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Friday – Day 1 (AT,D)
14:35 – Be welcomed by the friendly staff at Out the Back Australia and introduced before being offered a delicious High Tea. Once everyone is settled into the Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique accommodation for the tour it's time to relax and head for the Bowls club to meet the locals and enjoy a game of barefoot bowls and traditional Aussie tucker.
Overnight Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique Accommodation..
Saturday - Day 2(B,MT,L,AT,D)
Start the day with a beautiful buffet breakfast before embarking on a tour of Cunnamulla and huge scale local industry developments. Learn how Cunnamulla came to be and what is making this small town in the outback tick today. Late afternoon it's time to depart for the magnificent Warrego River where you can sit back, relax and become surrounded by nature as you cruise the coffee coloured waters with a local. Expect to see lots of birdlife, wildlife and then an amazing outback sunset to cap off a great afternoon.
Overnight Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique Accommodation..
Sunday - Day 3 (B,MT,L,AT,D)
Start the day with a smile and light breakfast then drive south to Rocky Station where you will be greeted by the owners. On arrival take a casual stroll along the Wallaby Nature Walk looking for tiny wallabies that make homes along the water’s edge. Walk the 70mtr suspended swinging footbridge over the Warrego River at Rocky Station. When you get to the other side there will be delicious treats to enjoy with the station owners who will welcome you into their home. Over a magnificent morning tea owners will talk about the four generations of Webster’s to make Rocky home. Enjoy a few hours free time and relax before dinner.
Overnight Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique Accommodation.
Monday - Day 4 (B,MT,L,AT,D)
Rise to a hearty buffet breakfast before we depart to a working sheep and cattle property. Today you will get to experience life on a farm stay visit and tour the property to experience some amazing country and nature unique to this part of the world. After a long day full of outback culture and adventure we head back to Cunnamulla for a good night’s sleep.
Overnight Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique Accommodation.
Tuesday - Day 5 (B,MT,L,AT,D)
06:00 - Rise early and enjoy a full buffet breakfast before departing to Yowah the only place in the world you can find a type of opal called a "Yowah Nut". Be amazed as you travel around the town with a local miner and hear the stories of the past and present miners all exploring for the perfect stone. Take a mine tour then get cracking some nuts of your own with the guidance of a long term miner who will help you cut and polish your find. With your own opal in hand late afternoon depart for the heritage town of Eulo where you can experience the mud springs and a tour of the town before departing for Cunnamulla for another magnificent dinner. (Mud bath is an optional extra and we recommend you book this amazing experience Extra $65p.p)
Overnight Club Hotel Cunnamulla, Luxury Boutique Accommodation.
Wednesday - Day 6 (B,MT,L)
You can have a sleep in today as you have been given a late check out! Enjoy your last buffet breakfast and pack your bags as you head off on your last journey around Cunnamulla. Go back 100 million years in time in the Artesian Time Tunnel and learn all about the Artesian Basin and how it opened up this area to settlers. Browse through the museum visit the local shops and enjoy a hearty lunch before bidding your new mates a fond farewell. Ends 12:00
"The landscape was absolutely beautiful and the days were jam packed...but it was the people that made it so terrific. We really felt like we were visiting old friends, rather than being on tour."