Queensland’s
BIG SKY COUNTRY DRIVES From Brisbane Carnarvon Gorge Mini Break
Granite Belt Mini Break
Overnights: Toowoomba (1) Carnarvon (2)
Overnights: Stanthorpe (2)
4 days from Brisbane
3 days from Brisbane
CARNARVON GORGE Injune Roma
Outback Queensland
QUEENSLAND
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
Miles
Dalby
QUEENSLAND
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
BRISBANE
BRISBANE
Chinchilla
Outback Queensland
BUNYA MOUNTAINS NP
BRISBANE
NSW NSW
NSW NSW
Warwick
BRISBANE
STANTHORPE GIRRAWEEN NP
TOOWOOMBA NEW SOUTH WALES
EW OUTH W A L E Sand collect your hire car for 4 days NFly intoS Brisbane Airport
Fly into Brisbane Airport, pick up your hire car and drive 2.5 hours to Stanthorpe in the Granite Belt
Explore Ju Raku En, Australia’s largest Japanese stroll garden & see Australia’s finest horse-drawn carriages at the Cobb+Co Museum, Toowoomba
Follow the Granite Belt Strange Bird Alternative Wine Trail
Take in stunning views from Picnic Point Lookout, enjoy seasonal local produce dining at a CBD restaurant and overnight Toowoomba
Sample locally-produced cider and fresh apple pie at Sutton’s Apple Farm and Cidery
Drive west to Chinchilla, Australia’s melon capital and Roma, home of the Big Rig, before arriving at Carnarvon Gorge National Park
Visit Stanthorpe Cheese for hand-made farmhouse cheese
Stay two nights at Carnarvon Gorge National Park See spectacular sandstone gorge vistas, ancient rainforests and well preserved Aboriginal rock art on a self-guided or guided walk Explore Carnarvon Gorge’s beautiful Moss Garden walk with its splendid waterfall backdrop, ferns and mosses
Stay two nights in the Granite Belt. Choose from a selection of cosy cottages, cabins, villas and lodges Savour delicious jams and conserves at Jamworks Gourmet Foods See Girraween National Park’s balancing boulders, abundant birdlife and spectacular wildflowers in Spring Enjoy a delicious seasonal lunch at The Barrelroom restaurant in Ballandean
Take a break in Miles and discover the rare tropical waterlily at Chinaman’s Lagoon
Cycle through vineyards and farmlands with Granite Belt Bicycle Tours & Hire
Return your vehicle to Brisbane Airport
Return your vehicle to Brisbane Airport
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8 day loop from Brisbane
QUEENSLAND CHARLEVILLE
ROMA Mitchell
ST GEORGE CUNNAMULLA
Outback Queensland
BUNYA MOUNTAINS NP QLD Kingaroy Jimbour Blackbutt Woodford NSW Bell NSW Dalby Jondaryan BRISBANE Nobby TOOWOOMBA Allora Warwick
Southern Queensland Country BRISBANE
NEW SOUTH WALES
Adventure Way Discovery
Overnights: Toowoomba (1) St George (1) Cunnamulla (1) Charleville (1) Roma (1) Bunya Mountains (2) Tour the historic 19th century sandstone Glengallan Homestead, a once great pastoral station Take a country drive to Allora and see the Mary Poppins House, once home to Mary Poppins creator PL Travers Enjoy a country lunch at the historic Rudd’s Pub in Nobby Take a self-guided tour of the Woolshed at Jondaryan, the oldest operating woolshed in the world Discover hand-carved illuminated emu eggs and enjoy a sunset river cruise at St George Relax with wine and nibbles in Eulo’s open-air mud baths
Get up close and personal with the Bilby, one of Australia’s most endangered species at Charleville’s Bilby Experience View distant stars, planets and star clusters through powerful telescopes at the Cosmos Centre, Charleville Take a therapeutic soak in the Great Artesian Spa and visit the courthouse where local bushrangers met their fate in Mitchell Join a free tour of the Roma Saleyards, the largest cattle selling facility in the southern hemisphere Enjoy an entertaining sound and light show at Roma’s Big Rig, recreating the story of Australia’s oil and gas industry
Stroll the beautiful formal gardens of heritagelisted Jimbour House Breathe in crisp mountain air and majestic rainforest views from your private chalet at the Bunya Mountains Hand feed wild birds, spot nocturnal animals and explore a selection of spectacular walking tracks within the Bunya Mountains National Park Watch the Chocolate Wattled Bat emerge at dusk Indulge with a gourmet platter at Crane Wines, a rustic cellar door perched high on the Booie Range with breathtaking views east over the valley
8 day loop from Brisbane
QUEENSLAND Mitchell
ROMA
Miles
BONUS DOWNS
