2Day and 3Day Lake Eyre Fly Tour

At a glance

  • Places visited: Adelaide, Lake Eyre, MarreeMan, Birdsville, Coongie Lakes, Innamincka, Cooper Creek, Dig Tree, Warburton River, Painted Hills and William Creek

  • Duration: 2Day and 3Day Lake Eyre Fly Tour

  • Cost: 2Day Tour - $3950.00pp. - 3Day Tour - $4450.00pp ($350 Single Supplement)

  • Departure point: Adelaide Airport

  • Departure day: Saturday

  • Departure time: 7am Flight from Adelaide Airport with Alliance Airlines

  • Inclusions: All scheduled meals, light snacks, some beer and wine, transport, accommodation and flights

  • 2025 Departure dates: June Onwards. Departing Saturday’s

Image Credit: Peter Rowe, South Australian Tourism Commission

Image Credit: Peter Rowe, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day One

Adelaide to Birdsville to Innamincka

Make you way to the Adelaide Airport by 5.30 am for a 6.30 am Alliance Airlines flight to Olympic Dam.

On arrival at Olympic Dam at 8.00am, we’ll have a short break to stretch our legs before boarding with Wrights Air.  Departing Olympic Dam, we’ll fly up towards Lake Eyre, doing a quick circle over the mysterious Marree Man, over Lake Eyre, and then following the Warburton river, before it spreads out into the Spectacular Goyders Lagoon, and then onto Birdsville for Lunch and a look around town. Back in the Plane, where you will see Pelicans Galore over the Coongie Lakes, then landing at Innamincka for a well deserved rest at our 1st night accommodation.

Image Credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission

Image Credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day Two

Innamincka to William Creek

You’ll wake up to an outback sunrise and a hearty breakfast in Innamincka. We’ll board our Plane for a short flight out to The Famous “Dig Tree”, where we land and learn of the ill fate of Burke and Wills.

We then fly along the flooded Cooper’s Creek, over the Punt, which is in operation to get cars from one side of the Birsdville Track to the other side. Back over Lake Eyre, for one last look, then Landing at William creek for Lunch.

In the afternoon, fly over the Beautiful Desert Colour’s of the Painted Hills.

Those doing a 2DAY TOUR will then fly onto Olympic Dam for there return flight at 5pm back to Adelaide.

Those doing a 3DAY TOUR will fly back to William creek for there 2nd night’s accommodation.

Image Credit: Karen Smith, South Australian Tourism Commission

Image Credit: Karen Smith, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day Three

William Creek to Adelaide

Wake up early on the worlds largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station, and straight into the Plane, where we fly to Coober Pedy, and see all the white mounds of dirt from the Opal mines. Into Coober Pedy for Breakfast, and then explore the Underground World of Coober Pedy, Umoona mines, The underground Catholic Church, and you are driven to the airport, where we depart on a 2hr Rex Airlines flight at 1pm back to Adelaide.