FULLY ESCORTED GIPPSLAND DEPARTURE Cape York 11 DAY ACCOMMODATED TOUR DEPARTING JUNE 6, 2018

LUXURY 4WD TRAVELLING: Travel these remote regions in our new purpose built Isuzu off road 4WD tour-vehicles with reclining seats, footrests, retractable seatbelts and panoramic windows, road cam, TV and on-board toilet. With maximum of 25 passengers, you will have the ultimate opportunity to enjoy Cape York at its best. You are promised nothing short of a high-class adventure into remote on a unique and quality tour.

PACKAGE TOUR INCLUDES: • 3 Nights accommodation in centrally located Hotel • 8 Day 4WD Cape York Drive/Fly Tour • All tours as per itinerary • All transfers, including transfers to and from Gippsland • All meals as per itinerary. • Domestic Airfares Melb/Cairns/Melb TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: • Cape Tribulation • World Heritage • Bloomfield Track • Cooktown • Lakefield National Park • Musgrave Telegraph Station • - Including Weipa Wildlife & Eco Cruise & Weipa Mine Tour • Additional Day Horn Island • Bramwell Station • Fruit Bat Falls • • Cape York - Most Northern Tip of Australia 2

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WED, JUNE 6 the departure point for the ferry to Thursday Island and a BAIRNSDALE- MELBOURNE (D) famous fishing spot. Our accommodation at Seisia Holiday Park Transfer to Melbourne Airport for your connecting flight to are cottages with ensuite facilities. Cairns. Transfer to your hotel for your overnight accommodation in Cairns. WED, JUNE 13 CAPE YORK - SOMERSET (BLD) THURS, JUNE 7 An unforgettable day! Stand at the very top of mainland CAIRNS (B) Australia. We then visit Somerset (road conditions permitted), Enjoy a day at leisure in Cairns or enquire for optional day tours once the home of the legendary Jardine family. We have lunch available. on palm fringed Anchorage Beach which overlooks the Albany Passage. A walk on the beach completes your day before FRI, JUNE 8 returning to Seisia. CAIRNS – COOKTOWN (BLD) After an early morning pick up from selected Cairns THURS, JUNE 14 accommodation your adventure begins. Travelling north along CAPE YORK – THURSDAY ISLAND – HORN ISLAND (BD) the scenic Captain Cook Highway, through the World Heritage An early morning departure as you cruise through island listed and Cape Tribulation, where the studded straits to explore our northern community, Thursday rainforest meets the reef. Then making our way along the Island. Here you will be taken on an informative guided bus jungle shrouded (road conditions permitting), tour of the island and its picturesque harbour, once home to stopping off at the unique Lion’s Den Hotel, and the the romantic pearl lugger fleet. The afternoon is yours to mysterious Black Mountain, arriving at the old gold port of explore Thursday Island, before boarding the ferry to Horn Cooktown, where we visit Captain Cooks Landing, before Island, where you will stay tonight at the Gateway Resort. settling into our accommodation with ensuite facilities. Accommodation with ensuite facilities.

SAT, JUNE 9 FRI, JUNE 15 COOKTOWN - - MUSGRAVE (BLD) HORN ISLAND - CAIRNS (BL) Heading west into the outback, we travel over the legendary Today includes a tour of Horn Island, entry to the Torres Strait Battle Camp Range to the Old Laura Homestead and Lakefield Heritage Museum and lunch at the resort. Late afternoon National Park (road conditions permitting), a haven for the board your plane at Horn Island for a scenic flight back to many and animals native to this area. Lagoons, Cairns. Arriving late afternoon in Cairns, your tour finishes with billabongs, and wide river lakes are home to both fresh and a drop off to overnight accommodation in Cairns. saltwater . The afternoon finds us arriving at our overnight accommodation at The Old Musgrave telegraph SAT, JUNE 16 station. (Limited rooms with ensuite facilities available, once CAIRNS- MELBOURNE- BAIRNSDALE (B) full, rooms with shared bathroom facilities will be used.) Transfer to the Airport this morning for a connecting flight to Melbourne and coach transfer to Bairnsdale. Anticipated SUN, JUNE 10 arrival back in to Bairnsdale would be approximately 7pm. MUSGRAVE - COEN – ARCHER RIVER – WEIPA (BLD) This morning, we continue north stopping off at the historic **B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner** frontier gold town of Coen and the picturesque Archer River, before making our way to the bauxite-mining town of Weipa. Enjoy a spectacular sunset & eco cruise. Our accommodation TOUR PRICE BASED ON TWIN SHARE with ensuite facilities tonight is at the Heritage Motel. $5285.00 p.p.

MON, JUNE 11 Single supplement Additional $1250.00 WEIPA - WENLOCK RIVER – BRAMWELL STATION (BD) This morning take an informative tour of the Weipa mining operation. After lunch, we head for our overnight Please note : As there are only 5 ensuited rooms at Musgrave and 12 ensuited rooms accommodation with ensuite facilities at a true blue Aussie at Bramwell and they are all booked for Heritage Tours. The balance of the rooms cattle station, Bramwell Station. that are with shared bathroom facilities are sharing the amenities blocks with all other guests of Musgrave and Bramwell. (Same situation as staying in a caravan park). It should be noted that early bookings will be allocated to rooms of choice. TUES, JUNE 12 BRAMWELL – FRUIT BAT FALLS – CAPE YORK (BLD) Booking Terms & Conditions: This group tour is subject to minimum numbers travelling. Deposit of $500.00 per person is non refundable. Travel insurance is After an early start, we head north travelling along part of the highly recommended, as strict cancellation conditions apply. All cancellations and Old Telegraph Track to arrive at Fruit Bat Falls for lunch. Relax, amendments to bookings are subject to additional fees and charges. swim, and enjoy this unique area with its enchanting waterfall. Coopers Travel reserves the right to cancel departures/touring/transfers due to Then northwards across the Jardine River, to arrive at Cape circumstances outside of their control, some which may be affected by weather conditions or delays. Included tours and itineraries may vary and attractions may be York! We will be staying at Seisia. Seisia is ideally located for our substituted due to seasonal conditions. Coopers Travel will not be held liable for a next few days, being in walking distance from the Seisia Wharf, service variation, cancellation, delay or withdrawal.

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