Reef N Outback Rail Tours

13/12/2024

🎁With the festive season upon us and Christmas fast approaching, we’d like to let you know about our holiday office hours.

📅Our office will be closed from Thursday, 19th December 2024, and will reopen on Monday, 6th January 2025. For any emergencies please call the office line 1300 138 687 and we will return your call ASAP.

🎄Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here’s to more unforgettable adventures together in 2025!

12/12/2024

Discover Queensland’s backyard in 2025! From the diverse landscapes of the Channel Country in the southwest to the heritage-rich Matilda Country in the central west, and the ancient lands of dinosaurs, fossils, and mining in the northwest, there’s so much to explore. Queensland’s outback is brimming with unique characters, breathtaking scenery, and rich history, promising an Australian outback adventure like no other.

Visit our website to explore amazing tour itineraries and start planning your unforgettable adventure! https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tour_category/outback-queensland-coach-tours

04/12/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 12 DAYS DINOSAUR COUNTRY 🦖

This special themed adventure from the Coral Coast of Townsville to the Dinosaur country in the heart of the state and back to Brisbane offers a variety of experiences, including the wonderful ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ interactive museum at Winton and Lark Quarry, the largest dinosaur run in the world; to the rural and mining heritage of places like Longreach, Winton, and Charters Towers. While you’ll be entranced by the unique palaeontology you will also delight in the variety to be had on this special adventure.

VIEW ITINERARY HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/11-days-dinosaur-country

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🦖Soak up the old gold story and stamper battery display at Charters Towers
🦖Explore exceptional Dinosaur museums in, Hughenden, Richmond, and Winton
🦖Soak up the wonders of the Dinosaur Stampede National Monument
🦖Special evening paleo themed dinner at the Age of Dinosaurs
🦖Visit the Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Qantas Founders Museum
🦖Enjoy a morning tour and lunch on the Rail Motor to historic Ilfracombe
🦖A gentle pace, many meals, and the best accommodation available on tour
🦖Overnight journey back to Brisbane on the Spirit of the Outback in first-class sleepers
🦖11 nights’ accommodation in comfortable, 3- or 4-star hotels & rail first class sleeper cabins
🦖Breakfast daily, seven lunches, and nine dinners
🦖Complimentary drinks with welcome and farewell dinners
🦖Comfortable Chartered coach for transfer and excursion
🦖Comprehensive sightseeing with expert local guides
🦖Excursion/entrance fees, except those listed as optional in the itinerary
🦖Tips and gratuities

26/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT: 𝟔 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Heron Island is a National Marine Park situated in the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. This area is a significant nesting location for two threatened sea turtle species, the Green Turtle and the Loggerhead Turtle. Our over 50’s tour to Heron Island is in the height of baby Green and Loggerhead Turtle hatching season. During hatching season, turtle hatchlings will erupt from their nests between 25 to 50 metres from shore and make their way to the reef, just beyond the water’s edge. Heron Island is a true coral cay and is ribboned by white sands, crystal clear waters and acres of coral with beautifully coloured marine life. The emphasis is on enjoying natural beauty. Stress is replaced by adventure, and your days are filled with discovery.

VIEW ITINERARY HERE >> https://shorturl.at/YWrqH

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS:

🦀Travel on luxury ‘Gold Class’ coach
🦀Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
🦀Gympie Duck Ponds; Childers
🦀1 night Gladstone
🦀2 nights Heron Island Resort to witness the wonderous lifecycle of the turtles and their hatchlings
🦀Join Naturalist guides on educational tours for observing the turtles and hatchlings
🦀Join Marine Biologists on eco excursions to learn about the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem
🦀Take in the flora and fauna on a private guided island tour
🦀Visit the research station and hear from the University of Queensland discussing investigations & experiments in and around Heron Island
🦀2 nights Town of 1770
🦀Full day LARC eco tour to Bustard Bay Lighthouse and Middle Island
🦀Historic Childers; Gympie
🦀16 meals

