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Australian Pacific Touring Essence of the Outback 10 Days

Tour Code: CQOT

Experience an essential outback combining a fascinating rail journey on the Spirit of the Outback with historic landmarks, museums and galleries with rugged landscapes, moving sunsets and unique geological features.

Day 1. Independent touring, Brisbane, Spirit of the Outback
Board the Spirit of the Outback train this morning (meals not included) for the journey to Longreach.
Stay: Spirit of the Outback

Day 2. Longreach, Cattlemen's Dinner and Show
Arrive in Longreach and join your tour group. Tonight enjoy an outback dinner and show at the Cattlemen's Bar and Grill.
Stay: Longreach, Albert Park Motor Inn
Daily Meal Included: Dinner

Day 3. Longreach, Qantas Founders Outback Museum, Stockman's Hall of Fame, Winton
Visit the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, then tour the Stockman's Hall of Fame before continuing to Winton.
Stay: Two Nights: Winton, Boulder Opal Motel
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 4. Lark Quarry, Royal Theatre
Travel to Lark Quarry to view dinosaur footprints, visit the Waltzing Matilda Centre then tour the Outback Regional Art Gallery. Tonight, see a movie at the unique open-air Royal Theatre.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5. Mt Isa
Stop today to see the billabong thought to have inspired 'Waltzing Matilda'. Visit the pub at MacKinlay, known as the Walkabout Creek Hotel in 'Crocodile Dundee'. On arrival in Mt Isa, take a surface tour of the Mt Isa Mines.
Stay: Mt Isa, All Seasons Verona Hotel
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 6. Cloncurry, Lawn Hill National Park
Travel to Cloncurry and visit the Royal Flying Doctor Museum, then head off road and into the wilderness of Lawn Hill National Park.
Stay: Two Nights: Adels Grove, Lawn Hill National Park, in tented cabins with shared facilities^.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 7. Riversleigh Fossil Fields, Lawn Hill Gorge
With a local guide, explore the World Heritage-listed Riversleigh Fossil Fields, where some fossils date back around 25 million years. After lunch, relax at Lawn Hill Gorge.
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8. Karumba. Head to Karumba
This evening, enjoy prawns and a glass of wine on the beach as the sun sets over the gulf.
Stay: Karumba Lodge Hotel
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 9. Karumba, Gulflander Train Journey, Georgetown
Ride the Gulflander Train to Critters Camp, then continue by coach via Croydon to Georgetown.
Stay: Georgetown, Latara Resort Motel
Daily Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10. Undara Lava Tubes, Cairns
Tour the Undara Lava Tubes before your tour ends on arrival in Cairns at around 5.30pm
Daily Meal Included: Breakfast

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