- Six nights' premium accommodation
- The services of an expert Travelmarvel Driver Guide
- 17 meals – 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
- Journey along the iconic Bloomfield Track
- Visit Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
- Stand on the tip of Cape York, continental Australia’s northernmost point
- Learn of Thursday Island’s WWII history and trading importance
Cape York and Tropical North by 4WD
Trip Type: 4WDNZD 5,695.00 /Person
Cape York and Tropical North by 4WD
7 days. 17 meals. Head north from Cairns by 4WD to Cape York, the northernmost place on the Australian mainland. En route, travel on the Bloomfield Track, explore Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park and visit Weipa. Discover the charms and historical importance of Thursday Island, then fly back to Cairns over the Great Barrier Reef.
Following an Insider Experience, arrive in tropical Cooktown and check in to your hotel.
Accommodation
Cooktown, The Sovereign Resort Hotel
- Lunch
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Following your Quinkan Country visit, continue to the heritage-listed Old Laura Homestead. Later, drive into Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, where you will find a range of animals, including crocodiles and wallabies, as well as plentiful bird life.
Accommodation
Musgrave Roadhouse
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Explore the old gold mining town of Coen, where the precious metal was first discovered in 1876. When the Great Northern Mine was established in 1893 Coen underwent a boom period, but by 1916 the mine was closed and the town resumed its quiet existence. Afterwards stop at the Archer River Roadhouse for lunch, halfway along your day’s travels. Then resume your journey to the town of Weipa, the largest community on the Cape York Peninsula.
Accommodation
Weipa, Albatross Bay Resort
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Today you can enjoy a relaxing boat trip from Weipa (additional charge), learning about the area’s ecology, mining industry and Indigenous culture as you look for saltwater crocodiles. Afterwards, travel to Bramwell Station.
Accommodation
Bramwell Station
- Breakfast
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Check out Bramwell Junction’s imposing termite mounds before heading to Fruit Bat Falls, where you can enjoy a cooling swim in the clear waters of the Elliott River. Take a ferry across the Jardine River, then head north through the traditional land of the Injinoo people.
Accommodation
Two Nights, Cape York Peninsula Lodge
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Today, celebrate being among the most northerly landscapes on the Australian continent as you wind along a 4WD track to Frangipani Beach, on the western side of Cape York just below the tip. Later, continue to historic Somerset Hill, the site of a station established by John Jardine in 1863 – the first European settlement on Cape York. From Somerset Beach there are fine views of Albany Island, just offshore. Here, learn the stories of ‘Jackey Jackey’, an early Indigenous guide, and Frank Jardine, the son of the station’s founder, who became the local police magistrate and was involved in numerous killings of Indigenous people.
Meals Included- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinners
Location
Cooktown , Australia
Take the ferry across the picturesque Endeavour Strait to fascinating Thursday Island. Once a pearling centre, Thursday Island became a major defence post during World War II. The labyrinth of tunnels and rooms at Green Hill Fort now house the Torres Strait Museum. You’ll then take the local ferry to Horn Island, where you will board your flight to Cairns, enjoying the magnificence of the Great Barrier Reef from a bird’s-eye view en route. Your journey ends at Cairns Airport.
Meals Included- Breakfast
Location
Cooktown , Australia
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