Itinerary
Day 1: Cairns to Daintree
Stop At: Discovery Tours Australia, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia
Leaving Cairns we head north along Queensland’s Great Ocean Road towards Daintree, where we will join the Daintree River Cruise for an hour of exploring the wilderness where crocodiles are often found
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Daintree
Day 2: Daintree to Cooktown
Stop At: Cooktown, Cooktown, Cook Shire, Queensland
We start our day with a visit to Grassy Hill Lookout, The James Cook Museum, Botanical Gardens & Powerhouse Museum – this is truly an amazing place.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Cooktown
Day 3: Cooktown to Musgrave/Coen
Stop At: Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, Laura, Cook Shire, Queensland 4871 Australia
We start our day with a visit to Grassy Hill Lookout, The James Cook Museum, Botanical Gardens & Powerhouse Museum – this is truly an amazing place. From Cooktown we head west to Battle Camp and onwards into Lakefield National Park. After visiting “Old Laura” homestead we travel through many fascinating river valleys and numerous giant termite mounds before arriving at our overnight accommodation at The Coen Guesthouse.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Coen
Day 4: Musgrave/Coen to Lockhart
Stop At: Iron Range, Iron Range, Queensland
Today we continue our adventure to one of Australia’s most remote area’s we head east exploring the Sir William Thompson Range and then crossing the Pascoe River, we head to Iron Range National Park. As we enter the National Park, we see the spectacular Mount Tozer at the peak of the table range, before descending down to Lockhart River a unique aboriginal community situated on the ocean at Lloyd Bay. Heading onwards further north – exploring the many wonders of the Iron Range National Park whilst enjoying the dense tropical rainforest being the largest remaining area of lowland rainforest in Australia. We arrive at Lockhart River for our overnight stay at The Greenhoose.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Lockhart River
Day 5: Lockhart
Stop At: Weipa, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland
Leaving the east coast behind, we head inland through the National Park and onwards to more savannah land, country of the Cape and head north. This afternoon we continue a westward track towards the West Coast and the famous mining town of Weipa – where we arrive late afternoon. The Weipa Motel offers warm hospitality and friendly service with modern comfort and style.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Lockhart River
Day 6: Lockhart to Weipa
Stop At: Weipa Mine & Town Tours, Kerr Point Dr Lot 72, Weipa, Queensland 4874 Australia
Weipa located in the Gulf of Carpentaria is the largest town in the Cape York Peninsula with a population of about 3,000 people. Its main industries are mining and cattle exports. We take a stroll through the Jardine National Park to amaze your senses. We then visit the Western Cape Cultural Centre. Be impressed with the stunning and truly authentic aboriginal artwork and learn about the Aboriginal culture. Then take a stroll through the township. We take a Weipa Eco Cruise tour and then depart the port of Weipa and its amazing coastline before travelling onto Bramwell where we overnight.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Weipa
Day 7: Weipa to Cape York
Stop At: Cape York Peninsula, Queensland 4876 Australia
Departing Bramwell we head through one of the largest cattle station on the Cape – Batavia Downs. We visit the Morton Telegraph Station; this important link in communication to the far north and the cape operated till 1960. We now begin what will be one of the highlights of our tour – it’s now time to join one of the original Telegraph Tracks (conditions permitting) Travelling further north to visit Elliot Falls and fruit bat Falls Joining the Bamaga Development Road we arrive at the Cape’s most famous river, the Jardine crossing the crocodile infested stream by ferry, then onwards to the top arriving at Loyalty Beach where we stay for the next two nights.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Cape York
Day 8: Cape York to the "TIP"
Stop At: Cape York Peninsula, Queensland 4876 Australia
Today we visit the remains of Somerset, which was established by the Jardine Family as the Government outpost and Cattle Station. Spend some time at some secluded beaches, where we have previously sighted dugongs and sea turtles. This is a particularly scenic part of the Cape. We then head for Australia’s most northerly point, Cape York. The 30-minute walk to the point has lots of great views, also once we arrive it’s time to grab a drink and enjoy the afternoon over the Torres Strait.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: Cape York
Day 9: Cape York to Thursday Island
Stop At: Thursday Island, Thursday Island, Queensland
For our last day, we take a boat cruise across the Torres Strait to Thursday Island and enjoy a guided tour around this small island that is part of Torres Strait culture and history. The island is situated between Cape York and Australia’s nearest neighbour New Guinea. We then take a short ferry ride to Horn Island, where you will also enjoy a short tour of the Island before being transferred to the Horn Island Airport for your flight back to Cairns, arriving at approximately 5.00pm.
Duration: 8 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.