Imagine sitting on the deck of your waterfront accommodation watching the sun set over spectacular Coffin Bay, while you nibble at a fresh seafood platter and a sip on a glass of award winning local wine . Sounds good doesn’t it? Then check out our range of packages, which can be tailored to suit you.
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The country’s biggest lake, Lake Eyre, is surrounded by an ever changing environment. It is generally dry and barren, devoid of life- but when the rains finally come the area transforms into something quite spectacular.
In 2009, ABC journalist Paul Lockyer set out to document the story of the lake. Featuring photographs by John Bean, Gary Ticehurst and endpapers by artist John Olsen, the recently published book is an amazing view of the lake and surrounding area.
Lake Eyre: A journey through the heart of the continent by Paul Lockyer, with photos by John Bean and Gary Ticehurst
An truly amazing book about a truly amazing part of the country. Lake Eyre: A journey through the heart of the country can be found in all ABC shops and online, after it’s launch in March 2012. Click here for more incredible images from the book, and details from the launch.
After reading this captivating book, Goin’ Off Safaris invites you to jump on our Lake Eyre & Outback Safaris and see the wonder of Lake Eyre in flood for yourself. Fly over some of the most stunning and secluded parts of the country and visit iconic outback pubs, such as Innamincka, Birdsville, Coober Pedy and William Creek.
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Tags: 3 Day Supreme Scenic Safari, Birdsville Pub, Coongie Lakes, Cooper Creek, Goin Off Safaris, Innamincka, Lake Eyre, Lake Eyre filling, Lake Eyre scenic flights, lake Eyre Tours, The Dig Tree, William Creek Hotel
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Hey guys, check out our FIRST NEWSLETTER for the year here and get on our website to BOOK your LAKE EYRE SAFARI.
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Categories: Beach Salmon, Coffin Bay, Coffin Bay Oysters, Fishing Charters, Lake Eyre Tours, News, Port Lincoln, Sealions, Shark Cage Diving, Special Offers, Treks
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The word on the street is that no white man has ever seen the Outback in such great health, with the countryside absolutely blooming!
With our 2 and 3 Day Lake Eyre & Outback flying tours about to commence, we are offering a special deal for our Lake Eyre tours in April. With limited seats available, the 2 Day Lake Eyre & Outback Ultimate Weekender departing on April 21-22, is now priced at $2320.00 per person all inclusive.
Our 3 Day Supreme Scenic Safari across Lake Eyre & the Outback on April 27-29th is now $2975.00 per person all inclusive.
Both flights represent significant value and savings with more information including itineraries, FAQ’s, images and more information on our website.
Departing from Adelaide, places of interest include the Spencer Gulf, Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound, Marree, Sturt Stony Desert, the Dig Tree, Innammincka, Coongie Lakes, Cooper Creek, Birdsville, Warburton Groove, William Creek, Coober Pedy and of course the massive Lake Eyre.
Book now to secure your seat for this great opportunity! Contact us at Goin’ Off Safaris here.
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For those watching ABC1 last night, you probably saw the special on Lake Eyre, commemorating the filming expeditions of ABC reporter Paul Lockyer, cameraman John Bean and pilot Gary Ticehurst, who sadly died whilst filming. It captured some of the most spectacular scenes of Lake Eyre and Outback regions in flood.
If you didn’t get a chance to see it, here is a brief spiel about the doco. But basically it was a superb view nature in fine form- with millions of birds flocking to the swollen lakes and river systems, all of which are now brimming with fish.
This is such an amazing spectacle, and seldom occurs to such an extent! In fact, Lake Eyre only fills once every 200 years and Goin’ Off Safaris can take you there!
If you want the opportunity to see such a rare and remarkable event, then now is the time to check out our Lake Eyre and Outback 2 Day and 3 Day Safaris! Join us here at Goin’ Off Safaris on a truly a once in a lifetime experience!
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Lake Eyre is 60%covered as of 15th March 2012
Above is another image taken by the Outback photographer Peter MacDonald or The Sentimental Bloke as he is also known. Its very coincidental that after my last blog post on the current conditions of the very wet country side in northern South Australia and Lake Eyre, he sent me his latest blog of which I subscribe to.
Peter has been up and about the countryside and gave a brief report on the scenes that he saw & quoted;
“I ran a few photographs of the result of heavy rains that recently fell in the Flinders Ranges & Outback of South Australia. It’s becoming evident that rains we have had this year will equal or exceed those that fell in the last really big wet this region had…. & that was way back in 1974.
