6 Day Family Action Tour

Tour Details

Operator

Out the Back Australia

Destination

Cunnamulla

Departs From

Cunnamulla

Tour Description

Ditch the DS grab the kids and join our fabulous six day family holiday to experience an affordable, action packed value holiday in the Australian Outback. No time for boredom our tour guides ensure your family breaks are fun and packed with activities and exploring everything the region has to offer. Every day and night brings a new adventure with loads of fun nature and wildlife. While your kids discover real freedom there is time for Mum and Dad to kick back and relax as your tour guides do all the work on these Queensland holidays. Activities include bare foot bowls, kayaking, outdoor dining around a campfire, swinging footbridge, Wallaby Nature Walk, visit a farm stay, natural hot spa, opal mine tour, mud springs, sunset cruise, sandboarding, Cunnamulla, Eulo and Yowah town and industry tours. Get out in the clean outback air with us for the greatest family vacations.

Day 1 - Friday (D)
Tour starts at 15:00 in Cunnamulla. On arrival meet the friendly staff at Out the Back Australia and rummage through your Outback Survival Pack to see what goodies are in there for you. Enjoy afternoon tea before being checked into your accommodation. Tonight immerse yourself with larger-than-life characters and enjoy a beer and yarn with the locals and some traditional Aussie tucker at the Cunnamulla Bowling Club.
Overnight Cunnamulla – Accommodation is en-suite basic 3 Star however 5 Star bedding, bed linen and towels are used for your comfort.

Day 2 - Saturday (B,L,D)
Breakfast is at Out the Back Australia headquarters. After breakfast wander around the local shops and then explore the Magnificent Warrego River with all its bird and wildlife. Paddle to the hidden sandy island past the lost forest where you will enjoy a BBQ lunch and have time to explore the island. Take a historical tour of the town. Dinner tonight is a fabulous 3 courses around the campfire with local entertainment. Sit back relax and enjoy the evening under the stars.
Overnight Cunnamulla – Accommodation is en-suite basic 3 Star however 5 Star bedding, bed linen and towels are used for your comfort.

Day 3 - Sunday (B, L,D)
The morning commences with an early breakfast as we depart for the morning’s adventures at Rocky Station. Another opportunity to stroll along the banks of the Warrego River on the “Wallaby Walk” so keep your eyes open and be quiet so you can spot one of these cute little fellas often seen at the water’s edge. Act out your “Indiana Jones” fantasy and navigate your way across the 70 metre swinging footbridge, never before open to the public. Arriving at the homestead, have morning tea and relish in the friendly country hospitality offered by station owners Chris and Mike Webster. After leaving Rocky we head for Charlotte Plains farm stay where you will meet station owners Robyn and Reid Russell who will personally show you this magnificent property with the bore head where you will camp tonight. There will be many photo opportunities as you look at the spectacular sunset with the historical “Turnworth” bore in the foreground. With natures mineral rich artesian waters at your disposal why not jump in relax and soak up all the goodness of the warm artesian waters in natures very own spa bath. Tonight you will be served culinary delights in a magnificent outback setting. You will enjoy the evening sitting around the camp fire sharing a yarn with station owners, Robyn and Reid about their journeys and experiences and listening to some great bush poetry. Overnight Farm Stay "Charlotte Plains". Shared facilities.

Day 4 - Monday (B, L,D)
Depart Charlotte Plains after breakfast as there is plenty of action today. Travel to Yowah the only place in the world where you can fossick for your own “Yowah Nut”, a special type of opal only found around Yowah. Explore the open cut opal mines and tour of Yowah and the Bluff with a local miner. Visit one of the local opal galleries and watch a display of opal cutting and polishing. As night falls relax and enjoy the night sky under an amazing blanket of outback stars. Share some yarns and a great dinner with the locals.
Overnight Yowah – Accommodation is en-suite basic, clean and comfortable however 5 Star bedding, bed linen and towels are used for your comfort. Shared facilities.

Day 5 - Tuesday (B, L,D)
Depart Yowah for the heritage town of Eulo and visit the Mud Springs before embarking on the sights of Eulo then continue to Cunnamulla Sit back and relax as you cruise the Warrego River with a local enjoying the tranquil surrounds, history, bird and wildlife capped off by a magnificent sunset. Dinner tonight is served around a huge campfire with local entertainment were you can enjoy a 3 course dinner including locally grown organic lamb.
Overnight Cunnamulla – Accommodation is en-suite basic 3 Star however 5 Star bedding, bed linen and towels are used for your comfort.

Day 6 - Wednesday (B, L,D)
Tour of the town and local industries and then get the adrenalin pumping as you sandboard down the natural dunes. Enjoy a hearty lunch before bidding your new mates a fond farewell. Ends 14:30.

That concludes your outback adventure!