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Your incredible journey of South Australia begins today as you are transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure before a welcome dinner at the hotel this evening with your crew and fellow passengers.
Stay: Two Nights, The Port Lincoln Hotel
Daily :Venture into Coffin Bay National Park and enjoy an incredible oyster-tasting experience. Put on a pair of waders and walk out into Coffin Bay to harvest, shuck and eat the oysters straight from the ocean.
After breakfast, drive along Whalers Way, stopping at a lookout over Lincoln National Park. Inside the park you’ll have the option to walk up Stamford Hill. Later, travel to Boston Bay Winery for picturesque lunch. Established in 1984, Boston Bay Wines produces an excellent range of red and white wines due to its high-quality soils and cool climate.
Daily :Today, depart Port Lincoln and head to Streaky Bay. Stop at the small coastal town of Elliston for lunch. Further north at Woolshed Cave, Talia Caves and The Tub, you’ll find the waves have been busy sculpting the sandstone and carving out caves. Visit Murphy's Haystacks, ancient wind-worn pink granite boulders that formed 1500 million years ago. Later take a short drive around Point Westall before settling into the historic Streaky Bay Hotel for an overnight stay.
Stay: Streaky Bay Hotel
Daily :Depart Streaky Bay and head to Point Labatt, where you may be able to spot sea lions at one of the only permanent breeding colonies on Australia’s mainland. Take a tour of the Ceduna Arts and Culture Centre, which provides skills, workshops, training, materials, a working environment and facilities for the creation of Indigenous art. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure.
Stay: Two Nights, Ceduna Foreshore Hotel Motel
Daily :Begin your day with a breathtaking flight over Fowlers Bay, Head Of Bight and the Bunda Cliffs. With vibrant blue waters and striking sheer cliffs, you’ll enjoy a bird’s-eye perspective of the stunning surrounds.
Fly over the iconic Nullarbor Roadhouse to Maralinga. Formerly the site of the British nuclear program in the 1950s, this part of outback South Australia has only recently been opened up to tourism. Here, you will enjoy a tour with a local guide who will share their knowledge of Maralinga’s history as you explore the sites where seven nuclear weapons tests were conducted.
Depart Ceduna early this morning for a full-day discovery. The adventure ends with a scenic flight back to Ceduna over the Dog Fence – a 5,614-kilometre barrier built to keep dingoes and wild dogs out of lands where sheep and cattle grazed.
Daily :This morning, depart Ceduna and travel towards the small town of Kimba. Visit Pildappa Rock, an impressive granite outcrop that rivals the famous ‘Wave Rock’ in Western Australia. Then stop at Kimba, the official half way point between the east and west coasts, where you’ll see the 8 metre-tall Big Galah. Afterwards, continue to Port Augusta, where tonight you will have dinner at your hotel.
Stay: Port Augusta, Standpipe Golf Motor Inn
Daily :Stop for a glass of wine and delicious picnic lunch on the grounds of a winery.
After breakfast, depart Port Augusta for the Wadlata Outback Centre. Discover how the region has evolved in the ‘Tunnel of Time’ and learn about fossils and the first people to settle here. Continue on to the Clare Valley wine region. Home to an emerging gourmet food scene this charmingly secluded region is known for its rolling countryside and welcoming country pubs. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner with your crew and fellow travellers.
Stay: Adelaide, The Mayfair Hotel
Daily :After breakfast, be transferred to Adelaide Airport for your onward flight.
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