Travel West
Multiple Locations

Cancellation Information:
Cancellation 45 days prior to departure there is an AUD200.00 booking fee kept. Full payment due 45 days prior to departure. Cancellation after full payment will incur 100 per cent of the total tour cost (non-refundable travel insurance recommended). A no show or failure to board will also incur 100 per cent cancellation fee.

Further Details:
All tours are fully inclusive with motel or hotel accommodation.

Travel West Tours are proud to offer tours for non-smokers only.

Travel West with Graham and Deb for a real Outback experience - "Your Enjoyment Is Their Pleasure". Book now for 2011 Tours: 10 day Birdsville: Innamincka - Cameron Corner - Tibooburra Tour, Three Day; "Check Out Charleville"; Four Wheel Drive - Birdsville, Simpson Desert, Eyre Creek, Haddon and Poeppel Corners - Fly Over Lake Eyre.

How To Get There:
4WD tours begin in Charleville. Free parking can be arranged for caravans.

For the Lake Eyre and Birdsville Hotel in a Day ex Brisbane, the tour departs on Skytrans from the Brisbane Jet Base, Brisbane Airport. All other tours depart from Charleville. To find Skytrans at Brisbane Airport, travel along Airport Drive, turn left at the Tower into Dryandra Road.
Follow Dryandra Road and General Aviation Terminal Signs until you reach Casuarina Street. Turn left at Casuarina Street and look for the Brisbane Jet Base on right hand side.
Free street parking available. Park and walk to the Brisbane Jet Base and look for Skytrans sign. Check-in inside at the Skytrans counter.
Check-in from 6.30 a.m. until 7.00 a.m.
Door shuts on plane at 7.15 a.m. for a 7.30 a.m. departure. It's going to be a great day!!

Tariff Information:
Tours run from March until October. Accommodation is hotel or motel style. Drinks and souvenirs are not included in the tour cost. Travel expenses to and from the departure points are not included.
Charleville Bush Cottage - two night minimum stay "Love the Peace and Quiet", "Lake Eyre and Birdsville Hotel in a Day" or " Birdsville Races in Style"
All tours are fully inclusive with ensuited accommodation.

This great Outback Experience begins at Charleville Bush Cottage with a leisurely afternoon and evening around the campfire or the option to see stars like never before at the Cosmos Centre.

Visit Quilpie and see why it's known for the best boulder opals in the world, see Cooper Creek at Windorah, horizons that expand forever, Haddon Corner (where the South Australia and Queensland borders meet), two nights at the iconic Birdsville Hotel including a glass of bubbly on the verandah watching the sunset over the desert, breakfast at sunrise on top of Big Red (the tallest sand dune in the Simpson Desert) and then traverse 170 kilometres into the Simpson Desert over 20 metre high sand dunes to reach Poeppel Corner. An unforgettable experience!

Tour Information

5 days
Yes.
Pick-up from Charleville Airport.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 03 Jun - 30 Sep

Tour Departs From

• Charleville
  

Tour Travels To

• Cosmos Centre and Observatory
  
• Cooper Creek
  
• Birdsville
  
• Birdsville Hotel
  
• Big Red
  
• Simpson Desert
  
• Poeppel Corner
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$5000.00	$5000.00	Tour - All Inclusive (Double) Rate is per person twin share, based on minimum 2 people travelling, twin share accommodation

Test your driving skills in the Simpson Desert, learn about the history of the region, the river systems and relax as Graham and Deb take care of everything you will need on your fully motel accommodated four wheel drive self drive around the outback, taking in south-west Queensland, the Cooper Basin, South Australia and Sturts National Park, New South Wales.

Spend a night in Windorah, two nights in Birdsville, two nights at Innamincka and two nights at Tibooburra visiting Cameron Corner and the famous Burke and Wills Dig Tree along the way. You will be required to bring your own late model four wheel drive with reasonable ground clearance and a high/low transfer case. Extras to include are a second spare tyre fitted to rim, a UHF radio, tyre gauge, a long handle shovel and snatch strap with fittings. Their escort vehicle is fitted with a first-aid kit, satellite phone and extra recovery gear. Pets not allowed and unsuitable for children.

