Cape York Tours - 10 Day Cape York 'Sea / Overland' Accommodated Safari, Cape York Safaris, Cairns Tours

This safari combines the excitement of a cargo ship voyage between Cairns and Cape York with the adventure of a Cape York Safari. In a style reminiscent of bygone coastal steamers, experience the colour and serenity of a Barrier Reef voyage, the magic of the Daintree, the magnificent isolation of the Peninsula wilderness and the diverse cultures of the Cape and Torres Straits.

Your overnight stays quite often reflect the unique nature of the sparsely inhabited regions in which you are travelling. Forest shrouded resorts and lodges; hotels and motels. "No Frill" cattle station cabins and cabin tent accommodation along the track where no alternatives exist. All accommodations are clean and comfortable, the hospitality genuine, open and friendly, and the cuisine generous and appetising.

• Cargo ship voyage
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
• Torres Straits
• Thursday Island
• Punsand Bay Private Reserve (2 nights) Cape York "The Tip"
• Moreton Station
• Weipa (overnight)
• Musgrave (overnight)
• Lakefield National Park
• Cooktown (overnight)
• Cape Tribulation

Day 1 - Friday (D) Depart Cairns, M.V ‘Trinity Bay’
Early afternoon pick from your Cairns accommodation. At 80 metres and over 3000 tonnes the Trinity Bay is the largest cargo vessel servicing the Straits and the only one to carry passengers.

Day 2 - Saturday (BLD) Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Total relaxation as you enjoy the company of the crew and new shop board companions.

Day 3 - Sunday (BLD) Thursday Island, Horn Island
‘Barge Day’ - The focus of all attention today are the wharves on Thursday & Horn Islands, as the MV Trinity Bay disgorges its cargo of fuel, building materials, indeed everything needed by these remote island communities. Time to explore legendary Thursday Island.

Day 4 - Monday (BLD) Seisia, Punsand Bay
Another ‘Barge Day but at Seisia wharf; the seaport for Bamaga's five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. There’s time for a short stop at Seisia Islander settlement before proceeding to your accommodation for the next 2 nights at the Punsand Bay Private Reserve. Beachfront Cabin Tent with ensuite facilities.

Day 5 - Tuesday (BLD) Cape York, Somerset
Enjoy a day of interest and outdoor enjoyment. An early morning walk to ‘The Tip’, the most northerly point of our continent and Cape York. A tour to Albany Passage with a visit to historic Somerset, the once mooted ‘Singapore of the Pacific’ (road conditions permitting.) Take a peaceful, shady stroll through the unique rainforest of Lockerbie Scrub before again returning to your overnight accommodation.

Day 6 - Wednesday (BLD) Jardine River, Fruitbat Falls, Moreton Station
Experience anticipation and excitement as you commence your overland trek. Retracing the paths of our earliest overlanders, you will cross the swift flowing Jardine River to Fruitbat Falls, a Mecca for ‘off road’ travellers. Enjoy a refreshing swim and lunch before continuing one to negotiate river crossings and bush tracks before arriving at ‘Old Moreton Telegraph Station’, on the banks of the Wenlock River. Overnight in cabin tent accommodation with shared facilities (twin share fully screened tents with beds, linen and lights. Gas powered hot showers, flushing toilets and outdoor covered dining area).

Day 7 - Thursday (BLD) Weipa
Time for a guided nature walk along this lightly forested waterway before we cross the sandy Wenlock River. 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. A veritable ‘Oasis in the Wilderness’ and providing further contrast to your experience of this last frontier. Overnight at Heritage Resort in Weipa (ensuite facilities).

Day 8 - Friday (BLD) Archer River, Coen, Musgrave
In the cool of the morning, take a optional Weipa Mine Tour (own cost). Across rolling Piccaninny Plains, a refreshment stop at the Archer River and then via old historic Coen to overnight at Musgrave Telegraph Station (share facilities), A 100 year old pioneer telegraph station.

Day 9 – Saturday (BLD) Lakefield National Park, Cooktown
We head East towards Princess Charlotte Bay and enter the massive bird and animal sanctuary of Lakefield National Park. The waterfowl teem in lily fringed billabongs and huge crocodiles bask in broad river lakes and lagoons. Travel over the legendary Battle Camp Range to historical Cooktown. An eventful afternoon sightseeing and viewing significant landmarks and sites so important to all Australians. Overnight accommodation is at the Seaview Motel (ensuite facilities).

Day 10 - Sunday (BL) Bloomfield, Cape Tribulation
Crossing the wide Bloomfield River marks the start of our drive over the controversial "Bloomfield Track". Jungle green heights descend to the very edge of the Great Barrier Reef, with tantalising glimpses of deserted beaches and fringing coral. Through the famous World Heritage Rainforest across the Daintree River, then via the scenic sea road to Cairns and journeys end.

Day 1 Monday (LD) Cairns, Daintree Rainforest, Cooktown
Day 2 Tuesday (BLD) Lakefield National Park, Musgrave
Day 3 Wednesday (BLD) Coen, Archer River, Weipa
Day 4 Thursday (BLD) Wenlock River, Moreton
Day 5 Friday (BLD) Fruitbat Falls, Jardine River, Punsand Bay
Day 6 Saturday (BD) Thursday Island, Punsand Bay
Day 7 Sunday (BLD) Cape York, Somerset, Punsand Bay
Day 8 Monday (BLD) Seisia, Commence Sea Leg "M.V Trinity Bay"
Day 9 Tuesday (BLD) Great Barrier Marine Park
Day 10 Wednesday (B) Disembark Cairns

• May18th
• June 1stm 15th&29th
• July13th & 27th
• August 10th & 24th
• September 7th & 21st
• October 5th &19th

• May 14th & 28th
• June 11th & 25th
• July 9th & 23rd
• August 6th & 20th
• September 3rd&17th
• October 01st&15th

• Private Cabin (Share Facilities): AU$3750.00 per person
• Share Cabin (Share Facilities) 3-4 passengers: AU$3650.00 per person

• Single Supplement - Land Leg OnlyAU$510.00
• Single Supplement - Sea Leg - Available on request, subject to availability

• Private Cabin (Share Facilities) AU$4050.00 per person
• Share Cabin (Share Facilities) 3-4 passengers AU$3950.00 per person

• Single Supplement - Land Leg Only AU$530.00
• Single Supplement - Sea Leg N/A

All fares are in Australian Dollars. Prices subject to change without notice.

Single supplement on boat leg is unavailable in June, July, August and September, and available on request in May and October.

Sole traveller departures are available.

*Luggage Allowance is 12KG per person