Itinerary
- Day 1
Brisbane
You'll arrive in Brisbane and board the Spirit of the Outback train, settling into your sleeper cabin as Queensland's landscapes roll past. The welcome dinner happens in the Tuckerbox Restaurant, where they serve local produce and genuine Outback hospitality.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner in the Tuckerbox Restaurant with fresh local produce and regional flavours)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Spirit of the Outback)
Included Activities
- Board Spirit of the Outback train
- Welcome Dinner in Tuckerbox Restaurant
- Day 2
Longreach
Breakfast and lunch come to you onboard the Spirit of the Outback as you pull into Longreach late in the afternoon. From there, it's a transfer to Mitchell Grass Retreat, a luxury property spread across the Mitchell Grass Plains. You'll check into your eco-tent with its own ensuite and private deck, then head to the sunset deck for dinner with that Outback feel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Outback dining experience on sunset deck)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mitchell Grass Retreat)
Included Activities
- Transfer to Mitchell Grass Retreat
- Sunset deck experience
- Outback dining
Landmarks Mitchell Grass Plains - Day 3
Longreach
Start early with the Drover's Breakfast Cruise on the M.V. Longreach Explorer along the Thomson River. You'll see Iningai Scar Trees and learn the story of how Longreach got its name. Later, walk through the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame museum and Qantas Founders Museum on your own. By evening, you're on the Silver-Tails Sunset Rail Journey with canapes and drinks while the Outback sun sets.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Light breakfast of fresh fruit, pastries and local bites aboard M.V. Longreach Explorer), Dinner (Signature canapés and drinks aboard Silver-Tails Sunset Rail Journey)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mitchell Grass Retreat)
Included Activities
- Drover's Breakfast Cruise aboard M.V. Longreach Explorer
- Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame self-guided tour
- Qantas Founders Museum visit
- Silver-Tails Sunset Rail Journey with canapés and drinks
Landmarks Thomson River Iningai Scar Trees Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame Qantas Founders Museum - Day 4
Longreach to Toogunna Plains
This morning you head southwest from Longreach through the Barcoo Shire and Channel Country's striking terrain. Arriving late afternoon at Toogunna Plains Farmstay, a 132,000-acre working sheep and cattle station, you check into your deluxe cabin with views across the open plains. After settling in, sunset canapes at Kyra Sandhills come with drinks, then back at the homestead garden you'll have dinner featuring the property's own produce.
- Meals
- Dinner (Paddock-to-plate dinner at homestead garden showcasing the property's own produce and regional flavours)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Toogunna Plains Farm Stay)
Included Activities
- Travel through Barcoo Shire and Channel Country
- Sunset Canapes at Kyra Sandhills with drinks and canapés
- Paddock-to-plate dinner at homestead garden
Landmarks Barcoo Shire Channel Country Kyra Sandhills - Day 5
Toogunna Plains to Eromanga
After a hearty home-cooked breakfast, you join a guided tour of the station visiting abandoned homesteads, old oil fields and shearing sheds from early settler days. Early afternoon you head to Eromanga Natural History Museum, home to Australia's largest dinosaur. A guided tour takes you through their working fossil laboratory with expert guides. That evening brings Tastes of the Outback dinner with drinks and canapes on the gallery pavilion, then a five-course degustation inside the museum gallery.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty home-cooked breakfast at Toogunna Plains Farmstay), Dinner (Tastes of the Outback five-course degustation dinner showcasing local produce, preceded by drinks and canapés on the gallery pavilion)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Toogunna Plains Farm Stay)
Included Activities
- Guided station tour of Toogunna Plains
- Eromanga Natural History Museum guided tour
- Tastes of the Outback five-course degustation dinner
Landmarks Eromanga Natural History Museum - Day 6
Eromanga to Roma
Leaving Toogunna Plains, you stop at the Outback Date Farm near Quilpie to see how dates grow in the dry climate and taste their homemade date loaf. Next you check out Charleville's Bilby Experience with its guided tour of the nocturnal house and conservation center. The drive continues along the Adventure Way to Roma where you check in and have a relaxed dinner at your accommodation.
- Meals
- Dinner (Relaxed dinner at Roma Explorers Inn)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Roma Explorers Inn)
Included Activities
- Stop at Outback Date Farm with homemade date loaf tasting
- Bilby Experience guided tour of nocturnal house and interpretive centre
- Travel through Quilpie and Charleville
Landmarks Quilpie Outback Date Farm Bilby Experience - Day 7
Roma
This morning you take the Roma & Surrounds Tour with a local expert who walks you through the region's pastoral heritage. Travel out to Mount Abundance for a scenic picnic lunch with sweeping views and local stories. You'll see native wildlife like wedge-tailed eagles and black-striped wallabies if you're lucky. Late afternoon brings a guided tour at Western Queensland Spirit, the region's first craft distillery, then a farewell dinner celebrating Outback Queensland's flavours and stories.
- Meals
- Lunch (Scenic picnic lunch at Mount Abundance with views and eco-guide commentary), Dinner (Farewell dinner celebrating the flavours and stories of Outback Queensland adventure)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Roma Explorers Inn)
Included Activities
- Roma & Surrounds guided tour with local expert
- Scenic picnic lunch at Mount Abundance
- Western Queensland Spirit guided distillery tour
- Farewell dinner
Landmarks Mount Abundance Western Queensland Spirit - Day 8
Roma to Brisbane
The journey back to Brisbane starts this morning as you travel through the Western Downs. You'll pass through Miles and Chinchilla, rural townships with rich farming and pastoral history, before arriving in Brisbane late in the afternoon.
Included Activities
- Travel through Western Downs
- Pass through Miles and Chinchilla townships
Landmarks Western Downs Miles Chinchilla 
