Things to do in Outback Queensland, Queensland: The Best Tours

Experience a scenic flight over the magnificent White Mountains National Park. This 60 minute tour offers aerial views over the red Outback Desert Uplands, dramatic escarpments and gorges. Follow the spring fed Flinders River, the longest river in Queensland. Appreciate this incredible environment with a short remote landing in the river gorge. Enjoy exclusive views of a true remote wilderness within White Mountain National Park, rarely shared with other visitors. Your flight will call in to the remote Torrens Creek Exchange Hotel; a classic Aussie pub. Includes complimentary beverage at the Torrens Creek Exchange Hotel.

Inclusions: Bottled water

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Depart from the Porcupine Gorge Camping Ground helipad on a spectacularly scenic adventure flight over Australia’s little Grand Canyon. Witness the incredible contrast between towering cliffs of vibrantly coloured sandstone and the sparsely wooded, dry flat plains of the Savannah landscape. These sedimentary rocks, more than 500 million years in the making were carved out by Porcupine Creek, a meandering string of clear pools. We fly to the upper end of the basalt capped sandstone rock formation, an area only seen from the sky. Then it’s a final sweep of the canyon as your return to the landing pad. Includes complimentary water.

Inclusions: Bottled water

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Share a few hours with a local guide for an insight into what the town of Roma truly has to offer. During our tour, experience where the country meets the Outback and discover the history of the town including the Butter Factory, Railway Station, Roma’s abandoned Winery, early houses. Explore Roma’s best kept secrets such as Lake Neverfill, our Biggest Bottle Tree and the Overflow. Visit to the famous Roma Saleyards, while keeping an eye out for some of our local characters. This tour is a great introduction to our town.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Snacks

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We explore the rifts on Rangelands Station before enjoying the spectacular views from the sunset lookout. Bring your own drinks to enjoy at sunset and I'll provide the nibblies. Tour start/finish times depend on sunset times during the year.

Inclusions: Sunset Nibblies

Exclusions: BYO beverages including water

Bladensburg is one of the original homesteads of the area, now a national park. We take a look at some of the history and natural landscape of this park.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Coffee and/or Tea

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Journey through Winton's mesa country and Carisbrooke Station to the Dinosaur Stampede where 3300 dinosaur footprints were preserved 95 million years ago. Hear how this vast landscape came to be, how people have lived off the land, and about animals and plants of the region.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Coffee and/or Tea, Lunch

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This tour is packed with the sights, sounds, insights and outback humour. You will be personally hosted by one of the Kinnon family, who will take you on an insiders' journey of station life, including the merino story in the woolshed, Captain Starlight's stockyards and the amazing station safari by open-top, double-decker bus to spot the many animals and birds that make the outback home. You'll finish with pioneers' home-baked smoko under the gum trees.

Inclusions: Home-baked 'smoko' (morning tea) is included.

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Enjoy an adventure to the heart of outback tradition and legend. Starlight's Cruise Experience provides you with a choice of cruising on the only paddlewheeler west of the Great Divide or the equally charming Thomson Princess Riverboat. Cruise down the splendid Thomson River at sunset with drinks (BYO alcohol) and nibbles, watch the birds come home to roost on the riverbanks and learn about the local flora, fauna and history. As darkness falls, the boat moors at the Kinnons’ bush campground for a 2-course stockman’s dinner around the campfire. Local barefoot bush poet, Scotty, charms the crowd with his bush ballads. After dinner watch the ‘Starlight’s Spectacular Sound & Light Picture Show’ – a movie in the open-air riverbank theatre. This exclusive movie was commissioned by the Kinnons to celebrate the tale of Captain Starlight. Finally, enjoy tea and damper by the campfire under the stars.

Inclusions: Hearty beef stew with mash potatoes and vegetables, followed by dessert, Billy tea with damper.

Exclusions: You are welcome to BYO alcoholic beverages

Journey through Winton's mesa country to the Dinosaur Stampede where 3300 dinosaur footprints were preserved 95 million years ago. Travel through grazing property to discover the hidden treasures of Merton Gorge and Lookout. Hear how this vast landscape came to be, how people have lived off the land, and about animals and plants of the region.

Inclusions: Lunch, Coffee and/or Tea, Air-conditioned vehicle

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On our Cobb & Co Stagecoach Experience you’ll travel in a restored stagecoach on our award-winning tour – first at a leisurely pace through town and then full-tilt along a stretch of the original Longreach-Windorah mail route. Hear the pounding hooves of the magnificent horses on the outback dirt road. Hear the rattle and creak of the coach. Hold on to your hat for the only stagecoach gallop in Australia! It’s exhilarating. It’s entertaining. And it’s the closest you can get to feeling what it would have been like in the pioneer past. After the ride (depending on your itinerary) slow down with a traditional smoko (scones, jam, cream with tea). You'll also enjoy a classic Australian bush movie in retro cinema seats, followed by our Harry Redford Old Time Tent Show – a live performance featuring the very entertaining Kinnon boys. This is good old fashioned fun for all the family and is a tribute to the old travelling shows.

Inclusions: Home-baked 'smoko' of scones with cream, jam and tea.

Exclusions: Optional extra of a billy can lunch, which consists of a traditional corned beef or chicken sandwhich with home-made relish, home-made biscuit, a piece of fruit and a softdrink.