Discover the characters and communities of Outback Queensland on this 7-day fly-drive adventure from Brisbane. Experience authentic station stays, locally guided tours, and spectacular stargazing, blended with outback hospitality and timeless landscapes.
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Depart Brisbane aboard REX Airlines for the 1 hour 45 min flight to Charleville. On arrival, collect your hire car and drive west for approximately 2 hours to the outback opal town of Quilpie. Call into the Visitor Information Centre to browse the local gallery and museum for a great insight into Quilpie’s pioneering history and community stories. Continue another 50 minutes to Toogunna Plains Farmstay, a 130,000-acre working sheep and cattle station. After a warm greeting by your hosts, check in to your deluxe ensuite hut and relax. This afternoon, you might like to book the optional Kyra Sandhills at Sunset Tour**, for spectacular Channel Country views. In the evening, enjoy a wine and cheese platter, followed by your included paddock-to-plate BBQ dinner, then gather by the firepit under a blanket of stars.
• ACCOMMODATION: Toogunna Plains Farmstay, Quilpie
• MEALS: Breakfast; Wine & Cheese Platter; Dinner
Begin your day with a hearty cooked breakfast in the Bush Kitchen, followed by an included three-hour station tour hosted by your grazier guide. Explore key landmarks across this expansive 5th-generation sheep and cattle property, including abandoned homesteads, oil fields, shearing sheds, and natural geological formations. Learn about the station’s pastoral heritage and day-to-day operations and enjoy a delicious home-baked morning tea.
In the afternoon, you may like to take a short 20-minute drive to the Eromanga Natural History Museum, for the optional Australian Dinosaur Giants Tour**. See the immersive Deep Time Dinosaur Today multimedia presentation, then tour the working fossil laboratory and collection room, where you’ll come face to face with Australia’s largest dinosaur. An onsite café is available at the Museum to purchase refreshments and lunches. Return to Toogunna Plains Farmstay early afternoon.
NOTE: Guests have the option of purchasing a hot pot dinner tonight for NETT$20.00 per person. They can organise this when they check in if preferred.
• ACCOMMODATION: Toogunna Plains Farmstay, Quilpie
• MEALS: Breakfast
Depart Toogunna Plains Farmstay and head back through Quilpie town on your way to Cunnamulla. Consider calling in to the famous Toompine Pub, known as the ‘pub without a town,’ for a quick break and a taste of true outback hospitality. Continue to the quirky town of Eulo, often called the ‘Montville of the Outback.’ Learn the colourful story behind the legendary Eulo Queen—an opal trader and eccentric local icon—at the historic Eulo Queen Hotel. Then browse the town shops for local opals, handcrafted leather goods, and delicious locally made honey. Don’t forget to snap a selfie with Kenny, the life-size Diprotodon—a giant megafauna fossil discovered nearby. Later, arrive in Cunnamulla and check into the historic Club Boutique hotel, steeped in early pastoral heritage. This evening, relax and enjoy dinner in the hotel restaurant.
• ACCOMMODATION: Club Boutique, Cunnamulla
• MEALS: Breakfast; Dinner
Enjoy a free day to explore the unique outback town of Cunnamulla. Start with your included visit to All Aboard Cunnamulla (seasonal), where a cheeky holographic Station Master shares tall tales, local legends, and rail history in a captivating 3D sound and light show. You may also like to visit the Artesian Time Tunnel at the Cunnamulla Fella Centre, featuring a simulated mine lift and interactive exhibits. Meet Doug the Rigger and uncover the fascinating opal mining heritage and natural wonders of the Great Artesian Basin. In the afternoon, unwind at the Cunnamulla Hot Springs with a soak in the geothermal mineral pools, fed by rejuvenating artesian waters (own arrangements).
• ACCOMMODATION: Club Boutique, Cunnamulla
• MEALS: Breakfast
Travel northeast along the Mitchell Highway for around 2 hours to Charleville, the heart of Mulga Country. On arrival, you may like to enjoy a drink at the historic Hotel Corones, once a grand outback hotel built by Greek immigrant Harry Corones, whose vision helped shape Charleville during the wool boom era of the early 20th century. Then, head to the Bilby Experience to learn about this endangered nocturnal marsupial. Join a guided tour to see these rare creatures up close and hear about vital conservation efforts. This evening, visit the Cosmos Centre for the Outback Stargazing Tour. Using powerful telescopes, you’ll observe planets, star clusters and nebulae, while expert guides share insights into the southern night sky - renowned as some of the clearest in Australia.
• ACCOMMODATION: Mulga Country Motor Inn, Charleville
• MEALS: Breakfast
This morning, join the WWII Secrets Tag-Along Tour to explore original military sites, relive the enlistment process, and uncover the covert U.S. mission that once put this remote town on high alert. Afterwards, visit the WWII Secret Base to discover interactive displays covering ocean voyages, classified missions, and wartime life in Charleville. In the afternoon, you may like to tour the Outback Date Farm (own arrangements). Stroll beneath soaring palms, enjoy freshly baked date loaf, and learn how this eco-friendly farm thrives using reclaimed water.
• ACCOMMODATION: Mulga Country Motor Inn
• MEALS: Breakfast
Enjoy a relaxed final morning in Charleville. Consider joining a morning tour at the Charleville School of Distance Education (own arrangements), for an insight into how remote students learn across vast distances and observe a live lesson in action. After lunch, make your way to Charleville Airport, return your hire car, and check in for your return flight to Brisbane.
* Conditions apply. On sale until 17 Jul 25 for travel until 31 Mar 26. +Offer is subject to vehicle availability. Minimum renter age without surcharge is 25 years. Drivers aged 21-24 years may be eligible to rent subject to an age surcharge. Rental is inclusive of 100 kilometres per day, all additional kilometres are charged at 27.5c per Kilometre and will be payable directly to Avis. Rental based on pick up at Charleville Airport location and drop off at Charleville Airport location. Rentals are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Avis rental agreement and the Avis standard driver and credit qualifications. Rental days are based on a 24 hour period. ^Return fares based on B class. *All aboard Cunnamulla only available in peak season, from 1 Nov 25 - 31 Mar 26 this activity will be replaced by a 3 hour town & Industry Tour. Prices correct as at 4 Jun 25 but may be adjusted if surcharges, fees, taxes, or currency exchange rates are affected. Offers subject to availability. (All savings and bonus nights are included in the advertised price). Fees apply for direct payments made to Viva Holidays using a debit or credit card. Amounts payable to third parties not included. Bookings must be made directly with Viva Holidays or a travel agent, please confirm all prices, availability and details with your consultant before booking. Cancellation fees apply, offers may be withdrawn without notice and are not combinable with any other offers unless stated. The Viva Holidays General Booking Conditions apply vivaholidays.com.au/policies/booking-conditions. Viva Holidays Pty Ltd ABN 78 634 662 294.