Chinchilla
Nindigully
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
Esk BRISBANE
ST GEORGE
Outback Queensland
BRISBANE NSW NSW
TOOWOOMBA Goondiwindi
NEW SOUTH WALES
Killarney STANTHORPE
Gourmet Country and Outback
Overnights: Stanthorpe (2) St George (1) Bonus Downs, Mitchell (2) Roma (1) Toowoomba (1) Meander through the quaint country towns of Beaudesert & Boonah and enjoy a country ‘cuppa’
Taste locally-made jams and conserves at Jamworks Gourmet Food
Explore the stunning Queen Mary Falls Circuit in Main Range National Park, bushwalk and tuck into a picnic lunch
Lunch at The Barrelroom restaurant and taste fresh seasonal menus
Enjoy panoramic views over the Condamine Gorge & delicious seasonal produce at Spring Creek Mountain Café Discover the Granite Belt, Queensland’s premier food and wine region and follow the Strange Bird Alternate Wine Trail Sample cider & apple pie at Sutton’s Apple Farm and Cidery and visit Stanthorpe Cheese for hand-made farmhouse cheese Explore spectacular Girraween National Park
Cycle through vineyards and farmlands with Granite Belt Bicycle Tours & Hire
Gain an insight into the Australian beef industry on a free tour of the Roma Saleyards, the largest in the southern hemisphere Extend your stay in Roma and join a Boobook Ecotours full day tour to Carnarvon Ranges with an experienced ecologist Take a break in Chinchilla, Australia’s melon capital
Visit Coolmunda Olives, walk through the beautiful olive grove and sample some delicious organic olives. products.
Explore Ju Raku En, Australia’s largest Japanese stroll garden in Toowoomba and see magnificent floral displays in Queens Park
Call into Queensland’s oldest hotel, the Nindigully Pub
Join in on the Paddock to Potager farm tour (seasonal) in Pechey
Stay two nights at Bonus Downs Farm Stay, join in the daily activities, tour the property and enjoy the country hospitality
Enjoy a gourmet picnic in Ravensbourne National Park and follow the scenic drive via Esk back to Brisbane
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Isisford
Blackall
Emmet Idalia National Park
8 day loop from Brisbane
Tambo
Welford National Park
Biloela
Rolleston
Banana
Carnarvon National Park
Bundaberg
CARNARVON GORGE Eidsvold
Outback Queensland Ban Springs Q U Mountains E E N S L A Ban ND Bunya Southern Injune National Park Queensland QLD Goomeri Country Mitchell Roma Kingaroy NP BUNYA MOUNTAINS Roma MilesMiles BRISBANE Nanango Morven Blackbutt Bell NSW NSW Chinchilla Maidenwell Chinchilla Bonus MaidenwellWoodford Downs Jimbour Surat Surat Ravensbourne Dalby Dalby Esk National Park The Gums Jondaryan
Adavale
Augathella
Charleville Quilpie
Wyandra
Ravensbourne NP Toowoomba TOOWOOMBA Moonie Nobby Allora Inglewood
Bollon
ST GEORGE St George
Thargomindah
Cunnamulla
Eulo
Goondiwindi
Nindigully
Currawinya National Park
Mungindi
NEW SOUTH WALES
N E W S O U T H WA L E S
BRISBANE BRISBANE
Main Range National Park Maryvale Killarney Stanthorpe Inglewood Stanthorpe Girraween NP Ballandean GIRRAWEEN National Park Warwick
Big Sky National Parks
Overnights: Bunya Mountains (2) Carnarvon Gorge (2) St George (1) Girraween National Park (2) See spectacular sandstone gorge vistas, ancient rainforests and well preserved Aboriginal rock art on a self-guided or guided walk
See Girraween National Park’s intriguing balancing boulders, abundant birdlife and spectacular wildflowers in Spring
Travel through the old timber town of Crows Nest to Maidenwell Trading Post for some welcome refreshments
Explore the beautiful Moss Garden walk with its splendid waterfall backdrop, ferns and mosses at Carnarvon Gorge National Park
Explore gentle or more adventurous bushwalks passing kangaroos grazing in open fields, cool waterfalls and rock pools
Witness stunning rainforest canopies and ancient bunya pines at Bunya Mountains National Park
Enjoy a delicious seasonal dinner at The Barrelroom Restaurant
Follow a selection of walking tracks to explore nine kinds of rainforests, ancient plant species and native wildlife
Drive south to St George, Queensland’s inland fishing capital, and join a sunset cruise on the Balonne River with its 230 species of birdlife
Sample cider and apple pie at Suttons Apple Farm
Call in to the historic Nindigully Pub on the banks of the Moonie River
Visit Stanthorpe Cheese for hand-made farmhouse cheese.
