Queensland's Big Sky Country Drives

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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