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2022
QUEENSLAND OUTBACK
ADVENTURE
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Creating memories through travel for over 40 years Queensland Outback Adventure 2022 • 1
QUEENSLAND OUTBACK ADVENTURE
Tour Length: 20 Days Tour Departs: 11 August 2022 Tour Ends: 30 August 2022
OVERVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS
Queensland is home to some of the world’s • Brisbane
most treasured natural wonders. Where • Chinchilla
else would you find regions bursting with • Roma
everything that makes for the perfect holiday? • Carnarvon National Park
Our itinerary is uniquely different and full of • Glamping Retreat in Longreach
highlights yet maintains that relaxed holiday • Winton
pace. We start the tour in Brisbane before • Leahton Park
heading through the outback towns of Roma, • Magnetic Island
Emerald, Longreach, Winton and more.We • Townsville
then journey to the Tropical North, visiting • Port Douglas
Cairns and Port Douglas. A great winter • Great Barrier Reef Cruise
escape! • Cairns
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History
• 2 nights in Brisbane with a visit to Lone • Lunch at Leahton Park, home to
Pine Koala Sanctuary the largest herd of purebred Texas
• 1-night Chinchilla Longhorn Cattle in Australia & tour of
• 1-night Roma including visit to Big Rig Oil Charters Towers
Patch Museum • 2 nights Magnetic Island including eco-
• 1-night Carnarvon National Park orientation tour
• 2 nights at a 5-star Glamping retreat • 1-night Townsville including visit to Reef
in Longreach, with a visit to Australian HQ Aquarium
Stockman’s Hall of Fame & the • 3 nights Port Douglas including Cape
award-winning Smithy’s Outback Dinner Tribulation, Daintree
& Show • & Great Barrier Reef cruise
• 2 nights Winton including visit to the • 2 nights Cairns including Kuranda Day
Waltzing Matilda Centre & Australian Age tour
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TOUR COSTS PER TOUR COSTS INCLUDE:
PERSON • First Class / Superior Grade accommodation
throughout
Share Twin or Double Room • Meals as indicated in the itinerary B=breakfast,
AUD $8,300.00 L=lunch, D=dinner
• Sightseeing and entrance fees as indicated in the
Supplement for Single Room itinerary
AUD $2,400.00 • Baggage handling of one suitcase per person
• Tips to local guides, coach drivers and train staff
• Fully escorted by a Maher Tours Leader
TOUR COSTS EXCLUDE:
• Flights
• Any meals and sightseeing tours not specifically
mentioned in the itinerary
• Travel Insurance (assistance and advice will be
offered)
• Items of a personal nature such as room service,
laundry, telephone charges etc
BOOKING CONDITIONS: Deposit of AUD $1000.00
per person is due upon confirmation of the booking.
Final payment date: Monday 27 June 2022.
To register for this tour please contact us on
1800 358 741 or info@mahertours.com
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DAY TO DAY ITINERARY
Thursday 11 August There is free time in the afternoon to have a
Home – Brisbane (D) wander around Brisbane city at your leisure.
On arrival in Brisbane, we are Saturday 13 August
met and transferred by coach to Brisbane - Chinchilla (B,D)
our hotel for a 2-night stay.
We depart Brisbane this morning
Friday 12 August and travel through to Chinchilla,
Brisbane (B) arriving early afternoon.
This morning, we take a drive to the Lone Chinchilla, now well known for its biannual
Pine Koala Sanctuary, located on the banks Melon Festival, is also a favourite destination
of the upper Brisbane River in a beautiful for petrified wood fossickers. Lapidary
parkland setting. It is Australia’s largest enthusiasts just love the specimens from
koala sanctuary and is also home to birds, this district, called ‘Chinchilla Red’, due to
kangaroos, dingoes, wombats, reptiles and their unique beauty and intricate patterns.
emus. We then visit Queensland’s premier
sub-tropical Botanic Gardens. Located in We drive past the famous “Big Melon” and
the historic suburb of Toowong, at the base visit the Historical Museum, before checking
of Mt Cootha, they are a gardener’s delight. into our overnight accommodation.
