Attributes

States: SA
Regions: The Flinders, Eyre Peninsula
Themes: Outback by Road, Native Fauna & Flora, Maritime History, History & Heritage, Food & Wine
Days: 9

OUTBACK AND OYSTERS - NEW FOR 2012

South Australia - Flinders Ranges and Eyre Peninsula

The FLINDERS RANGES in the northern part of South Australia are colourful and rugged. For 40,000 years this place has been special for Aboriginal people who followed its dreaming trails and trade routes stretching from the sea to the centre of Australia. Then, with European settlement, came the folly of thinking that rain would follow the plough. Of course it didn’t as shown by today’s deserted towns and farms. With its special gorges, cool waterholes and towering peaks, much of the land... [view more] The FLINDERS RANGES in the northern part of South Australia are colourful and rugged. For 40,000 years this place has been special for Aboriginal people who followed its dreaming trails and trade routes stretching from the sea to the centre of Australia. Then, with European settlement, came the folly of thinking that rain would follow the plough. Of course it didn’t as shown by today’s deserted towns and farms. With its special gorges, cool waterholes and towering peaks, much of the land has been set aside as sanctuaries and parks. The colours, the vastness, the stories and the wildlife make this a very special place. To the south the EYRE PENINSULA covers a vast area, stretching 1000kms from the Western Australia/South Australia border to the Iron Triangle City of Whyalla and 400kms from the Gawler Ranges to Port Lincoln in the south. Its an area covering over 2000kms of spectacular coastline ranging from towering limestone cliffs, sweeping surf beaches, sheltered coves and bays, changing to a hinterland of rolling hills, farmland, remarkable rocks and rugged ranges. The Eyre Peninsula boasts coastal drives that rival the Great Ocean Road, granite rock formations that are as dramatic as Western Australia’s Wave Rock and a developing aquaculture industry that produces the best oysters and tuna this country has to offer.
Overview
Days:

Day 9

Heading Home

This morning we head through the Clare Valley as we set our sights on home




Tourist Attractions
Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre

Accommodation

Meals
Breakfast

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