OUTBACK QUEENSLAND MUSIC TOUR 2007 The Sights of the Outback by day — The Music of the Outback by night! click here to download brochure (Please be patient—this is a detailed brochure and itinerary which may take a few minutes to download) click here to download booking form The 15 day Outback Queensland Music Tour will take place from Sunday May 13th to Sunday May 27th 2007. The tour commences in Brisbane, goes ‘way out west’ to Charleville, heads north–through places like Longreach, Barcaldine, Winton, Mt Isa and Camooweal–to the Gulf of Carpentaria, then east to Cairns. Scenery is spectacular and varied, including the rich black soil plains of the Darling Downs, the vast Mitchell grass plains that cover much of outback Queensland, the anthill country of the far north, beautiful Lawn Hill National Park and Cobbold Gorge, the northern waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria, the amazing Undara Lava Tubes, and the lush tropical vegetation of the Atherton Tablelands and Cairns. The tour travels through an area where so much of Australia’s amazing story has been written. For instance, the Great Shearers’ Strikes of the 1890s took place in the region, and Waltzing Matilda was composed near Winton in 1895. One focus of the tour is to explore the fascinating story behind the writing of our most famous song. Tour participants also see some of the world’s best-preserved dinosaur skeletons, and the amazing footprints of a dinosaur stampede that took place 95 million years ago! The tour includes lots of excellent outback music and bush poetry. For instance, Mark O’Brien, from the band Ned and the Kellys will entertain us in Charleville, Rob Chandler will recite bush poetry for us in Barcaldine, and a wonderful folk/bluegrass group, called The Pluckers, will entertain us in Mt Isa. Transport for the tour is by luxury air-conditioned coach. Excellent hotel and motel accommodation throughout, except for the two nights at Adel’s Grove (Lawn Hill), where we stay in good quality tent accommodation (the tents have proper beds in them). Accommodation at Undara Lava Lodge is in beautifully restored/fitted out train carriages. May is an ideal time to visit the outback–the weather is quite mild at that time of year. For detailed itinerary download the brochure which appears on the website or contact Travelrite. Cost of the Outback Queensland Music Tour is A$3,795.00 (Australian dollars) per person, twin share (Single Suppement A$550.00). Includes accommodation, touring, admission to attractions, and a large number of meals. This is good value considering the quality of the daily sightseeing tours, plus the nightly music activities under John Howie’s leadership. You will also find a booking form on the website. If you would like to participate in the tour you can book by sending the completed booking form to Travelrite along with A$250.00 deposit per person. As the tour leaves Brisbane quite early on Sunday May 13th we advise participants who don’t live close to Brisbane to spend Saturday evening May 12th in Brisbane. John Howie and Travelrite will make arrangements with a suitable hotel that you can stay at if you wish. The tour will depart from that hotel. Also, John Howie is making arrangements for those interested to attend the Outback Spectacular, near Brisbane, on Saturday evening May 12th. Cost of tickets to the Outback Spectacular and transport to and from the show will be advised. If you have any queries please contact Travelrite For detailed itinerary, see the brochure which appears on this website. If you would like to join the tour please complete the booking form and send it, with deposit, to Travelrite. If you have any questions please contact Travelrite's Heathmont office, on (03) 9729 8722 or Toll Free on 1800 033 436.   Music Tours <America> <Scotland/Ireland> <Queensland Outback> <New Zealand> <Europe> <HOME> <About JH> <Mailing List> <Contacts> <Links> © John Howie 2008 website design by curlis-gibson design upgraded by Frank Newstead November 2008