Flying over Lake Eyre.
Image credit: Peter Rowe, South Australian Tourism Commission
Flying over Lake Eyre.
Image credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission
Lake Eyre from the air.
Image credit: Adam Bruzzone, South Australian Tourism Commission
As the lake dries up and the water evaporates, its salinity increases and it often appears to turn 'pink'. This due to a pigment found within an algae species that lives in the lake.
Image credit: Grant Hunt, South Australian Tourism Commission
Flying over Lake Eyre
Image credit: Adam Bruzzone, South Australian Tourism Commission
Lake Eyre is a salt pan when dry.
Image credit: Allan Dixon, South Australian Tourism Commission
During the trip, we drive along the Oodnadatta Track, an unsealed outback road that passes from Marree to Marla.
Image credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission
The William Creek Hotel
Image credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission
We’ll stop over for a meal at the iconic Prairie Hotel in Parachilna.
Image credit: Ian Routledge, South Australian Tourism Commission
The Marree Australian Camel Cup is held annually in July.
Image credit: David Godfrey, South Australian Tourism Commission
Coober Pedy from the air
No trip to the outback is complete without a stopover in the underground town of Coober Pedy.
Image credit: Karen Smith, South Australian Tourism Commission
The Prairie Hotel, Parachilna
Image credit: Adam Bruzzone, South Australian Tourism Commission
Roads in the South Australian outback
We will stop in the Clare Valley wine region on our return trip.
Image credit: John Montesi, South Australian Tourism Commission
Clare Valley vineyards.
Image credit: John Montesi, South Australian Tourism Commission
Wildlife seen on the journey
We will pass through the Flinders Ranges on our way to Lake Eyre