Travel via Roma & Injune to Carnarvon Gorge National Park
Visit Coolmunda Organic Olives, walk through the olive grove and taste organic olives
Travel via the Rose & Rodeo capital of Warwick back to Toowoomba or Brisbane
10 day loop from Brisbane
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Take a scenic drive from Toowoomba to Gus Beutel Lookout for stunning views over Ravensbourne National Park
Boulia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Clermont CARNARVON GORGE Aramac
Outback Queensland
Capella
Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways
Barcaldine Longreach Ilfracombe Jericho Isisford
Stonehenge Jundah
Birdsville
Muttaburra
Bladensburg National Park
Diamantina National Park Bedourie
QUEENSLAND
Winton
Middleton
Alpha
Blackall Roma
Emmet Idalia National Park Welford National Park
Rockhampton
Emerald
QUEENSLAND
Gladstone
Tambo
Carnarvon
BRISBANE
Bundaberg
National Park Maidenwell Chinchilla Eidsvold Surat Dalby Windorah Ban Ban Springs Adavale Ravensbourne NPInjune Bunya Mountains BRISBANE Augathella National Park Goomeri TOOWOOMBA Mitchell Charleville Kingaroy Roma Miles ST GEORGE Nanango MorvenInglewood Eromanga Blackbutt Quilpie Bell Chinchilla
Bonus Downs
Surat
Bollon
N E W S O U T H Cunnamulla W A L E S St George Eulo
Currawinya National Park
Nindigully Mungindi
N E W S O U T H WA L E S
NSW NSW
MaidenwellWoodford Ravensbourne National Park
Jimbour Dalby Stanthorpe Esk Jondaryan Toowoomba GIRRAWEEN NP Moonie Nobby
The Gums
Wyandra Thargomindah
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
Biloela MOUNTAINS NP Miles BUNYA Rolleston Banana
Allora Warwick
Goondiwindi Inglewood
Ballandean
BRISBANE
Main Range National Park Maryvale Killarney Stanthorpe Girraween National Park
Stations & Dinosaurs
Overnights: Toowoomba (1) Bonus Downs, Mitchell (2) Eromanga (2) Longreach (2) Charleville (1) Dalby (1) Drive from Brisbane to Toowoomba to see Australia’s finest collection of horse-drawn vehicles at the Cobb+Co Museum
Stay two nights onsite at the museum and join a guided tag-a-long tour* to one of the few working dinosaur dig sites
Take a side trip to Winton and the Australian Age of Dinosaurs and explore the new Dinosaur Canyon attraction
Soak in the mineralised thermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin at Mitchell’s Artesian Spa
See stunning red sand dunes and river red gums on the drive through Barcoo and Welford National Park
Cruise the Thomson River on the Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show
Stay two nights at Bonus Downs Farm Stay, join in the daily activities, tour the property and enjoy the hospitality
Relax and enjoy a picnic by the Thomson River in Jundah and visit the Barcoo Shire Museum
Board the Cobb & Co Stage Coach for an exhilarating gallop through the bush
Watch the entertaining Outback Stockman’s Show at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Longreach
View distant stars, planets and star clusters at the Cosmos Centre, Charleville
Watch a spectacular sunset at the water’s edge as you savour the Bonus Downs Sundowners Dinner featuring a two course spit roast
Join the Jets Tour at Qantas Founders Museum
Follow the Dalby Heritage Trail or visit the Woolshed at Jondaryan
Meet Cooper, Australia’s largest dinosaur at Eromanga Natural History Museum
Meet the Walker family on the Camden Park Station Sunset Tour
Explore the heritage gardens at Jimbour House then return to Brisbane *minimum numbers apply
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MOUNT ISA
To Brisbane
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
WINTON
BRISBANE
Barcaldine LONGREACH Blackall QUEENSLAND Tambo SOUTH AUSTRALIA
12 days from Brisbane to Mount Isa
Outback Queensland
Cloncurry
NSW NSW
Miles
CHARLEVILLE
Dalby Jondaryan BRISBANE TOOWOOMBA
ROMA
BALLANDEAN NEW SOUTH WALES
Warwick GIRRAWEEN NP
Cross Country To Outback
