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White Cliffs Opal Field will bring
home to you the remoteness and
isolation of the early Australian
pioneers. Mining still continues
here but on a much smaller scale
than during the first 20 years after
opals were discovered in 1887.
Here in White Cliffs you will have
the opportunity to learn how this
unique community lives in their
underground houses. We'll go "fossicking"
in the 'Old Field' where over 50,000
holes have been dug since mining
began, and of course visit a local
opal show room or two.
Today Silverton has a population of
less than 50 and is home to some
very recognised artists. The
Silverton hotel is a major draw
card; a typical outback pub that has
been the focus of hundreds of movie
shoots, advertisements and travel
shows. Thus, Silverton is known as
the "Hollywood of the Outback".
Within the Silverton area there are
some incredible landscapes and none
quite as breathtaking as the
Mundi-Mundi Plains. You'll see all
this and more during your Silverton
tour.
Day 1:
Leave
Sydney this afternoon with the world
famous Indian Pacific Train and
travel first through the magnificent
Blue Mountains, then through country
New South Wales and the outback to
Broken Hill. Your accommodation
tonight will be a First Class Cabin
aboard the train.
Day 2:
You will be collected at the Broken
Hill train station upon arrival of
the Indian Pacific. Leaving Broken
Hill we travel north for 120
kilometres to a working “outback”
sheep station. This family owned
property is unique as it
incorporates a privately imposed and
now registered natural sanctuary for
fauna and flora as well as an
abundance of Aboriginal rock art.
Your guide will show you some
wonderful things, including plenty
of wildlife like big red kangaroos,
emus, eagles and much more. We then
look for a nice place to have lunch,
before we continue our journey on
remote station roads, through ever
changing countryside, to the remote
White Cliffs Opal Field. Dinner and
accommodation will be in the famous
underground Motel - a very unique
experience!
Day 3:
We
will spend the morning inspecting
this extraordinary outback
settlement. Learn how and why the
community lives underground. Visit
some underground opal galleries and
perhaps purchase one of the
magnificent local opal products.
Before lunch we'll see the 'Old
Field' where in search for “colour”
over 50,000 holes have been dug
since the 1890's. Return to Broken
Hill for dinner and a well deserved
good nights rest.
Day 4:
Today
we visit the 'Hollywood of the
Outback', Silverton. Numerous
TV-commercials and movies such as 'A
Town Like Alice', 'Mad Max II' and
many more have made Silverton a
special place. Visit the galleries
of the local outback artists and see
the sweeping ‘Mundi Mundi’ Plains
from where it is often possible to
see the curvature of the earth. Back
to Broken Hill for lunch and an
afternoon at leisure. Light supper
included at the Legion Club, before
transfer to the train station for
return journey on the Indian Pacific
Train to Sydney.
Day 5:
You
will arrive in Sydney at
approximately 10.15AM
*Contact us for other options
departing from Adelaide and
Broken Hill
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