Three Day Tour
At a glance
Places visited: Adelaide, Lake Eyre, Coongie Lakes, Innamincka, Cooper Creek, Birdsville, Warburton River and William Creek
Duration: 3 Days, 2 Nights
Cost: $4450.00
Departure point: Adelaide Airport
Departure day: Friday
Departure time: 6.30 am
Inclusions: All scheduled meals, light snacks, some beer and wine, transport, accommodation and flights
2024 Departure dates: 7 June, 21 June, 12 July, 26 July
Image Credit: Peter Rowe, South Australian Tourism Commission
Day One
Adelaide to Birdsville
Make you way to the Adelaide Airport by 5.30 am for a 6.30 am Qantas or 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 to Marree to refuel, have a coffee and a quick look around town. Once we’re back on the plane, we’ll fly up to Lake Eyre, over the mysterious Marree Man, the Punt on the Birdsville Track, Cooper Creek, Moomba and finally to Innamincka for lunch ‘Innamincka Style’.
After lunch, we’ll hop back in the plane to fly over the spectacular Coongie Lakes and onto the outback town of Birdsville for a restaurant meal and a well deserved rest.
Image Credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission
Day Two
Birdsville to William Creek
You’ll wake up to an outback sunrise and a hearty breakfast in Birdsville. We’ll board our Wrights Air flight and venture along the Diamantina, through Goyder’s Lagoon, tracking the Warburton to Oodnadatta for lunch and a visit to the Oodnadatta Museum. Up in the air again, we’ll fly down along the Neales River to Lake Eyre, arriving at William Creek Hotel for our second nights accommodation.
Image Credit: Karen Smith, South Australian Tourism Commission
Day Three
William Creek to Adelaide
Wake up on the worlds largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station. Following breakfast, we are back on the plane, flying over the spectacular Painted Hills, a landscape so fragile the only way to see the hills is from the air. We’ll arrive in Coober Pedy, explore the township, visit Umoona Opal Mine and Museum where we’ll have an opportunity to buy some magnificent precious Opals, have lunch and board our Rex Airlines flight back to Adelaide.