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WINTON TOURING

$ * ^
From 365 per person twin share
3 DAYS | WINTON TO WINTON
TRAVEL TYPE: Independent
DEPARTS: Daily (Apr –Mar)

HIGHLIGHTS
• Learn about Australia’s dinosaur history at the
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
• See the dinosaur tracks at Lark Quarry, home to
the only stampede in the country
• Discover Winton on a self-guided tour of the town
INCLUDES
• 2 nights accommodation at the
North Gregory Hotel
Winton, Queensland • Meals as specified
• Full day Romancing the Bones & Jurassic
WINTON DINOSAUR DISCOVERY 3 DAYS Warzone tour
Day 1: Winton fossils. Here, you’ll enjoy a guided tour as well as • Return transfers from Winton Airport
Arrive into Winton and be transferred to the North admission to the museum which houses the world’s ^Price valid 1 Apr 20 – 31 Mar 21. Deluxe option also available.
Gregory Hotel. If time permits, take a self-guided tour largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils and
around the town. Stay the next 2 nights in Winton. comprises a Fossil Preparation Laboratory, Reception
Day 2: Winton (BL) Centre and Dinosaur Canyon.
Take a tour back to prehistoric times and get up close At the end of the day, look back on life in the Age of Winton
to the world’s oldest creatures. Observe real bones and Giants as you sip a refreshing ale at the North Gregory 2
fossils, hear the history of dinosaur discoveries and digs Hotel. This property is a reflection of a bygone era Longreach Rockhampton
while learning about Australia’s fascinating role in the whose personality reflects the history and ambience of
history of the dinosaur. Your expert tour guide will take yesteryear while providing all the comforts of today.
you to Lark Quarry Conservation Park, where over 3,300 Day 3: Winton (B) Gladstone
dinosaur tracks mark the site of the only known dinosaur Transfer to the airport or train station for your
stampede on the planet. The starkly beautiful red earth onward journey.
and spinifex studded landscape is a dramatic contrast
to the moist green world that existed at the time of the (B = breakfast, L = lunch)
dinosaurs.
Later journey to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, home Brisbane
to the world’s largest collection of Australian dinosaur
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$ * ^ 16
From 1153 per person twin share
5 DAYS | WINTON TO WINTON
OPERATOR: Red Dirt Tours
TRAVEL TYPE: Independent
DEPARTS: Sundays (5 Apr – 29 Nov 20,
7 – 28 Mar 21)

HIGHLIGHTS
• Visit Carisbrooke Station and see the
Three Sisters and fossick for opal
• See dinosaur bones at the Australian Age of
Dinosaurs Museum
• Head to Bladensburg National Park and visit one
of the original homesteads in the Winton region
INCLUDES
• 4 nights accommodation at Winton Outback Motel
Carisbrooke Station, Queensland
• Meals as specified • Tours as per itinerary
WINTON EXPLORER 5 DAYS • Admission to attractions as per itinerary
• Savannah Guides accredited guide
Day 1: Winton (D) world. It’s also the location of the Dinosaur Canyon,
Arrive in Winton. Tonight, enjoy dinner outback style at comprising outdoor galleries displaying up to 85 life-sized • Air-conditioned vehicle
the Tattersall’s Hotel with indoor and al fresco dining. bronze statues of dinosaurs. ^Price valid 5 Apr – 29 Nov 20, 7 – 28 Mar 21.
Stay the next four nights in Winton. Day 4: Winton (B)
Day 2: Winton (BL) Today includes entry into the new Waltzing Matilda Winton
Today, travel by private vehicle to Carisbrooke Centre, the Corfield and Fitzmaurice Sheep and Wool 4
Bladensburg
Station to marvel at the natural wonders and history display. See local boulder opal in one of the opal National Park
of this spectacular location. Then, visit the Dinosaur shops and visit Willy Mar’s historic market garden site. Carisbrooke Station
Stampede at Lark Quarry Conservation Park, which This afternoon visit Rangelands to explore the rock Lark Quarry
preserves 3300 dinosaur footprints made 95 million formations called Rifts and enjoy nibbles as the sun sets.
years ago. Day 5: Winton (B)
Day 3: Winton (BD) The tour ends today after breakfast.
Tour Bladensburg National Park, visiting the old
homestead and shearing shed, Scrammy Gorge and (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
Lookout and permanent water holes. In the afternoon,
visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs which houses the Brisbane
largest collection of Australian dinosaur bones in the START/FINISH
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* Prices are a guide only, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. From prices for accommodation are per room per night for 2 people, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category for
travel in low season. Prices for tours and transfers are per person, unless otherwise specified. For full terms and conditions including pricing and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions at the back of this brochure. 89