Lake Eyre Outback Experience

 

  Lake Eyre Outback Experience

 

Do you want to ‘experience’ the Outback? Most of us would have to answer yes to that one! Perhaps though you may not want to ‘do it tough’! Instead, you may want to do it in style!

 

Whether you can fit in a busy one day schedule or a leisurely two day journey, Adelaide Biplanes can cater for your trip. Cruise in comfort in one of our fleet of aeroplanes, from an intimate two passenger trip in our Cirrus SR22 to a group of friends or family in the 10 seat Pilatus PC12 or Beech Craft Super King Air. We can help you fulfil your dream. We are happy to consolidate small groups or couples into one flight in the bigger aircraft, and you can customize your itinerary or trust our experience to show you the special places.

 

Book it now, tick this one off the ‘Bucket List’.

 

The following are some options to see Lake Eyre and surrounds. The aircraft available are the  Beech 200 Super King Air or Pilatus PC12 turboprop, with seating for 10 passengers with 1 pilot, or 9 passengers with 2 pilots. 

 

Here is a suggested itinerary for a Lake Eyre Outback experience – it can be stretched to 2 days easily, but also is very achievable in 1 day subject to the time of year.  We depart Aldinga Airfield and track for our first refueling stop where there is time for a comfort stop.  Once refueled, we track the short distance to Wilpena Pound and have a look at the stunning Elder Range and Wilpena Pound from low level.  From Wilpena Pound, we track over the spectacular Coongie Lake System to Innamincka, where there is time for morning tea or to have a quick beer in the pub and a walk around town.  Departing Innamincka, we fly a quick ten minutes to the Burke and Wills Dig Tree for a landing( subject to surface conditions) and exploration of the trees before setting course for the Kidman Property of Durrie. Here we intercept the Diamantina River System and follow it at low level into Birdsville.

 

After refueling and a break at Birdsville we track to Alton Downs, Clifton Hills and Whip Well, following the Diamantina into Goyder Lagoon and then the Warburton River into Lake Eyre. The quantity of water here at the moment is awesome, and the colours are just spectacular!  We then have approximately 20 minutes to explore Lake Eyre itself before tracking across the Lake to land at William Creek.  On departure from William Creek we head  for our last refueling stop before heading back to land at Aldinga Airfield. 

 

If you choose to fly this route as a 1 day trip, the recommended place for lunch is Birdsville.  If you spread it over 2 days we have lunch at Innamincka and stay the evening at Birdsville.  Lunch on the second day is at the William Creek Hotel.  The only extra cost for the 2 day trip is an overnight charge per pilot.

 

This trip takes approximately 7hrs flight time.

 

Contact us on 08 8556 5404 for the Outback Experience.