QUEENSLAND - SAFARI & 4WD ADVENTURES
Great Northern Safari N6B
Rainforest, Outback, Rock Art, Wetlands, Wildlife & Cooktown
4 DAYS - departs Cairns, Northern Beaches & Port Douglas Grade: Easy
Travel via the inland road through Palmer River and Mt. Carbine. We stop at several wetland areas and other sights of interest. After visiting Laura we take a 4WD access road to our bush camp “Jowalbinna”.
We spend 2 nights here, after breakfast on day 2 we hike the sandstone escarpment country to view Aboriginal Art sites. Some dating back 40,000 years. The guide will offer interpretation of the sights and be able to answer any questions relating to the history of the area. At lunch relax in a cool Billabong while the Billy boils and lunch is prepared. After breakfast on day 3 we visit one more site before travelling into Lakefield National Park in search of crocodiles, dingoes, kangaroos, many large and colourful birds gather near lily shrouded waterholes, the day will be spent exploring the park. We continue east along the Gold Rush Track and arrive early evening in Cooktown and overnight in motel accommodation. Our final day sees us exploring a little of Cooktown, the site of the first European settlement by Captain Cook and a view over the town from Grassy Hill. We then continue down the coast with stops at Black Mountain, the Lions Den and Bloomfield Falls. The road is 4WD only and offers excellent vistas of the ocean as it follows the coastline. After crossing the Daintree River we visit the Rainforest in Mossman Gorge for some light hiking and swimming before returning to Cairns at sunset.
DEPARTURES: Every Monday all year and every Thursday from Jul 20 to Sep 14 (inclusive) from your hotel at 7.20am, returns at 6.00pm on day 4.
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