September and October Air Tours to Lake Eyre
See the issues detailed below re the Sept trips and October itinerary change to Lake Eyre.
Extra trip September 7th:
We have scheduled another trip departing 7th Sept…see the website. This trip is still at the current price of $2995pp twin share
October trips 8th,15,21st and 29th…itinerary change:
We will modify the trip slightly as indicated below:
1. We will still go to Innamincka, overnight Birdsville and 2nd night Arkaroola as per all our current trips this year.
2. The Birdsville Museum will be closed after 20th Sept so we will depart Birdsville at around 8am rather than 9:45 am to get the better “low level” flight down along the spectacular Goyder Lagoon and Diamantina area. This should reduce the chance of bumpy flying at low level.
3. We will land for a boat cruise on the Cooper Creek near the Birdsville Track crossing rather than going to Muloorina Station and driving to the edge of the Lake for lunch (very hot). We would land at Ettadunna Station and drive 50 minutes to the Cooper Creek for the cruise. Should be considerable birdlife on the Cooper. Then after lunch we suggest a helicopter flight back to Ettadunna Station airstrip….this would be more comfortable than a second drive in the vehicle.
4. Then after the cruise we flydown the Cooper Creek, over the Lake and onto Marree for fuel before landing at Balcanoona (our 2nd night at Arkaroola as per the other trips). This may be a little bumpy depending on the day. The third day will be as usual…a 4 hr 4wd tour of the famous Flinders Ranges ridgetops.
So the main change is missing the Birdsville museum and Muloorina Station and including a boat cruise on the Cooper Creek instead.
We are recommending the helicopter transfer one way at Ettadunna and will have to charge $100 pp for this. We strongly believe it is worth it ( 15 mins in the chopper rather than more driving in the heat)
If you are still keen for an October tour, and happy with the price of $3095 pp twin share, please fill out the booking confirmation form from the contacts page of the website.
We will then send an invoice for 10% deposit to confirm your position. A detailed itinerary will follow once we have the aircraft and passengers finalised.
Regards
Tony and Keith
