Oz Tours Safaris conduct camping and accommodated tours to Cape York Peninsula, Outback Queensland and the Gulf Savannah. Overland, air and sea tours cater for every desire, from Great Barrier Reef sea voyage to 4WD outback camping safaris. Let our experienced and professional guides deliver a unique wilderness experience with Oz Tours Safaris.

Established in 1985, Oz Tours Safaris is a Cairns based, family owned company with management and staff all being northern residents with extensive local knowledge and experience.

Their policy of safety and service, their many satisfied past passengers, and their innovative programs and concepts has gained them an excellent reputation in the highly specialised, all-age wilderness holiday and eco-tourism field.

Oz Tours Safaris, a Queensland Transport Accredited operator, is a member of the Far North Queensland Tourist Operators Association, Gulf Savannah Development, Tourism Tropical North Queensland and Queensland Outback

Our tours carry EcoTourism and Advanced EcoTourism Acceditation. This provides industry and consumers with an assurance that products and services are delivered with a commitment to best practice environmental management and a commitment to provide high quality ecotourism experiences.

Our Fleet

Modern, air-conditioned Toyota, Mitsubishi and MAN purpose-built 4WD safari vehicles with comfortable forward facing cloth seats with seat belts, PA system, Royal Flying Doctor radios, first aid kits and off-road equipment are standard fittings.

'Cape Trib'/Daintree Rainforest

The Greater Daintree, protected by ruggedness and wild rivers, contains the largest area of virgin tropical rainforest in Australia. Along the Cape Tribulation, affectionately known as "Cape Trib" - Daintree coastline can be found two of the most complex eco-systems on earth side by side: coral reef and tropical rainforest. The beauty and uniqueness of this landscape including its animals, birds and reptiles is truly deserved of its World Heritage status.

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Cape York Peninsula

For thousands of years it has defied the onslaught of civilisation. Until a little over a 100 years ago only indigenous Australians enjoyed this unique paradise. History records that Europeans first touched our shores here almost four centuries ago but ironically this is still Australia's last pioneering frontier, the last of our continent to be explored, settled or developed.

The quest to conquer has always attracted man to the least accessible of earth's surfaces - the highest mountain, the widest desert, the most remote...In Australia, the greatest achievement is, without question, to reach the northernmost tip, Cape York.

Still a wild, sparsely populated wilderness, and trafficable only during the months from April to December and then only by four-wheel-drive vehicles for most of the way, to travel overland to the Cape is still an adventure , opening up to the traveller some of this country's most splendid and diverse scenery.

To stand at the most northerly point of Australia where oceans meet, overlooking the scattered islands of the Torres Strait, is indeed an awe-inspiring and overwhelming experience (more...)

The Great Barrier Reef

This amazing coral phenomenon encompasses almost a quarter of a million square kilometres, from just north of Bundaberg at its southern extremity to the Torres Strait in the north. "The Reef" has no equal. No where is more magnificent than off the east coast of Cape York Peninsula.

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Gulf Savannah

The Gulf Savannah region extends from the Great Dividing Range in the east to the Northern Territory in the west. Known as the "Outback By The Sea", it encompasses miles of untouched beaches, lush bushland, remote cattle stations, historical mining towns and breathtaking National Parks. Each town has its own unique outback style coupled with a friendliness second to none. The contrast of the area is staggering. A holiday to the Gulf region offers adventure, beauty and a lesson in history giving the visitor a multitude of experiences.

A Journey that offers a unique insight into the real Australian Outback. Rich in the history and folklore of early pioneers, gold rushes, explorers and aboriginal culture, you'll wonder at the ever-changing landscapes that will surprise you with it's amazing diversity from the lush Tropical Coast to the heart of the outback with it's stunning Mountain Ranges and wide open plains. A land of ancient geological and prehistoric wonders. Discover the towns that stand testament to a time gone by, where history and stories of those times have been kept alive.

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Kimberley & Tanami Desert

Stretching from the Northern Territory border in the east, across to the coast in the west and south to the Great Sandy Desert, the wild and remote area known as the Kimberley is one of the countries last great frontiers The region offers one of the most spectacularly rugged coast line in the world. A place of soaring red cliffs and cascading waterfalls, tidal rivers lined with dense Rainforest, sprawling mangroves, and all are teeming with wild life. The area is virtually unspoilt, and for the very simple reason it’s remote.

Special Interest Group Charters

With a wealth of outback and wilderness touring experience, Oz Tours Safaris can provide tailor-made itineraries for any group with specific or unusual requirements. Innovative and professionally co-ordinated programs provide exciting and informative holidays for your group, club, association, school, college or university. Our birdwatching tours are proving tremendously popular, providing a degree of personal comfort and amenity previously unavailable in remote area accommodation and catering.

Oz Military Heritage Tours

During the Second World War, Queensland was a massive operational and logistical base for Allied forces preparing to push back invading enemy forces. Memories may have faded over the past 65 years, but the legacy of war remains in the form of fortifications, military camps, airfields, lovingly restored vehicles and aircraft and of course local folklore. Join Oz Tours as we explore Queensland's Wartime past in our Oz Military Heritage Tours. All Oz Military Heritage Tour itineraries include all meals, entry fees and accommodation. Traveller comfort is assured in our "Oz Personnel Carrier", a customised Mitsubishi Warrior 4WD tour coach. (more...)

How You Will Travel

Modern, air conditioned Toyota, Mitsubishi & MAN Larc, purpose built 4WD Safari vehicles with comfortable, forward facing cloth seats with seat belts, P.A. system, Royal Flying Doctor radios, Satellite Phone, first aid kits and off road equipment are standard fittings.

Aboriginal Tourism

Chuula Homelands - Camp at the beautiful Wenlock River as guests of the Traditional Owners of Chuulangun Homelands. Learn about their special relationship with their Homelands and current land Management activities.

Guurrbi Tours - Walk with the traditional owners (Nugel Elder) through their ancient, untouched country, learning about their art, culture, history and bush tucker.

Walker Family - Spend Time with one of the clan groups of the KuKu Yalanji people. Be guided by them through their traditional country, part of the beautiful World Heritage Rainforest Area. See the rainforest through their eyes and learn about its cultural and traditional significance.

Jowalbinna has a rich past. Its Aboriginal occupation dates back over 30,000 years, and the images of Quinkan spirits, totem animals and people adorn many of the rock shelters. The discovery of gold on the Palmer River brought thousands of miners from 1873 on the old coach road from Cooktown to the goldfields. Conflict, dislocation and new diseases decimated the Aboriginal people, and the traditional lifestyle of over a thousand generations was lost. Now the rock art tells the stories of the past.

Not just a job - a career

Currently Oz Tours Safaris is hiring both Tour Guides & Hostess staff for our Cape York, Gulf Savannah, Outback Queensland and Kimberley program. Our team work hard providing travel experiences for our clients that are world class, and have a lot of fun doing this. If this sounds good to you, then you should consider joining our team. (More info...)

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