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7 DAY CAPE YORK CAMPING SAFARI (Drive/Fly)

Take a tour to Cape York in small groups with unique vehicles with camping in easy to erect tents and devouring delicious meals on the way! Cape York is one of the "must see" places on many Australians list and your tour guide will guarantee you come home with not only great memory's but also an education on the area.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• "Quinkan" Aboriginal Rock Art at Split Rock
• Lakefield National Park
• Musgrave Station, Coen & Archer River
• Weipa
• Wenlock River
• Moreton Telegraph Office
• "The Telegraph Track"
• Twin Falls
• Lockerbie Scrub
• Historic Somerset
• Cape York - Most Northern Tip of Australia
• Thursday Island (Tour Included)
• Cape York to Cairns Scenic Flight

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 - SPLIT ROCK - LAKEFIELD (LD)


After a pick up from your Cairns accommodation 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.

 

DAY 2 MUSGRAVE - ARCHER RIVER (BLD)


Water lily covered billabongs, wildlife and a great variety of bird life in Lakefield National Park this morning. Visit the historic telegraph station of Musgrave before traveling on to Coen and the Archer River, our overnight stop. Dinner is at your own expense this evening.

 

DAY 3 WEIPA - MORETON (BLD)


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.

 

DAY 4 TELEGRAPH TRACK - ELIOT FALLS (BLD)


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.

 

DAY 5 JARDINE RIVER - CAPE YORK (BLD)


Time for a morning swim then onward across the mighty Jardine River by cable ferry to our beach front campsite on the tropical shores of Torres Strait.

 

DAY 6 LOCKERBIE SCRUB - "THE TIP" (BLD)


A fascinating visit to the beautiful "Lockerbie Scrub", an isolated pocket of monsoon rainforest, on our way to historic Somerset on Albany Passage where you can ponder the past, our explorers, pioneers and the Cape's traditional owners. Now, an emotional walk to the very top of Australia - CAPE YORK!

 

DAY 7 GREAT BARRIER REEF - CAIRNS (B)


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 board your boat to cruise to Thursday Island, the commercial and administration hub of the Torres Strait Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the island. After lunch (own expense) transfer by ferry to Horn Island to board your aircraft to fly over The Great Barrier Reef to Cairns ending your fascinating safari of adventure and discovery in Australia's far north. The safari terminates at Cairns airport and you will need to make your own arrangements to get back to your Cairns accommodation, a taxi will cost approximately $25 from the Cairns airport to most of Cairns accommodation property's.

Prices for 2010
Twin Share $1945
Single $2095
Prices for 2011
Twin Share $1995
Single $2145

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TOUR INCLUDES:
  • Pick up from your Cairns Accommodation
  • Meals as indicated
  • Professional Qualified Guide, tours & activities
  • Air-conditioned 13 seat 4WD vehicle
  • 6 nights camping
  • Tent & self inflating 100mm thick mattress with fitted bottom sheet
  • Thursday Island Ferry
  • Thursday Island Bus Tour
  • Cape York (Horn Island) to Cairns airfare
EXTRA:
  • Fuel Levy $20
  • After tour transfer from Cairns airport

DEPARTURES IN 2010

  • June 2, 16, 30
  • July 14, 28
  • August 11, 25
  • September 8, 22
  • October 6, 20

DEPARTURES IN 2011

  • June 1, 15, 29
  • July 13, 27
  • August 10, 24
  • September 7, 21
  • October 5
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
  • Sleeping Bag & Pillow $25 per trip
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

Cape York 4WD Trip