Tour Highlights:

• Longreach Town Tour
• Ilfracombe Tour & Historic Wellshot Hotel
• Rosebank Station Tour & Smoko
• Qantas Founders Museum Entry & Airpark Tour
• Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show
• Winton Town Tour
• Waltzing Matilda Centre Entry
• Australian Age of Dinosaurs Tour
• Camden Park Station Tour & Lunch
• Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame Entry
• Luminescent Longreach Sound & Light Show

Inclusions:

• 4 nights en suite accommodation
• Touring with a Savannah Guides Operator driver-guide
• All meals daily (dinner only on day 1, breakfast only on day 5)
• Entries/activities as per itinerary
• Longreach accommodation arrival/departure transfers

Itinerary:

Day 1: Sunday – Longreach
Feel that sense of freedom and adventure as you arrive into Longreach. Fly/Rail guests will be met at Longreach Airport on arrival. You’re standing in the true heartland of Outback Queensland, home of legends, larrikins and our pioneering giants.  Get acquainted  on an introductory town tour with our Savannah Guides Operator Driver-Guide before checking into your accommodation.  Take a short drive to Ilfracombe.  Founded in 1891, it was a transport hub for Wellshot Station, which at the time held the largest number of sheep on any station in the world.  We’ll start the tour with an authentic pub dinner at the historic Wellshot Hotel.

4 nights Longreach Motor Inn (Optional upgrade to Mitchell Grass Retreat or Saltbush Retreat)

Day 2: Monday – Longreach
Meet the Smith family at historic Rosebank Station for an exclusive tour and a relaxed homestead morning tea. Back in town, wander the interactive displays of the Qantas Founders Museum to discover the real Qantas story. Hear the inspiring human stories of our national airline’s early years. Step inside the 747 and 707 Jets on an interpretive tour of the impressive Airpark. Late afternoon board the Longreach Explorer for the award-winning Drover’s Sunset Cruise on the mighty Thomson River.  Unwind with onboard nibbles and drinks, watching a magnificent outback sunset.  Enjoy a two-course table-service dinner under the stars at the entertaining Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show.  Top off the evening with billy-tea and freshly baked damper.

Day 3: Tuesday – Winton
Be prepared to be impressed with the changing landscapes as we travel from Longreach to Winton. See the quirky Arno’s Wall, the Musical Fence and learn the story behind Australia’s unofficial national anthem at the Waltzing Matilda Centre.  Visit Australian Age of Dinosaurs perched high on a magnificent mesa overlooking the plains where dinosaurs once roamed! Onsite dinosaur enthusiasts treat us to a top-class interpretive tour of the laboratory and collection room.  Return to Longreach late afternoon. Dinner tonight will be at your accommodation.

Day 4: Wednesday – Longreach
Explore the fascinating themed galleries at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and discover inspiring stories of our pioneering heroes. Experience the warm hospitality of local graziers with a visit to Camden Park Station. Enjoy a personalised tour of the property, followed by a delicious lunch.   Enjoy some free time downtown mid afternoon.  Tonight you will enjoy dinner at the popular Birdcage Hotel, a local favourite. Following dinner, we’ll head to Qantas Founders Museum’s Airpark for the fabulous Luminescent Longreach Sound & Light Show.  Prepare for 20 minutes of awesomeness as you stand surrounded by historic aircraft doubling as the canvas for this amazing high-tech show.

Day 5: Thursday – Longreach
Wake up to your last outback sunrise and a tasty breakfast before checking out of your accommodation. Your tour will conclude after breakfast this morning with a transfer to either Longreach Railway Station or Longreach Airport. Guests choosing to rail back to Brisbane aboard the Spirit of the Outback will enjoy all meals whilst onboard.