Savannah Explorer
Trip Type: 4WD TourNZD 12,195.00 /Person
<p>Travel along the iconic Savannah Way to the Top End as you explore pioneering towns and sprawling national parks. Watch the sunset over the Gulf...
Savannah Explorer
<p>Travel along the iconic Savannah Way to the Top End as you explore pioneering towns and sprawling national parks. Watch the sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria and take to the skies on a scenic helicopter flight over the Lost City at Lorella Springs Wilderness Park.</p>
Today, be met on arrival and transfer to your hotel. Tonight, get to know your fellow guests during a welcome dinner.
Accommodation
Cairns, Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina
Meals Included
Lunch
Location
Cairns , Australia
Travel from Cairns to Woodleigh Station and enjoy lunch amid the surrounds of the Australian bush. Later this afternoon, journey to the beautiful, tiered waterfall of Millstream Falls, the widest single-drop waterfall in Australia. A unique experience awaits tonight at Undara, where you'll stay in restored turn-of-the-century train carriages.
Accommodation
Undara Experience
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
After a bush breakfast this morning, discover the site of the 190,000-year-old Undara Lava Tubes, a series of underground tunnels formed during a volcanic eruption in the region. Join a savannah guide for a tour of the mysterious caves before enjoying lunch. Later, arrive at Cobbold Gorge.
Signature Experience – Undara Lava Tubes Embark on the Archway Explorer tour through the mysterious Undara Lava Tubes. Be guided through the mesmerising lava tubes, the result of a volcanic eruption that spewed molten lava down a dry riverbed. The outer layer formed a crust, and when the lava below drained away, a series of long, hollow tubes remained.
Accommodation
Two Nights, Cobbold Gorge Hotel
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
An exploration of Cobbold Gorge awaits today, hidden within a rugged sandstone formation. A jewel in the Gulf Savannah, learn about its ancient geological formations. This afternoon, join your guide for a boat cruise and tour. As your boat meanders through the narrow waterways of the gorge, be sure to keep an eye out for freshwater crocodiles.
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Journey to the historic goldrush town of Croydon and visit the True Blue Interactive Information Centre, home to an array of heritage items and sculptures. Continue to Karumba and end your day with a special Signature Experience.
Signature Experience – Karumba Sunset Enjoy a relaxing sunset cruise in Karumba and indulge in a selection of local king prawns as you take in the sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Accommodation
Ash's Holiday Units
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Depart Karumba and Head to Normanton and then travel onto the TOP Road. Continue on to Camp 119, the monument commemorates Burke and Wills campsite 119 which was their most northerly campsite during their expedition in 1861. Arrive at Leichhardt Falls, a plunge waterfall on the Leichardt River. Take in the natural landscape, and you may even spot a saltwater crocodile in the nearby river. Afterwards, you will visit Burketown Thermal Springs, hot springs that have been created from a bore drilled into the ground in 1897. Head to Hells gate Roadhouse for tonight's stay.
Accommodation
Hell's Gate Roadhouse
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Fly from Hell’s Gate to Borroloola, then continue to Lorella Springs Wilderness Park, a sprawling one-million-acre working cattle station. The landscape here is incredibly diverse, ranging from open savannah and dense forest to coastal floodplains, salt flats and mangroves.
Accommodation
Three Nights, Lorella Springs Wilderness Park
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
This morning, embark on a scenic helicopter flight over the Lost City. Afterwards, explore the natural surrounds of Lorella Springs Wilderness Park. Join your guide for a scenic walk through several of the park's trails and perhaps go for a dip in one of the waterholes or thermal springs. This evening, watch the sunset over the property before enjoying dinner.
Signature Experience – Scenic Flight Over the Lost City Take to the skies on a helicopter flight over the Lost City, made up of incredible sandstone formations. Said to be more than 500 million years old, the unique formations of the Lost City resemble the ruins of an ancient city, with a maze of narrow alleys.
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Today you have a full day to explore the pristine wilderness. Your guide will lead you along bush tracks, as well as swim in the waterholes and relax in the thermal springs. Perhaps take an optional walk from Nanny’s Retreat or an afternoon at leisure.
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Today, learn about the mystery that surrounds the death of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared with his exploration party in 1848. In the remote town of Roper Bar, see the monument commemorating the centenary of Leichhardt’s crossing of the Roper River. Tonight enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation
Contour Hotel Katherine
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
After breakfast this morning, visit the poignant war cemetery at Adelaide River, then continue to the falls at Litchfield National Park, set amongst a monsoon forest. Enjoy a swim after lunch before returning to Darwin. This evening, toast the end of your journey during a farewell dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation
Vibe Darwin
Meals Included
Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Location
Cairns , Australia
Your adventure draws to a close after breakfast this morning. Be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Location
Cairns , Australia
Departing
Finishing
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GOCK12
Trip Location
Cairns → Darwin, Australia
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