Cape York Tours - 7 Day Cape York Drive / Fly 'Adventurer' Camping Safari, Cape York Safaris, Cairns Tours

The Cape York ‘Adventurer’ is an 7 day drive/fly camping safari that explores one of Australia's last great wilderness regions, a land of history and ancient culture, crystal clear spring-fed creeks, huge termite mounds, and a vast and amazing variety of natural landscapes.

• Split Rock ‘Quinkan’ Aboriginal Rock Art
• Laura
• Lakefield National Park
• Musgrave, Coen, Archer River & Merluna Station
• Weipa, Wenlock River & Moreton
• The "Telegraph Track"
• Eliot (Twin/Indian Head) Falls
• Thursday Island (optional)
• Lockerbie Scrub
• The Top of Australia - CAPE YORK!
• Scenic flight Horn Island to Cairns.

Day 1 - (LD) 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 - (BL) 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, our overnight stop. Dinner is at your own expense this evening.

Day 3 - (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 - (BLD) 4WD action, adventure and fun on Cape York's rugged Telegraph Track today. Cross rivers and creeks, swim and relax, see prehistoric cycads, 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 - (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 - (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 - (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.

Meal Codes: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

• May 30th
• June: 13th,27th
• July: 11th, 25th
• August: 8th, 22nd
• September: 5th, 19th
• October: 3rd, 22nd

• AU$2095.00 per person twin-share
• AU$2245.00 per person sole-use
• AU$1995.00 per child (7-14 years)

Please Note: This tour is not suitable for children under 7 years of age.

• Meals as coded
• Camping equipment except sleeping bags
• All National Park and Aboriginal Site fees
• Flight between Horn Island and Cairns

• All drinks
• Dinner in Weipa
• Lunch on Thursday Island
• Items of a personal nature
• Transfer from (Drive/Fly) Cairns Airport to accommodation at end of safari

• This tour operates with a minimum of 4 passengers
• This tour operates with a maximum of 13 passengers

Please limit your luggage to one small soft travel bag (typically 300mm x 300mm x 700mm) and a small daypack (cabin baggage) per person. No hard suitcases or bags with wheels please. If you are travelling as a couple, please bring two smaller bags as opposed to one large one. A maximum weight limit of 10kg per person is permitted due to space/weight limitations and Workplace Health & Safety requirements.

Any excess luggage can usually be stored at your hotel until you return. If your pre and post safari accommodation differs, please arrange for your luggage to be transferred to your post-safari accommodation while you are on tour. Sun Palm Transport offers this service (Tel: 4087 2900) for approximately $10.00 per bag.