Australia · SHOW
Below: 8 shows you can book today, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. The order is not random, so the top of the list is a fair place to start.
Spend two hours at the Australian Outback Spectacular near Queensland’s Gold Coast. You’ll follow two farmers through hardship and hope while horses, acrobats, comedy, music, and special effects bring the story to life. Your ticket includes a three-course dinner, beer, wine or soft drinks, bush tea, a stockman’s hat, and parking.
“Everything was a great experience the meal was superb thank 3”
Spend about 4.5 hours on the Thompson River and at Smithy’s Outback Dinner & Show in Longreach. Your captain shares stories of wildlife, Aboriginal heritage, and the river while you enjoy sunset views, complimentary savoury snacks, and drinks from the bar. Then settle in for a two-course camp-oven meal, damper, and live music under the stars. Pickup is available.
“It’s a laid back fun experience that makes you closer to the brave people that live out west. I loved it ❤️”
Spend about two hours with Tom Curtain and his team at the Katherine Outback Experience. Watch horses being started, working dogs at work, and livestock demonstrations set to live country music and stories. It is undercover, suitable for most ages and mobility levels, and includes live commentary. Kids receive discounted entry.
“Well organised, very professional and thoroughly enjoyable! Impressive trading techniques. Great show!”
Spend an evening at Wonderland Brisbane watching Magic Men, a cheeky male cabaret featuring performers from modelling, entertainment, and fitness backgrounds. Your ticket includes entry, reserved seating, a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, and snacks. The show starts at 6:00 pm, lasts about three hours, and uses a mobile ticket.
“Such a great night with Magic Men! The best ever! It is not only a show. Ticks all the boxes that a lady would like to experience.”
Watch Luke Hocking perform close-up magic, illusion, and mind reading for a small audience at Melbourne’s Marriott Hotel. The 80-minute show uses audience participation, comedy, and tricks performed inches away. General admission seating is available, with higher tiered rows for clearer views. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
“All the different tricks and the amount of audience participation was brilliant. Highly recommend anyone going to see this magician”
Spend 4.5 hours cruising the Thomson River aboard the Longreach Explorer, with Captain Danny’s stories, sunset views, homemade nibbles, and a licensed bar. Then enjoy a two-course camp oven inspired dinner, billy tea, damper, and live music at Smithy’s River Stage, with coach transfers from Longreach accommodation.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our evening, from the beautiful sunset, to the captains commentary, the fabulous dinner, dessert and damper. A very well organised evening, staff were great, food excellent. As there were many of ilia that came to Apex Park from Muddy Duck, it would be nice to have the bus pick us up. We drove over to Apex Park as it was so dark when we returned”
Spend four hours with Outback Pioneers on the Thomson River and riverbank. You will cruise aboard the historic Thomson Belle, eat a two-course stockman’s dinner, hear bush poetry from performers such as Ange, and watch Starlight’s sound and light show about Captain Starlight. Hotel pickup, billy tea, damper, and return transport are included.
“A great Outback experience. Very well organized and a great setup.”
Spend three hours beside the Coolibah-lined Thomson River with a two-course camp oven dinner cooked over Gidyea coals, followed by damper, billy tea, and live outback songs and stories. Outback Aussie Tours provides return coach transfers from Longreach accommodation. Bring a jacket, and advise the team about dietary or mobility needs in advance.
“The show was not what I expected at a outback show a woman singing songs to electronic music songs that were not relevant to OUTBACK I felt I was in a pub not an outback show where I would have thought there would be stories told about the outback and live music not pressing a computer to make music I was very disappointed”
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