



DAY 1 Tuesday 19 July 2022 Brisbane to Rockhampton
- Tilt train
Today group members depart Brisbane Roma Street Station midmorning
on our Tilt Train journey to Rockhampton. The Tilt Train connects
passengers with some of Queensland’s most iconic tourist destinations
with a quick and convenient way to access the Southern Great Barrier
Reef and Capricorn Coast. Travelling at up to 160km per hour, the tilt
Train is one of the fastest trains in Australia. Upon arrival early evening we
check into our Rockhampton hotel. This evening we enjoy an included
Welcome Dinner.
DAY 2 Wednesday 20 July 2022 Airlie Beach
This morning we enjoy a city tour of Rockhampton before heading north
to Airlie Beach via Mackay. The tour manager will recommend restaurants
for those that wish to dine with the group.
DAY 3 Thursday 21 July 2022 Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday
Islands, a gathering of 74 sandy isles scattered across the centre of the
Great Barrier Reef. Today we take a cruise to spectacular Whitehaven
Beach followed by lunch and free time at Hamilton Island.
DAY 4 Friday 22 July 2022 Townsville
We depart Airlie Beach today following the coast north to Townsville. We
check into our hotel late afternoon. Townsville is a vibrant and bustling
city with Federation-style architecture and a coastal vibe. It’s also
Australia’s largest garrison town with Australian Defence Force bases and
a fascinating military history.
DAY 5 Saturday 23 July 2022 Charters Towers – The Inlander
A free morning in Townsville before we board The Inlander train for
Charters Towers. Relax as we depart the coast and head into the Great
Dividing Range and Outback Queensland. We disembark in Charters
Towers mid-afternoon and check in to our motel. Gold was first discovered
in the outback town of Charters Towers in 1871 by Aboriginal horse boy, Jupiter Mosman. It quickly became a booming gold rush town, with over
65 hotels and a population of more than 25,000 people. The afternoon
will be free to explore the town.
DAY 6 Sunday 24 July 2022 Richmond
This morning we will have a tour of Charters Towers. The town has many
magnificent heritage buildings which are testament to its prosperity in
the early 1900s. These include the heritage listed Stock Exchange Arcade,
The World Theatre, City Hall and the Post Office Tower. The cemetery,
which was established in 1895, is the resting place of Jupiter Mosman.
This afternoon we travel to Richmond, a small outback town which
functions as a service centre to the surrounding pastoral community.
Once part of Australia’s vast Inland Sea, Richmond is best known for its
marine fossil discoveries.
DAY 7 Monday 25 July 2022 Mt Isa
This morning we visit Kronosaurus Korner which displays fossil finds
from the cretaceous-era inland sea, which existed from about 97.5 to
120 million years ago. We then travel to Mount Isa via Cloncurry. Mt Isa
is Outback Queensland’s largest town, built around vast silver, copper,
zinc and lead mines. Nestled among the ochre-red Selwyn Ranges, on
the banks of the Leichhardt River, Mount Isa is a bustling melting pot of
culture and industry and home to one the most productive single mines
and the southern hemisphere’s largest rodeo.
DAY 8 Tuesday 26 July 2022 Mt Isa
We enjoy a sightseeing coach tour of Mount Isa, with local guide,
including a visit to Mount Isa’s fascinating World War 2 Underground
Hospital. This afternoon we visit the Hard Times Mine underground tour.
Descending into the mine in the Alimak Cage, we begin to explore the history of mining as the guides entertain us with their stories of the good
times and the hard times that they had working deep under the earth.
DAY 9 Wednesday 27 July 2022 Winton
This morning we travel to Winton via McKinlay and the Walkabout Creek
Hotel, location for the pub scenes in the movie Crocodile Dundee. On
the way we will see the Combo Waterhole, a famous billabong that
has important links with the Waltzing Matilda story. ‘Banjo’ Paterson
visited Combo Waterhole for a picnic before writing the song in 1895.
On arrival we visit the outstanding Waltzing Matilda Centre, which tells
the intriguing story behind the writing of Waltzing Matilda. After dinner,
we will enjoy an Old-time Movie Night, a special one hour movie show
at Winton’s Royal Theatre, one of the few remaining open air picture
theatres still operating in Australia, complete with original projection
equipment and canvas seats! The show includes old cinema newsreels,
old movie ads, ‘The 3 Stooges’ and ‘Popeye’.
