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Northern Queensland Cape York Safari 7 days/6 nights
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Cape York sunset
This small group, accommodated, 4WD tour exploring Cooktown and Cape York caters for a maximum of 13 guests and departs from Cairns.  Choose to drive up to Cape York and fly back to Cairns or fly up and drive back.
   
Cape York Safari 
 4WD Accommodated Safari  (7 days/6 nights)
Departs and Returns:  Cairns

2008 Drive / Fly Departure Dates:
 May 16, 29;  Jun 11, 14, 27, 29;  Jul 13, 16, 24, 26, 30
Aug 10, 21, 23;  Sep 6, 20, 24;  Oct 8, 22;  Nov 5, 19
The itinerary operates in reverse direction as 'Fly/Drive' departing Cairns
2008 Fly / Drive Departure Dates:
May 22;  Jun 4, 17, 20;  Jul 3, 5, 19; Aug 1, 16, 27, 29
Sep 2, 12, 26, 30;  Oct 14, 28;  Nov 11, 25
 
Highlights include ...
~  Bloomfield Track (weather permitting)
~  Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation 
~  Black Mountain, Lion's Den Hotel and Cooktown
~  Guided tour of Quinkan aboriginal rock art
~  Lakefield National Park
~  Musgrave, Coen, Archer River, Wenlock River 
~  The Telegraph Track and Fruit Bat Falls 
~  Lockerbie Scrub, Somerset and Cape York
~  Thursday Island		 Cape York safari group enjoy lunch beside Cockatoo Creek
 

ITINERARY: 7 Day Cape York Safari

(Drive/Fly)
This tour can also be taken as 'Fly/Drive', commencing with a flight from Cairns over the Great Barrier Reef to Horn Island and then driving back to Cairns 

The Lions Den HotelDay 1 (LD) 
Visit the World Heritage listed Daintree rainforest and, weather permitting, Cape Tribulation and the Bloomfield Track.  See the quaint Lion's Den Hotel and eerie Black Mountain on the way to historic Cooktown. Walk where Capt Cook walked and enjoy Grassy Hill's spectacular views on a tour of Cooktown where you stay tonight.
Overnight:  Sovereign Resort Hotel, Cooktown

Day 2 (BLD) 
Depart Cooktown and travel through the agricultural district of Lakeland with the opportunity to buy locally grown coffee.  Visit the fascinating Quinkan Cultural Centre telling the story of indigenous, pioneering and contemporary life on Cape York.  Cross a cattle station to Jowalbinna, an amazing centre for Aboriginal rock art.  Walk to ancient sites on Jowalbinna's sandstone escarpments and investigate the lives of the original inhabitants and enjoy a refreshing creek swim.  In the evening, chat around a bush camp fire.
Overnight:  Jowalbinna Rock Art Safari Camp

Day 3 (BLD) 
Explore Lakefield National Park, Queensland's second largest at 537,000 hectares (1.25 million acres).  Waterlily covered billabongs, wildlife and a great variety of birdlife make for a memorable day before arriving at your overnight stop.
Overnight:  Lotus Bird Lodge

Day 4 (BLD) 
Visit Musgrave, the century old Telegraph Station and now a working cattle station before crossing the Great Dividing Range to visit the old gold mining town of Coen.  Continuing on you cross the sprawling sandbanks of the Archer River and the Wenlock River, site of the old Moreton Telegraph Office.  There is time for exploring, bushwalking, bird watching or simply relaxing.
Overnight:  Moreton's permanent tent safari camp

On the way to Bamaga, the most northerly town on mainland AustraliaDay 5 (BLD)  
Begin with a 4WD adventure and fun on the famous Telegraph Track through Cape York's unique wilderness of gigantic termite mounds, crystal clear creeks, carnivorous pitcher plants and prehistoric cycads.    Lunch at picturesque Fruit Bat Falls with a great chance to swim in its pristine spring fed waters.
Then it is across the mighty Jardine River to Bamaga, the most northerly town on mainland Australia.
Overnight:  Resort Bamaga (for two nights)

Day 6 (BL) 
Visit the beautiful Lockerbie Scrub, an isolated pocket of monsoon rainforest, on the way to Somerset on Albany Passage.  After lunch you walk to the very top of Australia, Cape York!  Dinner is at guests' own expense tonight.

Day 7 (B) 
This morning you board your boat in Seisia to cruise to Thursday Island, capital of the Torres Strait Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the island (included). After lunch (own expense today) 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.
 
Included in Tour
~  Flight Horn Island to Cairns
~  Travel by first rate 4WD OKA air-conditioned vehicle in small, personal group (max 13)
~  Six nights accommodation - 4 nights with private bathroom facilities and 2 nights with shared facilities.
~  Meals (excluding drinks) as shown (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Truly Ref 1080 (Drive/Fly) and Truly Ref  1081 (Fly/Drive)
 
PRICES: Safari Tours in Northern Queensland Until 31 March 2009 1 April '09-31 Mar '10 Truly
Ref
Per person Share Twin Single Share Twin Single
Cape York Safari - 7 days/6 nights - Drive/Fly A$2905 A$3380 Request Request 1080
Cape York Safari - 7 days/6 nights - Fly/Drive A$2905 A$3380 Request Request 1081
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