LAKE EYRE TRIPS - An authentic outback adventure
Itinerary for Lake Eyre – Birdsville trip
| Where | What to do | Daily Flying time | NOTES | |
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DAY 1 |
Horsham to Innamincka |
8.00am - Depart Horsham
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5 hours |
Fly over the 'Big Desert' National Park, the Murray River and stop in Broken Hill for a short break & fuel Overfly ‘Cameron’s Corner’, the Strzelecki Desert and Cooper Creek - Land at ‘The Dig Tree’ and take in the surrounds
Short 10 minute flight to Innamincka
Check into Innamincka Hotel and enjoy lunch
Start the Cooper Creek boat cruise which visits Kings marker and enjoys drinks and nibbles while watching the sunset on the majestic Cooper |
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DAY 2 |
Innamincka to Birdsville |
9.30am - Depart Innamincka 11.30am Qld time - Birdsville 4.30pm -
7.30pm -Arrive back at Birdsville Dinner in Hotel |
1.5 hours |
Fly over the Coongie Lakes National Park Arrive Birdsville and check into accommodation
Lunch and look around - then join the evening tour Evening tour with ‘Desert Edge tours’ in Birdsville www.birdsvilledesertedgetours.com will give you more information
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DAY 3 |
Birdsville to Horsham |
9.00am Depart Birdsville 12.00pm SA time Arrive Marree
Depart Marree 5.00pm Arrive at Horsham |
5.5 hours |
Follow the Warburton River, over-flying the Goyder Lagoon. At Lake Eyre North overfly the whole Lake from the Warburton River inlet, and the ‘Warburton Groove’ down to Belt Bay. Continue over Lake Eyre south, the Marree man. Land Marree for a lunch break
Fly over Wilpena Pound direct to Horsham – past the Murray River near Renmark, cross the Big Desert |
A two day version of this trip would cost $2280 per person. We don't stay at Birdsville and travel over Lake Eyre and then continue to Horsham. Stops at Marree and Leigh Creek
The 3 day (above) trip would cost around $2680 per person. The cost may vary a little depending on how you 'tailor make' your trip
It's your trip done your way, so passengers can request different routes Contact us to book >>
This trip is an real as it gets - meet people who live in the outback. Chat to the innovator who runs the tours from Birdsville. Rub shoulders with real people - not slick operators from somewhere else.