The rain is of course transformomg the land in many ways. The vast inland water system that is the- Lake Eyre Basin, Goyders Lagoon and the Coongie Lakes will fill again for the 3rd year in arow. Lake Eyre has water again over much of its surface & is continuing to fill. Huge amounts of water are heading from the north into this region…”
Well spoken from a man who knows his stuff! If you’re keen on getting up to to see this spectacular region, check out our 2 and 3 day Lake Eyre & Outback Tours and itineraries, dates, images & videos here on Goin’ Off Safaris web page and contact us to book your seat!
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Flying in a tiny four-seater plane, the Buchanan Group arrived in Coffin Bay for their 4 day tailored Hunt & Gather Safari.
Shortly after arrival in stunning Coffin Bay, we laid on a seafood extravaganza for our guests while they sipped local wines, overlooking the sunset from their private balcony. After a feast of natural and Kilpatrick oysters and fresh caught green-lip abalone, it was time to turn in in preparation for a big day of fishing and exploring on day two.
The morning began with Gary at GT Charters, where our avid fishermen tried their luck fishing for the tasty table fish, King George Whiting. Catching enough for a decent feed for all aboard, it was a fresh seafood dinner for the second night in a row.
After such a jam-packed morning, we picked up our fabulous four and ventured out for a relaxing afternoon cruising the Coffin Bay National Park. With superb weather conditions at Avoid Bay and Almonta Beach we stretched our legs with a walk along the beach, followed by a beer stop at calm and tranquil Yangi Bay on the other side of the peninsula.
After a sleep-in on day two, we picked up our group of adventurers and made our way into Port Lincoln for another day of exploration. After almost being blown off Winter’s Hill lookout, a quick coffee in the sun on the foreshore and witnessing the unloading of thousands upon thousands of pilchards down at the wharf, we ventured to the historic Axel Stenross Maritime Museum.
The afternoon was highlighted by a trip out to a farmed tuna cage with Adventure Bay. The chance to swim with and hand feed these amazingly fast fish was a spectacle for the group, with 3 of the 4 braving the chilly water!
The final action packed day involved a trip out to our front yard, showing off some of the most pristine beaches and cliff tops along the coast. We even threw a line in off the beach, reeling in a tasty Flathead (Congratulations Carol!)
Unfortunately at the end of 4 days of spectacular weather and adventures, our lovely guests had to leave us and continue their journey across the country towards Esperance.
For more details on this Hunt & Gather package and other tailored packages, click here to see our website.
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Tags: Adventure Bay Charters, Almonta Beach, Avoid Bay, Axel Stenross Maritime Museum, Beach fishing, Coffin Bay, Coffin Bay National Park, Eyre Peninsula, Fishing Charters, fresh Coffin Bay Oysters, Goin Off Safaris, Hunt & Gather safaris, King George Whiting, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Swim with tuna, Yangi Bay
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Goyders Lagoon, 80km SW of Birdsville
What a deluge of rain that we have seen fall across nearly all parts of the country of late! There are many places that have received way too much rain across many areas but pastrolists in the Outback regions cannot hide the smiles as many of the station owners recorded their annual average rainfall over a few very wet days just 2 weeks ago.
The result from this is enormous as most have recorded very little rainfall in the last 12 months and this recent event has just encouraged more growth and feed for cattle and refilled every dam, waterhole, creek and another catchment area. As reported by South Australia’s 639 North and West Radio last Thursday,the rains have also filled Lake Eyre South and Australia’s inland sea, Lake Eyre North is all ready 60% covered with water that has been flowing in from the Cooper Creek on the eastern side of the Lake and via the Warburton Creek and Macumba River into the Warburton Groove from the northern parts!
The whole river system is amazing which extends far and wide through the top northern parts of Queensland, all the way down the Channel Country via the Diamantina, Thompson, Barcoo & Georgina Rivers (just to name a few) to the lowest part of Australia, Lake Eyre at -15m below sea level.
Our pilots Chris Pfitzner and Tony Schwerdt, have been flying around the countryside on some evacuation missions to the gas fields of Moomba and nearby outback town of Innamincka. They say that from the bottom of Lake Frome all the way to Moomba, the Sturt Stony Desert was a sheet of water! Lake Frome was full, the Cooper Creek flowing ( which it has been for 2 months now and getting fuller and faster) and between the sandhills there was water everywhere! Tony predicted back in early February that this season, due to similar weather patterns at the time, was shaping up just like 1974- the last time Lake Eyre completely filled. I cannot argue with him as I was only just brought into the world at the time but from all the summer rains in the Eastern states, he may be well on the money.
For anyone who wants to keep an eye out on the current status of Lake Eyre, the Lake Eyre Yacht Club has a very informative page to keep you up to date and can be found here.
