 146 Nullabor Eucla (YECL) 257 105 (YREN) Roadhouse (YNUB) Port Pirie Ceduna (YCDU) 281 227 (YPIR) Eucla (YECL) Caiguna (YCAG) 256 177 Caiguna (YCAG) Orleans Farm 233 156 Ceduna Nullabor 281 149 (YORL) (YCDU) Roadhouse (YNUB) Orleans Farm Esperance 275 57 (YORL) (YESP) DAY THREE Monday 13 September DAY FOUR Tuesday 14 September Bunda Cliffs Following the Bunda Cliffs, which stretch over 200 km and plummet 90 meters into the Southern Ocean will get you to the WA border. Tracking in a south westerly direction from this point will take you to Esperance. A small Woody Island, Recherche Archipelago diversion flying just off shore, say from Cape After travelling about 1,000 nautical miles over Arid through to Cape Le Grand will overfly the the previous two days, it is time for a bit of a scenic Recherche Archipelago which consists of rest. nearly 100 untouched islands. French explorers are credited with making the For flight planning purposes AVGAS is available first landfall near the present day town, naming at Caiguna. it and other local landmarks while sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. The town itself was named after a French ship, the Espérance, commanded by Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Espérance is French for "hope“. Suggested activities for the day is either a visit to Woody Island which could include a refreshing drink at Black Jacks Bar or a bite to eat from the waterfront kiosk. Or, for the Recherche Archipelago anglers a half or full day fishing charter maybe of interest. September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West DAY FIVE Wednesday 15 September continent, before heading north. Depart Arrive Track Dist The Rainbow Coast is suitably rugged and (Mag) (nm) spectacular, highlighted features such as the Natural Bridge and the Gap – all the work of Esperance Hopetown 261 84 (YESP) (YHPE) powerful Southern Ocean waves. Hopetown Albany (YABA) 243 132 There should be plenty of time left in the day to (YHPE) settle in and have a wander around Margaret River. A fairly short flight, perhaps following the coast Depart Arrive Track Dist will get us to Albany around lunchtime. (Mag) (nm) Albany started life in 1826 as a British Military Albany (YABA) Walpole 270 55 (YWPE) Outpost and is the oldest town in WA. The military connection has continued. 40,000 Walpole Augusta (YAUG) 298 85 (YWPE) ANZAC troops embarked from there late 1914. One third did not return home. Augusta Margaret River 356 24 (YAUG) (YMGT) During WW2 the US Navy established an Auxiliary Submarine Base at Albany. In keeping with the historical theme, and afternoon tour showcasing Albany and its history has been arranged. Denmark, Greens Pool and Rainbow Bay Albany and Shoal Bay DAY SIX Thursday 16 September Today, we fly to Margaret River, where we will spend a couple of nights. The scenic route is to follow the Rainbow Coast to Cape Leeuwin, the most south westerly location on the Australian Gnarabup Beach, just west of Margaret River September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West DAY SEVEN Friday 17 September After lunch we can hop on the Island explorer bus. Accommodation that night is at the Cottesloe Beach Hotel, where we will be enjoying a mid trip dinner that evening. Depart Arrive Track Dist (Mag) (nm) Margaret River Murray Field 024 93 (YMGT) (YMUL) Murray Field Rottnest 334 34 (YMUL) Island (YRTI) Rottnest Island Freemantle 107 11 Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse (YRTI) (FRE) The highlight for day is a customised tour of the Freemantle Perth 109 7 Margaret River region. This will include visiting (FRE) Jandakot (YPJT) local highlights including the stunning coast and lighthouses – this time from the ground rather than the air. Plenty of time will be set aside to visit local wineries such as Leeuwin Estate and will include a gourmet lunch with accompanying wines. In the evening a group dinner has been arranged at a local restaurant to complete the day. Thompson Bay, Rottnest Island Fraser Gallop Estate DAY EIGHT Saturday 18 September The short flight today takes us to Perth Jandakot airport with a visit to Rottnest Island. After A Pair of Rottnest Island Quokkas landing we catch the Shuttle to take us into the village for lunch at the Rottnest Hotel. September 2021 Air Safari – Golden West DAY NINE Sunday 19 September DAY TEN Monday 20 September Depart Arrive Track Dist Today is an opportunity to go whale watching at (Mag) (nm) Carnavon. 40,000 humpback whales migrate between the North West shelf and Antartica Perth Jandakot Freemantle 295 6 (YPJT) Golf Couse from June to November. Quite a few of them (FREM) pass by just off Carnavon. Freemantle Golf Cervantes 340 100 Couse (FREM) (YCVS) Due to limited capacity of the boat the cruise slots will be late morning, early afternoon and Another short flight today to get to Cervantes, late afternoon. From a planning perspective the which from Jandakot is essentially via the trip to Carnavon will probably require a fuel northern coastal GA route. stop at Geraldton. Cervantes is a small coastal fishing town Depart Arrive Track Dist renown for its Crayfish catch – which will (Mag) (nm) feature throughout the rest of the day.