25/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 10 Days Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu Peninsula & Cruising on the Murray. Departs 6th March & 4th September 2025.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through South Australia's natural wonders and serene waterways. This specially crafted tour for over-50s begins with a delightful lunch in the charming village of Hahndorf, before taking the ferry from Cape Jervis to the stunning Kangaroo Island. Discover the unique Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery and marvel at the iconic Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Complete your adventure with a relaxing 4-night Outback Heritage Cruise aboard the Murray Princess, cruising along the majestic Murray River. Unwind, explore, and soak in the beauty of South Australia’s most cherished destinations.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/10-days-kangaroo-island-fleurieu-peninsula--cruising-on-the-murray

🦘Return economy class Carbon Neutral flights to Adelaide ex Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne
🦘Fully escorted by an experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host
🦘Mt Lofty; Hahndorf Village
🦘German themed luncheon at Hahndorf Inn
🦘2 night 5 star Adelaide; city sights tour
🦘Ferry transport to/from Kangaroo Island and local comfort plus coach touring
🦘Birds of Prey Display at Raptor Domain
🦘Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery
🦘Guided beach walk to see Australian sea lions at Seal Bay Conservation Park
🦘3 nights Kangaroo Island
🦘Flinders Chase National Park; Remarkable Rocks; Admirals Arch
🦘Emu Bay Lavender Farm
🦘Oyster Farm Shop
🦘Tour and tasting at Clifford’s Honey Farm
🦘Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park
🦘Cape Willoughby Lighthouse tour
🦘4 night Outback Heritage Cruise on the PS Murray Princess in outside twin cabins
🦘Burk Salter Boutique Winery; Swan Reach Museum; Sunnydale Woolshed Show; Ngaut Ngaut Conservation Park
🦘26 meals
🦘Locally operated comfort plus coach travel

25/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 7 Days Cairns, Daintree, Cape Tribulation and Mossman Gorge 17 June 2025

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-cairns-daintree-cape-tribulation-mossman-gorge

Unpack once for 6 nights in 5-star luxury at the Shangri-La The Marina Cairns. Experience an authentic welcome ‘smoking’ ceremony with our indigenous guide through Mossman Gorge. We’ll dive into Green Island on a half-day tour including a Glass Bottom Boast cruise; embark on an outback trip on a full day tour to Chillagoe Caves; relax on a cruise along the Daintree River and stroll the white sandy beaches at Cape Tribulation. Finish the tour feeling refreshed whilst cruising along the Barron River in Kuranda and enjoy your last night with an exclusive private twilight tour at the Cairns Aquarium.

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS:
🌴Return Economy Class Carbon Neutral flights to Cairns from Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide
🌴Travel on board opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach
🌴Locally operated off-road coach travel (days 4 & 6 only)
🌴Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
🌴Unpack once staying 6 nights in Cairns
🌴Mossman Gorge indigenous guided walk and welcome ‘smoking’ ceremony
🌴Port Douglas
🌴Kuranda Scenic Rail journey from Cairns to Kuranda
🌴Kuranda Riverboat cruise; Kuranda Markets
🌴Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
🌴Half day Green Island with Glass Bottom Boat cruise
🌴Daintree National Park; Daintree River Cruise
🌴Cape Tribulation
🌴Travel outback tracks to Dimbulah
🌴Royal Arch Chillagoe Caves guided tour Balancing Rock
🌴16 meals
🌴‘Diamond Class’ beverages served with dinner (includes a capped bar tab for beer, wine & soft drink)

21/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 8 Days Bright Autumn Festival & Alpine High Country 2025

The Bright Autumn Festival is a celebration of the wonderful autumn colours and autumn produce of the valleys of Victoria’s Alpine High Country. Bright and the surrounding districts are blessed with the perfect climate for magnificent autumn colours.

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HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS:

😍One-way Carbon Neutral economy class flight to Melbourne ex Brisbane, Sydney or Adelaide
😍Travel Carbon Neutral on our 100% offset opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach
😍Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
😍4 nights Albury
😍Glenrowan; High Country; Mount Beauty; Wallace’s Hut; Bogong High Plains; Falls Creek; Sullivan’s Lookout
😍Beechworth Bakery; Red Stag Deer Farm
😍Bright’s Gala Day at the Autumn Festival
😍Holbrook; Gundagai; ‘Dog on the Tucker Box’
😍Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum
😍1 night Bowral
😍Broken Bay Pearl Farm Cruise
😍1 night Newcastle
😍Port Macquarie
😍1 night Coffs Harbour
😍Tour and tasting at Tropical Fruit World
😍21 meals
😍‘Diamond Class’ tours include a beverage each evening with dinner **(standard beer, wine, spirits and soft drink capped to a bar tab not unlimited)

