Unleash Longreach

Your adventure begins as you board the Spirit of the Outback in Brisbane for the rail journey to Longreach. Enjoy dinner in the Tuckerbox Restaurant before retiring to your private cabin for the evening. Overnight on board the Spirit of the Outback.

Enjoy a hearty breakfast in the Tuckerbox Restaurant this morning, as your journey to Longreach continues. On arrival in Longreach, you’ll be met and transferred to your accommodation. Stay the next five nights at The Staging Post, Longreach.
 

Take your seat for the ride of your life at the only place in the world where you can experience what it’s like to gallop in a Cobb & Co stagecoach. Enjoy morning tea before watching a classic Australian movie in the old theatrette. This afternoon, travel to the banks of the Thomson River and board a historic paddlewheeler for a sunset cruise. Afterwards, enjoy a hearty stockman’s
dinner around the campfire with bush entertainment and the authentic Starlight’s Spectacular Sound and Light Picture Show.

Enjoy a country buffet breakfast at The Welcome Home before travelling to historic Nogo Station – a working sheep and cattle station. Meet the merinos and hear the Merino story in the historic woolsheds. Experience a station ‘water-run’ in an open-top, double-decker bus. See Captain Starlight’s stockyards and enjoy a traditional saddlebag lunch under the gum trees.
Transfer to the Qantas Founders Museum and join a guided tour of the 747 plane and Super Constellation. After the guided tour spend time discovering the many exhibits and learn about the pioneers of flight. This evening, enjoy the Stonegrill® Dining Experience at The Welcome Home.

An early start this morning for a full day tour of Winton. Visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum. Take an interpretive tour of the laboratory, the March of the Titanosaurs display and Dinosaur Canyon. Enjoy lunch at the historic North Gregory Hotel and take a stroll down the main street before visiting the Waltzing Matilda Centre. Travel back to Longreach in the late
afternoon.
 

Today, visit the iconic Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and explore the five galleries of the museum. Hear first-hand the recollections from the extensive oral history collection, transcribed diary entries from those that cut a living from a harsh environment.
 

Your tour concludes after breakfast. You’ll be leaving with new friends and great memories. Transfer to the railway station or airport for your journey home.