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Outback Experience and Opals 

(Sydney to Melbourne) 5days / 4nights

MON/THU            depart Sydney with the Indian pacific train for Broken Hill            D

Leave Sydney on Monday or Thursday afternoon with the world famous Indian Pacific Train and travel first through the magnificent Blue Mountains, then through country New South Wales and the outback to Broken Hill. Your accommodation tonight will be a First Class Cabin aboard the train.

TUE/FRI            Broken hill – Mutawintji – White Cliffs                                          B/L/D

You will be collected at the Broken Hill train station upon arrival of the Indian Pacific. Leaving Broken Hill we travel to the Mutawintji National Park to explore its history and grandeur with Aboriginal art and haunting memories to take us back in time. The wildlife in and around Mutawintji is also spectacular: Big Red Kangaroos, Emus, Eagles and much more. After a picnic lunch we continue our journey and travel to the remote White Cliffs Opal Field - the oldest commercial opal field in Australia! Tonight dinner will be served by the friendly staff of the famous underground Dug Out Motel, which is also our accommodation for the night – a very unique experience!

WED/SAT            White Cliffs – Broken Hill                                                       B/L/D

We will spend the morning inspecting this extraordinary outback settlement. Learn how and why the community lives underground. Visit some underground opal galleries and perhaps purchase one of the magnificent local opal products. Before lunch we'll see the 'Old Field' where in search for “colour” over 50,000 holes have been dug since the 1890's. Return to Broken Hill for dinner and a well deserved good nights rest.

THU/SUN:              Broken Hill – Kinchega National Park – Menindee                  B/L/D

Leaving Broken Hill behind we travel to the Kinchega National Park with its spectacular Menindee Lakes. The surface area of these lakes is seven times greater than that of Sydney Harbour! Taking the ‘scenic drive’, we follow the mighty Darling river where native bird and animal life abound among the enormous river red gums. After lunch we visit the small outback township of Menindee, the last stop for Burke and Wills (early explorers) on their fateful journey into the unknown. We stay on in Menindee tonight to enjoy the peace and serenity of the outback.

FRI/MON:                     Menindee – Mungo national park – Mildura - Melbourne            B/L

After a wholesome breakfast we make our way to the Mungo National Park via Pooncarie, another old river port town along the Darling River. Continuing our journey toward the World Heritage Area of the ancient Willandra Lakes, we arrive at Mungo National Park with its amazing "Walls of China" and spectacular wildlife. This almost lunar like landscape will inspire the photographer and enchant the nature lover. In the afternoon we drive to Mildura where we will transfer you to the airport for afternoon Kendell Flight to Melbourne. (Departure details will be advised at time of booking)

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