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Sunday 14 August same, Carnarvon National Park bucks the
Chinchilla - Roma (B, D) trend. This national park is an outback oasis
punctuated by towering sandstone cliffs,
Departing Chinchilla mid-morning, we prehistoric cycads and more than 2,000
continue our travels through to Roma. indigenous artworks – to name a few of its
best assets. Throw in a biosphere home to
Roma is a substantial rural service centre 173 species of birds, 60 different mammals,
which lies at the heart of a rich sheep 22 kinds of frogs and 90 types of reptiles,
and cattle grazing area. From the 1840s it and you can see why some 70,000 people
has been seen as a land of plenty with Sir visit this 200 million-year-old landscape
Thomas Mitchell describing the countryside every year. We overnight at the Carnarvon
as “the finest country I had ever seen in Gorge Wilderness Lodge, located within the
a primeval state - a champaign region, park and this afternoon is yours to spend as
spotted with wood, stretching as far as you wish - there are numerous guided walks
human vision or even the telescope could available in the park, and guides will help
reach.” Today, calling itself the Capital of you choose the walk that is suitable for your
the Western Downs, it is a prosperous level of fitness. Spot an elusive Platypus on a
town with a number of historic buildings gentle nature trail or, for the more seasoned
and considerable pride in the fact that walkers, head up the gorge to Moss Garden
it was the first place, in the vast Surat where water seeping out of the limestone
Basin, to discover gas and oil. On arrival supports a lush carpet of mosses and ferns.
in Roma, we visit the Big Rig – Oil Patch
Museum to discover the unique history Tuesday 16 August
of how and where the Australian oil and Carnarvon National Park - Emerald (B, D)
gas industry originated. The Oil Patch
enables you to experience the history of A leisurely start today – we depart the
early rig sites and machinery and gain an Lodge around lunchtime, giving you
understanding of today’s multi-billion- ample time for further exploration of
dollar industry. We overnight in Roma. the park, before heading up to Emerald.
Established in 1879 as the base for the
Monday 15 August railway line, Emerald has slowly grown to
Roma - Carnarvon National Park (B, D) be the major regional centre of the Central
Highlands and the gateway to the Central
After breakfast, we depart Roma and make Western district. The Capricorn hinterland
our way north to Carnarvon National Park. contains the largest sapphire gemfields
If you thought all national parks looked the in the world. We arrive late afternoon
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where we check into our accommodation. to freshen up prior to meeting for dinner
The remainder of the day is at leisure. this evening. A tour highlight this evening
as we join a cruise down the Thomson
Wednesday 17 August River aboard the Longreach Explorer. After
Emerald - Longreach (B, D) a warm welcome by experienced crew,
take your seat on the top deck ready to
A relatively early start today as we depart capture 360-degree sweeping, river and
Emerald and journey through to Longreach. floodplain views. The Captain will enthrall
you with captivating stories about the river,
Longreach is the largest town in central its wildlife and Indigenous heritage, all
Queensland and, as such, is an important while enjoying drinks and nibbles. Photo
rural service centre for one of the state’s opportunities are endless, but the stop
most prosperous wool and beef areas. at Sunset Bend is always the favourite.
Located on the Tropic of Capricorn it As the vibrant sunset colours fade into
services an ever-growing tourism industry starlight, we dock at Smithy’s Outback
which has been driven by the success of Dinner & Show. Relax under the stars with
the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame table-service dining featuring camp-oven
and the Qantas Founders Outback themed modern cuisine. Live on stage,
Museum. On arrival mid-afternoon, we talented musical performers will entertain
check into our accommodation with time with their songs and stories. A must-do,
multi-award winning outback experience.
