Experience Moree's Artesian Hot Springs & Explore An Underground Opal Mine At Lightning Ridge

If you haven't yet experienced the Artesian Thermal Mineral pools in Moree, you don't know what you're missing out on. Thousands of visitors flock to relax and rejuvenate in the hot Artesian springs sourced naturally from deep inside the Great Artesian Basin.

Discover the therapeutic benefits of the mineral-rich waters. You will find that after your soak, your body may feel refreshed. The beneficial mineral absorption of the artesian water can last for up to three hours.

The water temperature ranges from 35 - 41 degrees celcius and the content of the water has sodium chloride, sodium sulphate, sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, iron, alumina and silica. Some say you will come out looking 10 years younger.

The Artesian thermal water that fills our pools is drawn from the Great Artesian Basin at a depth of approximately 720 metres (2400 feet). The Artesian water has been trapped deep below ground in a sandstone layer for many thousands of years and during this time it absorbs an  abundance of beneficial minerals and elements that are not found in other water. This concentration of minerals and the waters natural heat is believed to be what brings the feeling of wellness and relief that so many of our guests talk about. This is Mother Nature at it's best!

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Thursday, 24 Aug 2023

• Train Explorer 243 Sydney (Central) to Moree. 
• Train departs at 09:30
• Train arrival at 18:00
• Bus from Moree Train Station to Accommodation (2kms),
• Accommodation for 3 Nights

Day 2 -  Friday, 25 Aug 2023

Pecan Nut Farm & Town Half Day Tour, featuring Stahmann's Pecan Nut Farm, 'Trawalla' the largest and most productive Pecan Nut plantation in the southern hemisphere. There will also be a Pecan nut taste-testing during the morning, a town tour featuring some of Moree's historical buildings. Includes morning tea under the beautiful pecan trees.

{Optional] Tour around one of the many cotton farms where the cotton is picked & packed into modules/bales ready for transportation to the Cotton Gin. See the raw cotton being cleaned, seed removed & packaged for export.

We will then experience more of Moree with a sunset walk seeing the murials on the historical buildings. After dinner you can soak the night away in the Artesian pools. The Pools are open until 10pm.

Day 3 - Saturday, 25 Aug 2023

[Optional] Lightning Ridge Full Day Tour. Lightning Ridge is famous for Black opals & is recognised worldwide as the largest source of quality opals. We will explore the various mines & opal fields. Includes morning tea at Collarenebri & the Underground tour of the Walking Mine).

Farewell dinner & drinks at the Local Tavern in Moree.

Day 4 - Sunday 26 Aug 2023

• Checkout of Accommodation
• Bus to Moree Train Station (2kms)
  
• Train Explorer 244 departs Moree at 08:05 am
• Train arrives into Central Station at 16:38

INCLUSIONS

• Group Leader for 4 Days
• Sydney to Moree Train
• Snacks on the Train
• Bus Transfer from Moree Train Station to Accommodation
• Moree Accommodation - Gwydir Carapark - 3 Nights
• Entrance to 6 Artesian Pools including 5 onsite from 07:00 - 22:00
• Visit & Go Inside the Big Plane - C47 Dakota
• Half Day Pecan Farm Tour + Town Tour including morning tea & Pecan Nut Taste Testing
• Sunset River & Town Walk including seeing the Murials
• Farewell dinner at Moree Tavern
• Bus Transfer from Accommodation to Moree Train Station
• Moree to Sydney Train.

OPTIONAL

• Cotton Gin Farm Half Day Tour - $40
• Lightning Ridge Day Tour including morning tea and an underground mine tour - $100

EXCLUSIONS

• Meals
• Pool Towel
• Travel Insurance
• Taxi Service (if required)
• Farewell drinks at Moree Tavern 
• Other not stated in inclusions