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5 DAY CAPE YORK CAMPING SAFARI (Fly/Drive)

Cape York - one of Australia's last great wilderness regions extends 1000 kilometers north of Cairns. There's a magic here, spun by its vastness and amazing variety. You'll see animals, plants, huge termite mounds and more on this camping tour to Cape York. This trip is quick but you will still get to feel the emotion and pride when you stand at the very Top of Australia!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Cairns to Cape York Scenic Flight
• Lockerbie Scrub
• Torres Strait
• Cape York - Most Northern Tip of Australia
• Eliot (Indian Head) and Twin Falls
• "The Telegraph Track"
• Wenlock River
• Moreton Telegraph Office
• Archer River, Coen, Musgrave
• Lakefield National Park
• Laura
• Split Rock "Quinkan" Aboriginal Rock Art
• Palmer River

Legend; B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner


LAST MINUTE SPECIALS

Last minute bookings - Save $300 per person on a 13 day drive/drive camping trip, departing Sept 7. Click here to see this tour

Last minute bookings - Save $400 per person on a 7 day fly/drive camping trip, departing Sept 13. Contact us for more info on this trip

Last minute bookings - Save $400 per person on a 14 day drive/drive camping trip, departing Sept 14. Click here to see this tour

Last minute bookings - Save $550 per person on a 10 day fly/drive camping trip, departing Sept 18. Click here to see this tour

Last minute bookings - Save $400 per person on a 10 day drive/fly camping trip, departing Sept 25. Click here to see this tour

Last minute bookings - Save $500 per person on a 9 day fly/drive camping trip, departing Oct 4. Click here to see this tour

DAY 1 CAIRNS - LOCKERBIE SCRUB - CAPE YORK (LD)


This morning you will need to make your own way to Cairns Domestic Airport, a taxi will cost approximately $25 from most Cairns accommodation property's to the Cairns airport. Its then time to fly over the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns to Bamaga (Cape York) to be met by your guide. Visit the north's remote communities to stock up on supplies. Enjoy a fascinating visit to the beautiful "Lockerbie Scrub", an isolated pocket of monsoon rainforest before an emotional walk to the very top of Australia - CAPE YORK. After a fitting celebration we travel to our beachfront campsite on the tropical shores of Torres Strait.

 

DAY 2 CAPE YORK - TWIN FALLS (BLD)


Across the mighty Jardine River we travel through Cape York's wilderness. This afternoon you'll be enchanted by the magic of Twin Falls - swimming here, in pristine spring-fed pools landscaped by nature, will be a life long memory. We camp here tonight in the company of millions of stars.

 

DAY 3 TELEGRAPH TRACK - MORETON TELEGRAPH OFFICE - ARCHER RIVER (BL)


4WD adventure and fun on Cape York's rugged Telegraph Track this morning. Cross rivers and creeks, see prehistoric cycads, giant termite mounds and carnivorous plants. This afternoon we cross the Wenlock River at historic Moreton Telegraph Office before traveling on to our overnight camp at the Archer River. Dinner is at your own expense this evening.

 

DAY 4 COEN - MUSGRAVE STATION - LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK (BLD)


South to Coen then on to the historic telegraph station of Musgrave. Travel on into Lakefield National Park, Queensland's second largest at 537,000 hectares (1.25 million acres) and a great wildlife spotting opportunity. Enjoy the peace of this remote outback location. In the evening relax around the campfire. We camp in the National Park tonight.

 

DAY 5 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK - ROCK ART - CAIRNS (B)


Rise to the morning chorus of the many bird species in Lakefield. We travel on to "Quinkan Country" near Laura, an outback landscape of termite mounds and cattle stations. Here we climb (suitable footwear and reasonable fitness required) the sandstone escarpment at Split Rock to view ancient Aboriginal rock art, dated in excess of 13,000 years old, depicting traditional activities and culture. Now we head south and east via the Palmer River, site of one of Australia's greatest gold rushes. Lunch (own expense) along the way. Now over the Great Dividing Range to the coastal plain and Port Douglas or Cairns completing your fascinating adventure of discovery and fun in Australia's far north. The tour ends with a drop off at your Cairns accommodation.

Prices for 2010
Twin Share $1495
Single $1595
Prices for 2011
Twin Share $1595
Single $1695

TOUR CODE WC-CY05SC
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TOUR INCLUDES:
  • Drop off at your Cairns accommodation
  • Meals as indicated
  • Professional Qualified Guide, tours & activities
  • Air-conditioned 13 seat 4WD vehicle
  • 4 nights camping
  • Pyramid-style safari tents
  • Self-inflating 100mm thick mattress and fitted bottom sheet
  • Cairns to Cape York (Bamaga) air fare
  • Return Cairns Accommodation Transfers
EXTRA:
  • Fuel Levy $20
  • Pre tour transfer to Cairns airport

DEPARTURES IN 2010

  • June 8, 22
  • July 6, 20
  • August 3, 17, 31
  • September 14, 28
  • October 12, 26

DEPARTURES IN 2011

  • June 7, 21
  • July 5, 19
  • August 2, 16, 30
  • September 13, 27
  • October 11
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
  • Sleeping Bag $25 per trip
  • Pillow BYO or buy one in Cairns
Accommodated Safaris

Tour20102011
07 day drive/fly accommodated      $2695 $3099
07 day fly/drive accommodated      $2695 $3099
07 day drive/fly accommodated      $2995 $3095
07 day fly/drive accommodated      $2995 $3095
07 day drive/fly accommodated      $2679
07 day fly/drive accommodated      $2679
08 day fly/drive accommodated      $3500 $0
08 day drive/fly accommodated      $3500 $0
09 day fly/drive accommodated      $4045
09 day drive/fly accommodated      $4045

Camping Safaris

Tour20102011
05 day fly/drive camping      $1495 $1595
07 day drive/fly camping      $2049 $0
07 day fly/drive camping      $2049 $0
07 day drive/fly camping      $2049 $2149
07 day fly/drive camping      $2049 $2149
07 day drive/fly camping      $1945 $1995
07 day fly/drive camping      $2100 $2100
09 day fly/drive camping      $2350 $2450
09 day fly/drive camping      $2300 $2500
10 day drive/fly camping      $2400 $2450
10 day drive/fly camping      $2195 $0
10 day fly/drive camping      $2550 $0
10 day fly/drive camping      $2550 $2600
12 day drive/fly camping      $2870 $0
12 day fly/drive camping      $2670 $0
12 day drive/fly camping      $2850 $2950

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