This tour gives you the ultimate in five star travel & accommodation as well as visiting one of the worlds’ greatest cities and the diversity of the Australian Outback.
Day 1
On this 13 day trip, we start the tour on our luxury catamaran for a getting to know you 3 hour lunch cruise with plenty of photo opportunities on the spectacular Sydney Harbour.
After the cruise, we check in to our 5 star accommodation.
After settling in, we meet to extract your photos from your cameras & copy them onto a disk for you to keep so as you will have an empty memory card for the next days shooting.
We then get ready for an evening of sumptuous dining at one of Sydneys’ finest restaurants before retiring for the evening.
Day 2
We start with breakfast before we head out to the airport to board our corporate jet to fly into one of Australia’s iconic outback towns, Broken Hill.
After a splendid catered lunch, we head out to Silverton, an outback ghost town that some call the film location capital of Australia’s outback. Many films, including Mad Max & numerous television commercials have all been filmed here.
We spend a few hours here to capture the atmosphere of the true Aussie outback. This town has some of the regions most spectacular sunsets.
After the sun goes down, we head back to our accommodation in Broken Hill for a relaxing evening meal & a catch up of the day’s events.
Day 3
Today we head out to the Menindee Lakes.
The Menindee Lakes are an oasis in the desert - the lakes are a haven for an astounding array of wetland birdlife and are large enough for their own sailing club!
We follow the footsteps of Burke & Wills and Cameron the Australian Surveyors. We visit Sunset Strip, Copi Hollow and the great fresh water lakes.
We travel around the grape vines and orchards, lunch at Menindee. We travel along the Darling river to Kinchega National Park and visit the Woolshed. We visit the grave of one of Burke's camel drivers before we head back to Broken Hill for our final overnight stay in the outback.
Morning tea and lunch supplied.
Day 4
Today, we enjoy an outback breakfast before heading out to The Living Desert.
A two hour visit to the Living Desert from the City will allow us to explore the Cultural Walk Trail within the Sanctuary and Sculpture Symposium and gain an educational and cultural experience to further enhance your understanding of our Aboriginal Heritage and importance of the preservation of our environment for the benefit of future generations.
We then head back into Broken Hill to visit the Broken Hill art gallery and the gallery of iconic Australian artist Pro Hart.
From age seven, Pro loved to sketch and paint. He began taking his gift seriously in his early twenties when he first used painting as a creative outlet to keep him sane from underground life as a miner. To develop his gift, Pro attended a few local art classes but is mainly self-taught. He was discovered in 1962 by a gallery director in Adelaide. From there his success as an artist began to flourish.
At the Pro Hart gallery you are able to view the works created over the years by Pro as he has experimented with different techniques and styles. Collectors are able to purchase original paintings and works on paper for their own collections.
Back to accommodation.
Evening at your own leisure.
Day 5
Today begins with our departure from Broken Hill as we set of for Port Augusta where we take a tour of the town features and an overnight stay.
Day 6
Today, we head off to the opal capital of the world, Coober Pedy.
For thousands of years Aboriginal people walked across this area. Because of the desert environment, these people were nomadic hunters and gatherers who travelled constantly in search of food and water supplies as well as to attend traditional ceremonies.
In January 1915, the New Colorado Prospecting Syndicate, consisting of Jim Hutchison and his 14 year old son William, PJ Winch and M McKenzie had unsuccessfully been searching for gold south of Coober Pedy. The men had set up camp and were searching for water when young Willie found pieces of opal on the surface of the ground. This was on the 1st February 1915 and 8 days later the first opal claim was pegged.
Coober Pedy was originally known as the Stuart Range Opal Field, named after John McDouall Stuart, who in 1858 was the first European explorer in the area. In 1920 it was re-named Coober Pedy, an anglicised version of Aboriginal words "kupa piti", commonly assumed to mean "white man in a hole".