19/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT- 7 Days Cairns Reef & Rainforest City Stay 2025

Explore the highlights of the Cairns Region with this city stay tour. Including day trips to the Great Barrier Reef, Atherton Tablelands, Paronella Park and the rainforest village of Kuranda await you! Don’t wait – book now and experience this incredible World Heritage destination.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-cairns-reef--rainforest-city-stay

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS:
🐠4 nights Cairns
🐠Atherton Tablelands food & wine trail
🐠Lake Barrine Tea House
🐠Australian Platypus Park
🐠Paronella Park
🐠Green Island & glass bottom boat ride on the Great Barrier Reef
🐠Skyrail, Kuranda Village & Kuranda Scenic Railway
🐠Cairns city
🐠Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
🐠Coach touring & commentary
🐠Fully hosted

19/11/2024

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19/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 7 Days Parkes Elvis™ Festival 9 Jan 2025

Parkes will come alive to celebrate Elvis Presley and all things Rock ‘n’ Roll and it's 32nd year. There’ll be hundreds of Elvis, Jailhouse Rock and Rock ‘n’ Roll themed events across five fabulous, fun-filled days.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/6-days-elvis-festival-in-parkes

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🕺Travel luxury Gold Class
🕺Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
🕺Bestbrook Mountain Farmstay
🕺1 night Goondiwindi
🕺Siding Spring Observatory
🕺1 night Coonabarabran
🕺Wellington Caves Cathedral Cave tour
🕺3 nights Orange spending 2 days at the Parkes Elvis™ Festival
🕺Tickets to the Feature Artist Show
🕺Elvis Gospel Service
🕺Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth
🕺1 night Armidale; Glen Innes Standing Stones
🕺Lunch at Heritage Estate Wines
🕺17 meals

18/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 8 Days Ghan Expedition Explorer 24 July 2025
Escorted Group Tour to Darwin and from Adelaide ex Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne (including flights)
This epic adventure into the heart of the Red Centre starts with 2 nights in Darwin visiting Litchfield National Park, Florence Falls and Wangi Falls. We then board the legendary Ghan for a unique and epic experience exploring the wonders of Australia’s vast interior. Spending 3 nights in Gold Service we start with a spectacular outback sunrise as we arrive into Alice Springs. Then stopping 'in the middle of nowhere' at Manguri then on to the sunscorched opal mining capital of the world - Coober Pedy. We then discover a dramatic change in landscape as we make our way for the beautiful green fields and pastoral lands of South Australia into Adelaide.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/8-days-ghan-expedition-explorer

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🚂Return Economy Class Carbon Neutral flights to Darwin and from Adelaide ex Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide
🚂2 nights Darwin
🚂Seafood dinner at sunset
🚂Litchfield National Park day tour visiting Berry Springs, Wangi Falls, Tolmer Falls, Florence Falls and Magnetic Termite Mounds
🚂3 nights The Ghan in Gold Service from Darwin to Adelaide with premium dining including all on-board meals and beverages
🚂Katherine and Alice Springs off-train excursions
🚂Alice Springs outback bush BBQ dinner with live Australiana music
🚂Join a local guide in Manguri
🚂Off-train excursion tour to Coober Pedy including the underground Serbian Orthodox Church and The Breakaways
🚂2 nights Adelaide CBD
🚂Seppeltsfield Barossa tour and lunch
🚂Explore the German village Hahndorf
🚂19 meals
🚂Locally operated comfort plus coach travel

14/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 7 Days Airlie Beach Odyssey 6 Aug 2025
The Mantra Resort Airlie Beach is a perfect spot to stay when discovering the Whitsundays. On this tour we visit Bowen, Hideaway Bay & Daydream Island plus take a Crocodile Safari Cruise.

