Beyond the Gate - Sundowner Edition

The Guided Farm Buggy Tour: Sundowner Edition at Carinya Station invites travellers to experience the magic of an outback evening on a genuine, family-owned working property near Lightning Ridge. Hosted by station owners Joe and Jacinda, this private experience takes guests well beyond the commercial opal fields to discover life on a western New South Wales mixed grazing and cropping station.

Riding in a comfortable, fully air-conditioned buggy, visitors explore an authentic landscape that transitions across sandhills, red dirt, and rich black soil plains. Guests can watch native wildlife settle and see the land soften under the fading afternoon light.

As the day slows, the tour pulls up under an expansive sky for a premium country campfire experience. Participants can wind down by the campfire's warmth, sharing real conversations and farming stories while enjoying homemade treats and sippers grown and made right on the station.

Operating from March to November with a 4:00 PM departure, this exclusive three-hour tour is perfectly crafted for slow travellers seeking quiet luxury, open space, and authentic Australian hospitality.