The Dawn Chorus
Wednesday 20 May 2026 & Friday 22 May 2026, 7:00am
Join Opera Queensland and Red Dirt Tours on a half-day birdwatching tour to experience the beauty of bird song and rugged rock formations in Bladensburg National Park. You will visit the old homestead of Bladensburg station for a morning tea and be serenaded by artists from the Festival of Outback Opera. Take a break from driving. Sit back, relax and let us take the dirt roads for you!
Bladensburg National Park is home to nearly every ecosystem in the Winton region - black soil plains with Mitchell Grass downs, riverine channel country, clay pans, jump up country, water holes and home to endangered animal species and is rich with European and Indigenous histories.
Meet outside the Tattersall's Hotel for pickup by Red Dirt Tours at 7:00am. The Balamara bakery will be open from 5:30am if you would like a light breakfast or coffee before departing. The tour will return to Winton at approximately 11:00am. (Please note, this means it will not be possible to attend both the Dawn Chorus Friday tour and the Long Lunch taking place in Longreach that day.)
Operated by Red Dirt Tours
This is a ticketed event. Morning tea is included in ticket price.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the Festival Hub in Cobb Lane from Tuesday 19 May at 4.00pm if not sold out prior.
Accessibility: The tour involves walking on uneven terrain. Please call OQ on 07 3735 3030 for further information.
Opera Queensland’s Festival of Outback Opera is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Outback Queensland Tourism Association, The University of Queensland and Haymans Electrical.
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$150.00 -
20-22 May 2026 -
240 minutes
