CRUISE / DRIVE CAPE YORK  ADVENTURE

ITINERARY (Cruise and drive combination)

Meals as indicated;- Breakfast (B); Lunch (L); Dinner (D).

Day 1 - Cairns- Embarkation (D)

We meet at your accommodation then it's "all aboard" the MV Pacific Discoverer to begin a truly unique Cape York experience. The coastal Container Freighter measures 78 metres in length and weighs some 1400 tonnes. Cabins are surprisingly spacious and all meals are included and of a good standard. The boat is now licensed, basic alchohol can be purchased. No alcohol can be taken on board. (Toilets & Showers) 

Day 2 - Great Barrier Reef -Coral Sea(BLD)
Observe seafaring throughout the cruise. The ship plays a vital role in supplying the communities of Cape York with their daily needs, it is an essential link to civilization. Enjoy the company of like minded travellers and delight in the turquoise tropical waters of both the Coral and Arafura Seas. (Toilets & Showers).

Day 3 - Seisia- Cape York. (BLD)
Disembarkation this morning, meet your tour guide and fellow passengers who chose to fly to Cape York. We settle you into camp before driving to the top of the Australian continent, we walk the final kilometre and celebrate arriving at Cape York. A little souvenier shopping at the Croc Tent before returning to our base camp overlooking Torres Strait.  (Toilets and Showers)

Day 4 - Base Camp -(Opt) Thursday Island (BD)

An optional tour to Thursday and Horn Islands is recommended with Peddells Ferry Service, it has an excellent reputation. A choice of different tour options to the islands is available. Alternatively, a fishing trip may also be possible. Note;- To avoid disappointment, fishing trips must be booked well before tour departure date. (Toilets and Showers)

Day 5 - Base Camp - Twin Falls (BLD)
This morning we break camp and drive through the 'wet desert'. cross the Jardine River by old world cable ferry and arrive at the jewel of the peninsula, Twin Falls. Here we hike, swim, relax and enjoy the spectacular series of waterfalls on the Elliot River.  (Toilet & Swim)

Day 6 - Twin Falls - Bramwell Cattle Station(BLD)
We ford deep watercourses and travel through a wide variety of country including heathlands, open woodlands and riverine forests  before entering the expansive 520 square mile Bramwell Cattle Station. We are treated to wonderful bush hospitality from the proprietor, Wendy, a most forthright and charming woman,  (Toilet & Swim)

Day 7 - Bramwell Cattle Station - Weipa (BD)
The broad acre property of Bramwell contrasts utterly with the relatively modern Bauxite mining township of Weipa with air-conditioned shops and sealed roads. Time this afternoon to catch up on laundry, telephone family or possible take a fishing trip. Note; To avoid disapointment, all fishing trips must be booked well before departure date.(Toilets & Showers)

Day 8 - Weipa - Coen (BLD)
An optional Bauxite and lifestyle tour is highly recommended this morning, the comprehensive tour is conducted by a local Weipa resident with an emphasis on the mines, the people and the environment. After lunch we drive to the frontier town of Coen and camp by the local hotel and experience the colour and character of this quaint little town. (Toilets & Showers).

Day 9 - Coen Lakefield National Park (BLD)
Our first pause this morning is at Musgrave Telegraph Station then turn east and enter the vast expanses of Lakefield National Park, an absolute wildlife haven, We hope to see crocodiles in their natural habitat. A huge variety of  birds abounds within the Park, billabongs and waterfholes are plentiful. Our camp is by the Normanby River within the 1.6 million acre National Park. (Toilets & Showers)

Day 10 - Lakefield National Park -  Cooktown (BL)
The ruins of Old Laura is testimony to the hardships endured by our pioneers, just one of the sights we visit this morning. We  cross Battlecamp Range, wind through fertile agricultural country and arrive in Cooktown late afternoon with the time to enjoy some of the town's attractions. We all eat out this evening, a break from camp cooking. (Toilets & Showers)

Day 11 - Cooktown to Cairns (B/L)
We spend a wonderful moring enjoying the sights of Cooktown including Grassy Hill and the famous James Cook Museum. Later we absorb the mystical atmosphere of Black Mountain National Park and visit historic Lions Den Hotel. We skirt Cedar Bay National park and enter the internationally recognised World Heritage areas of the Greater Daintree National Park and its unique rainforest jungles. Another highlight is Cape Tribulation where the 'Rainforest meets the Reef'. Finally, we drive the scenic coastal road back to Cairns to your pre-arranged accommodation considerbly wiser and refreshed from our Cape York Adventure.

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