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Thursday 18 August Winton is the Dinosaur Capital of Australia,
Longreach (B, D) home of Waltzing Matilda and Queensland’s
Boulder Opal; abundant in nature, culture
Today we enjoy a tour of this fascinating and heritage. On arrival in Winton, we make
country town. We visit the Qantas Founders a quick stop at The Musical Fence, designed
Museum, built to commemorate the ethos by Australian composer Graeme Leak. It
and preserve the material heritage of the is a purpose-built wire fence that can be
founders and early operations of Qantas plucked and bowed like a giant stringed
Airways Ltd. A world-class museum and instrument and is believed to be the only
cultural display, which eloquently tells the permanent musical fence installation in the
story of the founding of Qantas through world. There is time for lunch in town, before
interpretive displays, interactive exhibits, we visit the Waltzing Matilda Centre - the
replica aircraft and an impressive collection first museum in the world dedicated to
of genuine artefacts. There is time for a song, the centre boasts state of the art
lunch at the Museum before we return to interpretation, telling the story of Waltzing
our accommodation with time to freshen Matilda. Time to relax this afternoon before
up and relax. This evening, we visit The we meet up for dinner this evening.
Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame – a truly
iconic Queensland Outback experience. Saturday 20 August
Join the Head Stockman for an informative Winton (B,D)
insight and tribute to the skills of all
stockmen past and present. An exciting A full day to explore this charming town.
show of horsemanship and the showcasing After a leisurely breakfast, we visit a truly
of traditional Australian Stockman skills quirky outback attraction – Arno’s Wall. In
that are still used today. While dining, the town of Winton, he become a local
you’ll be entertained, captivated and leave legend and tourist attraction for the wall
having a sense of pride in being a part of he had built over a long period of time. The
keeping the spirit of the outback alive. wall made of scrap parts, motorbikes, lawn
mowers, sewing machines and anything
Friday 19 August else you can think off, became a place to
Longreach - Winton (B,D) look and marvel at - what can you find
imbedded in Arno’s wall? We continue on,
Continuing our journey, today we to The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
have a relatively short drive travel of Natural History. The Museum houses
from Longreach to Winton. the largest collection of unique Australian
dinosaur fossils and on our educational tour,
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we will explore the heart of the Museum, Monday 22 August
the Fossil Preparation Laboratory, Collection Hughenden - Charters Towers -
Room and Dinosaur Canyon. The remainder Magnetic Island (B,L,D)
of the day, and the evening is at your leisure.
Departing Hughenden this morning, we
Sunday 21 August travel to Leahton Park, home to the largest
Winton - Hughenden (B,D) herd of purebred Texas Longhorn cattle in
Australia and the famed Bethel Saddlery
After breakfast, we depart Winton and custom saddle shop. Take a horse drawn
journey through to our next stop on the wagon ride and a trip back in time - back
tour. Arriving Hughenden early afternoon. to the old west - to the era of the legendary
Hughenden has a lot to offer travellers, Texas Longhorns! These cattle are direct
with four national parks, mountainous descendants of the millions of Texas
volcanic basalt country, sweeping black soil Longhorns that walked in the great trail
plains and rich fossil and dinosaur areas. herds from Texas in the late 1800’s. Enjoy
On arrival we enjoy a coach orientation camp oven cooked damper and billy tea,
tour, during the course of which you served from the genuine cowboy chuck
will see one of the town’s attractions wagon, before taking an informative tour of
- “Mutt”, a full-bodied Muttaburrasaurus the custom saddle shop. We then continue
replica. We check into our hotel and to the town of Charters Towers to experience
enjoy dinner together this evening. the Venus Gold Battery. Charters Towers is
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renowned for its gold mining history and listed island includes a National Park and
heritage. At the height of the 1880’s it was provides a haven for abundant wildlife
the second largest city in Queensland such as wallabies, koalas and a wide
and was referred to as “The World”. The variety of birdlife. This morning’s tour of
town is a living museum that preserves this beautiful tropical paradise provides
an amazing story, 137 years old. We have an insight into the history, flora and fauna
time to visit Towers Hill Lookout, the site of the island. This eco/orientation tour
of the first gold discovery, World War explores the bays, habitat and environs of
II bunkers and the ruins of the Pyrites this beautiful isle! Look for koalas in their
Works before we continue to Townsville natural habitat and view the Coral Sea and
late afternoon. On arrival into Townsville, rugged rocky headlands from the roads
we transfer to the ferry terminal for the which hug the coastline. The afternoon is
short boat ride to Magnetic Island and at leisure for further sightseeing or maybe
our resort where we stay for 2 nights. take it easy and laze under a coconut
palm on the warm, golden sand and/
Tuesday 23 August or take a swim in the clear, blue sea.
