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9 DAY CAPE YORK CAMPING SAFARI (Fly/Drive)

This 4WD Cape York tour will give you lots to see and do in "The Tip". Visit amazing Waterfalls and real "Outback Cape Country" meeting the true locals that make "The Cape" a place that will guarantee you memories for ever!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Cairns to Cape York Scenic Flight
• Thursday Island (Bus Tour Included)
• Cape York - Australia's Most Northerly Point
• Old Telegraph Track
• Twin Falls
• Bramwell Cattle Station
• Weipa
• Iron Range National Park
• Archer River
• Lakefield National Park
• Cooktown
• Black Mountain
• Bloomfield Track
• Lions Den Pub
• Cape Tribulation
• Daintree National Park

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

DAY 1 CAIRNS - THURSDAY ISLAND - CAPE YORK (D)

After picking you up at your Cairns CBD accommodation or our selected Caravan Parks, you will arrive at the Cairns airport for your flight to Cape York. This flight provides spectacular views of the Coral Sea and The Great Barrier Reef and the uninhabited East Coast wilderness of Cape York Peninsula. On arrival at Thursday Island, you will be taken on a informative guided bus tour of the island and its picturesque Harbour, once home to the romantic pearl lugger fleet. Late afternoon ferry transfer to the mainland, where you will be met by your guide, who will take you to your permanent base camp at Seisia. Seisia is ideally located, being in walking distance from the Seisia Wharf, a famous fishing spot.

DAY 2 SEISIA - CAPE YORK - TWIN FALLS (BLD)

An unforgettable day! Stand at the very top of mainland Australia, Then southward bound, we cross the Jardine River. We travel along the upper section of the Old Telegraph Track, en route to Twin Falls, with its enchanting waterfalls and rock pools, "Paradise in Cape York". An early arrival allows plenty of time to enjoy a refreshing swim and view the pristine falls.

DAY 3 TWIN FALLS - BRAMWELL STATION (BLD)

After a leisurely morning, we travel on to Fruit Bat Falls, where you can enjoy the view and have a refreshing swim. We then make our way to our camp for the night, a "true blue, aussie" cattle station, Bramwell.

DAY 4 BRAMWELL - WEIPA (BD)

A southerly run through the wilderness with all its varied landscapes to cross the Wenlock River. We head for the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria and our overnight stop at Weipa beachfront campground, with its view over Albatross Bay. This afternoon there will be the opportunity of a tour of the largest bauxite mine in the world (own expense).

DAY 5 WEIPA - IRON RANGE NATIONAL PARK (BLD)

Leaving this modern town behind, we head towards the East Coast, crossing the Wenlock and Pascoe River, before arriving at Iron Range National Park (the largest remaining area of lowland rainforest in Australia) to find the Eclectus Parrot, the rare Palm Cockatoo, cuscus, and green python. Overnight camp in Iron Range National Park. (weather and road conditions permitting)

DAY 6 IRON RANGE NATIONAL PARK - ARCHER RIVER (BLD)

Today we will explore Iron Range National Park, Chili Beach, and Portland Roads community, which once serviced the Gold Fields and WW II airfield. Heading back to the main road, we cross the Pascoe River before exploring the Old Wenlock Gold Fields, an abandoned mining town, showing relics of Cape York's history. Then we make our way to our campsite at Archer River.

DAY 7 ARCHER RIVER - LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK (BLD)

We head east towards Princess Charlotte Bay and Lakefield National Park. An amalgamation of 3 huge cattle stations, now a haven for the many birds and animals native to the area. Lagoons, billabongs, and wide river lakes are home to both fresh and saltwater crocodiles. We camp the night at Kalpower Crossing (road conditions permitted).

DAY 8 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK - COOKTOWN (BLD)

This morning we stop at Old Laura Homestead, before traveling on, where we step back in time when we arrive at the old gold port of Cooktown. Visit the Cooktown Museum (own expense), Captain Cooks Landing, Grassy Hill Lookout. Overnight accommodation in Cooktown - share facilities.

DAY 9 COOKTOWN - CAPE TRIBULATION - CAIRNS (BL)

We travel on, stopping off at Black Mountain and the Bloomfield Falls down the Bloomfield Track to Cape Tribulation, where the "rainforest meets the reef" at Cape Tribulation, where Captain Cook's troubles began, we will enjoy a rainforest walk, before crossing the Daintree River to begin the last leg of our journey home. A scenic drive along the Marlin Coast is a perfect way to complete your Cape York Adventure. We arrive back in Cairns in the late afternoon and your tour ends with a drop off at your Cairns CBD accommodation or our selected Caravan Parks.