Overnights: Girraween National Park (2) Toowoomba (2) Roma (1) Charleville (1) Longreach (2) Winton (2) Mt Isa (1) Pick up your hire car in Brisbane for a one way adventure drive to Mount Isa Explore the Granite Belt Food & Wine Trail and spectacular Girraween National Park Take a country drive from Warwick to Allora, famous for the Mary Poppins House Enjoy a country lunch at Rudd’s Pub in Nobby and view the quirky memorabilia
See the entertaining light and sound show at Roma’s Big Rig
Take the Jets Tour at Qantas Founders Museum Board the Cobb & Co Stage Coach for an exhilarating gallop through the bush and visit the Outback Pioneers Station Store
Soak in the mineralised thermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin at Mitchell’s Artesian Spa Get up close and personal with the Bilby, one of Australia’s most endangered species, at Charleville’s Bilby Experience
Visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs and explore the new Dinosaur Canyon attraction
View distant stars, planets and star clusters through powerful telescopes at Charleville’s Cosmos Centre
View the fossilised footprints of the world’s only recorded dinosaur stampede near Winton
Explore Ju Raku En, Australia’s largest Japanese stroll garden, and tour the Cobb + Co Museum in Toowoomba
Take a behind the scenes tour at Tambo Teddies workshop and tour the historic Blackall Woolscour
Call in to McKinlay’s Walkabout Creek Hotel made famous in the Crocodile Dundee movie
Watch the entertaining Outback Stockman’s Show at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame
Learn the story of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Cloncurry
Visit the heritage-listed Woolshed at Jondaryan, the world’s oldest and largest operating woolshed
Join the Drover’s Sunset Cruise on the majestic Thomson River
Take an underground mine tour at Outback at Isa
15 day loop from Brisbane
Drop off your car at Mount Isa Airport QUEENSLAND
Outback Queensland
Barcaldine LONGREACH Blackall TAMBO
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Southern Queensland Country
QLD
WINTON
CHARLEVILLE
EMERALD
Mitchell ROMA
BRISBANE NSW NSW
BILOELA Eidsvold Miles
KINGAROY
Dalby Jondaryan TOOWOOMBA
NEW SOUTH WALES
BRISBANE
GIRRAWEEN NP
Qld Big Sky Events – Family Campervan Holiday
Overnights: Toowoomba (2) Roma (1) Tambo (1) Winton (5) Longreach (2) Emerald (1) Biloela (1) Kingaroy (1) Enjoy a delicious Devonshire Tea at the famous Picnic Point Café with grand views over the Lockyer Valley
Take a behind the scenes tour of Tambo Teddies Workshop, stroll along Coolibah Walk and visit the Heritage Precinct
Join in on the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers celebrations in September with private garden tours, floral parade, food & wine festival, food & wine tours and great kids entertainment
Tour the Blackall Woolscour and learn the story of Jackie Howe Walk the Machinery Mile in Ilfracombe and enjoy lunch at the 100+ year old Wellshot Hotel
Travel west via Chinchilla, home of the quirky Chinchilla Melon Festival in February, and see Roma’s Big Rig Night Show
Head to Winton’s Outback Festival in September for 5 days of great events, entertainment and free kids activities, or the Vision Splendid Film Festival in June
Cool off and relax in Mitchell’s Great Artesian Spa before heading north-west to Tambo
Explore Winton’s Dinosaur attractions – Australian Age of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Stampede at Lark Quarry
Drive east to Longreach and the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Stockman’s Show & Qantas Founders Museum Enjoy a sunset cruise on the Thomson River followed by dinner & entertainment Continue east to Emerald’s Lake Maraboon for a spot of recreation and relaxation Visit Biloela home of Qld Heritage Park and only 25km from Kroombit Tops National Park See the RM Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre in Eidsvold Travel via Kingaroy back to Brisbane
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