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Cape York "Frontier"

The Cape York Frontier tour is a 7 day fly/drive accommodated safari that explores one of Australia's last great wilderness regions - a land of history and ancient culture, crystal clear spring-fed creeks, huge termite mounds, and a vast and amazing variety of natural landscapes.

This tour has 2 itineraries depending on whether you take the air leg (Cairns - Horn Island) first, or as the homeward sector.

4WD Up And Fly Back To Cairns (Drive/Fly)

Day 1 - Tue (LD): Daintree rainforest and, weather permitting, Cape Tribulation and the Bloomfield Track. Lion's Den Hotel and Black Mountain on the way to Cooktown. Cooktown Overnight.

Day 2 - Wed (BLD): Battlecamp Road to Lakefield National Park's waterlily covered billabongs, wildlife and a great variety of birdlife. Musgrave Station tonight.

Day 3 - Thu (BLD): Coen and Archer River on the way to Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Weipa tonight.

Day 4 - Fri (BLD): Tour Weipa’s mine or a half-day fishing (both optional). Travel on to the Wenlock River to overnight at Moreton’s permanent tent safari camp.

Day 5 - Sat (BLD): 4WD adventure and fun on the famous Telegraph Track. Fruit Bat Falls to lunch and swim then cross the Jardine River to Punsand Bay Safari & Fishing Lodge on the tropical shores of Torres Strait, our home for two balmy nights.

Day 6 - Sun (BLD): Visit the Lockerbie Scrub and historic Somerset. Now, an emotional walk to the very top of Australia, CAPE YORK!

Day 7 - Mon (B): Cruise to Thursday Island and enjoy a guided tour (included). After lunch (own expense) transfer to Horn Island to board your aircraft to fly to Cairns.

Day 1 - Mon (D): Fly to Horn Island then transfer to Thursday Island and enjoy a guided tour of the island (included). After lunch (own expense) cruise to Punsand Bay Safari & Fishing Lodge, your home for two balmy nights.

Day 2 - Tue (BLD): Visit the Lockerbie Scrub and historic Somerset. Now, an emotional walk to the very top of Australia, CAPE YORK!

Day 3 - Wed (BLD): Cross the Jardine River then 4WD adventure and fun on the famous Telegraph Track. Fruit Bat Falls to lunch and swim then on through Cape York’s unique wilderness to the Wenlock River to overnight at Moreton’s permanent tent safari camp.

Day 4 - Thu (BLD): On to Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Tour Weipa’s mine or enjoy a half-day fishing (both optional). Overnight in Weipa.

Day 5 - Fri (BLD): The Archer River and Coen on the way to Musgrave Station where we stay tonight.

Day 6 - Sat (BLD): Lakefield National Park's waterlily covered billabongs, wildlife and great variety of birdlife before the Battlecamp Road to Cooktown, our overnight stop.

Day 7 - Sun (BL): A guided tour of Cooktown. Black Mountain and the Lion's Den Hotel before the Bloomfield Track, weather permitting. The Daintree Rainforest before returning to Port Douglas and Cairns.

Price: Twin Share = $2595. Single Supplement = $265
Rates are per person and in AUD$. Rates are valid to 31 March 2005.
*Incl. Horn Island/Cairns airfare

2004 Departures
Drive/Fly: May: 18, Jun: 1, 15, 19, Jul: 13, 27, Aug: 10, 24, Sep: 7, 21, Oct: 5, 19, Nov: 2, 16
Fly/Drive: May: 24, Jun: 7, 21, Jul: 5, 19, Aug: 2, 16, 30, Sep: 13, 27, Oct: 11, 25, Nov: 8, 22

Inclusions: 6 nights accommodation · All meals except lunch on Thursday Island · Cruise to or from Thursday Island · Tour of Thursday Island · Flight between Cairns and Horn Island

Exclusions: All soft and alcohol drinks · Optional tours