Day One: Melbourne - Andamooka - Ayers Rock
Depart Melbourne early in a comfortable twin-engine aircraft. Fly over Wilpena Pound in the Southern Flinders Ranges via Mildura if necessary for fuel, then over the vast dry lake of Lake Torrens before landing at Andamooka Opal town at about 11am. We then take a short tour of this unusual rugged yet quaint outback opal town. A visit to Albert's underground house/mine and the old historic cottages are a must. A light lunch and then we depart at 1.30 pm for William Creek for fuel and maybe a quick drink in this famous pub near the edge of Lake Eyre. Leaving there at 3.00pm we fly 2 hours with a scenic flight over Ayers Rock and the Olga's and then land at the modern Yulara Resort. View the spectacular sunset before dinner. Accommodation: The Outback Pioneer Hotel/Motel - Yulara.

Day Two: Ayers Rock - Bungle Bungles
View the sunrise if desired. Then after breakfast drive out to Ayers Rock for a tour of the base (with Aboriginal paintings, caves, rock pools, etc). The climb is not encouraged now days by request from the aborigine community. Depart Yulara, at about 11.30am and fly via Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater (one of the world's largest) to Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles). You will be met by the local tour operator for a short drive to the permanent established camp at Bellburn Creek. After lunch, drive to the southern end of the park to visit the Bee-Hives Rock formations and walk into Cathedral Gorge, prior to returning to camp for a rest and dinner. The camp has twin-share tent sized cabins with comfortable beds, dining facilities, and shared shower/toilet facilities. All meals are supplied by the local tour operator - East Kimberley Tours Accommodation: Bellburn Creek Campsite at Bungle Bungles. Approximate flight time: 3 hours 25 minutes

Day Three: Bungle Bungles
A full day in the northern end of the park with the local tour guide, exploring the chasms and gorges of this unique massif, the Bungle Bungle, said to be 350 million years old, with an area of 300 square kilometres. Includes Picanniny Gorge, Mini Palms and Echidna Chasm. Highly recommended is the helicopter ride over the Bungles. This can be organised on Day 2 or Day 3 (an optional extra cost). The pre-dinner drinks are around the campfire with maybe a bit of singing if somebody has a guitar! Accommodation: Bellburn Creek Campsite at Bungle Bungles.

Day Four: Bungle Bungles - Old Mornington Station
Leave the Bungles at 7.00am - it is daylight at 5.30am! Fly 1 hour to Old Mornington Station. A short drive to the camp and after settling in we drive 1 hour to Diamond Gorge. Spend the day there, swimming, canoeing, fishing for Barramundi before returning to the open-air bar and dining area of Mick Cur’s bush camp. Accommodation: Old Mornington Bush Camp (tents twin share) – flight time 1 hour.

Day Five: Old Mornington Station - Bell Gorge - Cape Leveque
Depart after breakfast to Silent Grove airstrip in the Kimberley’s, home of Bell Creek Gorge - 10 minutes flight. Then we drive 30 minutes before an hour walk to Bell's Gorge. Swim and lunch at this spectacular waterhole, one of the most magnificent in the Kimberley’s. Early afternoon fly to Cape Leveque (via Derby for fuel) on the tip of the Dampier Peninsula overlooking the Indian Ocean. Pristine beaches, spectacular coastal scenery with stunning colour contrasts and magnificent sunsets and sunrises. Accommodation is in open-air cabins on the beach and dinner in at the open-air restaurant overlooking the ocean. Accommodation: Kooljaman Cabins at Cape Leveque. Flight time 1 hour 20minutes.

Day Six: Cape Leveque - Mitchell Falls - Faraway Bay
Leave Cape Leveque to fly over the spectacular coastal scenery of King Sound, the famous Horizontal Waterfalls and the myriad islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago such as Koolan and Cockatoo Islands. Next stop is the Mitchell Plateau airstrip. With the local guide, drive to the beginning of the 3 kilometre walk to the Mitchell Falls, visiting the Big and Little Merten's Falls and the Kimberley Wanjina Aboriginal Art sites on the way.

Enjoy lunch and an afternoon swim at the falls. Helicopters will fly everybody back to the plane at about 3pm and then we fly 45 minutes to Faraway Bay. This is a remote safari yet very upmarket accommodation on the northern Kimberley coast. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to the resort. Accommodation is in twin share cabins on the top of a cliff overlooking the sea. We relax with a drink in the spa pool before dinner in a magnificent open-air setting. Accommodation: Faraway Bay Resort.

Day Seven: Faraway Bay
A magnificent breakfast on the cliff restaurant and a swim and then we board the boat to spend the whole day exploring this coastal scenery. The destination is the spectacular King Edward Falls. Here we have a refreshing "dip" on the front of the boat as we get close to the falls. Activities on the way include lunch and some great sea fishing for fish such as Emperor. Returning to home at about 5pm we once again enjoy the pleasant surrounds and environment of the resort before another spectacular fish dinner on the balcony. Accommodation: Faraway Bay Resort.