BOOK NOW >>https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-airlie-beach-odyssey

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🐊Bowen & The Big Mango
🐊Airlie Beach
🐊Cape Gloucester
🐊Hideaway Bay
🐊Sundowner Sunset Cruise
🐊Daydream Island Resort
🐊Whitsunday Crocodile Safari
🐊Lake Proserpine
🐊Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
🐊Air-conditioned coach touring & commentary
🐊Fully hosted

BOOK NOW >>https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-airlie-beach-odyssey

14/11/2024

Best of luck to our mates at Fun Over Fifty Holidays who are entrants in the 2024 Queensland Tourism Awards being held in Brisbane tonight. 🤞🤞🤞

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14/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT -
8 Days Gems of the West - Outback Pubs, Bilbies & Opals 2025

Travelling from Brisbane visit Historical Outback Pubs including Eulo Queen Hotel, Noccundra Hotel and Hotel Corones. Enjoy a soothing dip at Moree Artesian Springs, explore Lightning Ridge and see the Painted Silos of Thallon. Take a cruise with Sandtyown River Cruises in St George. Visit the Cunnamulla Fella Museum & Art Gallery and uncover the mysteries of the night sky at the Cosmos Centre in Charleville. See the endangered bilby and experience the Big Rig in Roma at sunset.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/8-days-gems-of-the-west--outback-pubs-bilbies--opals

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
👌Historical Outback Pubs including Eulo Queen Hotel, Noccundra 👌Hotel and Hotel Corones
👌Moree Artesian Springs
👌Lightning Ridge Underground Mine & Town Tour
👌Painted Silos of Thallon
👌St George’s Sandtyown River Cruise
👌Cunnamulla Fella Museum & Art Gallery
👌Charleville & Cosmos Centre
👌Bilby Experience
👌Big Rig Sunset Experience
👌Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
👌Coach touring & commentary
👌Fully hosted

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/8-days-gems-of-the-west--outback-pubs-bilbies--opals

11/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 9 Days Sapphire Coast, Gippsland, Wilsons Promontory & Phillip Island 21 April 2025

Travel Diamond Class through Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. We visit Wollongong, followed by the Sapphire Coast Drive and travel through Bournda National Park to Tura Beach and Merimbula. See Wilsons Promontory, affectionately known as ‘The Prom’, the southernmost point of mainland Australia with stunning coastal scenery and pristine wilderness. Explore Phillip Island Nature Park with underground viewing of adorable little penguins. Finishing up your trip in the vibrant Melbourne CBD.

BOOK HERE >> https://shorturl.at/7plps

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🐧Travel opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach
🐧Fully escorted by experienced tour host and coach captain
🐧1 night in coastal Port Macquarie
🐧Drive along Sea Cliff Bridge
🐧1 night Wollongong
🐧Enjoy lunch on board a relaxing cruise along the Clyde River
🐧1 night in seaside town of Merimbula
🐧Dive into maritime history at Eden Killer Whale Museum
🐧1 night in the waterway’s town of Lakes Entrance
🐧Wonthaggi State Coal Mine
🐧Cruise the lakes and savour flavours of the region at Wyanga Park Winery
🐧2 nights Inverloch
🐧Witness stunning coastal landscapes on Wanderer Adventure cruise
🐧1 night Phillip Island
🐧See the magical Penguin Parade in premium underground viewing
🐧Enjoy a unique dining experience aboard The Q Train
🐧1 night in Melbourne with time to explore and shop
🐧23 meals
🐧One way Economy Class Carbon Neutral flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, Sydney or Adelaide
🐧‘Diamond Class’ beverages served with dinner **(includes a capped bar tab for beer, wine & soft drink)

BOOK HERE >> https://shorturl.at/7plps

11/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - CORNER COUNTRY EXPLORER

Experience Outback Queensland, featuring sand dunes, Gibber Country & legendary Outback characters. Includes visits to Charleville, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Cameron's Corner - where the three states meet, Birdsville, Winton, Longreach and all the highlights in between.

