4 Day Outback Australia - Beyond the Black Stump

Discover country Australia through the eyes of the outback community. Enjoy driving through acres of farmland, including sheep and cattle properties. The highlights of this tour include staying at homesteads on working stations, visiting the distinctive "gold rush" past and an enjoyable wine tasting experience in the beautiful Mudgee wine regions.

The finale to this exciting tour is crossing the famous Blue Mountains to Katoomba, then after lunch descending into national parkland to Euroka Clearing to see Kangaroos in the wild while enjoying a glass of champagne.

 

This tour is the best way to meet and stay with Australian locals in the outback!

Schedule Details Departs:

Daily, subject to accommodation availability

Unavailable Dates:

• December 20 - January 05 (Christmas Break)

Departure Point: Tour departs from your selected centrally located Sydney hotel or the Sydney Harbour Marriot Hotel located at Pitt Street, Sydney. (Please Note: centrally located Sydney hotels include: Sydney Central Business District, Potts Point, Kings Cross / Darlinghurst, Woolloomooloo, Double Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Darling Harbour.) Departure Time: 7:00am Return details: You will return to your city hotel at 6.00pm on the fourth day. Hotel Pickup: Hotel pick up is available from your selected centrally located Sydney hotel or the Sydney Harbour Marriot Hotel located at Pitt Street, Sydney. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking. Itinerary:

Highlights: Small groups, personalized service, opportunity to experience life in the Outback and meet the locals, farmstays on working stations, Blue Mountains, Outback Australia, Aboriginal culture and history, Hunter Valley, Kangaroos, wallabies, dingos, koalas, prolific species of birds, reptiles, sandstone escarpments, granite cliffs.

DAY 1: Sydney - Coolah (L, D)

• Visit Denman and Cassilis on the way to Coolah Tops, a recent National Park
• Breathtaking forests, spellbinding waterfalls and views across the fertile Liverpool Plains
• Spend a night relaxing at Baladonga, a 4500 acre sheep and cattle property where kangaroos, wallabies and emus roam freely on the farm
• An evening with the farm owners to learn about the country life

DAY 2: Coolah - Coonamble (B, L, D)

• Day 2 & 3 provide a great chance to see Australian Wildlife including kangaroos, koalas and wallabies
• Experience the rugged beauty of one of New South Wales's favorite parks, Warrumbungle National Park
• Visit the Siding Spring Observatory
• Travel unsealed roads to Coonamble, where we stay at Thurn, a working cattle station  again we stay an evening with our hosts

DAY 3: Coonamble - Mudgee (B, L, D)

• Depart to Macquarie Marshes where prolific birdlife will delight our guests
• Continue south east, travelling through Warren, Gilgandra and a stop at Dunedoo
• Enjoy tasting some of the Mudgee regions premium wines before arriving at our overnight destination at a boutique hotel

DAY 4: Mudgee Sydney (B, L)

• Cross the famous Blue Mountains, lunch at the historic Imperial Hotel, then pause at spectacular Govett's Leap
• Descending the Blue Mountains we drive deep into National Park to Euroka Clearing where we see kangaroos in the wild while we enjoy a glass of champagne to toast our Outback adventure
• Arrive back in Sydney at about 6:00pm

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