Tour Inclusions

$6995.00 Adult Twin / Double per person
$8045.00 Solo Traveller

Tour based on a minimum of 20 people

Tour Inclusions

11 nights motel accommodation
11 motel cooked breakfasts
11 motel two course dinners
9 included lunches – see below

Entry and lunch at Barossa Chateau
Guided tour and lunch at Bungaree Station
Entry and guided tour at Martindale Hall
Lunch at Flinders Food Co
Entry to Jeff Morgan Art Gallery
Scenic flight ex. Leigh Creek including Lake Eyre, Painted Hills and William Creek for lunch with Wrightsair
Lunch at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Explore the Cosmos tour at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Ridgetop tour at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Lunch at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Packed lunch (day 9)
Flinders Ranges step on guide (half day)
Packed lunch (day 10)
Entry, demonstration and lunch at Shear Outback

Not Included

Travel insurance – recommended
Items of personal nature eg laundry/phone and any optional extras/trips
Alcoholic & non alcoholic beverages plus meals not listed on the itinerary

Pick up Locations

Twofold Arcade, Eden
Pambula Bus Shelter
Bimbimbee, Monaro Street entrance
Merimbula Coach Stop, Park Street
Club Bega, Gipps Street

Booking Terms & Conditions

A minimum of 20 people is required for the tour to proceed.

CONDITIONS OF BOOKING

All bookings must be accompanied by a deposit of $600.00 per person

The balance and final payment must be received 30 days prior to departure

CANCELLATION POLICY

More than 90 days notice: Full refund less $600 deposit

90 – 60 days before tour: 50% refund

Less than 60 days: no refund

Sapphire Coast Buslines strongly recommend that all passengers take out travel insurance at the time of booking, in case of unexpected illness or accident.

Fitness level

A medium level of fitness is required as walking is involved.

Day 1: (D) HOME TO MELBOURNE Tuesday 22 July 2025

Welcome to our extended South Australian Tour featuring the Clare Valley, Leigh Creek (with Outback sightseeing flights) and the Flinders/Gammon Ranges in the Far North. Once everyone is on board, we are ready to go. We have a travel day to Melbourne where we arrive with time to enjoy our welcome dinner in the onsite restaurant.

Mercure Caroline Springs
Lunch at own expense | Dinner at motel

Day 2: (BD) MELBOURNE TO MURRAY BRIDGE Wednesday 23 July 2025

Today we have one of the longest day of the tour, so sit back and enjoy the ride as we make our way onto the Western Highway, via Horsham to Murray Bridge.

Bridgeport Hotel, Murray Bridge
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at own expense

Day 3: (BLD) MURRAY BRIDGE TO CLARE Thursday 24 July 2025

To the north of here is the Barossa Valley and that’s where we are heading this morning. We have planned a visit to the Barossa Chateau – a stunning building that sits in one of Australia’s most important rose gardens of international significance. Combined with Lyndoch Hill, the overall estate covers an impressive 25 acres, 30,000 roses and 5kms of walkways. We enjoy a tour and a light lunch before continuing north through to Clare.

Clare Country Club
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at Barossa Chateau

Day 4: (BLD) CLARE Friday 25 July 2025

Established in 1841, Bungaree Station became the headquarters of an extensive sheep station with 100 thousand merino sheep by the 1880s. Today, over 175 years later, it is an efficient mixed farm run by the descendants of the original founder, G.C. Hawker. Consequently, Bungaree Station is not a museum, but rather a living record of rural Australia since 1841. One of the owners will take us on a most interesting tour of the buildings with family insights into the farm’s history. This afternoon we visit Martindale Hall, a beautiful Georgian style with Italianate influenced sandstone mansion. Step back in time to the days of gracious living on a large pastoral estate late in the 1800’s to early 1900’s.

Clare Country Club
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at Bungaree Station

Day 5: (BLD) CLARE TO LEIGH CREEK Saturday 26 July 2025

From Clare we start to head into the South Australian Outback. Travelling through Hawker we stop for lunch before time to visit Jeff Morgan’s Gallery where we not only see but will experience “Wilpena Panorama”. This is a 360-degree view as seen from St Mary’s Peak, the highest point of Wilpena Pound. The endless painting will have us mesmerised. From here we travel to Leigh Creek which will be our home for the next two nights.

Leigh Creek Outback Resort
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at Flinders Food Co.

