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Town in Queensland, Australia
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Longreach is a visitor-friendly town in Central Outback Queensland. Longreach is a popular outback destination for many travelers, particularly those doing road trips around Australia. The town has focused on the visitor experience and despite its isolation has a number of attractions and experiences to engage visitors.
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Not affiliated with Qantas but celebrates their early years in the town that they started from. A range of history and static exhibits. Offers expensive but interesting tours of an ex-Qantas 707 and 747-200 including wing walks and access to the under carriage. A worthy pilgrimage site for air enthusiasts.
Has shows during dry seasons.
Thompson River Cruise. November to March: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Cruise and light refreshments served. April to October: 6 days a week, doesn't run Tuesday. Cruise, light refreshment and two-course dinner. Transfers from accommodation.
April-October season only. Monday-Saturday evening. Light refreshments and stockman's campfire dinner and entertainment. Transfers from accommodation.
Decent pizza, friendly owner.
Pleasant motel, convenient to the airport, Qantas museum and Stockman's Hall of Fame.
Right in the middle of town.
Popular self-sufficient camp site during the on-season. No Power, Potable Water or Showers. Toilets on site. Very busy over Easter Weekend. Fee Payable at Longreach Visitor Information Centre.
Villas, cabins, caravan and camp sites, and backpacker-style accommodation options
Self-contained cabins. Pool, airport pickup available. Walking distance to Qantas Founders' Museum and Stockmans Hall of Fame.
The Station Store
The Station Store is the heritage heart of Longreach. It’s an amazing outback emporium you won’t want to miss.
The impressive historic building, which dates back to 1880s, is stocked full of outback products, gifts and souvenirs. Leave time for your Old Time Photo portrait and pop next door for home-baked outback treats at The Welcome Home Café and Tearoom. These adjoining buildings have all the atmosphere of a by-gone era and you’ll find good-old-fashioned service too. The Outback Pioneers Cobb & Co Stagecoach experience leaves from behind the Station Store and the booking office is in the Welcome Home building.
By train
Longreach is the terminus for the Spirit of the Outback train from Brisbane via Rockhampton, which operates twice a week.
There is no public transportation in Longreach. A car while not being essential to enjoy a trip to the town, may make the experience more pleasant.
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