Saddles, Stockmen & Steers - Adelaide or Melbourne to Adelaide (Seasonal)
Retail Price Per Person: $10267 (Based on 4 passengers, fully inclusive)
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Day 1
q Executive car pick-up and transfer to the airport
q Fly direct to Gawler airstrip in the Barossa, where we transfer to the beautiful and luxurious vineyard retreat, The Louise
q After lunch we transfer to Silversands Natural Horsemanship Centre. Here we are met by Steve Halfpenny, the owner and real-life “horse whisperer”
q Spend the afternoon with Steve, and his wife Irena, learning how a horse thinks and learns, and how to control a horse accurately in all sorts of different environments
q Return to The Louise for a fabulous meal in their award winning Appellation Restaurant
Day 2
q After breakfast, we head back to Silversands where we spend the day fine-tuning everything we learnt yesterday, taking in the amazing mallee scrub on trail rides
q This evening we return to The Louise for another wonderful dinner and night’s sleep after our “day in the saddle”
Day 3
q Today we fly direct to the impressive 900,000 acre Wilpoorina Station to meet owners Gordon and Lyn Litchfield, your horse and then to saddle up
q Lunch is had in the outback, stockman style, “on the hoof”
q The afternoon is spent on horse-back moving cattle against the back drop of the incredible Flinders Ranges
q It’s a camp-fire dinner tonight of local beef and lamb with garden fresh vegetables and local bush berry sauces. Then its time to gaze up into a billion Outback stars whilst sleeping in a traditional Aussie “swag”
Day 4
q Breakfast this morning is bacon, eggs and “damper” (camp oven bread) with fresh fruit and cereals and plenty of “billy tea”
q Then it’s back on your horse this morning as you continue your cattle drive through some of the most beautiful and rugged country in outback Australia
q After lunch it’s the short trip to the Prairie Hotel, Parachilna with their ensuited rooms and dinner in their famous restaurant
q Indulge this evening at dinner in the hotel restaurant, choosing from the outback menu with such Australian delicacies as a mixed platter of kangaroo fillet, goat chop, camel sausage and emu patty
Day 5
q After breakfast, and perhaps a morning swim at the hotel, take the time to wander around this world renowned Outback town of Parachilna, population 5, and grab a souvenir or 2 to take home with you
q We then board the aircraft bound for Adelaide after your last outback lunch
Seasonal changes may apply
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FLIGHT TIMES (Approx):
Melbourne to Adelaide
Day 1
q Melbourne to The Louise: 2 hours 25 minutes
Day 2
q The Louise to Wilpoorinna Station: 1 hour 45 minutes
Day 3
q Wilpoorinna Station to Parachilna: 30 minutes
Day 2
q Parachilna to Adelaide: 1 hour 30 minutes
TOTAL: 6 hours 10 minutes
Adelaide to Adelaide
Day 1
q Adelaide to The Louise: 10 minutes
Day 2
q The Louise to Wilpoorinna Station: 1 hour 45 minutes
Day 3
q Wilpoorinna Station to Parachilna: 30 minutes
Day 2
q Parachilna to Adelaide: 1 hour 30 minutes
TOTAL: 4 hours
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