16 Day Tour of Cape York - All overland, Camping 4WD Safari (*42)

Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Tours » 16 Day Tour of Cape York - All overland, Camping 4WD Safari (*42)

Type: Tours in Cairns - Cape York Camping Tours

This 16 day tour of the Cape York Peninsula offers you the chance to see Cape York more comprehensively than most other tours. You travel overland i both directions and each day each day you’ll have good Aussie camp meals and sleep in outback tent accommodation, except for two of the nights where you will sleep in accommodation with beds and linen for a change. This tour includes travel to and from Thursday Island and Horn Island, with informative tours of the island and you'll even spend a night on Horn Island.

You’ll travel in a modern luxury 4WD vehicle and if you don’t mind camping and think you’ll only make one visit to Cape York and Thursday Island in your life time then this may the tour for you!

Departure dates & Availability for 2016:

All tours are guaranteed to depart on the follow dates with a minimum of six passengers and road conditions permitting. This tour does book out very early, so make bookings now.

Sept 24

Tour Itinerary:

Your tour includes all meals as per this itinerary code: (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch and (D) Dinner. All camping and accommodation costs and entrance fees as per itinerary. (S) Showers, (T) Toilet, (Bc) Bush Camp, (L) Laundry

Twin share tents and foam mattresses are provided to all passengers on camping safaris.

DAY 1 SATURDAY (LD) - Cairns, Laura Area.
Early departure from your Cairns accommodation as we climb the rainforest-shrouded Kuranda Range, through Mareeba to the Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve. Join a guided boat cruise and get up close and personal to the resident Jacanas and Pygmy-geese. Pass by the inhospitable ranges of the Palmer River Gold Fields and enter the Laura River valley. Overnight Laura Campground

DAY 2 SUNDAY (BLD) - Musgrave Telegraph Station.
This morning we take a guided walk of art sites where occupation dates back over 30,000 years, and the images of Quinkan spirits, totem animals and people adorn many of the rock shelters, this area ranks alongside the Kimberly and the Arnemland escarpment as Australia’s most important rock art regions. After lunch we rejoin the development road heading north to our overnight stay at Musgrave telegraph station. Camp with facilities.

DAY 3 MONDAY (BLD) - Coen, Moreton Telegraph Station.
Today we travel through typical frontier cattle country to a welcome fuel and provision stop at the old mining town of Coen. We cross the wide sandy Archer and Wenlock Rivers to arrive at Moreton Telegraph Station, to wet a line for the elusive barramundi and spotlight for the rare Cuscus possum. Camp with facilities.

DAY 4 TUESDAY (BLD) - Telegraph Road, Twin Falls.
A really challenging route today as we ford fast flowing streams and traverse rugged 4WD roads to overnight at the idyllic Twin Falls. Basic facilities.

DAY 5 WEDNESDAY (BLD) - Jardine River, Cape York.
Across the free flowing Jardine River by cable ferry, a brief refuelling stop at Bamaga and onto our northern base camp.

DAY 6 THURSDAY (BLD) - Cape York, Somerset, Horn Island.
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. An afternoon cruise through the islands of Torres Strait to Thursday Island then transfer to Horn Island. Overnight, Gateway Torres Strait Resort.

DAY 7 FRIDAY (BLD) - Horn Island, Thursday Island, Cape York.
Discover Horn Island with a guided tour of the WW2 sites and a visit to the Torres Strait Heritage Museum. This is the largest collection of WW2, cultural and artistic items in the Torres Strait. Transfer to Thursday Island for a guided tour to explore Thursday Island’s fascinating past. Afternoon cruise to our mainland camp.

DAY 8 SATURDAY (BLD) - Fruitbat Falls, Moreton Station.
Our journey south begins today. Re-cross the mighty Jardine River, through the wilderness of forests and heath to Fruitbat Falls on the Elliot River and a cooling dip in the rapids and waterfalls before lunch. Via the Kennedy Expedition monument at Heathlands Reserve to our overnight camp at Moreton Station. Camp with facilities.

DAY 9 SUNDAY (BLD) - Wenlock River, Weipa.
Travel south to Batavia Downs detour west to the Gulf of Carpentaria through huge cattle runs and Aboriginal lands to the bauxite-mining town of Weipa. Overnight at Weipa Campground.

DAY 10 MONDAY (BD) - Batavia Goldfields, Chuula.
Early morning, Weipa Mine Tour, (own cost), A veritable ‘Oasis in the Wilderness’, providing further contrast to your experience of this last frontier. Before venturing East through pioneer cattle country to the Old Batavia Goldfields. We explore this goldfield were approx 40,500oz of gold was recovered. Overnight camp at Chuula.

DAY 11 TUESDAY (BLD) - Iron Range National Park.
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. Overnight camp in Iron Range National Park.

DAY 12 WEDNESDAY (BLD) - Portland Roads, Chilli Beach, WW2 Sites.
An exciting day visiting significant historical sites. Portland Roads, once a vital seaport for miners and the wartime airfields, now affords the locals a relaxed lifestyle in an idyllic tropical setting. Chilli Beach, a truly magical spot overlooking Restoration Island, Bligh’s 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 13 THURSDAY (BLD) - Archer River.
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 14 FRIDAY (BLD) - Musgrave, Lakefield National Park.
Via Musgrave we head east towards the Coral Sea where we traverse almost the entire length of the huge bird and wildlife sanctuary of Lakefield National Park. An amalgamation of 3 huge cattle stations, the waterfowl teem in lily-fringed billabongs and huge crocodiles bask in broad river-lakes and lagoons. Camp with basic facilities.

