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Sit back and relax as you cruise the deep blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef on your way to Cape York. Take some time to reflect your upcoming 4wd tour from Cape York back to Cairns. Over the next few days you will learn all about the history of "The Cape" from your knowledgeable guide, taste some delicious camp over meals and make new friends on this amazing trip to Cape York!

• M.V. TRINITY BAY Cargo boat from Cairns to Cape York
• Horn Island
• Thursday Island
• Seisia
• Punsand Bay Safari Lodge
• Cape York - Most Northern Tip of Australia
• Somerset
• Lockerbie Scrub
• Jardine River Ferry
• The Old Telegraph Track
• Twin Falls
• Wenlock River
• Moreton Telegraph Station
• Weipa
• Archer River
• Coen
• Old Musgrave Telegraph Station
• Lakefield National Park
• Old Laura Homestead
• Cooktown
• Black Mountain
• Lions Den Hotel
• Bloomfield Track
• Cape Tribulation
• Daintree National Park

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

DAY 1 CARGO BOAT to CAPE YORK (D)

After a mid-day pick from your Cairns accommodation you will join other travelers for your trip up the coast of Australia on the M.V. Trinity Bay Cargo Boat. At 80 metres and over 3000 tonnes the M.V. Trinity Bay is the largest cargo vessel servicing the Torres Strait communities and the only one that carries passengers.

Total relaxation as you enjoy the company of the crew and new shop board companions.

DAY 3 HORN ISLAND AND THURSDAY ISLAND (BLD)

“Barge Day”. The focus of all attention today is the wharves on Thursday & Horn Islands as the M.V. Trinity Bay unloads its cargo of fuel, building materials, indeed everything needed by these remote island communities. In the morning the cargo boat ties up at the Horn Island wharf and later this afternoon the cargo boat will move and tie up at the Thursday Island wharf. Time is available in the morning to explore Horn Island only if you are taking the Island tour (conducted bus tour at own cost) time is available in the afternoon to self explore legendary Thursday Island (conducted bus tour at own cost).

The M.V. Trinity Bay will arrive on the mainland of Australia this morning for another “barge day” at the Seisia wharf, the sea port for Bamaga’s five aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Transfer to Punsand Bay Safari Lodge, our northern base camp for two nights.

DAY 5 CAPE YORK - SOMERSET (BLD)

An unforgettable day of achievement and interest. We stand at the very tip of our continent. Visit the ruins of Somerset (road conditions permitting) with pristine beaches and rocky headlands.

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 7 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.

Travel south to Batavia Downs Station then detour west to the Gulf of Carpentaria through huge cattle runs and Aboriginal tribal lands to the bauxite mining town of Weipa.

DAY 9 WEIPA - ARCHER RIVER (BLD)

In the cool of the early morning, a optional Weipa Mine Tour (own cost). A veritable "Oasis in the Wilderness" and providing further contrast to your experience of this last frontier. Across rolling Piccaninny Plains and on to our overnight stop at the Archer River.

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 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK - COOKTOWN (BD)

Past pioneer homesteads, with a pause for photos at Old Laura Homestead, along tracks first blazed by gold crazed fortune hunters, over the stark Battlecamp Range to reach Cooktown. A day of interest and enjoyment as we visit Cook’s landing place, James Cook museum (own cost, as is lunch today), or shop for souvenirs in original colonial era shops. Overnight Cooktown.

Over the jungle shrouded heights of the Bloomfield Track to enter the majestic expanse of the World Heritage Rainforest. Jungle 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 back to Cairns where your tour ends with a drop off at your Cairns accommodation.