Magentic Island (B,D)
Wednesday 24 August
Magnetic Island is situated in the Great Magnetic Island - Townsville (B,D)
Barrier Reef Marine Park, just 8 kilometres
from Townsville. This World Heritage This morning we take the ferry back to
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Townsville and enjoy a Reef HQ Aquarium a relaxing and enjoyable journey. We pass
Tour, the world’s largest living coral reef through the towns of Ingham, Cardwell, Tully,
aquarium. The underwater viewing tunnel Innisfall, Babinda and Gordonvale before
offers astounding views of living coral our late afternoon arrival into Cairns. We
and the predators that prowl the watery transfer straight through to Port Douglas
depths. Enjoy the antics of the hundreds by coach, where we stay for 3-nights.
of reef creatures, without even getting
your feet wet! We check into our hotel Friday 26 August
this afternoon for our overnight stay, and Cape Tribulation & Daintree
the rest of the day is yours to do as you Eco Experience Tour (B,L)
wish – perhaps explore Townsville further,
or just relax and enjoy your surroundings. A full day tour today. We take a guided
tour through the Wildlife Habitat. We
Thursday 25 August then cross the Daintree River to visit Cape
Townsville - Port Douglas (B,D) Tribulation National Park, a World Heritage
Listed site, where we have a BBQ lunch.
After breakfast, we transfer to the Railway We return to Port Douglas late afternoon.
Station and board the Spirit of Queensland
for the day trip to Cairns. We travel in Saturday 27 August
comfortable Premium Economy style Great Barrier Reef Cruise (B,L,D)
seating with panoramic windows, ensuring
A highlight of our time in Port Douglas is a
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coral cay encircled by a spectacular fringing Kuranda Day Tour (B,D)
reef of beautiful coral gardens, teeming
with colourful marine life. We board This morning we board the Skyrail Cableway
the 30-metre luxury sailing catamaran, which takes us above the tropical rainforest
Wavedancer, for a day to remember with a of the Barron Gorge National Park and onto
wide range of activities to fully experience Kuranda. Visit the Butterfly Sanctuary before
Low Isles unique environment. There is a heading to Kuranda village, with time to
chance to snorkel, or if you don’t want to browse through the various stalls of the
get wet, enjoy a glass-bottom boat tour, colourful Kuranda Markets. We then take
a guided beach walk or just relax on the the historic journey through the picturesque
beach under a thatched umbrella before countryside on the Kuranda Scenic Train
we return to our hotel late this afternoon. back to Cairns, arriving late afternoon. We
enjoy one final dinner together this evening.
Sunday 28 August
Port Douglas - Cairns (B,D) Tuesday 30 August
Cairns - Home (B)
The morning is at leisure before we are
transferred back to Cairns. On arrival we Today, we transfer to Cairns Airport
will have a short sightseeing tour of the in time to join the flights home.
city before checking in to our hotel.
Creating memories through travel for over 40 years Queensland Outback Adventure 2022 • 11Port Douglas
Cairns
Magnetic Island
Townsville
Winton
Longreach
Carnavorn National Park
Roma Chinchilla
Brisbane
2022 QUEENSLAND OUTBACK
ADVENTURE
AUSTRALIA
P: 1800 358 741
E: info@mahertours.com
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