DAY 10 Thursday 28 July 2022 Winton
This morning we enjoy a visit to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Display
in Winton’s Corfield and Fitzmaurice building. One of Australia’s largest
dinosaur fossils (‘Elliot’) was discovered near Winton in 2002. This
afternoon we visit the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways for a guided tour.
We’ll see amazing fossilized footprints from a dinosaur stampede 95
million years ago.
DAY 11 Friday 29 July 2022 Longreach
Late morning we depart Winton for Longreach, which is the heart of
Outback Queensland and home to the Stockman’s Hall of Fame and
the Qantas Founders Museum. According to its founders; “[Qantas] was
conceived in Cloncurry, born in Winton and grew up in Longreach.” After
time for lunch we will check into our hotel and the rest of the afternoon
will be free.
DAY 12 Saturday 30 July 2022 Longreach
This morning we will visit the Qantas Founders Museum. The museum
tells the story of Australia’s national airline, from its early days in Outback
Queensland to the present day. Characters of the early Qantas days,
their pioneering spirit and the impact the airline had for all Australians,
is brought to life through life size exhibits, historical artefacts and
interactive displays including the National Heritage Listed Qantas
Hangar. We will also enjoy informative guided tours of the Boeing 707,
Boeing 747, Super Constellation and DC-3 in the Museum’s new Airpark
Enclosure. This evening enjoy a sunset cruise and traditional stockman’s
campfire dinner on the nearby Thomson River.
DAY 13 Sunday 31 July 2022 Longreach
This morning we visit The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback
Heritage Centre, which pays tribute to Australia’s outback heroes. It also
tells the story of the rural areas from the arrival of the Aborigines more than
40,000 years ago, settlement by the British, exploration, the establishment
of grazing, agriculture, mining, forestry and other industries in country
Australia. It also follows the story of the many kinds of technologies which
are playing a role in farming, business and communications to the present
day. This afternoon there is free time, in the centre of town. Make sure you
visit The Station Store. This outstanding store is based on the traditional
outback stores that sold everything.
DAY 14 Monday 1 August 2022 Barcaldine
– Spirit of the Outback
We enjoy a taste of the historic Spirit of the Outback train journey this
morning as we board for the Longreach to Barcaldine leg. Enjoy watching
the ever changing outback scenery from the comfort of the train. On
arrival in Barcaldine we have an over view tour of the town and learn
about the historic Tree of Knowledge (the Tree under which shearers met
during Great Shearer’s Strike of 1891).
DAY 15 Tuesday 2 August 2022 Charleville
This morning we travel to Charleville. On arrival we enjoy a sightseeing
tour with a local guide. We see the School of Arts Hotel, mentioned in the
song Charleville, recorded by Slim Dusty and visit the Charleville Historic
House and Museum, a beautiful historic building (1881). After lunch we
visit the Charleville Bilby Experience (presented by Save the Bilby Fund).
We see the rare and endangered bilby, a cute local marsupial.
DAY 16 Wednesday 3 August 2022 Roma
We depart Charleville and continue on to Roma, where we see some of
the town’s famous bottle trees. We also see the impressive heritage-listed
Roma Courthouse, situated on site of courthouse where Harry Redford
(Captain Starlight) was tried in 1872 for cattle-stealing.
Optional Westlander Train Journey
Tour members have the option to return to Brisbane on the Westlander
overnight train to Brisbane departing from Roma this evening. Travel
overnight and wake up to the stunning scenery of the Darling Downs
and Great Dividing Range as you pass through Toowoomba and head
towards Brisbane, arriving late morning on Thursday.
DAY 17 Thursday 4 August 2022 Brisbane
For tour members returning by coach we travel from Roma to Brisbane
across the Darling Downs and the Great Dividing Range. In Toowoomba
visit the outstanding Cobb & Co Museum and see Australia’s finest
collection of horse-drawn vehicles. We arrive into Brisbane Roma
Street Train Station at approximately 5:00pm and the tour concludes.
Please talk to your consultant if you would like us to arrange post tour
accommodation.
Twin Fare | Single Fare |
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$5,190 | $5,940 |
Deposit is refundable up to 90 days before departure.
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