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| SEA LIONS, DOLPHINS and OUTBACK EXPERIENCE PLUS |
| Eyre Peninsula and Gawler
Ranges, South Australia (4 Days/3 Nights) |
| Small group nature tour - permanent safari camp |
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 This
is a small group, safari camp based tour for 2-6 people per vehicle.
You will sleep in permanent, large 2 bedroom platform tents with
queen beds and private facilities at the superb new Kangaluna
Camp - see pictures below where you will see that the tents are
set well apart from each other.
The Gawler Ranges are 600km to the north west of Adelaide on the
Eyre Peninsula. The terrain is diverse, changing from
arid to semi desert and back while the ancient volcanic
landscape is spectacular with its gorges and weathered rocky
outcrops. In spring the area comes alive with flowers.
Bird and animal life is prolific, with the chance to get
close to sea lions and dolphins.
A shortened 2 night/3
day version of Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience is
also available. |
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| General Information about
Sea Lions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ... |
This tour begins in Port
Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula and you will need to book flights between
Adelaide and Port Lincoln and Ceduna and Adelaide separately or we can arrange it for you. (See below for Local Flight Details
from Adelaide ...)
Safaris are conducted in air-conditioned first rate 4WD vehicles, fully
equipped and in the care of experienced safari operators.
The tour does not involve strenuous effort but always bear in mind that
summer temperatures my well be very high in outback areas.
During the winter months, only the very hardy will wish to actually swim
with the sealions but it will still be possible to encounter them at
close quarters from the shallows!
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Kangaluna Camp - a brand
new permanent safari camp |
Kangaluna Camp is situated in a beautiful bush setting with
abundant wildlife around for viewing on a walk in the
evening. Dinner is in the Mess Tent, which has
its own bar.
The safari tents are 7 x 5 metres, each with three rooms and your own
private shower and toilet.
The tents are set a good distance apart for privacy and you have
your own view. So on arrival at camp you can put your feet
up and enjoy a drink in peace!
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| Highlights of
Sea Lions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ... |
Highlights of this tour include:
~Wudinna Rock
~Mt Sturt
~Corribinnie Lakes
~Organ Pipes Amphitheatre
~Lake Gairdner
~Swimming with dolphins and sealions during the summer months
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| Getting There ... |
The tour begins in Port
Lincoln and ends in Ceduna on
the coast on the Great Australian Bight, South Australia.
Flights are not included in the tour
price. You will need accommodation in Adelaide for the night
before and the night following your tour. See City
Hotels/Adelaide for a
selection of Adelaide hotels.
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| Local Flight Details |
Book your flights direct
with the main airline that serves the Adelaide-Port Lincoln-Ceduna route
- Regional
Express Airlines (Rex) or we can book them for you.
You will need to book the first flight out (approx. 7.00am) and the last
flight back (approx. 7.25pm).
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| Itinerary:
Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ... |
Departs:
Monday from Port Lincoln, South Australia (see
flight information above)
Returns: Thursday from Ceduna, South Australia
(see flight information above)
Minimum number of passengers: 2
DAY 1: Mt Sturt to Lake Gairdner
Depart Adelaide for Port Lincoln, where you are met by your tour leader at
Port Lincoln Airport around 9.50 am.
Travel through farming land into the outback to Wudinna a small town of
600 people. Visit Wudinna Rock as you travel into the bush to
Kangaluna Camp for lunch. In the afternoon, you visit Mt
Sturt and the Corribinnie Lakes. Your wildlife experience begins
here as the outback animals thrive in this environment.
Along the way you get the chance to have some fun and paint your face
with the multi coloured ochre rock which the Aboriginal people used to
decorate themselves for ceremonies.
This afternoon drive through a changing landscape where you will see emus and
kangaroos ( reds, western greys and euros) as you drive through the
ancient outback range to Kangaluna Camp your home for the next three
nights.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp with a bush dinner (LD)
DAY 2: Lake Gairdner / Gawler Ranges wildlife |
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Take a morning drive to spectacular Lake Gairdner (pictured), which is like a piece of
Antarctica in summer, with its glistening white salt pan set in the middle of a
red landscape. Return to Kangaluna Camp through a
private sheep station and along an interesting gorge in time for a
relaxed evening.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp with a bush dinner (BLD)
DAY 3: Organ Pipes
A leisurely morning with plenty of time to walk through the bush
looking for some of the 146 species of birds recorded here. Today
you'll see wedge tailed eagles' nests, cigar shaped volcanic rock
formations 1500 million years old, the magnificent Organ Pipes
Amphitheatre and lots more wildlife. In the afternoon travel
through the Gawler Ranges National Park back to camp and take an evening
walk by the lake.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp (BLD)
DAY 4: Sealions and Dolphins
This morning drive to Baird Bay where you board the MV Investigator for
an unforgettable wildlife experience. On the 5 kilometre journey
to a lagoon near Cape Radstock (at 160 metres, it is one of the highest
sheer points on the southern coast of Australia) you can watch
bottlenose dolphins ride the bow wave of the boat, and join these
magnificent mammals in shallow water.
 Cross the bay to visit a resident
colony of rare Australian sea lions and experience playing face to face
with these agile and friendly mammals as you wade in protected shallow
lagoons. After lunch on the boat, leave Baird Bay and visit Venus Bay
and enjoy magnificent coastal scenery before arriving at Ceduna in
time for your flight back to Adelaide on the evening flight around 7.25pm with Regional
Express. (BL)
Truly Ref 1863
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Included |
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~All meals as
shown (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
~Fruit snacks are available at all times
~Two nights bush camping at Kangaluna Camp
~All access fees
~Ground transport and guide
~Viewing native animals in their natural habitats (see picture
of a thorny devil lizard on right)
Please note that air fares from Adelaide are not included in the
tour price |
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PRICES: 3 nights/4
days
SEA LIONS,
DOLPHINS + OUTBACK EXPERIENCE PLUS |
1
Apr '08 - 31 Mar '09 |
1
Apr '09 - 31 Mar '10 |
Truly
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| Per person per tour |
Twin Share |
Single |
Twin Share |
Single |
| Sea Lions,
Dolphins + Outback Experience (3 night/4 day) |
A$1571 |
A$1804 |
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1863 |
| Return
flights Adelaide Ceduna |
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the link Regional
Express Airlines (Rex) |
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A shortened 2 night/3
day version of Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience is
also available. |
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travel
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