Corner Country Explorer

Outback Aussie Tours invites you to experience the rugged beauty and rich history of the outback on our signature Corner Country tours. Travelling from Longreach into the far reaches of Queensland and New South Wales, this journey reveals landscapes shaped by time, pioneering spirit and Aboriginal culture.

This tour is crafted for guests who appreciate comfort, engaging commentary and the chance to explore remote regions with confidence. With decades of outback touring experience, our team ensures each day runs smoothly so you can simply relax and take in the breathtaking country around you.

For full tour details and to secure your spot, our expert team is ready to help you plan your unforgettable trip.

Corner Country Touring Experience

Board your REX Airlines flight in Brisbane for a birds-eye view of the lush Darling Downs agricultural region before heading west to big sky country.  You will be welcomed on arrival in Charleville by your Savannah Guides Operator driver-guides.  Explore Charleville on an insightful town tour before checking in to your accommodation.  Early evening, visit the Charleville Cosmos Centre for the Big Sky Twilight Tour. See an amazing night sky brought into focus with the help of powerful Meade telescopes and listen to captivating stories from their experienced sky guide.

2 Nights Mulga Country Motor Inn, Charleville

This morning, we’ll be joined by a local guide for a tour of the United States Army Air Force top secret sites.  Visit intriguing historical sites, understand the reasons behind choosing Charleville Queensland as a WWII base and learn about the highly classified computerised bomb aimer.  Then, at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, you’ll get a better understanding of one of the Outback’s most iconic services.  Step inside the famous Hotel Corones, built during Charleville’s wool industry boom.  Join a guided tour with exclusive access to normally restricted areas of the hotel.  Hear the rags to riches story of local character Harry Corones, followed by lunch in the hotel dining room.  Visit the Charleville Bilby Experience for a tour of the nocturnal house.  Learn about the incredible volunteer program underway to protect this environmental engineering marvel.

This morning, be inspired by the farmer who turned a long term dream into reality with a tour of the Charleville Date Farm.  Learn how dates grow and how reclaimed water came to be used for this environmentally friendly project.  Best of all, enjoy a delicious date loaf for morning tea.  Heading west, we will tour The Lake.  Located a short drive from downtown Quilpie, Lake Houdraman is a beautiful expanse of water set amongst shady gum trees.  Learn more about the property with a guided station tour and enjoy a delicious lunch.  Following lunch, we take a look around the township of Quilpie on a guided tour, including visiting St. Finbarr’s Church, and admire the stunning Opal Altar, Lectern and Font.  Arriving at our accommodation we will have some time to relax before enjoying an exclusive sunset tour to nearby rolling red sandhills where the contrasting outback colours dazzle.  After a big day of activities, enjoy a gourmet paddock-to-plate dinner experience

2 Nights Toogunna Plains Farmstay

This morning, enjoy a station tour of Toogunna Plains. Learn the history of this 4th-generation family-owned sheep and cattle property. This afternoon, relax and enjoy the panoramic views of this vast open plain, before we travel to Eromanga, Australia’s furthest town from the sea and home to Australia’s largest dinosaur. Get up close to a 95-million-year-old dinosaur bone on the Australian Dinosaur Giants tour at the Eromanga Natural History Museum. Savour the Tastes of the Outback degustation dinner in the museum gallery tonight.

This morning, we visit the historic Noccundra Hotel, before crossing the border at Warri Gate into outback New South Wales. View the eastern sections of the Sturt National Park. Traverse gibber plains and spectacular ‘jump-up’ country to Tibooburra. The striking granite boulders around Tibooburra are said to be remnants of a mass underground granite dome dating back around 410 million years. Explore the National Park’s Interpretive Centre and Court House Museum.

Overnight Tibooburra Hotel or Family Hotel, Tibooburra

Travel through Sturt National Park to Cameron Corner, where the boundary lines of the states of Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales meet. See the Strzelecki Desert, characterised by extensive red dune fields, home of the Dusky Hopping Mouse. Pass by large cattle stations, then travel through the heart of the oil and gas fields to Innamincka, on the banks of the Cooper Creek.

