Tag Archives: The Dig Tree
Jul 10

Get on the “Flying Outback Pub Crawl”

Here is our new Outback tour with a twist – a  Outback Pub Crawl! Lots of fun, laughter, fantastic food,cold beer and great company over 3 amazing days. We visit 5 of Australia’s most unique outback pubs including Marree, Innamincka, Birdsville, Glendambo & Australia’s most isolated pub- William Creek. You also get to see the [...]

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Jun 24

Fantastic weekend away in the Outback

Friday morning was what you would typically expect on a winters morning in Adelaide; slight drizzle, cold & cloudy as we made our morning pick ups for another 3 Day Lake Eyre & Outback Supreme Scenic Safari. The cloud stayed with us until just before Port Augusta when right on cue, the wind pushed them [...]

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Jun 03

Weekend rain to make a further impact on Lake Eyre and the Outback

There has been more considerable widespread rain across the northern South Australia and into Queensland over the last few days which will certainly further enhance water going into Lake Eyre as well as freshening up the country side yet again. Innamincka recorded near 40mm which sees the roads still shut for a few more weeks [...]

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May 07

Lake Eyre: A journey through the heart of the continent

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, [...]

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Apr 16

Goin’ Off Safaris Newsletter!!

Hey guys, check out our FIRST NEWSLETTER for the year here and get on our website to BOOK your LAKE EYRE SAFARI. CLICK HERE FOR GOIN’ OFF SAFARIS NEWSLETTER- APRIL 2012

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Apr 12

APRIL SPECIAL for Lake Eyre & Outback Tour

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 [...]

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Feb 26

2012 Lake Eyre & Outback Tours online

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 [...]

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Oct 13

Busy times in the Outback

Its been a huge 6 weeks for us at Goin’ Off Safaris with 5 Flying Safaris to Australia’s beauitiful Lake Eyre & the Outback and unfortunately, no time to blog each trip so apologies there to our regular subscribers! After completing our last 3 Day Supreme Scenic safari just last weekend, we again had a [...]

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Aug 11

Flying to Lake Eyre & the Dig Tree was just the best!

It has taken us a while, but we are now landing at the Dig Tree in outback Queensland.As most people know, the Dig Tree had become infamous in the plight of the incredibly brave explorers of Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills, to become the first to cross the country from Melbourne in the [...]

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Jul 13

Flying Coongie Lakes

Whilst everyone is talking up Lake Eyre, for me one of the many unknowns of the outback flooded regions is the magnificent fresh water system of the Coongie Lakes. Because of the lake’s incredible diversity, Coongie Lake’s are in fact recognised as having World Heritage standard by the CSIRO and are included on the National Heritage [...]

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