Day Eight: Faraway Bay Resort - Mt Borradaile
A relaxing start to the day and then at 9.00am depart for Arnhemland, via Kununurra for fuel. Arrive in time for a late lunch at Mt Borradaile in Arnhemland as we lose an hour and a half time change. In the late afternoon enjoy a magnificent sunset cruise on the billabong where there is abundant birdlife and crocodiles for you to see. This is an exclusive Aboriginal cultural experience and wildlife adventure, in a most beautiful and exciting wilderness area. At Mt. Borradaile all accommodation is twin-share tented accommodation, with comfortable beds, dining facilities and shared toilet/shower facilities. All meals here are supplied by the local tour operator. Accommodation: Davidson’s Safari Camp at Mt Borradaile. Flight time 2 hours 45 minutes.

Day Nine: Mt Borradaile
A full day is spent at Mt. Borradaile with activities moulded to your interests - walking, exploring the bush with the chance of sighting buffalo or wild pig, birdwatching, boat cruising, fishing, visiting ancient Aboriginal rock art sites of extraordinary beauty, or simply just soaking up this unique wilderness lifestyle. The sunset cruise on the vast and beautiful billabong, is a highlight not to be missed. There are birds in their thousands, saltwater crocodiles, mangroves, lillies and paperback swamps all around. Accommodation: Davidson’s Safari Camp at Borradaile.

Day Ten: Mt Borradaile - Oenpelli - Pungalina
After breakfast we fly to Oenpelli to refuel. Oenpelli, an Aboriginal town near the border of arnhemland and Kakadu, has an excellent Aboriginal art gallery just down the road from the airstrip. Well worth a quick visit for those interested to purchase paintings and artefacts. A two hour walk from here is also recommended for those keen on aboriginal rock art. This is an escorted tour by local aborigines and the art is magnificent. We then fly across arnhemland to the Gulf of Carpentaria to Pungalina Station - on the edge of the NT/QLD border. Pungalina is a 500 ,000 acre property which is set up for small group tours in safari style camp. The tents are twin share and there is a flushing toilet, two showers and a great spring fed stream for swimming (although very shallow). We can spend the afternoon fishing for Barramundi, touring a limestone cave, canoeing or just relaxing. At sunset we drive out to Calvert Gorge for drinks before heading back for dinner. Accommodation: Pungalina Safari Camp.

Day Eleven and Twelve : Pungalina Station
Pungalina is 40 kilometres south of the coast and just west of the Northern Territory/Queensland border. At this wilderness location there are many things to do and so we tailor the activities to the groups preference and capabilities. Of particular note is the limestone caves. They are millions of years old and really fascinating to enter. They are hot but well worth visiting to see the stalactites and stalagmites. A refreshing swim after this activity at the Bubbling Sands in Karns Creek is normally necessary.

For the keen fisherman, the Calvert river offers amongst other types- the Barramundi and Sooti Grunters There are a number of fishing locations and a pleasant afternoon could also be spent boating and trolling the Calvert River. This is normally an important activity as a meal cooked underground and in paper bark by Owen back at the camp is compulsory.

There are many walks particularly for the keen bird watcher and often a swim is possible. It is not uncommon to see Brolgas and Jabiru as well as many smaller birds. To date some 150 birds have been sighted.

Canoeing the Calvert River, the Crocodile Hole and or the lagoon are three more alternatives. The first is a 3 hr trip down shallow areas of the Calvert and over areas of simple rapids and is a very pleasant trip. The second is more leisurely where small freshwater crocodiles can be seen. The third is a large permanent lagoon with many birds including sea eagles.

A must to do is to drive out to the Calvert Gorge one late afternoon for sunset drinks. This is a spectacular location with towering cliffs some 200 meters high. Once again the drive over the rugged country is fascinating in itself due to the varied vegetation. Another evening would be pre dinner drinks out at the local billabong watching the birdlife gather.

Pungalina borders Robinson River, which is a local Aboriginal community. It may be possible to arrange a visit of the Aborigines to show the use of bush tucker and any artefacts they may have to sell. Accommodation: Pungalina Safari Camp.

Day Thirteen: Pungalina Station - Lawn Hill Gorge - Birdsville
An early morning departure to have as much time as possible in the Lawn Hill National park, home of Lawn Hill Gorge, truly one of the most spectacular gorges in the Gulf Country, with luxurious tropical rainforest-like vegetation, sheer red cliffs and unusual green water. Access to the gorge system is by delightful walking tracks, and exploring the middle and upper gorge system is by canoes. It is fantastic for swimming especially around the naturally bubbling spas, or just out in the centre of the gorge looking up at the sheer cliffs and tropical vegetation. Enjoy a delicious lunch back at Adels Grove Camp, and a great swim, before flying onto Birdsville. Accommodation: The Birdsville Hotel. Approximately 3 hours flight time.

Day Fourteen: Birdsville - Innamincka - Moorabbin
In the morning, spend time at the Birdsville Working Museum before flying to Innamincka where we have lunch and a boat crise on the famous Coopers Creek. The final leg home via Broken Hill is about 4 hours flying time arriving back at Moorabbin in the early evening. Accommodation: Melbourne.