Billy Tea Safaris
Includes Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, 4WD Bloomfield Track, Chillagoe, Mareeba, Aboriginal Rock Art & Australian Outback
Day 1: Daintree, Cape Trib & Bloomfield
Billy Tea Safaris is a small locally owned Advanced Eco Accredited Tour Operator, which operates small personalised tours with custom built 4WD vehicles, maximum 16 passengers per vehicle, please note that during busy periods we operate more than one vehicle in the Daintree area. Your naturalist guides have extensive knowledge of flora, fauna, history of the area and aboriginal culture, which will ensure you day will be a memory of a lifetime.
Highlights of your day in the Daintree
- See crocodiles & birdlife on the 1 hour Daintree River Cruise including morning tea
- Spectacular views where the world heritage rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef - recently named the BEST drive in the world!
- Spot rare animals like a Cassowary or a Boyd's Dragon
- Walk through the Daintree Rainforest on an elevated boardwalk with our amazing guides and learn about Aboriginal culture and rare flora & fauna
- Visit the wallabies at our exclusive rainforest lunch setting
- Enjoy an Aussie BBQ lunch. Drinks at passenger's own expense
- Get up close to Eclectus Parrots, Pythons & other native wildlife at our lunch location, animal sanctuary in the rainforest
- Go for a freshwater swim in the rainforest at pristine Emmogen Creek
- Try a traditional Aussie 'Billy Tea' with damper
- Share an exotic local tropical fruit platter
- Spend time at the famous Cape Tribulation Beach - the only place in the world where two World Heritage listed areas meet
- Exotic tropical fruit ice-cream at the Daintree Ice Cream Company
- Cable Ferry crossing across the mighty Daintree River
Billy Tea Safaris is a small locally owned tour operator, which operates small personalised tours with custom built 4WD vehicles, and your naturalist guides have extensive knowledge of flora, fauna, history of the area and aboriginal culture, which will ensure your day will be a memory of a lifetime.
Your day begins when your accredited guide meets you at your accommodation Cairns CBD around 6.45am, Holloway’s Beach and Yorkey’s Knob will be approximately 7.00 . We do not pickup from Port Douglas but for an extra $95p.p return we can arange a transfer to the bus stop at the bottom of the Karanda Range to meet your Billy Tea Tour. We’ll ascend the McAllister Ranges and head to Skybury Coffee Plantation for morning tea, looking for many different species of bush birds, including Emus, Wedge Tail Eagles, Squatter Pigeons and Kangaroos, Frilled Neck Lizards, before reaching our first stop.
Please note: If you're thinking of driving to Chillagoe in your hire car you need to check with your company that you can take your car on a dirt road. The road to Chillagoe is not sealed all the way. If you can't drive... come on our tour! As we dont pick up in Port Douglas a transfer can be arranged at an additional cost of $87.00 p.p return transfer to a pickup point at the bottom of the Karanda Range.
Highlights of your day in the Outback
- Travel off the beaten track down exclusive 4WD backroads
- Morning tea at Skybury Coffee Plantation
- Spot kangaroos, emus, wallabies, wedge-tail eagles (wildlife galore!) all day in the Outback
- Drive past diverse dry tropical farmlands
- Pass through historic mining ghost towns and small outback communities
- Visit the local Aboriginal Rock art and Balancing Rock
- Local Chillagoe gift shop is a must see!
- Find fossils in ancient limestone casts at Chillagoe
- Explore the famous Chillagoe Caves
- View the once booming Chillagoe smelter ruin
- Outback Aussie lunch in 100-year-old pub
- Visit the wallabies at Granite Gorge and see local wildlife
- Tropical fruit tasting in Dimbulah
- Small-group tour in a luxury 4WD
| Adult | $380.00 |
| Child (0-14 years) | $320.00 |
| Family (2 adults + 2 children 0-14 years) | $1270.00 |
Billy Tea Safaris will provide Baby Seats or Booster Seat please advise upon booking, all children up to the age of 7 years.
Please be aware there is a 24-hour cancellation policy of 100% cancellation fee. No exceptions.
If you fail to load there is also a 100% cancellation fee applies. No exceptions.
Please check our Terms and Conditions for Cancellation Fees.
PRIVATE CHARTER RATES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Prices valid from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
