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Departs: Cairns, northern beaches and Port Douglas from 7
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Excluded • All drinks • Items of a personal nature Luggage Luggage space is very limited. Please limit this to one small soft travel bag (typically 300mm x 300mm x 700mm) and a small daypack (cabin baggage). A maximum weight limit of 10kg is permitted due to limitations and Workplace Health & Safety requirements. |
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Day 1 Cairns to Cooktown (LD) Depart Cairns and cross the Daintree River by cable ferry before an interpretive World Heritage Rainforest walk. Then you’ll visit the conservation base of the Australian Rainforest Foundation and contribute to a tree planting program to increase cassowary habitat and help reduce global warming. Continue north along the 4WD Bloomfield Track, crossing creeks and mountain ranges. Meet the Walker Family, Aboriginal women who will share their traditional knowledge of bush tucker and medicine at the spectacular Bloomfield Falls, and join them for a picnic lunch at a picturesque riverside site. Stop at the Lions Den, a classic outback pub, and visit mysterious Black Mountain. In Australia’s most historic frontier outpost, Cooktown, relive journeys of exploration and a rollicking goldrush. Overnight: Sovereign Resort, Cooktown Day 2 Cooktown to Jowalbinna (BLD) Depart Cooktown and travel west into the savannah. A 4WD track will take you into Jowalbinna, the epicentre of Quinkan Rock Art, for outback hospitality. You’ll be inspired by this afternoon’s rock art walk. This body of work is rated by UNESCO as one of the top ten rock art regions in the world. Your guide will explain the significance of these artworks, the traditional lifestyle of the Aboriginal people and the conservation initiatives to preserve these national treasures. Later relax with a refreshing swim in a bush creek or simply enjoy the peace of this remote outback location. In the evening relax by the campfire. Overnight: Jowalbinna Rock Art Safari Camp Day 3 Jowalbinna to Cairns (BL) 
Rise to a morning chorus of Kookaburras and Blue-faced Honeyeaters, two of over fifty bird species here. Enjoy breakfast in the bush and choose to throw a boomerang, take a self guided walk or paint your own canvas.
Depart Jowalbinna and head through the outback landscape to visit the Quinkan Regional Cultural Centre.
Cross the Great Dividing Range and leave the termite mounds and beef cattle country to descend the rainforest clad mountains. Meet the coast once again, returning to Port Douglas
and Cairns.Please note that the itinerary may be reversed on some departures. |
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This
excellent 3 day safari takes you across the Daintree River and
along the Bloomfield Track on your way to explore Cooktown.
You'll meet Aboriginal women who will share their knowledge of
traditional bush tucker and medicine and see the spectacular
Bloomfield Falls. Travel through World Heritage rainforest and help to conserve the rainforest and the endangered Cassowary.
Bushwalk to a world renowned collection of rock art paintings
known as Quinkan Art. A small group accommodated safari, complete with campfire and
stars and a maximum of 13 travellers.
