2 Day Lake Eyre Scenic Flights

Tour Details

Operator

Banksia Adventures

Destinations

Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy, Wilpena Pound and Lake Eyre

Departs From

Adelaide

Tour Description

This tour offers you the rare chance to see Lake Eyre in all of its natural beauty. There is very little time in which you are able to see Lake Eyre as flood waters flow in from the channel country. Take this short lived opportunity as the area’s unique ecosystem comes alive. By taking this 2 day scenic flight to Birdsville, you will fly over the Flinders Ranges, Coopers Creek, Innamincka, Coongie Lakes, Diamantina and Warburton Rivers and of course Lake Eyre. Next stop is William Creek for lunch then Coober Pedy mining tour. The Lake Eyre Basin is a very special part of Australia. It covers one sixth of the continent and holds some of the rarest, least exploited ecosystems on the planet. The Basin is also the cradle of much Indigenous and non-Indigenous culture and history. The scenery is awe-inspiring from the air, from the rich Adelaide Plains up to the raw expanses of the Outback.

Departs 09:00
Day 1 - Depart from the General Aviation Terminal, Sir Richard Williams Avenue, Adelaide Airport and fly north over the Southern Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound. From your vantage point you will clearly see how the Flinders Ranges appear to be a ‘backbone on the landscape’. Fly over the Elder Range, Wilpena Pound, St Marys Peak and Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges, before flying on to Innamincka. Enjoy lunch at the Innamincka Hotel before flying to the famous Burke & Wills Dig Tree. Once back on your aircraft, you will fly over the Coongie Lakes to Birdsville. There will be plenty of time to explore the township and Birdsville Working Museum.
O/n – Birdsville Hotel LDB


Day 2 – This morning you will fly along the Diamantina to Goyders Lagoon and witness from low altitude the spectacular green, carpet like, water way flanked by two striking different deserts, The Simpson Desert and the Strzelecki Desert. Soon Lake Eyre, which has only filled to the brim three times in the last 160 years, will become visible on the horizon. Normally inhospitable to wildlife, when flowing with water Lake Eyre is transformed into Australia's largest lake, a wildlife oasis brimming with flora and fauna. Pelicans, gulls and terns follow the water, whilst camels and other wildlife are drawn by the water's scent. Its incredible colours and patterns become accentuated from the air especially when full of water.   When the lake is 80% full of water, there are up to 85 different varieties of bird life and millions of birds to look at. You will fly at low altitude to the Warburton Groove, at the northern end of the lake, before landing at William Creek for lunch. The return flight to Adelaide affords stunning views of Port Augusta, Spencer and St Vincent Gulfs before landing at Adelaide Airport at approximately 5.00pm. BL

Tour departs Adelaide Airport at 08:30 and returns at approximately 17:00