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Journey of the Gulf Savannah 13 DAYS JOURNEY OF THE GULF SAVA NNAH Medium level of fitness required Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park Normanton Station Gulf Sunset, Karumba Savannahlander Karumba CAIRNS 1 Mt Surprise Lawn 2 Hill 2 Gorge Einasleigh NORTHERN 2 2 TERRITORY Adels Cobbold Gorge Grove Burke & Wills Roadhouse Cloncurry 1 QUEENSLAND Legend Winton Spirit of Queensland Spirit of the Outback Savannahlander LONGREACH 2 Gulflander the founding of Qantas. View interpretive displays, interactive exhibits, original TOUR HIGHLIGHTS and replica aircraft, and an impressive Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame collection of genuine artefacts. Wander Qantas Founders Museum the five themed galleries of the Australian Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Stockman’s Hall of Fame and discover BRISBANE Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show inspiring stories of our pioneering heroes. Enjoy some free time in downtown Crocodile Dundee’s Walkabout Creek Hotel Longreach to meet the locals and wander the local shops. Late afternoon, unwind on Cloncurry Unearthed & John Flynn the Drover’s SunsetNEW Cruise SOUTH with tasty WALES Place Museum – Royal Flying Doctor Service onboard nibbles; then take your seat at Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show. Relax Guided Interpretive Tour of under the stars savouring a table service Boodjamulla National Park two-course camp oven themed dinner, Lawn Hill Gorge Cruise as our talented outback entertainer Burketown touring performs live on the river stage. Leichhardt Falls Normanton’s Purple Pub Day 3 | FRIDAY | CLONCURRY Sand Island at Sunset Cruise We follow the Matilda Way via Winton to Kynuna and the Blue Heeler Hotel for Barramundi Discovery Centre SYDNEY a slice of Australian folklore. It was here Gulflander and Savannahlander that Banjo Paterson brokered a truce Wollongong Scenic Rail with the shearers who had burnt the Cobbold Gorge Tour Dagworth woolshed and 143 jumbucks. and Cruise Rather than shoot each other, they sang Undara Lava Tubes Waltzing Matilda and both ‘swagman’ Woodleigh Station Lunch and ‘squatters’ sank their last drinks at the bar. Next stop will be the Walkabout Lake Barrine Cruise Creek Hotel made famous in the movie blockbuster Crocodile Dundee. Late Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park afternoon in Cloncurry we discover the great Australian story of our Royal Flying Day 1 | WEDNESDAY | LONGREACH Doctor Service at John Flynn Place; one Arrive in Longreach, the heartland of of the largest and most comprehensive Queensland’s Outback. You will be met by aeromedical organisations in the world. your Savannah Guides Operator driver and Overnight Gidgee Inn, Cloncurry host at either Longreach Railway Station or Longreach Airport and transferred to your central accommodation for the Day 4 | SATURDAY | ADELS GROVE Journey around 180km north of Cloncurry next two nights. Meet fellow travellers at on a sealed road to the Burke & Wills our Welcome Supper and hear about the Roadhouse before travelling on to the adventures ahead with a comprehensive beautiful Gregory River for a relaxed picnic tour briefing by your driver and host. lunch. The river is spring fed and the water 2 nights Longreach Motor Inn, is crystal clear. We’ll then travel a largely Longreach unsealed section of road around 90km to Adels Grove, an oasis in the Outback and Day 2 | THURSDAY | LONGREACH just 10km from the spectacular Lawn Hill Visit the world-class Qantas Founders Gorge, Boodjamulla National Park. The Museum, eloquently telling the story of park features breathtaking gorge country, 13 DAYS JOURNEY OF THE GULF SAVANNAH sandstone ranges and World Heritage Day 7 | TUESDAY | KARUMBA fossils. On arrival at Adels Grove, your Discover the amazing secrets of the accommodation for the next two nights, mighty Barramundi at The Barramundi enjoy some free time to explore your Discovery Centre, the only hatchery in the surrounds before dinner. world to breed the Southern Gulf strain of 2 nights Adels Grove this iconic fish. Your tour of this new state- of-the-art Interpretive Centre includes Day 5 | SUNDAY | ADELS GROVE the opportunity to feed a Barramundi. After breakfast, you’ll board a state-of- Enjoy free time after lunch to explore the the-art solar powered pontoon boat for town or to simply relax and take in this an hour long guided cruise along tranquil beautiful location. Late afternoon, we’ll Karumba Gulf Sunset Lawn Hill Creek and the breathtaking cruise to a special