Tour Highlights
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- Cargo ship voyage
- Great Barrier Reef
- Torres Straits
- Thursday Island
- Punsand Bay (2 nights)
- Cape York "The Tip"
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- Moreton Station
- Weipa (overnight)
- Musgrave (overnight)
- Lakefield National Park
- Cooktown (overnight)
- Cape Tribulation
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Itinerary
DAY 1 FRIDAY (D) - Depart Cairns, M.V "Trinity Bay".
Mid-day pick up from your Cairns accommodation. At 80 metres and over 3000 tonnes the Trinity Bay is the largest cargo vessel ship servicing the Torres Strait communities.
DAY 2 SATURDAY (BLD) - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Total relaxation, as you enjoy the company of the crew and shipboard companions.
DAY 3 SUNDAY (BLD) - Thursday Island, Horn Island, "Barge Day".
MV Trinity Bay disgorges its cargo of fuel, building materials, indeed everything needed by these remote island communities. Time to explore legendary Thursday Island. (Own costs)
DAY 4 MONDAY (BLD) - Seisia, Bamaga, Punsand Bay.
Another "barge day" but at Seisia wharf, the sea port for Cape York’s five aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. A short stop at Seisia Islander settlement. Punsand Bay Private Reserve. Permanent Tent (ensuite facilities) for 2 nights.
DAY 5 TUESDAY (BLD) - Cape York, Somerset.
An unforgettable day of achievement and interest. We stand at the very tip of our continent. Visit the ruins of Somerset, (road conditions permitting), with pristine beaches and rocky headlands.
DAY 6 WEDNESDAY (BLD) - Jardine River, Fruitbat Falls, Moreton Station.
We cross the Jardine River to Fruitbat Falls, Enjoy a refreshing swim and lunch before we continue to Moreton Telegraph Station, on the banks of the Wenlock River. Overnight accommodation: Cabin Tent - shared facilities
DAY 7 THURSDAY (BLD) - Weipa
Travel south then west to the Gulf of Carpentaria through huge cattle runs and Aboriginal lands to the bauxite-mining town of Weipa. This afternoon an optional Weipa Mine Tour (own cost) is available. Overnight accommodation: Albatross Bay Resort-ensuite facilities
DAY 8 FRIDAY (BLD) - Archer River, Coen, Musgrave.
Across rolling Piccaninny Plains, refreshment stop at the Archer River and then via historic Coen to arrive at Musgrave pioneer Telegraph Station, which is over 100 years old. Overnight accommodation: Musgrave - share facilities
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. Travel over the legendary Battle Camp Range to historical Cooktown. Overnight accommodation: Seaview Motel - ensuite facilities
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DAY 10 SUNDAY (BL) - Bloomfield, Cape Tribulation, Cairns.
We cross the Bloomfield River, through the famous World Heritage rainforest across the Daintree River. Then travel via the scenic coastal road to Cairns and journeys end.
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