TOUR NAME: 7 Day Cape York Frontier - Cairns to Cape York DEPARTS: Cairns FINISH: Cairns NO OF DAYS: 7 TOUR CODE: AATKINGS AGE: 5+ GROUP SIZE: 50 passengers max
Highlights and Inclusions:
Travel the Bloomfield Track
See Black Mountain
Tour Cooktown
Quinkan Aboriginal Rock Art
Lakefield National Park
Archer & Wenlock Rivers
Moreton Telegraph Station
Travel the Telegraph Track
Swim at Fruit Bat Falls
Cross Jardine River
Lockerbie Scrub rainforest
Walk to the top of Australia
Thursday Island tour
Fly over Great Barrier Reef
Transportation
Tour by unique purpose built 4WD air-conditioned vehicle, Australia wide communications, panoramic windows
Professionally Escorted
Tour with an experienced, professional Safari Leader
Accommodation
Hotel, lodge and cabin style accommodation in remote locations
Dining Inclusions
Full Breakfasts (6) B
Lunches (6) L
Delicious two course dinners (6) D
Plus
Flight from Horn Island to Cairns included whilst on tour
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairns - Cooktown Depart Cairns at 7.00am. Travel north through the Daintree rainforest, stopping at beautiful Cape Tribulation. Continue along the famous Bloomfield Track (weather permitting). Stop at the quaint Lion's Den Hotel, before continuing past the eerie Black Mountain to Cooktown. Tour the sights of historic Cooktown including views from Grassy Hill. Hotel: Sovereign Resort Hotel. (LD)
Day 2: Jowalbinna Travel through the agricultural district of Lakeland with the opportunity to buy locally grown coffee. Visit the Quinkan Cultural Centre then on to Jowalbinna, an epicentre of Aboriginal rock art. Investigate the lives of the original inhabitants then enjoy a creek swim. This evening chat around a bush campfire. Hotel: Cabins at Jowalbinna, share facilities. (BLD)
Day 3: Lakefield National Park Explore Lakefield National Park, the second largest in Queensland at 537,000 hectares, and see waterlily covered billabongs, birdlife and wildlife. Hotel: Lotus Bird Lodge. (BLD)
Day 4: Moreton Visit the Telegraph Station and now working cattle station of Musgrave then cross the Great Dividing Range to visit Coen. Cross the sandbanks of the Archer & Wenlock Rivers with time for exploring, bushwalking or simply relaxing. Hotel: Tented cabins with linen provided, share facilities, Moreton. (BLD)
Day 5: Bamaga Our 4WD adventure is at its best today as we travel along the famous Telegraph Track. Enjoy lunch and time to swim in the pristine waters of Fruit Bat Falls. Later, cross the mighty Jardine River to Bamaga.Hotel: Resort Bamaga. 2 nights. (BLD)
Day 6: Cape York We visit the beautiful Lockerbie Scrub, an isolated pocket of monsoon rainforest, on our way to historic Somerset. This afternoon walk to the very top of Australia, Cape York! (BLD)
Day 7: Depart Cairns Cruise across to Thursday Island and enjoy a guided tour of the island. We are transferred by ferry to Horn Island. Enjoy spectacular views of the Great Barrier Reef as we fly to Cairns, arriving at approximately 5.30pm (flights to depart after 8.00pm). (B)
**Please note that children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
Cape York to Cairns Tour - Discover the Rainforests of the Daintree and Cape Tribulation , Visit Lake Field National Park, Eerie Black Mountain, Fuit Bat falls...
Travel north through the Daintree rainforest, stopping at beautiful Cape Tribulation. Explore Lakefield National Park, the second largest in Queensland , and see waterlily covered billabongs, birdlife and wildlife.
Run away and experience the adventure of a lifetime in one of the most remote parts of Australia. The tropical wilderness of Cape York is a secluded place, isolated by rivers and lush tropical rainforest. Explore the most northerly tip of the continent an