On arrival to Cooper Pedy, we check in to our accommodation for the next two nights.
Dinner at Umbertos Restaurant
Day 7
Today, we spend the day touring & photographing this amazing landscape
Leisurely evening back at accommodation.
Day 8
Today, we leave Coober Pedy for our journey to the Red Centre. Australias’ heart, Ayers Rock.
Along the journey, we have plenty of opportunities to stop along the way to photograph probably Australia’s most famous surroundings.
On arrival at “The Rock”, we check in to our 5 star luxury accommodation, where we spend the next two days & nights discovering Australia’s heart.
Day 9
After an adventure filled day, tonight, we enjoy a unique dining experience & probably the highlight of the tour, the Sounds of Silence Dinner Experience.
At the Sounds of Silence experience we dine under the canopy of the desert night, while our very own storyteller shares tales as told in the stars.
Entered into the Australian Tourism Hall of Fame, Sounds of Silence offers the best of the Red Centre distilled into four magical hours. An evening of dining under the sparkling outback sky.
Sunset canapés.
Our journey begins on a lone sand dune. A path takes you to an uninterrupted, three hundred and sixty degree view of this vast landscape. In front of you is the fabled Uluru; behind you are the domes of Kata Tjuta and, possibly the most spectacular sunset you have ever seen. Here we enjoy sparkling wine and a selection of delectable canapés.
Dining under the sparkling outback sky
As the sun sets, we feast on a BBQ buffet of authentic Australian delicacies examples include barramundi, kangaroo, emu and crocodile, bush salads and classic desserts, complemented by some of Australia's quality wines.
Stargazing
Attention then turns to some of the world's best stargazing, as our startalker takes us on a tour of the spectacular southern night sky. As we wind down after dinner, we are offered a choice of tea, coffee or port. We gather around a campfire to savour a special treat of hot mulled wine then a leisurely stroll back to our accommodation to retire for the evening.
Day 10
Today, we start the day taking in an Aboriginal Mala Walk Tour of Uluru (Ayers Rock)
This tour to Uluru includes a tour of the rock and then an Aboriginal Guided Mala Walk. Learn the sensitive story of the Mala (Hare Wallaby) people who lived at Uluru, with their friend the Itjaritjari (marsupial mole). Along the Mala Walk visit the many painted caves of the Mala people, and learn how they lived and prepared for ceremonies at the base of Uluru. Visit sacred Kantju Gorge, a quiet water hole at the base of a dramatic rock face.
This tour is led by local Aboriginal people. They share their culture, explaining how they see the landscape of Uluru, and their 'Tjukurpa' or Dreamtime. Our Aboriginal Guides provide much more than just a tour: they provide a unique cultural experience that constantly surpasses the expectation of our guests. Anangu have a special philosophy about sharing, They say 'Ngapartji Ngapartji': 'this is our culture, we share it with you, it benefits us all'.
All information on this tour is interpreted into English by our experienced Aboriginal Language Interpreters.
On return back to resort, a quick bite & the rest of the day exploring and capturing the region.
Dinner at local eatery.
Day 11
Today we leave the Rock and head further north to Alice Springs.
On arrival, we take an afternoon tour of the Alice, where we will visit the School of the Air, the Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service as well as take in spectacular views of the West MacDonnell ranges from Anzac Hill then check into O/N accommodation and dinner.
Day 12
Today we have some down time and prepare for our final part of the tour.
This afternoon, we climb aboard one of the worlds great trains as we start our overnight journey to Adelaide, the city of churches.
Day 13
Wake up on board this luxurious train. Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast & watch the world go by.
Our journey concludes as we arrive in Adelaide just after lunch.
13 Day Harbour to the Outback Discovery
(Sydney Harbour, Broken Hill, Silverton, Menindee Lakes, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock (Uluru), The Olgas (Kata Tjuta), Alice Springs, Adelaide)
includes Corporate Jet and First Class Rail Travel
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