This year will be a rare opportunity to see the major watercourses and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin following the phenomenal floods. By July we will see the lake with a considerable amount of water and adding to the spectacle will be the greening of the Channel Country as it springs to flourishing life.
Flying in your private chartered Cessna Caravan aircraft with a maximum of just 7 guests, start your adventure from Shellharbour (Wollongong). Each day you’ll be enthralled with a bird’s eye perspective of the true Outback. We fly via the quintessential outback towns of Eulo and Thargomindah and land at the tiny township of Innamincka near the infamous site of the Burke and Will’s saga beside Cooper Creek.
The spectacle of the Queensland Channel Country is best appreciated from your window seat – each guest has their own window – as we fly to Birdsville for overnight. Experience the sunset from Big Red – one of the giant red dunes in the Simpson Desert. Our aerial tour then takes us south-west from Birdsville following the Diamantina River and the Warburton to Lake Eyre.
The ancient, rugged and majestic Flinders Ranges feature a 2 night stay and a whole day of special touring from our comfortable base at Arkaroola.
Leaving Arkaroola we fly over Lake Frome, Broken Hill, Menindee Lakes to Balranald where we have an exclusive tour of historic Lake Yanga homestead and see some special places along the Murrumbidgee River with our local guide. All meals and touring included.