Day 6: (BLD) SCENIC FLIGHTS Sunday 27 July 2025

Just to the north of here is Lake Eyre. The sheer magnitude of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Region is breathtaking. Our flight crosses over the Dog Fence, the Marree Man and onto Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre South and up through to the Southern tip of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre North and Belt Bay, the lowest point on mainland Australia. From here we pass Silcrete Island and Dalhunty Island. After following the Warburton Groove north, we now track east to the Cooper Creek Inlet then down through Madigan Bay. The myriad of colours emblazoned in patterns of ochre and pink algae create an amazing kaleidoscope of colour. With water, the reflections are breathtaking. Wrights Air who have experienced, professional pilots with extensive knowledge of the South Australian Outback Region, will provide us with a stunning sightseeing flight. Using their quality, high wing aircraft everyone gets a window seat. It will be a wonderful experience.

Leigh Creek Outback Resort
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at William Creek Hote

Day 7: (BLD) LEIGH CREEK TO ARKAROOLA Monday 28 July 2025

We farewell our hosts at Leigh Creek and make our way into the Gammon Ranges National Park, one of Australia’s true tourism gems. Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is blessed with a unique landscape created over 2 billion years ago and is home to the most rugged chain of mountains in the Australian Outback. We have lunch on arrival and then a free afternoon. You might like to watch the rare Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby come in the feed in its natural environment close to where we sit to observe. At night visit the Cosmos Observatory. There is nothing like an evening under a stunning tapestry of stars, taking in the amazing sight of the night sky in the dark Gammon Ranges. View the moon, stars, Milky Way and other celestial bodies up close through astronomy binoculars. The arid environment and elevation at Arkaroola, with the backdrop of the Flinders, provides the perfect environment for stargazing. There’s little to no cloud cover, and the nearest town is over 100km away – that means virtually no light pollution. A truly memorable experience.

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at motel

Day 8: (BLD) ARKAROOLA Tuesday 29 July 2025

This morning we take the incredible 4WD ‘Ridge Top Tour’ showcasing timeless terrain and natural beauty of the area. An experienced tour guide will share their knowledge of Arkaroola’s 1600 million year geological history as they navigate the famous Ridgetop Track. We’ll explore ancient granite mountains, hillsides covered in native bush and several lookouts with breathtaking vistas. See the jaw dropping 1,000m Yudnamutana Gorge, the plains and Lake Frome salt lake. We return to Arkaroola for lunch before an afternoon at leisure. Take a self-guided walk, a scenic flight of the Gammon Ranges (own arrangements) or perhaps relax in the beautiful surroundings. The choice is yours!

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at motel

Day 9: (BLD) ARKAROOLA TO WILPENA POUND Wednesday 30 July 2025

We have an early start this morning as we express to Wilpena Pound. Arriving in time for lunch we have the afternoon to explore the incredible Ikara-Flinders Ranges with a local guide. Here we’ll explore a landscape more than 600 million years old featuring rugged, weathered peaks and rocky gorges. It is a place rich in Aboriginal history and home to a vast array of wildlife and some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country.

Wilpena Pound Resort
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at motel

Day 10: (BLD) WILPENA POUND TO MILDURA Thursday 31 July 2025

We travel out of the stunning Flinders Ranges and begin our journey home. We pause in Burra where copper from the local “Monster Mine” saved South Australia from bankruptcy in the 1840s. it was the largest metal mine in the country employing 1000 people. Cornish and Welsh miners flocked to Burra to work from the South Australia Mining Association and some set up homes in dugouts hewn out of the banks of the Burra Creek. Our journey this afternoon takes us through the Riverland region before crossing the Victorian border to Mildura, where we stop for our overnight stay.

Best Western Chaffey International Motor Inn, Mildura
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Packed lunch from Burra Bakery

Day 11: (BLD) MILDURA TO WAGGA WAGGA Friday 1 August 2025

This morning, we get underway and travel to Hay and look at the Hay Water Tower Art. Using the towns Water Towers as a backdrop, Melbourne artist Matt Adante, created a lasting memorial to the contribution of the people of Hay to the World Wars. Next, we call into the National Shearers Hall of Fame – Shear Outback – a monument to contemplate, celebrate and honour shearers and shearing. We have lunch here, then make our way to Wagga Wagga.

Quality Hotel Rules Club Wagga
Breakfast and dinner at motel | Lunch at Shear Outback

Day 12: (B) WAGGA WAGGA TO HOME Saturday 2 August 2025

Following breakfast, we’re on the road again for our final day on tour together. We stop for convenience breaks and to purchase lunch before arriving home late afternoon from an incredible tour to South Australia.

Breakfast at motel | Lunch at own expense

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