Where: The Australian Food Bowl from Griffith to Mildura.
When: On demand.
Duration: 5 Days 4 nights
Tour Size: Maximum number of passengers is 7 plus guides.
Fitness Level: Low to reasonable level of fitness required. Some short hikes to be expected.
Best Season: All year round.
Note: Many of the roads we travel on are unsealed dirt or gravel. Although it doesn’t rain much in the outback, when it does unsealed roads are likely to be closed to traffic. Bindara and Mungo are dry weather only. Our touring route and itinerary will be adjusted in the event of wet weather.
Welcome to our Food and Wine touring route where you will visit wonderful historic homesteads, award-winning gardens and sample some beautiful food, much of it homegrown by your remarkable hosts. Be fascinated by an Outback life.
Best of all, each night we will be staying at an Outback Beds location. Here we can get an insight into the daily life of a working property, take a guided tour of the history and nature of the property, and in the evening after a rewarding drink, sit down to a delicious home-cooked meal which is optimising as much produce as possible from that farm.
Along the way, we will visit World Heritage areas and be guided through them with Aboriginal guides. We will encounter Australian wildlife almost daily including kangaroos, emus, echidnas and a colourful range of spectacular birds. We will set off on regular short walks, lake cruises and have some opportunities to paddle a canoe but there are options to do some more vigorous activities along the way if you opt for a longer tour. There will be opportunities to taste some award-winning wine and foods direct from the producers and time to relax, unwind and to meet the locals.
Have a look at our suggested itinerary below. We have put this itinerary together with the minimum number of days needed to cover the distances. But this is your tour and your holiday, so we can make it longer, have more rest days or include more vigorous activities if you wish. Look at some of our options or just let us know what kind of activities or holidays you like and we will try to customise the tour for you.
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Note: If you are starting your tour at Griffith then the tour will proceed in the reverse order.
Broken Hill – 1 to 2 extra night/s in Broken Hill, there is a lot to see in the Silver City. I would recommend at least 2 nights, we can add on mine tours, gallery tours, a trip to Silverton, some short hikes, a trip to the Royal Flying Doctor or School of the Air, a night visit to Outback Astronomy, some mountain biking, a visit to some country pubs, or some down time to wander around and enjoy the unique architecture.
Kinchega National Park and the Menindee Lakes – 1 extra night in Broken Hill to allow an early start for travel to Kinchega national park and the Menindee Lakes system en route between Broken Hill and Bindara. Explore the historic shearing shed at Kinchega, take a hike along the Darling River, take a cruise on the lakes and look for birds.
Lunch cruise on the Murray River – 1 extra night at Lake Paika
Yanga National Park and/or the Edward River Kayak and Canoe Trail – 1 extra night at Lake Paika
Deniliquin Mountain Bike Park and/or the Edward River Kayak and Canoe Trail. – MTB trails 12km 3 hrs also 1 extra night at Burraburoon
Griffith Region, wineries, award winning restaurants and cotton mill – 1 extra night at Corynnia to discover more of Griffith’s food and wine high lights and a trip to the cotton gin (seasonal). Griffith is a vibrant agricultural and multicultural city just 65km from Corynnia Station. With over 15 wineries, award-winning restaurants, museums, art galleries and an abundance of local produce, an exciting and delicious day awaits.
Itinerary Changes.
We need to occasionally change the itinerary in response to weather and road conditions. If changes are needed we will endeavour to organise an alternate route and activity. We will discuss these changes with you at our regular evening briefings.
If the itinerary specified restaurant or activity is closed on our scheduled day then we will always have a Plan B. Generally we will know at the time of your booking if your tour will overlap a scheduled closed day.
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