Australia's Dinosaur Trail Tour

6 Day / 5 Night Extended Tour
​Travel Australia's Dinosaur Trail visiting dinosaur attractions in Winton, Hughenden and Richmond. Visit the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede with 3300 dinosaur footprints from 95 million years ago. Visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum to learn about the giants that roamed our region. Travel to Hughenden to see Muttaburasaurus and to Richmond to see large marine fossils, learn where to find and how to identify fossils and try your hand at fossil hunting for your own collection. ​

INCLUDES:

• 5 nights accommodation with ensuite facilities - 3 nights Winton, 1 night Hughenden, 1 night Richmond
• All Meals
• All tours, activities and museum admissions in Winton, Hughenden and Richmond
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Savannah Guides Enterprise and accredited guide
• Minimum 6, maximum 16 guests

• Transfers to/from Longreach airport or train station

DEPARTS: June 12, 2022

PRICE: 
​Twin/Double: $2350 per person    Single/Sole Use: $2700   
Child (4-14): $2150 per child         Infant on request

Itinerary - subject to change
Day 1 - Sunday: Arrival
Pick up in Longreach – airport, train station or accommodation
Transfer to Winton with Red Dirt Tours
Overnight at North Gregory Hotel, Winton. (D)
 
Day 2 – Monday: Dinosaur Stampede
Journey through jump-up country to the Dinosaur Stampede at Lark Quarry Conservation Park. Join a guided tour to see this snapshot of the ancient environment and dinosaur behaviour from 95 million years ago. Visit Merton Gorge and be mesmerised by views as far as the eye can see.
Overnight at North Gregory Hotel, Winton. (BLD)
 
Day 3 - Tuesday: Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Spend the morning visiting the Waltzing Matilda Centre and wandering the shops of Winton. In the afternoon we visit the Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum to learn about the animals that roamed our land and the environment they lived in 95-98 million years ago. Afterwards we stay on the jump-up to enjoy a sunset Barbeque dinner.
Overnight at North Gregory Hotel, Winton. (BLD)
 
Day 4 - Wednesday: Richmond
Travel north through grazing grasslands to Richmond – home of marine fossils from approximately 100 million years ago. We visit Kronosaurus Korner, Australia’s premier marine fossil museum, and visit their current dig sites to see how they find and dig these massive creatures out of the ground.
Overnight at Ammonite Inn, Richmond. (BLD)
 
Day 5 - Thursday: Hughenden
Today we explore Hughenden, home to Hughie the Muttaburrasaurus. We visit the Flinders Discovery Centre to see Hughie, other local fossils and hear about local geology before trying our hands at finding our own fossils – shells, molluscs, fish, squid, you never know what you will find. We will have a local guide join us for a town tour and later on take in the sunset views at Mount Walker.
Overnight at Hughenden Allen Terry Caravan Park, Hughenden. (BLD)
 
Day 6 - Friday: To Longreach
Leaving Hughenden in the morning we return through Winton to Longreach for lunch and the end of our tour. After our farewell lunch, your Dinosaur Trail experience concludes with a transfer to the Longreach Airport (for the Qantaslink flight) or your accommodation . (BL)
 
Note: The tour concludes on Friday lunch. If you intend to stay on in Longreach you will need to book your own accommodation and activities.