Taste of the Outback 4 days

Your outback safari begins with a flight to World Heritage-listed Mungo National Park in NSW. Learn about this unique ancient landscape and how the story of Mungo Lady and Mungo Man has changed the scientific and cultural history of the world. Explore the remarkable Walls of China, walk through the historic woodshed where the smell of sheep's wool still lingers, view the ice-age footprint display in the Visitors Centre and enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.

Then onto Broken Hill. A short tour takes you to the historic Royal Exchange Hotel. Drop into the Palace Hotel, made famous by Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, for a drink before dinner.

Overnight: Royal Exchange Hotel

Visit the Pro Hart gallery to see some unique artworks and wildly-painted Rolls Royces, Ando's Big Picture and the Line of Lode Miner's Memorial, a striking building to remember over 800 miners who have lost their lives.

Fly to Innamincka, a tiny outback town in South Australia's remote northeast. Fly low over the Dig Tree, where the explorers Burke and Wills famously set up camp. On the ground, learn more about this pioneering pair and their ill-fated expedition. Enjoy a cruise on Cooper Creek aboard the 'Kingfisher' and a quick visit to Innamincka Hotel, an authentic outback pub.

Then it's on to Birdsville, flying over the spectacular Coongie Lakes area. Take a 4WD tour to Big Red, the stunning 40-metre sand dune on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Drink in the views as the sun sets while enjoying refreshments before dinner at one of Australia's iconic pubs, the Birdsville Hotel.

Overnight: Birdsville Hotel

Take a low-level flight down the Diamantina River, Goyder Lagoon and the Warburton River before flying over Lake Eyre North. Lake Eyre is an incredible destination, magnificent whether in its usual dry, flat, salt-plain state or during those rare periods when rains in the gulf have filtered down to create an oasis in the desert. Fly low and slow over the lake for some fantastic photos.

Land at Muloorina Station, which has a deep association with Lake Eyre. It was here that Donald Campbell based himself to achieve the land speed record on 17 July 1964 in his Bluebird. Enjoy lunch with the Station owners and hear their fascinating stories.

Back in the sky, continue to Parachilna in the central Flinders Ranges. Your overnight accommodation is at the Prairie Hotel, famous for its interesting and tasty menu of feral fare, local lager and brilliant sunsets.

Overnight: Prairie Hotel, Deluxe Room 

After breakfast, look out for yellow-footed rock wallabies on a tour of the central Flinders Ranges. Travel through the rugged Brachina Gorge National Park. Brachina Gorge is a geological journey through time, with fossils, minerals and stromatolites suspected to be the world's earliest examples of life on Earth, up to 650 million years old.

Return to your aircraft for the trip home, arriving in the evening