Tour Highlights
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- Flight Cairns to Horn Island
- Horn Island (overnight)
- Thursday Island
- Torres Straits
- Punsand Bay (2 nights)
- Cape York "The Tip"
- Moreton Station
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- Weipa (overnight)
- Musgrave (overnight)
- Lakefield National Park
- Cooktown (overnight)
- The Bloomfield Track
- Daintree/Cape Tribulation
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Itinerary
DAY 1 SUNDAY (LD) - Cairns, Horn Island.
Morning transfer from your accommodation to Cairns airport for your flight to Horn Island. Met at Horn Island airport by your Gateway Torres Strait Resort hosts for transfer to the Resort. Horn Island bus tour, entry to Torres Strait Heritage Museum and lunch is included. Join the locals fishing off Horn Island wharf equipment supplied. Accommodation (ensuite facilities)
DAY 2 MONDAY (BD) - Thursday Island, Red Island Point, Punsand Bay.
Morning Transfer by ferry to Thursday Island. Ample time for sightseeing, souvenir shopping and a conducted bus tour of historic "T.I." is included. (Lunch is own cost today). Mid-afternoon ferry cruise to mainland. Accommodation at Punsand Bay Private Reserve. Permanent Tent (ensuite facilities) for 2 nights.
DAY 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 FRIDAY (BLD) - Archer River, Coen, Musgrave.
Across rolling Piccaninny Plains, refreshment stop at the Archer River and then via historic Coen to reach Musgrave pioneer telegraph station, which is over 100 years old. Accommodation: Musgrave - (share facilities)
DAY 7 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.
DAY 8 SUNDAY (BL) - Bloomfield Track, Cape Tribulation.
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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