Camping Safaris
05 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1495 W
05 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1495 W
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1949 O
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1949 O
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1995 H
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1995 H
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1895 W
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1895 W
09 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2260 H
09 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?3050 B
09 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?3050 B
10 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2095 O
10 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2450 O
10 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?3100 B
12 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2750 O
12 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2750 O
12 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2750 H
Accommodated Safaris
7 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?2695 H
7 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?2695 H
7 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?2995 W
7 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?2995 W
8 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?3350 O
8 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?3350 O
9 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?3850 H
9 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?3850 H
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7 DAY CAPE YORK CAMPING SAFARI
2009 (Drive/Fly)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
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• Split Rock “Quinkan” rock art
• Laura & Lakefield National Park
• Coen & Archer River
• Weipa, Wenlock River & Moreton
• The "Telegraph Track”
• Eliot (Twin/Indian Head) Falls
• Thursday Island (optional)
• Lockerbie Scrub & Historic Somerset
• The Top Of Australia - CAPE YORK!
• Scenic flight Bamaga to Cairns.
Legend; B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, T = Toilets, S = Showers, L = Laundry, Bc = Bush Camp
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DAY 1 CAIRNS - SPLIT ROCK - LAKEFIELD (LD)
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Your adventure begins as we travel over the Great Dividing Range into
"Quinkan Country" to view ancient Aboriginal rock art at Split Rock near Laura (reasonable
fitness and suitable footwear required). Travel on into Lakefield National Park,
Queensland’s second largest at 537,000 hectares (1.25 million acres) and a great wildlife
spotting opportunity. We camp in the National Park tonight.
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DAY 2 MUSGRAVE -
ARCHER RIVER (BLD)
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Waterlily covered billabongs, wildlife and a great variety of birdlife in
Lakefield National Park this morning. Visit the historic telegraph station of Musgrave before
travelling on to Coen and the Archer River. Continue on to “Merluna? a remote family
operated cattle station, where we camp tonight.
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DAY 3 WEIPA - MORETON (BLD)
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On to Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria and an opportunity to learn about this
remote community and its bauxite mine. Leaving Weipa, we travel east through Batavia
Downs Station to our camp at the historic Moreton Telegraph Office on the Wenlock River.
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DAY 4
TELEGRAPH TRACK - ELIOT FALLS (BLD)
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4WD action, adventure and fun on Cape York's rugged Telegraph Track
today. Cross rivers and creeks, swim and relax, see prehistoric palms, giant termite mounds
and carnivorous plants. 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.
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DAY 5
LOCKERBIE SCRUB - CAPE YORK (BLD)
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Onward across the mighty Jardine River to our beach front campsite on the
tropical shores of Torres Strait. This afternoon a fascinating visit to the beautiful “Lockerbie
Scrub? an isolated pocket of monsoon rainforest on our way to an emotional walk to the very
top of Australia ?CAPE YORK!
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DAY 6
THURSDAY ISLAND (BD) |
Choose from a tropical cruise to Thursday Island or fishing with a professional
guide (both optional). Alternatively, take your bird book and binoculars for a bushwalk or
relax at the beach with a good book.
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DAY 7
GREAT BARRIER REEF - CAIRNS (B)
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You'll be sad today when you leave this magical place, and your new friends ?but you'll take unforgettable memories with you as you fly back to Cairns over the Great
Barrier Reef at the end of your incredible adventure in Australia’s far north. The safari
terminates at Cairns Domestic Airport.
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7 DAY CAPE YORK DRIVE/FLY CAMPING SAFARI
TWIN SHARE......................................$1,895
SINGLE PERSON (own tent) an extra $150
TOUR INCLUDES:
Meals as indicated
Guided tours & activities
Air-conditioned 13 seat 4WD vehicle
6 nights camping
Tent & self inflating 100mm thick mattress with fitted bottom sheet
Cape York to Cairns airfare
EXTRAS:
$20 Fuel Levy
TOUR CODE WC-CY07NC
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DEPARTURE DATES 2009
May 6, 20
June 3,17
July 1, 15, 29
August 12, 26
September 9, 23
October 7
November 4
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT HIRE:
Sleeping Bag $25 per trip
Pillow $6 per trip
Stretcher Bed $35 per tour
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Accommodated Safaris
7 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?2695 H
7 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?2695 H
7 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?2995 W
7 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?2995 W
8 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?3350 O
8 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?3350 O
9 Day Fly/Drive Accommodated Safari?3850 H
9 Day Drive/Fly Accommodated Safari?3850 H
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Camping Safaris
05 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1495 W
05 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1495 W
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1949 O
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1949 O
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1995 H
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1995 H
07 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?1895 W
07 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?1895 W
09 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2260 H
09 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?3050 B
09 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?3050 B
10 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2095 O
10 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2450 O
10 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?3100 B
12 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2750 O
12 Day Fly/Drive Camping Safari?2750 O
12 Day Drive/Fly Camping Safari?2750 H
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