Duration:
3days
Lake Eyre has only filled to capacity only four times in the past 200 years. Even when water flows in to part-fill the lake via great inland rivers or when heavy local rain is sufficient to cover the lake, the spectacle is breathtaking.
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A Rare Natural Wonder Returns
Witness one of Australia’s most extraordinary natural events from both the sky and the ground packages up into 3 days!
The Lake Eyre Discovery Tour by Overland Adventures is a premium, small-group outback experience combining scenic flights, iconic landscapes, and authentic outback hospitality from Broken Hill. With Lake Eyre expected to come alive in 2026, this is a rare opportunity to experience the vast inland sea, dramatic desert landscapes, and legendary outback towns — all in one seamless, curated journey.
Tour Highlights
- Scenic flight over Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda)
- Private aircraft experience (6-seater plane)
- Aerial views of the Strzelecki Desert and Lake Frome
- Fly over the iconic Marree Man geoglyph
- Overnight stay at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
- Fly over Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges
- Hosted dinner at an award-winning Broken Hill restaurant
- Distillery tasting in Broken Hill.
- Fully hosted, small-group experience
Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrival in Broken Hill
- Arrive into Broken Hill
- Check into your included deluxe accommodation
- Enjoy a hosted 2-course dinner at an award-winning restaurant
- Tour briefing and preparation for departure
Day 2 – Broken Hill → Lake Eyre → Flinders Ranges
- Breakfast included
- Transfer to Broken Hill Airport hangar
- Depart via scenic flight
Flight Highlights:
- Lake Frome salt lake
- Flinders Ranges aerial views
- Leigh Creek stop (fuel & comfort break)
- Marree Man geoglyph (2.7km long)
Maree Stop:
- Lunch at the iconic Marree Hotel
- Time to relax and explore
Lake Eyre Flight:
- Scenic flight over Lake Eyre
- Experience vast scale and changing colours
Evening:
- Arrive at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
- Check-in and dinner included
Optional Experience:
– Feeding the wallabies (Free)
– Ridgetop Canapes Sunset Tour (approx. 1.5 hours) – $150.00pp
– Astronomy experience (commences around 8:00pm) – $65.00pp
Please note: Optional Arkaroola activities are not included in the flight package and can be booked directly with the sanctuary, or for your convenience, let us know and we can oragnise it for you!
Day 3 – Flinders Ranges → Broken Hill
- Breakfast at Arkaroola
- Scenic flight south
Highlights:
- Fly over Wilpena Pound
- Return to Broken Hill accommodation
- Broken HIll Distillery Tasting
Inclusions
- Scenic flights (Broken Hill → Lake Eyre → Arkaroola → Broken Hill)
- 3 nights accommodation (2 nights Broken Hill & 1 night Arkaroola)
- Meals:
- Day 1: Dinner in Broken Hill
- Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch, Distillery tasting
- Day 1: Dinner in Broken Hill
- Ground transfers (accommodation ↔ airport in Broken Hill)
- Fully hosted guided experience
- Flights to/from Broken Hill
- Travel insurance (recommended)
- Personal expenses
- Optional Dark Sky Tour
- This tour is weather dependent, particularly Lake Eyre conditions
- Flight routes may vary based on safety and conditions
- Moderate mobility required (aircraft boarding and short walks)
- Small group experience (intimate and personalised)
- Maximum luggage: 7kg per person (soft bag preferred)
- Minimum numbers apply for departure
- Solo travellers welcome
- If travelling with others on separate bookings, please note names
- Refillable water bottle
- Comfortable clothing & walking shoes
- Hat, sunscreen & sunglasses
- Camera (highly recommended!)
Please refer to Overland Adventures’ full Terms & Conditions and Cancellation Policy prior to booking.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Bookings: A 30% deposit is required to confirm your reservation. Balance is to be paid 21 days prior to departure. Payment can be by cheque, cash, direct bank deposit or selected credit cards ( incurs a transaction fee)
Cancellations: Please make all bookings with care. All cancellations will incur a cancellation fee of a least 30% of the full tour fare. If you cancel within 21 days of departure a cancellation fee of 75% will be charged. If you cancel within 14 days of departure a cancellation fee of 100% will be charged. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing to Tri State Safaris.
Company Risk Policy: Upon booking, passengers accept that tours may include activities which may involve certain risks and dangers beyond our control. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as bush walking, swimming and travel in remote areas.
Your guide will make every effort to keep to the timetable and the itinerary. Tri State Safaris reserves the right to change our times and itineraries, without refund, due to the abnormal extremes of weather, road closures, emergency incidents or other exceptional circumstances beyond our control, to ensure the safety of passengers. This includes, cultural, seasonal flooding, or bad weather conditions including excessive rain or heat.
If it is necessary for us to cancel the tour prior to commencement due to rain, road closures, mechanical issues or other unforseen circumstances a 30% cancellation fee will be charged. If it is necessary for us to cancel the tour after its commencement because of conditions outside of our control, no refund will be provided to its participants. Any expenses incurred because of a delay beyond our control shall not be our responsibility. This is why we highly recommend full travel insurance to all of our passengers and tag-alongs.
