Magic Flinders Outback - Adelaide to Flinders Ranges to Adelaide - 3 Days

Tour Details

Operator

Magic Tours Pty.Ltd

Destinations

Adelaide, Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound

Departs From

Adelaide

Tour Description

3-Day Tour Adelaide - Flinders Ranges - Adelaide
“Magic Flinders Outback”
Every Sunday and Wednesday
Boutique Cabins Accommodation
Joint product of Magic Tours Pty.Ltd and SA-Nature Tours Pty.Ltd

Day 1
Adelaide - Wilpena Pound

Depart Adelaide City Hotel at around 0730h - 0745h in the morning. We leave Adelaide and head north through picturesque countryside - grain farming areas in particular. First stop at Burra, which is a very famous copper mining town. At Burra we will be exploring the history of these early mining days in Australia and we will also take you on a trip to the nearby mining sites. Tour around the historic township, now a mixture of historic buildings among very new dwellings. Continue north to "Maggies Rendezvous" in Orroroo for a well-earned lunch break. After lunch visit South Australia's largest and oldest Eucalypt tree. Travelling north to Hawker, the gateway to the Central Flinders Ranges and reach our base near Wilpena Pound in the early evening.

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station, Wilpena area (or similar)
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Entries: National Park entry fees where applicable

Day 2
Wilpena Pound

After an early morning optional flight (extra costs and not included in the tour price) around Wilpena Pound, we will enjoy a hearty breakfast. Following breakfast, drive to the Sacred Canyon and walk along the creek bed inside the canyon to see some interesting Aborigine paintings and carvings. Travel through the Bunyeroo Valley and Gorge (superb scenery) to the intersection of the Brachina Geological Trail and Gorge and the famous Aroona Valley. Enjoy a delicious outdoor picnic near where Sir Hans Heysen used to paint his famous landscapes. Travel through time (geological formations are some 580 million years old) and encounter the sights of the true outback at the end of the Brachina Gorge. Returning back to base through the Morolana Scenic Drive.

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station, Wilpena area (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Entries: National Park entry fees where applicable

Day 3
Wilpena Pound - Adelaide

Visit the Yourumbulla Caves where we will see ancient cave paintings left behind by Aborigines who lived here thousands of years ago. Travelling via Hawker and Quorn, home of the famous Pitchi Richi railway, through vast grain farming holdings to Melrose/Wirrabara for lunch at Bluey Bluntstones coffee house/Old Bakery. After lunch we continue South towards the beautiful Clare Valley, which is famous for its wines. We will visit some wineries for tastings and return late afternoon to Adelaide where we will transfer you to your City accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Entries: National Park entry fees where applicable