Lightning Ridge 6 Day Tour - Southern Star Coaches
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Lightning Ridge
6 Day Tour
Itinerary Sunday 14 to Friday 19 March 2021
DAY 1: Sunday 14 March Sydney to Dubbo
This morning we greet our friendly coach captain and tour escort from Southern
Star Coaches and depart on our 6-day tour to Lightning Ridge. From Sydney
we make our way through the Blue Mountains, via Bathurst and arrive in
Orange for some free time to purchase lunch. This afternoon’s journey takes
us through Molong and Wellington, then arriving into Dubbo with time to relax
before dinner.
ACCOMMODATION Golden West Motor Inn
MEALS Lunch at own expense, dinner in Motel
Lightning Ridge
6 Day Tour
DAY 2: Monday 15 March Dubbo to Lightning Ridge
We start our day with a visit to the world-renowned Western Plains Zoo.
Offering clear views of over 800 animals from around the world in settings
closely resembling their natural habitats, a zoo guide will join the coach to show
us the main attractions. After an early lunch at the Zoo we head north and drive
to Lightning Ridge, which is a rich opal field famous as the only source of
black opal in the world. With its stark and scarred landscape this town has a
peculiar fascination for visitors. Opals can be purchased direct from the miners
while the novice fossicker can occasionally stumble across a choice stone
among the heaps of mullock known locally as ‘shincracker’. On arrival we settle
into our accommodation for the next 3 nights.
ACCOMMODATION Lightning Ridge Outback Resort
Image courtesy Toursim Australia MEALS Breakfast & dinner in Motel, lunch at Dubbo Zoo
DAY 3: Tuesday 16 March Exploring Lightning Ridge
This morning we meet a local guide who joins us on the coach for a sightseeing
tour of the town. See the Hot Artesian Pool, the Astronomers Monument
and Coopers Cottage. This authentic miner’s camp was built in 1916 and
is a genuine historical display of early pioneer living. Next, we experience the
atmosphere of an underground mine at Opal Mine Adventure. Here we’ll learn
about opal mining through a video presentation and visit the showroom to view
the opals that came from the mines in this area. We have lunch here before a
short drive to visit the Chambers of the Black Hand, an underground gallery
with works carved and painted into the walls by the artist, Ron Canlin. There is
Image courtesy Destination NSW
no subject off limits here as Ron constantly carves his new works.
ACCOMMODATION Lightning Ridge Outback Resort
MEALS Breakfast & dinner in Motel, lunch at Opal Mine Adventures
DAY 4: Wed 17 March The Grawin
With our local expert joining us again we head out to The Grawin, a group of
Opal Fields where the largest opal ‘Light of the World’ was found. Be treated
as a local at the welcoming Glengarry Hilton, a unique place for our lunch
and no doubt a great place for the Australian larrikin. After our lunch we head
back to ‘the Ridge’ with just enough time to take a look at the John Murray
Art Gallery. Here John’s kept busy adding to his outside mural, affectionately
named ‘Billygoat Lane.’
ACCOMMODATION Lightning Ridge Outback Resort
MEALS Breakfast & dinner in Motel, lunch at Glengarry Hilton
Image courtesy Destination NSW
Lightning Ridge
6 Day Tour
DAY 5: Thursday 18 March Lightning Ridge to Moree
We farewell Lightning Ridge this morning and travel to Moree where we enjoy
lunch before meeting our local guide who will enlighten us to the town’s past
and present day. We uncover one of the region’s agricultural successes visiting
a Pecan Farm. We will discover how the intention of creating a commercial
Pecan operation came to be, and taste for ourselves why these Pecans have
become so sought-after. Afterwards we’ll head to our Motel.
ACCOMMODATION Burke & Wills Motor Inn
MEALS Breakfast & dinner in Motel, lunch at Amaroo Tavern
DAY 6: Friday 19 March Return to Sydney
Our wonderful holiday has come to an end and today we settle in to the return
travel day. Once again, we’ll enjoy comfort stops along the way as we travel
back to Sydney and arrive home late afternoon.
MEALS Breakfast in Motel, lunch at own expense
Lightning Ridge
6 Day Tour
Information
All of our Tours are fully escorted with driver and hostess.
Tour cost (per person) Southern Star Tours provides a chauffeured “door to door” pick up service
$1,647 (twin share) from your place of residence to meet the coach and return for passengers
$285 single supplement residing in the Sydney metropolitan area*. We provide a chauffeured pick
up from Sydney airport to your hotel, and return service for passengers
Deposit required by: 18 Jan 2021
travelling from interstate, and we provide a V/line credit for Victorian
regional passengers.
Further information Tour costs are based on a minimum 30 people travelling, should there be less
To enquire about this tour than 30 people travelling per tour passengers will be offered the opportunity to
please contact our office on pay a revised costing, or cancel their booking.
(03) 9598 1354 or email Southern Star Coaches reserves the right to cancel any tour due to insufficient
info@southernstarcoaches.com.au numbers.
All itineraries are subject to change due to occasional restrictions in opening
times/days of some attractions, e.g. churches, wineries etc. We cannot be held
responsible for any changes due to closures, inclement weather etc.
This complete itinerary is to be read in conjunction with the Southern Star
Coaches ‘Booking Form’ together with the ‘Terms & Conditions’.
As a proud supporter, a portion of every Southern
Star Coaches booking is donated to Dolly’s Dream:
Working to prevent and address bullying and
cyber-bullying issues in the community.
Southern Star Coaches
ABN 2761 654 6868
P.O Box 347 Sandringham Vic 3191
Telephone: 03 9598 1354
www.southernstarcoaches.com.au
* Chauffeured pick-up and drop-off service applies for transfers within a 20 kilometre radius of the departure point, pick-ups/drop-offs outside this
radius may incur an additional cost.
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