Our Lake Eyre and Outback tours are all underway and it is going to be another action packed season up north. These flying safaris are exceptional and for more details, please click here to Goin’ Off Safaris web page for our itineraries, images, FAQ’s, blogs and other information.
Below are some images kindly supplied by our man on the ground (and air), Peter MacDonald- The Sentimental Bloke. His images are up stunning and up to date, to highlight the region at its best so stay tuned for more of his work.
OutbackFloods-Flinders-Ranges
Parachilna Creek
Parachilna Creek
Thunderstorm about to strike!
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They are back! Goin’ Off Safaris very popular Lake Eyre scenic flight and Outback tours are back on for 2012, with our new Lake Eyre webpage and all details now updated and online.
At the moment there is plenty of water flowing in the Cooper Creek towards Australia’s biggest lake and there will be plenty more to come as rains in Queensland and New South Wales, continue to fall. With lots of local rain forecasted this week for the far north of South Australia, this will obviously help other smaller rivers, creeks and tributaries run into Lake Eyre, as was the case in 2011.
As we know, seeing Lake Eyre when flooded is just an added bonus to these flying safaris that we run. The outback characters that you meet, the vision and scenery from the air, the meals, the ground tours, the history and culture, the countries vastness, the planes comfort,our friendly and experienced pilots plus guide, all make these 2 and 3 day packages a weekend to remember for a long time!
The Dig Tree, Coongie Lakes, Flinders Ranges, The Cooper Creek, Spencer’s Gulf, Sturt Stony Desert are just some of the natural highlights that you will closely encounter from the air as well as checking out the classic Australian bush towns of Marree, Innamincka, Birdsville and the opal capital of the world, Coober Pedy.
If you missed out on this classic Aussie experience over the last 2 years, here’s a chance not to be missed again! Please visit our website for dates, itineraries, FAQ, images, videos and contact us for any more information that you require.
Hope to hear from you soon. Cheers!
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Every day is an adventure here at Goin’ Off Safaris, and Tuesday was definitely no exception as I jumped aboard the Adventure Lady bright and early. By 8am we were steaming out of the Port Lincoln Marina on the way to the crystal clear waters surrounding Hopkin’s Island.
After about 1.5 hours and thorough commentary of Port Lincoln’s history, we arrived at Hopkin’s Island- home to around 50-60 Australian Sea Lions. It seemed as though our sudden appearance had injected life into the colony as they made their way off the beach and out into the water.
As we raced to don our wetsuits, dozens of sea lions swam around the back of the boat, waiting for us to join them! Swimming, splashing and somersaulting clumsily through the water, we were no competition. Their speed and agility in the water was amazing!
We were having so much fun, in the end our guides almost had to drag us out of the water- no one wanted to leave!
Our journey back towards Port Lincoln included a short stop in Memory Cove, the site where Matthew Flinders laid a plaque in memory of his crewmen lost exploring the cove. As we stood staring in awe at the stunning beach, a pair of dolphins cruised lazily by- posing an opportunity for the budding photographers aboard!
Further along our voyage we were lucky enough to see a White-bellied Sea Eagle perched up on a cliff in bordering the Port Lincoln National Park. These birds are the second largest bird of prey, only the Wedge tailed Eagle is larger.
Some of us were lucky enough to be participating in the ‘Swim with the Tuna’ tour in the arvo, so shortly after docking we raced off the pontoon for a quick bite to eat at the Marina Hotel- where we were treated with amazing food complemented by an amazing view!
At 1.30pm we jumped back on board the Adventure Lady and made the short trip out to the tuna farm. Our guide gave us a full run-down of the Tuna industry in Port Lincoln, while we got kitted up in our wetsuits.
You really won’t believe how big these fish are until you see them yourself. Throwing a handful of pilchards into the seemingly calm water created a frenzy of movement as the tuna raced each other to be the first to get to the easy feed.
The highlight was definitely once we hit the water and another handful of pilchards were thrown in- huge fish (some up to 70kg!!) were coming at us from every direction. The skill and precision these fish have was evident, as they diverted their path only centimetres from our faces!! Truly an exhilarating experience!
Hand feeding and swimming with these astonishing fish is a world first experience and I highly recommend it be added to everyone’s Bucket List!!
Now as if the day couldn’t get any better, on our journey back into Port Lincoln we were treated to a taste of some fresh sashimi! Generally, I’m not a fan of raw fish- but this was delicious. Dipped in soy sauce and lightly coated in wasabi, the flavours were amazing, and I couldn’t believe how the fish just melts in your mouth!
Such an amazing day, which you can experience for yourself here at Goin’ Off Safaris! Whether it’s a day trip or part of a package, we can tailor the adventure to suit you.
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