Last update: 2/02/2012

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Lake Eyre Flights from  $260 pp.

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Value! A Lake Eyre and Painted Hills combined flight from William Creek for only $420pp.

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LAKE EYRE 

   THE 60MINUTE PREMIER SCENIC FLIGHT: 

  LAKE EYRE SCENIC FLIGHTS: 

  

TO SECURE YOUR FLIGHT OVER LAKE EYRE FOR  2011!

  • Enjoy the visual extremities of Lake Eyre, Australia's largest inland lake situated in South Australia.

  •  Its incredible colours and patterns become accentuated from the air whether full of water or totally dry. 

  • A totally captivating flight that will return you both visually impacted and educationally enriched. 

  • 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.

  • The only way to get the full impact is from the air. 

  • See prehistoric river systems, where they enter the lake and the graphic patterns where they enter the lake and form a magnificent art form.

    Flights Depart hourly every day, between 8.00am and 5.00pm

  • Flights depart from William Creek to Lake Eyre North

  • This flight includes flying to Belt Bay, the lowest point in Australia.

  • This flight gives you the chance to see the world's largest salt lake in the harsh Outback environment.

Rate Guide: $260 per adult; $234 per child (duration of 1 Hour). 

  Prices as of the 12th of January 2012.

Prices are subject to change.

 Minimum numbers apply.

 


TOP OF THE LAKE FLIGHT 

DIAMOND FLIGHT (2 HOURS)

This 2-HOUR Lake Eyre flight departs William Creek for the southern end of Lake Eyre North, Belt Bay. 

This bay is the lowest point below sea level in Australia. We track across the bay for Silt Crete Island where there are currently 3 small Pelican nesting groups and up the Western shoreline of the Babbage Peninsula and up to Dulhunty Island. 

From there we pick up the Warburton Groove and follow the Groove up to the very North of the Lake to the Warburton Inlet. 

We then follow the Warburton River up the Channel Country to the Kalaweerina Inlet and then return to William Creek.

  • Flights depart from William Creek to Lake Eyre North

  • This flight allows you to go to the very north end of Lake Eyre to experience the river systems and the desert.

  • This flight offers you a great way to overview the lake, especially when the rivers are running and the birds are nesting.

  • Price: $420per adult; $378 per child. 

Minimum numbers apply.

 Prices as of the 12th of January 2012.

Prices are subject to change.


LAKE EYRE & PAINTED HILLS - 

2 HOUR SCENIC FLIGHT:

  

  • Depart William Creek on unique trip to view the secret painted hills set in the outback of South Australia - an area of 30km by 10km of sandstone hills in pristine condition and incredible colours. No roads exist in this area and can only be view by air.

  • A unique and spectacular opportunity to view one of Australia's hidden iconic landmarks. (Less than 400 people have seen these hills in the last 50 years). William Creek is located in one of the most remote areas of Australia. Enjoy the visual extremities of Lake Eyre, Australia's largest inland lake, with its incredible colours and patterns that become accentuated from the air whether full of water or totally dry.

  • A totally captivating flight that will return you both visually impacted and educationally enriched. 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. The only way to get the full impact is from the air.

  • See prehistoric river systems, where they enter the lake and the graphic patterns where they enter the lake and form a magnificent art form. You will also experience the Gibba Desert which will let you interpret many of the indigenous art that one experiences and helps to explain the Aboriginal art work and help you to relate to the patterns and designs which appear in many Aboriginal Art Works. 

  • This is a totally unique experience through some of the most pristine country in Australia that very few people have experienced.

Tours Depart every day between 8.00am and 4.00pm

Rate Guide: $420.00 per adult; $378 per child (duration 2 Hours)

 Minimum numbers apply.

 Prices as of the 12th of January 2012.

Prices are subject to change.


nbl1.gif (603 bytes) LAKE EYRE FACTS:

  • Lake Eyre actually comprises of two separate depressions. Lake Eyre North is 8,430 square km in size as compared to Lake Eyre South which is 1,260 sq km.
  • Donald Campbell set a land speed world record of 649 kmh in his turbine car "Bluebird" on its dry bed back in 1964.(Refer to 'Campbell Point' on Lake Eyre Map on Homepage.
  • Lake Eyre comprises 400 million tonnes of salt and the lowest point of Australia.

  • Only four times over the last hundred years has Lake Eyre filled with water!!!


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