DAY 1 Thursday 11 September 2025
Adelaide
Arrive in Adelaide and enjoy a welcome dinner
with your tour leader and group.
Overnight: Adelaide (D)
DAY 2 Friday 12 September 2025
Port Augusta
This morning, head north through scenic
countryside to the Georgian-style Martindale
Hall. Built in 1879, this grand country mansion,
coach house and stables were constructed by
wealthy pastoralists and represents the baronial
lifestyle achieved by them. Tour the hall, before
arriving in the Clare Valley wine region where
you will enjoy a sumptuous lunch. Pause for a
photo stop at the ‘Midnight Oil House’, an old
homestead near Burra, famous for being on the
cover of Midnight Oil’s 1987 hit album “Diesel
and Dust” and arrive at Port Augusta in the late
afternoon. Overnight: Port Augusta (B,L)
DAY 3 Saturday 13 September 2025
Afghan Express – Port Augusta
This morning, you will see the rugged Flinders
Ranges landscape unfold before you on a
full-day Afghan Express return train journey
from Port Augusta to the historic railway town
of Quorn. Travelling on the original Ghan
steam locomotive NM25 and genuine timber
bodied carriages built in the late 1920s, you
will traverse the old Ghan route past red earth
and bluebush plains and over the Pichi Richi
Pass with its rocky outcrops, dry riverbeds
and beautiful hilly scenery. Enjoy two hours of
free time for lunch at Quorn and return to Port
Augusta via rail. Overnight: Port Augusta (B)
DAY 4 Sunday 14 September 2025
Pichi Richi Railway – Quorn
Enjoy some free time this morning before
touring the Wadlata Outback Centre which has
unique exhibits offering a journey through the history of the Outback. Drive to Quorn where
you’ll enjoy lunch. Later, take a ride on the
privately chartered Pichi Richi Railway heritage
train and travel on the original Ghan route,
stopping for photos, sampling High Tea served
in a bush setting and finish with a railway
workshop tour. In the evening, you’ll visit the
railway precinct to experience the Quorn Silo
Light Show, a starlit audiovisual celebration of
the Flinders Ranges and the Pichi Richi Railway.
Overnight: Quorn (B,L)
DAY 5 Monday 15 September 2025
Hawker – Wilpena Pound
This morning after breakfast, travel by coach
to Hawker and visit the old Hawker Railway
Station, which was completed in 1885 and was used on the Ghan train line to Marree, tour the
Jeff Morgan Gallery to see painted panoramas
of the Flinders Ranges, model cars, rock
collections and memorabilia, and enjoy free
time for lunch. Continue onto Wilpena Pound in
the heart of the Flinders Ranges, arriving in the
late afternoon. Check in and enjoy dinner in the
grounds of your resort.
Overnight: Wilpena Pound (B,D)
DAY 6 Tuesday 16 September 2025
Wilpena Pound
After breakfast, you’ll explore the area’s
big-ticket drawcard, the enormous natural
amphitheatre of mountains – the spectacular
Wilpena Pound. Start by visiting the heritage
listed Old Wilpena Station Historic Precinct,
visit a few scenic lookouts before returning to
your resort for lunch and some free time. Laze
by the pool or take a scenic flight over Wilpena
Pound, at your own cost before taking a sunset
trip to Stokes Hill which offers 360-degree
views of the surrounding Flinders Ranges with
panoramic views of Wilpena Pound. Enjoy
some sunset drinks and return to your resort for
dinner. Overnight: Wilpena Pound (B,L,D)
DAY 7 Wednesday 17 September 2025
Peterborough
This morning, travel in 4WDs through the
stunning Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges, full
of natural beauty and home to rock wallabies,
kangaroos and emus. Travel to Hawker and
enjoy lunch in the Old Ghan Restaurant and
Gallery and arrive in Peterborough. On arrival,
tour the Steamtown Heritage Rail Museum to
get an insight into historic steam and diesel
locomotives. Later, enjoy a Sound & Light Show while sitting in a restored 1916 historic rail
carriage which is placed on a turntable, while
you move through the tunnels of time, to learn
about the railways in South Australia. Overnight:
Peterborough (B,L)
DAY 8 Thursday 18 September 2025
Moonta Mines Railway – Barossa Valley
This morning, travel south west to the former
mining town of Moonta for a ride on the Mines
Railway where passengers are taken past
many historic landmarks of the former mining
operations, including the reservoir, ore sorting
floors, and through a tunnel in Ryans Tailings
Heap. Enjoy free time for lunch, and travel to
the Barossa Valley, renowned by many as one
of the world’s greatest wine regions. Check into
your hotel in Tanunda and enjoy free time for
dinner. Overnight: Barossa Valley (B)
DAY 9 Friday 19 September 2025
Barossa Valley
Enjoy a free morning, before embarking on
a half day food and wine tour of the Barossa
Valley. Start your tour at the elegant grounds
of Château Tanunda to try their acclaimed
Chardonnay and enjoy lunch, visit the iconic
Henschke winery, which is known for their
world-class Shiraz and finish at the historic
Seppeltsfield Winery. Return to your hotel
where your evening is free to wander the
historic town of Tanunda to explore heritage
buildings or wine and dine at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Barossa Valley (B,L)
DAY 10 Saturday 20 September 2025
Heritage tram ride – Railway Museum – Hahndorf
This morning, travel to the St Kilda Tram
Museum and take a privately chartered ride on
their heritage trams to learn about the history
of Adelaide’s tram network. Enjoy free time at
lunch and arrive at Australia’s largest railway
museum in Port Adelaide where you will tour
the museum to see locomotives and railway
carriages. Reach Hahndorf in the Adelaide
Hills in the late afternoon and learn about
Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement.
Wander the bustling main street to see German
influenced bakeries, pubs, restaurants, cafes
and smallgoods shops. Overnight: Hahndorf (B)
DAY 11 Sunday 21 September 2025
HighLander steam train – Cockle Train – Adelaide
This morning, we travel to the depot of the
SteamRanger Heritage Railway in Mt Barker
to enjoy a ride on the New Highlander steam
locomotive through the Mt Lofty Ranges to the
historic township of Strathalbyn. Later, reach
Goolwa and board the famous Cockle Train and
travel along the Encounter Bay coast to Victor
Harbor. Upon arrival, enjoy free time for lunch
and take a ride on one of very few horse-drawn
tram routes remaining in public transit service
in the world. Return to Adelaide and ride the
historic Glenelg tram, the only tram line to
survive in the city for your farewell dinner at
Glenelg Beach. Overnight: Adelaide (B,D)
DAY 12 Monday 22 September 2025
Adelaide
Our tour comes to an end this morning after
breakfast and hotel check-out. (B).
| Twin Fare per person | Single Fare |
|---|---|
| $6,290 | $7,540 |
Touring can involve a considerable amount of walking and stair climbing in the places visited and it is important that all tour participants have a level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in this activity without the need of assistance from others.
Tour Operator: Travelrite International Pty Ltd. A.C.N. 005 817 0781 (Travelrite International) is the tour operator.
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