Destination: Undara Lava Tubes
Duration: 2 Days / 1 Night
Departs: Daily - 01 May to 31 Oct
Departs: Tues & Fri - 01 Apr to 30 Apr & 01 Nov to 31 Mar
Rates
Itinerary
Day One: Travel by coach from Cairns west across the Atherton Tablelands and into the outback of Tropical North Queensland. Lunch at Undara Experience, later followed by a Wildlife At Sunset tour with a Savannah Guide. Overnight accommodation is in the restored railway carriages. Dinner and campfire activities are included.
Day Two: Awaken your tastebuds with a bush breakfast at the Ringer's Camp, accompanied by the morning bird chorus. Join your Savannah Guide for a half day Lava Tube tour, then enjoy lunch at the Fettler's Iron Pot Bistro before departing on your return journey to Cairns.
Includes
National Park fees, overnight accommodation, Wildlife At Sunset tour, half day Lava Tube tour, meals as indicated, evening campfire activities, hotel pick-up and return coach transfers from Cairns and the Northern Beaches (Tour 1UNC).
The Lava Tubes
About 190,000 years ago, a major volcano in the McBride Volcanic Province erupted violently, its molten lava flowing quickly down a dry river bed. As the top outer layer cooled and formed a crust, the fiery flow below drained downwards leaving behind a series of long, dark, hollow tubes. After a time, ancient roof collapses created fertile pockets where rainforest plants, animals and insects continue to thrive. The significance of these impressive, natural, geological and cultural wonders have been preserved for present and future generations through the setting aside this important area as the Undara Volcanic National Park. Undara is an Aboriginal word meaning 'a long way'. They were right - you'd have to travel a long way to see a geological wonder to equal Undara's Lava Tubes!