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/corner-country-explorer

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS
🦘Charleville Cosmos Centre Big Sky Twilight Session
🦘WWII Secrets Tour
🦘Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum
🦘Historic Corones Hotel Tour
🦘Meet the Bilby Experience
🦘Toogunna Plains Farmstay
🦘Eromanga Natural History Museum
🦘Historic Noccundra Hotel
🦘Cameron Corner and Strzelecki Desert
🦘Burke & Wills Dig Tree
🦘Betoota Pub and Dreamtime Serpent
🦘Birdsville Hotel and Big Red Sand Dune Sunset
🦘Inland Hospital and Royal Hotel Ruins
🦘Birdsville Racetrack and Birdsville Billabong
🦘Min Min Encounter and Boulia Heritage Complex
🦘Channel Country Touring
🦘Waltzing Matilda Centre
🦘Australian Age of Dinosaurs
🦘Longreach Town Tour
🦘Exclusive Qantas Founders Museum Dinner and Luminescent Longreach Show
🦘Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame entry and Cinematic Experience
🦘Historic Ilfracombe Rail Excursion includes Wellshot Hotel lunch
🦘Drover’s Sunset Cruise including Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show
🦘All ensuite accommodation
🦘All en-suite accommodation
🦘Economy flight from Brisbane to Charleville Queensland with REX Airlines
🦘Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Charleville to Longreach
🦘Touring with our Savannah Guides Operator driver and host
🦘All meals as per itinerary
🦘All entries/activities as per itinerary
🦘Longreach accommodation departure transfer to Longreach Airport or Railway Station
🦘One-way First Class Rail Sleeper from Longreach to Brisbane aboard the Spirit of the Outback (CCE15 only)
🦘One-way economy flight from Longreach to Brisbane (CCE14 only)

07/11/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 11 DAYS MELBOURNE TO ADELAIDE 2025

Begin your adventure with a visit to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground and Australian Sports Museum, where the rich sporting history of Australia comes to life. Explore the charming coastal town of Port Fairy with a local guide before taking a nostalgic ride on the horse-drawn tramway at Victor Harbour. Then, unwind as you board the elegant PS Murray Princess for a leisurely 4-night cruise along the serene Murray River, experiencing the tranquillity of Australia's waterways.
BOOK HERE >> https://shorturl.at/1M2ij

Highlights & Inclusions:
⚓️Economy class Carbon Neutral flights to Melbourne ex Brisbane, Sydney or Adelaide and from Adelaide to Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne
⚓️‘Gold Class’ coach
⚓️Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host
⚓️2 nights Melbourne
⚓️Melbourne Cricket Ground guided tour and Australian Sports Museum
⚓️Melbourne Skydeck
⚓️Great Ocean Road
⚓️1 night Warrnambool
⚓️Port Fairy guided tour
⚓️Blue Lake at Mount Gambier
⚓️1 night Mount Gambier
⚓️German village of Hahndorf with German-themed lunch; Mount Lofty
⚓️2 nights Adelaide
⚓️Adelaide city sights tour
⚓️Victor Harbor; Horse-drawn Tramway to­ Granite Island
⚓️McLaren Vale Wine tasting at Hardys Tintara
⚓️Mengler Hill Lookout
⚓️Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop cooking demonstration and lunch
⚓️4 night Outback Heritage Cruise on PS­ Murray Princess in outside twin bed­ cabin
⚓️Burk Salter Boutique Winery
⚓️Swan Reach Hotel
⚓️Sunnydale Woolshed Show
⚓️Ngaut Ngaut Conservation Park
⚓️Native Wildlife Shelter
⚓️Captain’s farewell dinner
⚓️29 meals

BOOK HERE >> https://shorturl.at/1M2ij

30/10/2024

TOUR SPOTLIGHT - 7 Days Longreach & Winton Outback Experience 2025

BOOK HERE >>https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-experience-outback-longreach

A great value tour to Longreach and surrounds including Winton, Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Stockman's Hall of Fame, Qantas Founders Museum, Camden Park Station, Thomson River Sunset Cruise, Outback Campfire Dinner.

HIGHLIGHTS & INCLUSIONS:
🦖Return rail from Brisbane to Longreach
🦖4 nights accommodation in Longreach
🦖Great Darr River Train Experience
🦖Qantas Museum & 747 Tour
🦖Stockman’s Hall of Fame & Show
🦖Sunset Thomson River Cruise & Campfire Dinner
🦖Longreach & Camden Park Station
🦖Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum & Tour
🦖Historical Winton Town Tour
🦖All meals as per itinerary
🦖Fully hosted from Longreach

BOOK HERE >> https://www.reefnoutback.com.au/tours/7-days-experience-outback-longreach