Attributes

States: SA
Regions: Eyre Peninsula
Themes: Outback by Road, History & Heritage
Days: 4

LAKE EYRE AND FLINDERS RANGES

4 Day tour! See lake Eyre in Flood and Wilpena Pound

A Coach Tour to the Flinders Ranges Including A Spectacular Sightseeing Flight Over Lake Eyre During February and March 2010 huge amounts of rain fell in the Channel Country of western Queensland. The inland river system has drained a lot of this water into Lake Eyre. The Diamantina, Warburton, Barcoo and Thompson Rivers are just a few of the creeks and rivers that make up a network of natural drainage that delivers vast amounts of water into two Lakes – Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre... [view more] A Coach Tour to the Flinders Ranges Including A Spectacular Sightseeing Flight Over Lake Eyre During February and March 2010 huge amounts of rain fell in the Channel Country of western Queensland. The inland river system has drained a lot of this water into Lake Eyre. The Diamantina, Warburton, Barcoo and Thompson Rivers are just a few of the creeks and rivers that make up a network of natural drainage that delivers vast amounts of water into two Lakes – Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South. These lakes lie within the Lake Eyre National Park which has a combined area of nearly 10,000 square klms. For the next two years or so the Lakes will come to life and swarm with pelicans, seagulls and other water birds while fish which have laid dormant in the crust of the dry lake for many years, come to life. Our tour will take us to Wilpena Pound located south east of the Lake Eyre National Park. We will stay two nights here for the chance to take a spectacular flight to see this rare event - when Lake Eyre is in flood.
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Day 2

LAKE EYRE AND FLINDERS RANGES

Over the next two days we will have plenty of time to enjoy the Resort, look at the Interpretative Centre or take a walk towards (or even to) the rim of Wilpena Pound. The Touring Coach will also be doing two half day sightseeing tours during our stay. These two tours will be offered twice so that if you happen to be doing the flight one morning, you will be able to take the tour the following morning. The same will apply for the afternoon tour. Our locally based guide Bill McIntosh, who owns a Station just north of the Flinders Ranges National Park – Gum Creek Station – will be our guide on the coach. So if you are flying today the flight times are 7.00am and 12 noon. If you are not flying then you may like to take the morning tour to Gumcreek Station. Bill will meet us at the Resort to conduct a tour to his property situated on Wockerawirra Creek. After morning tea we will explore historic township of Blinman before returning to the Resort for lunch. This afternoon Bill will again join the coach for the Brachina Gorge and Bunyeroo Gorge tour (subject to road conditions). Again if you are flying this afternoon, the tour will be repeated tomorrow. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner in the Wilpena Resort)




Accommodation
Wilpena Pound Resort
Rawnsley Park Station

Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Day 3

LAKE EYRE AND FLINDERS RANGES

This morning the same program applies as yesterday. For those who have not done the flight over Lake Eyre the departure times will again be 7.00am and 12 noon. The morning tour... read more...

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