2 Nights Innamincka Hotel, Innamincka

Retrace the last days of Burke and Wills and learn the story of Innamincka, dubbed ‘the town with two lives’. Visit Burke’s original resting place, marked beneath a large tree along Cooper Creek. Learn the important role played by the Australian Inland Mission in providing essential medical services to remote towns. Tonight, we toast the glorious outback Innamincka sunset as we watch a blanket of stars rise above the famous Outpost on Cooper Creek.

This morning, visit the heritage-listed Burke & Wills Dig Tree, an enduring reminder of the pioneering spirit and extreme harshness of the Outback. While there, you’ll have the opportunity to stroll the boardwalk and spot the local birdlife. Follow the Strzelecki Desert through flood plains, sand dunes, and gibber country. Travel through large stations, including Arrabury, which is over 700 square km in size. En route to Birdsville, we call into Deon’s Lookout, the famous Betoota Hotel, and the Dreamtime Serpent Indigenous artwork. Tonight, yarn with the locals and enjoy a dinner at the famous Birdsville Hotel.

2 Nights Birdsville Hotel, Birdsville

This morning, visit the Wirrarri Centre to view work by local Indigenous artists. Next, take a stroll to the Birdsville Billabong with birdlife, fish, and yabbies abound. Stand on the well-known Birdsville Racetrack and explore the Inland Hospital and Royal Hotel ruins, poignant reminders of a pre-federation metropolis. Tonight, we’ll toast the glorious outback sunset from Big Red Sand Dune, a 40-metre-high sand dune on the edge of the Simpson Desert.

Leaving Birdsville this morning, we’ll visit the Carcory Ruins, a heritage-listed homestead built in 1877 and abandoned after years of drought. Explore the remote town of Bedourie, located on a sand dune, overlooking the Eyre Creek floodplain. See the Royal Hotel, built in the 1880s with adobe bricks and still very much in its original condition. Witness spectacular 360-degree views from the Vaughn Johnson Lookout. In Boulia, we’ll visit the Min Min Encounter, a tribute to the famed mysterious Min Min Light phenomenon. Explore the Stonehouse Museum, one of the first homes built in Western Queensland, and see the impressive Marine Reptile Fossil exhibit.

Overnight Australian Hotel & Desert Sands Motel, Boulia

Follow the spectacular scenic drive between Boulia and Winton. Call in at Cawnpore Lookout to view the stark flat-topped beauty of the surrounding Lillyvale Hills. Visit the historic Middleton Hotel, built during the Cobb & Co. era. Uncover the story behind the song that lives in the heart of all Australians at Winton’s Waltzing Matilda Centre. This afternoon, we visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, perched high on a spectacular mesa. Join a guided interpretive tour of the Laboratory, Collection Room, and Dinosaur Canyon. Take in the moment at our very special sunset barbecue overlooking the plains where dinosaurs once roamed!

Overnight Boulder Opal Motor Inn, Winton

Departing Winton, we follow the Matilda Way east to Longreach, where we spend a relaxed morning downtown. After lunch, we explore the fascinating themed galleries at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and discover inspiring stories of our pioneering heroes. This evening, we visit the Qantas Founders Museum for the entertaining and informative Luminescent Longreach Sound & Light Show, which brings the 100-year-old story of Qantas to life, followed by an exclusive dinner surrounded by aviation history. Wander through the interactive displays to discover the real Qantas story.

2 Nights Longreach Motor Inn, Longreach

This morning, we board the heritage 2000-class Rail Motors en route to Ilfracombe. Explore the unique attractions in “the Hub of the West,” including the Wellshot Centre and Machinery Mile, and enjoy lunch at the famous Wellshot Hotel. Late afternoon, join the Drover’s Sunset Cruise. Unwind with on-board nibbles as you gaze out to a magnificent outback sunset. Enjoy live entertainment and a two-course camp oven themed dinner under the stars at Smithy’s Outback Dinner and Show.

Your Outback Queensland adventure comes to an end after breakfast with a complimentary transfer to Longreach Railway Station or Longreach Airport.