Tour Highlights & Inclusions

• Return flights
• Adelaide City Tour, Wilpena Pound Resort
• 30 minute scenic flight of Wilpena Pound
• Champagne & Shadows Tour of Old Wilpena Station
• Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, 4WD Ridgetop Tour
• Banquet in the Bush, Clare Valley, Barossa Valley
• Adelaide Zoo for guided tour of the giant Pandas
• Unique quality accommodation

Day 1. Fri: Arrive Adelaide

Depart your home airport arriving into Adelaide mid afternoon, where we board our coach and take a city tour before checking-in at our city hotel, Rydges Hotel South Park, for an overnight stay. (D)

Day 2. Sat: Flinders Ranges, Wilpena Pound Resort

We leave Adelaide for the Flinders Ranges taking a comfort stop at Port Wakefield, then on to Port Germein. We continue on to Port Augusta, stretch the legs, and continue on through Stirling North, along the Pichi Richi Pass. We drive past Yourumbulla Caves to Hawker where we have our lunch. More interesting stops after Hawker are Pugilist Hill and Sacred Canyon. Our accommodation for two nights is at Wilpena Pound Resort, a four-star resort and a haven of hospitality that blends effortlessly into the landscape. (BMTLD)

Day 3. Sun: Flight over Wipena Pound

Enjoy an unforgettable 30-minute scenic flight around a spectacular ancient geological formation. This flight completes a circuit of Wilpena Pound where your pilot will point out the Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Heysen Range, Lake Torrens, Bunyeroo Gorge, Brachina Gorge, St Mary Peak and the Pound Gap. This afternoon join our guide for the Champagne and Shadows Walking Tour (distance 1.5 kms – easy) to Old Wilpena Station. (BLD)

Day 4. Mon: Arkaroola

This morning we head to Arkaroola, travelling the scenic route via Bunyeroo Valley, Brachina Gorge, picturesque Parachilna Gorge, then on to the historic copper mining town of Blinman for lunch. We continue on arriving late afternoon at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary Resort, where we are staying in four star suite accommodation for 2 nights. (BLD)

Day 5. Tue: Ridgetop Tour

This morning we join trained tour guides on the world famous 4WD Ridgetop Tour, an unforgettable encounter with the timeless terrain and unique natural beauty. Tonight we are treated to the Banquet in the Bush, where we linger over a five course dinner, including beer and wines, while taking in the sounds of the bush and admiring majestic Griselda Hill. (BLD)

Day 6. Wed: Clare

Today we travel to Clare via Balcanoona and Nepabunna. After visiting Leigh Creek and Aroona Dam, we see Beltana, the first outback posting of the reverend John Flynn. We then call in at the historic Parachilna Pub and travel along the picturesque Morelana scenic route on our way to Hawker for our lunch stop at the Old Ghan Restaurant & Gallery. We then venture on via Quorn to Clare to check-in to the Clare Valley Motel for 2 nights. (BLD)

Day 7. Thu: Burra

This morning we visit Seven Hill Cellars, established by Jesuits in 1851 to produce sacramental wine. We travel through the valley and head for Burra, for lunch and tour, past Redruth Gaol, the Monster Mine and ‘Creek Street’. Return to Clare via Martindale Hall, a lovingly restored 1879 mansion that featured in the hit 1970s Australian film ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’. (BLD)

Day 8. Fri: Barossa Valley, Adelaide

Today we leave Clare for the Barossa Valley where we visit Wolf Blass Wines and Maggie Beer’s Shop/Café where we can see the actual kitchen used in Maggie’s cooking shows. Visit Angas Park Dried Fruit Factory, Menglers Hill Look-out, and after lunch visit the Whispering Wall. We head back to Adelaide for an overnight stay at Rydges Hotel South Park. (BLD)

Day 9. Sat: Adelaide Zoo, Glenelg, Fly home

This morning we visit Adelaide Zoo for a guided tour of the giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Funi. We will have a look at some of the beaches and spend some free time in Glenelg  before your flight home. (B)

Prices and Dates

• Includes air Ex BNE, SYD & MELB
• This package is subject to a fuel levy and although flights are correct at time of printing they are subject to change without notice
• This itinerary is all subject to weather & road conditions. There are sections of this tour where roads are rugged, and unsealed, and the ride will be slow
• Deposit required to secure your booking $600pp

• Includes air Ex BNE, SYD & MELB
• This package is subject to a fuel levy and although flights are correct at time of printing they are subject to change without notice
• This itinerary is all subject to weather & road conditions. There are sections of this tour where roads are rugged, and unsealed, and the ride will be slow
• Deposit required to secure your booking $600pp