Tour Information

10 days
Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 24 May - 19 Aug

Tour Departs From

• Charleville
  

Tour Travels To

• Cosmos Centre and Observatory
  
• Coongie Lakes
  New South Wales
• Cameron Corner
  New South Wales
• Tibooburra
  New South Wales
• Milparinka
  New South Wales
• Noccundra
  
• Thargomindah
  
• Eulo
  
• Cunnamulla
  
• Quilpie
  
• Windorah
  
• Cooper Creek
  
• Birdsville
  
• Simpson Desert
  
• Innamincka
  South Australia

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$2470.00	$2470.00	Tour - All Inclusive (Double) Per person rate, based on 2 people travelling twin share accommodation.

This unique adventure commences at Charleville Bush Cottage, before you travel west through Quilpie, over Cooper Creek into Windorah and onto the unique town of Birdsville. Then the real adventure begins leaving Birdsville behind and traversing the sand dunes of the Simpson Desert. Experience the magic of sleeping in the Simpson Desert for two nights and travelling the Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks. Enjoy travel in late model Toyota Hilux with experienced guides and also stay at the famous Birdsville Hotel, underground at Coober Pedy and on a property along the Birdsville Track.

Tour Information

10 days
Yes.
Pick-up from Charleville Airport.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 03 Jun - 30 Sep

Tour Departs From

• Charleville Bush Cottage
  

Tour Travels To

• Charleville Bush Cottage
  
• Coober Pedy
  South Australia
• William Creek
  South Australia
• Clayton Station
  South Australia
• Mungarannie
  
• Quilpie
  
• Cooper Creek
  
• Birdsville Hotel
  
• Big Red - Simpson Desert
  
• Dalhousie Springs
  
• Oodnadatta Track
  South Australia

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$14000.00	$14000.00	Tour - All Inclusive (Double) Per person rate, based on 2 people travelling, twin share accommodation

Professionally guided by Graham and Deb from Travel West, this nine day-eight night journey begins in Brisbane and will visit Longreach, Birdsville, fly low over Lake Eyre to Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock, Kununurra, Broome and Alice Springs. Graham will provide commentary and entertain you all the way with history, geography and stories about driving road trains and carting cattle in the Kimberley and the Territory.

Learn about the rivers, deserts, corners and much more. Highlights include flying low over the Carnarvon Gorge range, the Stockman's Hall of Fame, Qantas Founders Museum, the iconic outback Birdsville Pub, ""Sounds of Silence"" dinner in the desert at Ayers Rock, flight seeing over Lake Eyre, the Bungle Bungles, Horizontal Falls and the Buccaneer Archipelago down the magnificent coastline into Broome. See magnificent displays of Opals, Diamonds and Pearls. Enjoy three nights based in Kununurra and another highlight is our day on the Ord River up to Lake Argyle. Travel West caters for Non-Smokers Only. You will stay in excellent accommodation and enjoy wonderful meals with your fellow travellers. Minimum 16 and maximum 30 passengers. Graham and Deb accompany all tours and your experience is there number one priority.

Tour Information

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 11 - 19 May 7:30am -
- 5:00pm
9 Day / 8 Nights

Tour Departs From

• Brisbane Jet Base, Brisbane Airport
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$10850.00	$11650.00	Tour - All Inclusive (Double) 9 Days & 8 Nights excellent accommodation, all meals, sightseeing, personally guided by Graham & Deb, owners Travel West.

""Check Out Charleville"" - Charleville is the major town for the south west region of Queensland. Enjoy two hours of Charleville history. Join Graham and hear about the western river systems and where the Warrego River fits into these systems. Learn about the 1990, 2010 and 2012 floods and see work being done on the new flood mitigation system. Hear stories about the fires that have devastated parts of town and some important history. Hear the history of Charleville by those who know it best ....'The Locals'. ""Check Out Charleville"" is the best value tour in town!

Tour Information

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 13 Oct - 25 Oct -
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2-hour Fire, Flood and Heritage Tour

Tour Departs From

• Check Out Charleville
  

Tour Travels To

• Check Out Charleville
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$10.00	$10.00	Tour Only 9am Daily Pickup from most caravan parks