sand island in the Gulf of Lawn Hill Gorge. Have your camera ready Carpentaria to toast the sunset and feast to capture the gorge’s vivid orange on fresh seafood as spectacular twilight sandstone cliffs towering above emerald INCLUSIONS hues colour the skies. All en suite accommodation green waters. Join a guided interpretive tour on one of the many walks the Park Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Day 8 | WEDNESDAY | Longreach to Cairns has to offer featuring natural and cultural COBBOLD GORGE sites. The afternoon is yours to enjoy at Savannah Guides Operator Travel to Normanton for a nostalgic driver & host leisure in this stunning location. Tonight rail journey on the famous Gulflander, we’ll watch the beautiful sunset from All meals (12 buffet breakfasts; affectionately called the ‘Tin Hare’. 11 lunches; 12 dinners) Harry’s Hill. Visit the historic gold mining townships All entries/activities as per itinerary of Croydon and Georgetown. See the Day 6 | MONDAY | KARUMBA Arrival transfer from Longreach Airport impressive mineral collection display at or Railway Station Leaving Adels Grove today we’ll head east the TerrEstrial Centre. Arrive at the hidden on the Gregory-Lawn Hill Road then travel outback oasis Cobbold Gorge in time for north to Burketown along State Route sunset drinks overlooking the stunning 84. Enjoy a short break in Burketown for infinity pool! morning tea and local stories then relax 2 nights Cobbold Gorge Resort with a picnic lunch at Leichhardt Falls. In Normanton, take a selfie with Krys the Day 9 | THURSDAY | life-size statue of the largest saltwater COBBOLD GORGE crocodile ever caught. See the Purple Pub Enjoy a tour of the magnificent sandstone and Queensland’s earliest surviving and gorge on this privately owned cattle heritage-listed Burns Philp store. Arrive in station. The gorge is stocked with a Karumba with time to capture your first variety of native fish and freshwater memorable Gulf sunset. crocodiles. On a guided cruise, you’ll 2 nights End of the Road Motel, Karumba glide silently between towering cliffs in Gulflander a specially designed, battery powered Cobbold Gorge Undara Lava Tubes punt. Join an optional walk to the top of gathering around the campfire with the escarpment for awesome views of the fellow travellers. 2022 ITINERARY gorge below. Use the QR code below to view the up to Day 12 | SUNDAY | CAIRNS date itinerary for 2022 or visit our website. Day 10 | FRIDAY | MOUNT SURPRISE Travel through contrasting landscapes We board the Savannahlander in and Forty Mile Scrub National Park to Forsayth for a unique outback rail Woodleigh Station. Relax with lunch experience on this classic 1960s ‘silver- in view of the giant 100-year-old bullet’ railmotor. Enjoy a light lunch bougainvillea, then take a stroll around at the Einasleigh pub with its quirky the expansive gardens. Continue on to miniature furniture collection. Re- Atherton Tablelands and an enchanting board the train and travel to Mount natural lake hidden in World Heritage Surprise, then transfer by coach to Rainforest, Lake Barrine. Gain a close- Bedrock Village. up view of one of the most amazing 2 nights Bedrock Village, rainforest ecosystems in the world as you cruise this beautiful lake. Tonight enjoy a Mount Surprise farewell dinner at your accommodation. 2022 DEPARTURES 20 Apr; 01, 29 Jun; 13 Jul; Day 11 | SATURDAY | Overnight Rydges Esplanade, Cairns 10, 24 Aug; 28 Sep MOUNT SURPRISE Explore the Undara Lava Tubes, part of the world’s longest lava flow from a single Day 13 | MONDAY volcanic crater. These tubes were created Your tour concludes after breakfast. when the Undara Volcano erupted over Own transfer to your homeward bound 190,000 years ago, pouring out enough connections. 2022 EAR LY lava to fill Sydney Harbour three times over. Join a highly skilled Savannah Guide EMU DEALS! for amazing insights into the tubes’ Book by 31 July 2021 environmental, geological and historical 2021 DEPARTURES and travel at 2021 prices. features. We return to Bedrock Village for 28 Apr; 29 Sep a relaxed dinner under the stars before JOURNEY OF THE 2021 TOURS 2022 TOURS GULF SAVANNAH Twin Share Single Twin Share Single 13 Day Longreach – Cairns $7049pp $8389pp $7119pp $8419pp 15 Day Brisbane – Brisbane* $ * $ * $ * $ * with return overnight rail 7745 pp 9085 pp 7815 pp 9115 pp *Price includes return First Class overnight rail on the Spirit of the Outback and Spirit of Queensland based on Aust. Govt. Senior Card holder fares. Please ask for other fare types and flight packages. 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