13 July 2025

Lake Eyre Special Tour - 13 July 2025 including Flinders Ranges

Witness the spectacular Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre as it fills in 2025, exploring the Outback, covering South Australia, Channel Country, Outback QLD & NSW.

Tour Highlights

Aerial Views of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre is transforming from a dry salt flat into a vast inland sea in 2025

Floodwaters from record-breaking rains in Queensland are flowing into South Australia, creating a rare spectacle in the heart of the Outback

Evening at The Prairie Hotel

Settle into an evening in the Flinders Ranges at the unique outback lodge of The Prairie Hotel

Warm hospitality, elegant country style, memorable dining & house brewed beers in the Flinders Ranges.

Enjoy Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary

With a Geological History reaching back almost 2 billion years, this ancient landscape covering 610sq km preserve this unique wilderness and geological history along with an extraordinary human history.

Map and Itinerary

Starting point Sydney

DAY 1

Sydney To Broken Hill

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Broken Hill To Prairie Hotel

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DAY 2

Prairie Hotel To Arkaroola Wildlife Sanctuary

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DAY 3

Arkaroola Wildlife Sanctuary To William Creek

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DAY 4

William Creek To Birdsville To Tibooburra

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DAY 4

Birdsville To Tibooburra

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DAY 5

Tibooburra To Bourke

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DAY 5

Bourke To Sydney

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Starting point Sydney

day 1

Sydney To Parachilna

The crew welcome you to our private lounge at Bankstown Airport. We begin our journey as we board our private plane and head west. Take in the views from a completely different perspective. The Cessna Grand Caravan’s high wings and oversized windows are perfect for “flight seeing”.

We land in the Silver City of Broken Hill for lunch. Back in the air we track further west to our destination of Parachilna the gateway to the stunning Flinders Ranges. We settle in for our first night enjoying the hospitality at the Prairie Hotel, a warm and elegant country style hospitality experience. The Prairie is famous for its unique “feral”menu, including camel, kangaroo and emu.

 

Accommodation: Prairie Hotel, Parachilna

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day 2

Parachilna to Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary

Day 2

Enjoy witnessing the rugged Flinders Ranges from above as we fly towards the Arkaroola Wilderness Sancturary.

Arkaroola features many unique geological monuments, rugged mountains, towering granite peaks, magnificent gorges, mysterious waterholes ad is home to a huge range of species of birds, reptiles and mammals, including the shy and endangered Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby.

 

 

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day 3

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary To William Creek

We set off from Arkaroola, overflying the northern Flinders Ranges and Lake Eyre South.

This evening we enjoy true Outback hospitality with drinks and dinner at the authentic bush pub, The William Creek Hotel. This pub, on the famous Oodnadatta Track, is loved by travellers from all around the world.

 

Accommodation: The William Creek Hotel

 

 

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day 4

William Creek to Tibooburra

Day 4

We head out to explore the scenic views of Lake Eyre North. Experience Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre as it is transforming from a dry salt flat into a vast inland sea. Floodwaters from record-breaking rains in Queensland 2025 are flowing across channel country, creating a rare spectacle in the heart of the Outback. As we fly into Outback QLD taking in the views of the Simpson Desert National Park.  We enjoy lunch at the Famous Birdsville Hotel before jumping back aboard our aircraft and cross over the Strzelecki Desert into Corner country for our final night of the trip to Tibooburra in Outback NSW.

 

Accommodation: The Tibooburra Hotel

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day 5

Day 5

Tibooburra To Bourke To Sydney

Day 5

On our final day we fly to the iconic town of Bourke, where we enjoy a farewell lunch at one of the local pubs. Henry Lawson once wrote, “if you know Bourke, you know Australia”.

We leave the Outback behind as we track towards Sydney for our final leg home. Sit back, relax and reflect on your journey in the Australian bush.

 

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Price and Availability

Jul 2025
Trip Starts

13 Jul 2025

Trip Ends

17 Jul 2025

Price Per Person from

$8500 Single Supplement $850

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Tour Inclusions

meals

Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner included with selected wines at dinner.
Guests are responsible for the purchase of their own drinks.

excursions

The included excursions on this tour are:

transportation

All ground and air transport while on tour is included.

Our tours are conducted in our Cessna Grand Caravan 208B that seats up to 10 people including 2 crew. Our aircraft offers uninterrupted aerial views of the landscape and is able to land on remote airstrips bringing you closer to the Outback action.

When we are not flying, our ground transport is arranged by local tour guides who provide their local expertise when showing us the regions we visit.

There are some locations where a small amount of walking is required – please advise the Outback By Air crew if you have any mobility issues with walking short distances.

 

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