Legendary Longreach & Winton
- Australia, Queensland
- Brisbane Return • May - Sep 2023
- 8 Day Itinerary
- From $5,329 (AUD)
- 30 Max.
- Operated by one of our trusted partners
Brisbane Return • May - Sep 2023
If you’ve always dreamed of visiting Australia’s heartland in Outback Queensland, it’s time to grab your kit and head for the bush! Longreach is the ideal outback base for soaking up the history and heritage of this amazing region.
While staying at Dagworth Stations outside of Winton, Banjo Paterson wrote the lyrics for the famous Waltzing Matilda ballad in 1895 and he first played the unofficial national anthem at Winton’s North Gregory Hotel, a favourite stop for Winton visitors. Recognised as the ‘home’ of Australian bush poetry, Winton hosts the annual Bronze Swagman Award. The iconic Australian airline, Qantas started in Winton in November 1920 and held their first board meeting in the Winton Club back in 1921, with the Qantas Founders Museum located in Longreach.
Winton has an undisputed rich history with links to the Great Shearers’ Strike, Waltzing Matilda and Qantas. However in recent days dinosaur discoveries have attracted new visitors to the region.
Tour Highlights
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Longreach School of Distance Education Tour
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Rosebank Station Tour & Smoko
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Qantas Founders Museum Entry & Airpark Tour
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Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show
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Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame & Outback Stockman’s Show
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Camden Park Station Sunset Tour & Exclusive Historic Woolshed Dinner
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Carisbrooke Station Tour
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Dinosaur Stampede National Monument at Lark Quarry Conservation Park
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Winton Town Tour
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Waltzing Matilda Centre
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Australian Age of Dinosaurs Tour including Dinosaur Canyon and Deluxe Sunset Barbecue
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8 Day Itinerary
Board your QantasLink flight for a 2.5 hour journey to Longreach. You will be met by our Outback Aussie Tours driver guide and host and transferred to Saltbush Retreat. Meet fellow travellers for a tour briefing and welcome dinner. While at Saltbush Retreat, you can enjoy an indulging soak in one of three clawfoot baths on their exclusive Outdoor Bath Terrace or a swim in their outdoor pool.
Meals Included: Dinner
Stay: Saltbush Retreat – 3 nights
Experience a totally different way of schooling on a tour of the Longreach School of Distance Education. Explore the fascinating themed galleries at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and discover inspiring stories of our pioneering heroes. Take your seat at the exciting Stockman’s Live Show to see amazing horsemanship and the action of a live muster. Witness the traditional Australian Stockman skills that are still used today. Enjoy some free time and outback retail therapy in downtown Longreach. Late afternoon experience the warm hospitality of local graziers on a visit to Camden Park Station. Join Outback Dan on a personalised tour of his family property, sunset drinks at Two Tree Hill, followed by an exclusive dinner in their 100 year old woolshed.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Receive a warm welcome to Longreach at historic Rosebank Station, originally settled as a sheep and cattle station some 100 years ago. Enjoy morning tea and a chat with the local Outback Aussie Tours owners. Wander the world-class Qantas Founders Museum, eloquently telling the story of the founding of Qantas. View marvellous interpretive and interactive exhibits then join a guided Airpark Tour. Late afternoon, unwind on the Drover’s Sunset Cruise with tasty onboard nibbles followed by a two-course table service dinner under the stars at Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Be prepared to be impressed with the changing landscapes as we travel from Longreach to Winton. Enjoy a town tour to discover the quirky Arno’s Wall and play a tune on what is believed to be the world’s only musical fence. Learn the story behind Australia’s unofficial national anthem at the Waltzing Matilda Centre; the only museum dedicated to a song. Mid afternoon, we take a short drive out of town to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, perched high on a spectacular mesa. Join a guided interpretive tour of the laboratory, collection room and Dinosaur Canyon. Take in the moment at our very special sunset barbecue overlooking the plains where dinosaurs once roamed!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Boulder Opal Motor Inn, Winton – 2 nights
Travel into the heart of Waltzing Matilda country and Carisbrooke Station. Here we’ll follow the scenic Cory’s Range drive to the Three Sisters rock formation, fossick for opals and enjoy a relaxed billy tea. Witness a prehistoric event from some 95 million years ago at Dinosaur Stampede, Lark Quarry Conservation Park. Join an interpretive tour of the world’s only recorded dinosaur stampede featuring over 3000 footprints frozen in time in ancient mudflats. Return to Winton for a relaxed dinner at your accommodation.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Following an early breakfast, we end the tour with a short drive back to Longreach. This morning, we are in for a treat. We get to enjoy the best section of the Spirit of the Outback in daylight hours. Settle into your comfortable, reclining seat and enjoy the spectacular scenery on the full day rail adventure to Emerald. You’ll pass through Barcaldine, Jericho and Alpha as well as the gem field town of Anakie. Arrive relaxed and recharged in Emerald in time for dinner at your accommodation.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Emerald Maraboon Motel – overnight
Today we will take a short drive to Miners Heritage in Rubyvale for a walk-in underground Sapphire mine tour. Learn the techniques used by pioneering gem miners to extract prize Sapphires buried in hard rock. Next, we’ll visit Lake Maraboon, Queensland’s second largest lake and a popular freshwater fishing destination. Continuing our drive east to Rockhampton, we’ll call in to the Blackwater International Coal Centre for an insight into this billion dollar industry and to see oversized machinery navigating massive open cut pits. Tonight in Rockhampton, we’ll celebrate our incredible journey with a farewell dinner at our accommodation.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Mercure Hotel – overnight
After breakfast, you’ll board the Tilt Train, the most modern passenger train in Australia. This is the fastest narrow gauge train in the world, a world class standard of travel. As you journey east, enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery in Southern Queensland before arriving in Brisbane mid afternoon.
Tour Inclusions
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One way economy flight from Brisbane to Longreach
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Daylight rail travel on the Spirit of the Outback and Tilt train to Brisbane
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All en suite accommodation (3 nights Longreach, 2 nights Winton)
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Touring with a Savannah Guides Operator driver-guide
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All meals (5 buffet breakfasts; 4 lunches; 5 dinners)
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All entries/activities as per itinerary
Tour Dates & Prices
Departure Date | Return Date | Price Per Person From | |
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10/05/2023 | 17/05/2023 | $5,329* per person twin share / $6,374* per person single | |
17/05/2023 | 24/05/2023 | $5,329* per person twin share / $6,374* per person single | |
14/06/2023 | 21/02/2023 | $5,629 per person twin share / $6,674 per person single *LIMITED AVAILABILITY* | |
28/06/2023 | 05/07/2023 | $5,629 per person twin share / $6,674 per person single | |
26/07/2023 | 03/08/2023 | $5,629 per person twin share / $6,674 per person single | |
06/09/2023 | 13/02/2023 | $5,629 per person twin share / $6,674 per person single | |
27/09/2023 | 04/10/2023 | $5,629 per person twin share / $6,674 per person single |
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Terms and Conditions
*Early Emu Deals valid for bookings made before 30 November 2021. Strictly limited and subject to availability. Rail price based on return Aust. Govt. Senior Card holder fares in a First Class Sleeper on the Spirit of the Outback between Brisbane and Longreach. Please ask for Queensland Pensioner and Full Adult rail fares. Included Economy flights are with an airline of Outback Aussie Tours choosing and subject to the airline’s booking and carriage conditions. Rail & Flight subject to availability. Please note there is limited rail availability so early bookings are essential.
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