Day 1: Depart Perth
Leaving from Perth you will cross the lush Avon Valley and WA wheat fields before starting the trek across the Nullabor. Your first stop in Kalgoorlie, a traditional Australian gold rush town now home to the extraordinary Super Pit – an open-cut gold mine approximately 3.6km long and 1.6km wide.
There will be on off train excursion to the Super Pit included for passengers on the Gold and Platinum passengers.
Tonight will be spent on board the train.
Day 2: Stop in Cook
This morning you will travel through the vastness of the Nullabor Plain. By the time you are donw with breakfast you will be stepping off at the isolated outpost of Cook, this is a rare opportunity to experience a real life ghost town as you wander through Cook’s abandoned buildings.
Tonight will be spent on board the train.
Day 3: Stop in Adelaide & Broken Hill
This morning your desert views will have made way for the rolling South Australian countryside. You will arrive in Adelaide today where there are two options for off train excursion.
Central Markets – Whet your appetite at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest fresh produce market.
City Sights – Take a coach tour of Adelaide, the picturesque capital of arts, wine and festivals.
Over lunch you can watch as pastures dissolve into scrub on approach to Broken Hill. Broken Hill is one of Australia’s legendary outback bases defined by its wide streets, country pubs and ties with the Royal Flying Doctors Service. Here you can choose to visit the late Pro Hart’s art studio or head for the Miner’s Memorial.
(Off train excursions are complimentary to Gold and Platinum passengers)
Tonight will be spent on board the train.
Day 4: Arrive Sydney
The finale of this journey takes you through the spectacular Blue Mountains, reaching Sydney late morning.