DAY 15 SATURDAY (BD) - Old Laura, Cooktown.
Continuing through Lakefield, past Old Laura Station and over the legendary Battlecamp Range to historic Cooktown. An eventful day of sightseeing and viewing significant landmarks and sites so important to all Australians.

DAY 16 SUNDAY (BL) - Cape Tribulation National Park, Cairns.
We cross the Bloomfield River, through the famous World Heritage rainforest across the Daintree River. Then travel via the scenic coastal road to Cairns and journeys end.

The tour operator reserves the right to alter itinerary and location of camp site if necessitated.

Features & Inclusions

Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve
Quinkan Aboriginal Paintings
Musgrave Telegraph Station
Moreton Telegraph Station
Cape York - the very Top
Historic Somerset (road conditions permitting)
Horn Island - overnight
Thursday Island
Twin Falls
Weipa
Batavia Gold Fields
Chuulangun Homelands
Iron Range National Park
Portland Road - Chilli Beach
Lakefield National Park
Historic Cooktown
Bloomfield Track
World Heritage Daintree National Pa

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2016 Season

1^st Jun 2016 to 31^st Aug 2016

16 Day All Overland Cape York Camping Tour (Code:HT16DD)

$3790.00 adult

* Booking terms and conditions may apply, please details below.

Booking Information

All tours are guaranteed to depart on the follow dates with a minimum of six passengers and road conditions permitting.

Departure time from Cairns: 7:00am or to be advised. Guests should make arrangements to stay in Cairns on the day before the tour is due to begin because the time of departure can be any time of day.
Return time to Cairns: 6.00pm. Guests should make arrangements to stay in Cairns on the date of return because the time of return can be delayed by several hours.

Pickup or Departure Point Details: Complimentary pick up from Cairns city accommodation.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Pre and Post tour accommodation. Meals, unless mentioned on day to day itinerary, sleeping bags and pillows, any personal items such as drinks, newspapers, telephone, laundry, souvenirs, personal and holiday insurance.

CAMP BED HIRE –
High quality camp beds for hire. At a cost of only $6.00 per night to a maximum of $60.00 per tour you can sleep safe and sound in absolute comfort.

HIRE OF CAMPING EQUIPMENT -
• Sleeping bags $ 15.00 for the entire safari
• Sheet $ 5.00 for the entire safari
• Pillows $ 5.00 for the entire safari
• Towel $ 5.00 for the entire safari
• Single tent $ 70.00 for the entire safari
• Camp beds $ 6.00 per day, with a maximum of $ 60.00

WEIPA MINE TOUR

The Largest Bauxite Mine in the World
A fascinating and informative tour of this enormous open cast mining site and the remote mining town of Weipa. The tour covers just about everything you might want to know about the Western Cape Region and its history plus a comprehensive insight into the whole process of mining and a chance to see the enormous mining equipment, trucks, locomotives and other plant used on the 2,590 square Km. Site. The tour takes approximately 2.5 hours and costs $30.00 pp

THE FOLLOWING TOURS ARE INCLUDED:

FERRY TO THURSDAY ISLAND

The M.V. Strait Magic heralds a new era in passenger comfort, offering fast cruising in air-conditioned luxury. Seating is also available on the sun decks. Enjoy your Captains' comprehensive commentary and view a variety of local footage on video in the main cabin.

THURSDAY ISLAND BUS TOUR

There is probably no other place in Australia with a history longer or more colorful than that of Torres Strait. This T.I. Tour takes you to places the ordinary tourist could not hope to cover by foot in a single day. Stops include the Torres Strait Museum, Japanese Pearl Divers Memorial, and Green Hill Fort. Your local guides commentary takes you on a journey from the early, pre Europeans days, to the discovery of pearl shell, local involvement in wartime conflicts and on through to today's main primary industry Crayfishing and T.I.s pivotal role as the government administrative Centre.

HORN ISLAND TOUR

Just across the Harbour from Thursday Island is Horn Island. Here you join a WWII Tour designed to reveal the vital role Torres Strait played in Australia's northern defense. Evidence of Horn Island as a strategic WWII Airbase can be found across the island in the form of old trenches, taxi ways and gun sites. Also included is a visit to a private WWII Museum. Lunch at Gateway Resort is a mouth-watering buffet featuring local fare. (Includes buffet lunch, WWII Tour, Museum and return boat transfer from Thursday Island.)

Booking Policy

Child Policy: Child = 11- 14 years. This tour is not recomended for children under 11 years of age.

A 20% deposit is required at the time of booking. The remaining balance is due 49 days prior to departure.

Please advise the following:
The name of your Holiday Accommodation and/ or a mobile telephone contact in case the tour director can’t find you. We also book accommodation at the best locally available rates so if we can help you with that, please let us know.

Cancellation Policy:
·45 – 30 days prior to travel, a 25% cancellation fee applies
·30 – 14 days prior to travel, a 50% cancellation fee applies
·Less than 14 days prior to travel, a 100% cancellation fee applies
A $100 per person administration fee applies to every cancellation greater than 45 days prior to the date of travel.

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