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12 DAY CAPE YORK CAMPING SAFARI (Fly/Drive)

What an exciting but practical tour program. Perfect for the holiday maker who wishes to combine the speed and scope of air travel with a comprehensive overland visit to the prime destinations of Cape York Peninsula. Commence with a spectacular aerial reconnaissance to our least disturbed wilderness, its deserted coastline, adjoining reefs and islands. Then an absorbing 4WD exploration of the vast peninsula wilderness from North to South, with a fitting contrasting finale as you traverse the verdant Daintree/Cape Tribulation Rainforest.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Cairns to Cape York Scenic Flight
• Horn Island (overnight Accommodation)
• Thursday Island
• Punsand Bay
• Cape York "The Tip"
• Telegraph Road
• Weipa
• Batavia Goldfields
• Portland Roads
• Chili Beach
• Iron Range National Park
• Lakefield National Park
• Cooktown
• Bloomfield Track
• Cape Tribulation

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

DAY 1 CAIRNS - CAPE YORK (LD)

After picking you up at your Cairns accommodation you will head for an early morning flight to Horn Island. On arrival on you will be met by a representative from the Gateway Torres Strait Resort. Lunch included followed by a bus tour of Horn Island and Museum. Overnight accommodation is on Horn Island

DAY 2 THURSDAY ISLAND - PUNSAND BAY (BD)

Ride the morning ferry to Thursday Island for a conducted bus tour of this historic Island (lunch own cost today). Mid afternoon by inter island ferry cruise via Prince Of Wales and Possession Islands to Punsand Bay Private Reserve, your base camp for the next 2 nights.

DAY 3 CAPE YORK - SOMERSET (BLD)

Stand at "The Tip", and back in the legends, folk lore, tall tales and true with a visit to Somerset (road conditions permitting). Savour the "once in a lifetime" treat, to stand on the very top of Australia, legendary Cape York itself. Retrace the footsteps of our early explorer/settlers, where every ruin and relic is steeped in romantic folk lore and historic fact.

DAY 4 CAPE YORK - TWIN FALLS (BLD)

Our exciting overland adventure starts today. Across the mighty Jardine River, through the wilderness of forests and heath to Twin Falls on the Elliot River and a cooling dip in the rapids and waterfalls before setting up camp in this unique spot.

DAY 5 TELEGRAPH ROAD -WENLOCK RIVER (BLD)

An exciting day negotiating river crossings and bush tracks while absorbing the unfamiliar landscape of eucalyptus scrub, heathlands, plains and exotic zamia forests. Camp on the Wenlock River at Moreton Telegraph Station.

DAY 6 WEIPA (BLD)

Travel south to Batavia Downs Station then west to the Gulf of Carpentaria through huge cattle runs and Aboriginal tribal lands to the bauxite mining town of Weipa. Time for a fascinating Weipa Mine Tour (own cost), as is lunch today. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight campground.

DAY 7 IRON RANGE (BLD)

A veritable ‘Oasis in the Wilderness’ and providing further contrast to your experience of this last frontier. Travel south-east to cross the Wenlock River to visit the old Batavia Gold Fields, an abandoned mining town. Overnight camp at Iron Range.

DAY 8 IRON RANGE NP, PORTLAND ROADS, CHILLI BEACH, WW2 SITES (BLD)

Cross the Pascoe River before entering Iron Range National Park via Tozers Gap. The park features the largest area of tropical lowland rainforest remaining in Australia. Rare fauna and flora include cuscus, palm cockatoos, eclectus parrots, green pythons, palms and orchids. There is also impressive coastal and mountain range scenery. An exiting day visiting significant historical sites and breathtaking coastal scenery. Portland Roads, once a vital seaport for miners and the wartime airfields, now affords the locals a relaxed lifestyle in an idyllic tropical setting. Wartime gun emplacements are silent sentinels around the headland, some are homes to the locals at the 'Roads. Chili Beach is wide and long and fringed with palms. A truly magical spot overlooking Restoration Island, Blighs first landing site in 1792. We explore and learn about the gold workings of the 1930's and the area around the airfield at Iron Range where there were major military installations. Overnight Iron Range.

DAY 9 ARCHER RIVER (BLD)

Travel west through lands of the Lockhart River Aboriginal People to rejoin the Peninsula Development Road, then south to overnight at the Archer River. Camp with facilities.

DAY 10 COEN, MUSGRAVE, LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK (BLD)

Historic interludes as we visit the once vibrant gold rush town of Coen and Musgrave, the last remaining Telegraph Station in Cape York. We then travel East towards the Coral Sea to arrive at the massive wildlife haven, Lakefield National Park.

DAY 11 COOKTOWN (BD)

DAY 12 DAINTREE RAINFORESTS - CAIRNS (BL)

Over the jungle shrouded heights of the Bloomfield Track to enter the majestic expanse of the World Heritage Rainforest. Jungle green heights descend to the very edge of the Great Barrier Reef with views of deserted beaches and fringing coral. Across the Daintree River by cable ferry and via the scenic coastal road. Your tour ends with a drop off at your Cairns accommodation.