11 DAYS CAPE YORK & TORRES STRAIT Medium level of fitness required Kazu Pearl Farm, Friday Island TOUR hursday Island Horn Island HIGHLIGHTS Friday Island 1 Daintree Rainforest and Daintree Discovery Centre Bamaga 2 Bana Yirriji Art & Cultural Centre Bloomfield Track and Weipa 2 Daintree Coast James Cook Museum Cooktown Botanic Gardens 1 Musgrave Guided tour of Split Rock, Quinkan Centre 2 Cooktown Weipa Bauxite Mine Tour Daintree Gulf Eco Cruise Moreton Telegraph Station 2 CAIRNS Bloomfield Falls Fruit Bat Falls (swimming opportunity) Cape York Walk to ‘The Tip’ Endeavour Strait Cruising intriguing story of a fair skinned woman Day 1 | TUESDAY | CAIRNS known as the “Normanby Woman” who Kazu Pearl Farm Tour Your adventure begins with a Welcome was sightedQEENSLAND living with Aborigines back in Horn and Thursday Dinner at our tour hotel. Please check-in the 1800s. Visit James Cook Museum in Island Touring after 2.00pm. Meet fellow travellers and the magnificent 19th Century Sisters of hear all about the adventures ahead with Torres Strait Cultural Mercy Convent. Gain an insight into the Heritage Experiences a comprehensive tour orientation by your grounding of the Endeavour and the most Savannah Guides Operator driver and host. significant land based stay of Captain Overnight Rydges Esplanade, Cairns Cook’s east coast expedition. Wander the beautiful heritage-listed Cooktown NORHERN ERRIORY Day 2 | WEDNESDAY | COOKTOWN Botanic Gardens and see the Vera We travel north along one of Australia’s Scarth-Johnson collection of original most scenic coastal drives to Mossman; regional botanical illustrations. Enjoy nestled in the World Heritage-Listed some free timeLONGREACH to stroll downtown Daintree Rainforest. We’ll board the Cooktown and a late afternoon tour of Daintree River Ferry for a short cable Grassy Hill with 360-degree views of crossing of the famous Daintree River. BirdsvilleCooktown, the Endeavour River and the Visit the Daintree Discovery Centre, Great BarrierWindorah Reef. Charleville an award-winning interpretive facility. Roma Join a guided tour of the rainforest Day 4 | FRIDAY | MUSGRAVE boardwalks. Follow the Bloomfield Track Travel to LakelandInnamincka and Laura viaCAPE the YORK & BRISBANE on a spectacular scenic journey hugging mysterious Black Mountains, TORRESa special STRAIT the Daintree Coast. Visit the Bana Yirriji story place for the Kuku Yalanji people. Art and Cultural Centre in Wujal Wujal, a World-class Aboriginal rock art and small coastal Aboriginal community on the wonderful locally grown coffee are two Stanthorpe banks of the Bloomfield River. big drawcards for theseNEW small towns. SOUTH WALES 2 nights River of Gold Motel, Cooktown CameronBest known are the Quinkan Rock Art Galleries,Corner consideredTibooburra to be some of the most significant Aboriginal art sites in the world. We'll join a guided tour of the Split Day 3 | THURSDAY | COOKTOWN Rock Galleries. Travel along the Peninsula Discover Cooktown’s colourful history Developmental Road to the Hann River today. Join our guide on a tour of the Cassowary Roadhouse for a short break before Cooktown Cemetery and hear the continuing on to Musgrave Roadhouse. Overnight Musgrave Roadhouse Day 5 | SATURDAY | WEIPA SYDNEY INCLUSIONS We continue along the Peninsula Wollongong 10 nights en suite accommodation Developmental Road to the old mining Travel by luxury 4WD coach from Cairns community of Coen. The town was Touring with Savannah Guides Operator driver originally created around a repeater & host station in the Overland Telegraph Line to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. We’ll All meals (10 buffet breakfasts; 9 lunches; 10 dinners) arrive in time for lunch at the Archer River Roadhouse. Located on the banks All entries/activities as per itinerary of the crystal clear Archer River, the Ferry transfers between Cape York, Thursday Roadhouse is famous for the massive Island and Horn Island Archer Burger, best served with an icy One way economy flight Horn Island to Cairns cold drink under their shaded patio. Last stop for the day is Weipa, the Barramundi Cooktown capital of Queensland. Originally an 11 DAYS CAPE YORK & TORRES STRAIT Aboriginal mission, Weipa grew to become a township after the discovery of bauxite. Late afternoon relax at your accommodation with sweeping views of Albatross Bay. 2 nights Albatross Bay Resort, Weipa Day 6 | SUNDAY | WEIPA Learn about Weipa’s mining operations on a morning tour of the world’s largest Fruit Bat Falls bauxite mine, operated by Rio Tinto. Get up close and personal to the 190 tonne Belly Dumper Haul trucks while touring Smithy at ‘The Tip’ Thursday Island the working mine site and follow the rail and conveyor belt system as the bauxite makes its way to the loading dock. Join an Eco Cruise on the Gulf of Carpentaria for a chance to spot local birdlife and crocodiles. Relax with drinks and nibbles as you learn about the incredible ecosystems and local culture. Witness a stunning sunset in one of the few places in Queensland where the sun sets over the ocean in the west. Day 7 | MONDAY | BAMAGA Follow the Old Telegraph Track to Gulf Eco Cruise Moreton Telegraph Station on the banks of the Wenlock River. Part of the historic Overland Telegraph Line, Moreton Telegraph Station was completed in 1887 and ceased operations in 1987 with the introduction of microwave telecommunications. Spot giant termite mounds as the country changes to the open plains of Heathlands Resources Reserve. Cool off in the lush Fruit Bat Falls with its crystal clear water (croc free), a perfect swimming spot and one of the most special places on the Cape. Cross the Jardine River by cable ferry to Bamaga, the closest settlement to the tip Green Hill Fort, Thursday Island Daintree Discovery Centre of Australia. This evening, enjoy a relaxed Farm Shop. Transfer by water taxi to Horn dinner overlooking tropical gardens. Island late afternoon and check in to your 2021 DEPARTURES 2 nights Cape York Peninsula Lodge, accommodation. 31 Aug; 14 Sep Bamaga Overnight Gateway Torres Strait Resort, Horn Island Day 8 | TUESDAY | BAMAGA Experience the highlights of Cape York Day 10 | THURSDAY | CAIRNS 2022 ITINERARY Peninsula, one of Australia’s last great Join local guides on a tour of the Use the QR code below to view the up to wilderness areas. We begin with a drive World War II sites. See gun emplacements, date itinerary for 2022 or visit our website. to Pajinka. The 45-60 minute walk over an underground command post and an rocky headland to ‘The Tip’ of Cape York aircraft wreck with an epic tale. Walk requires a good level of fitness. Take that in the steps of traditional owners, the ‘bucket-list’ photo as you stand at the Tip Kaurareg People, and learn their stories. of Australia; then savour a picnic lunch on Following the tour you will have time Somerset Beach with breathtaking views to wander the Torres Strait Heritage to Albany Island. Visit the iconic Croc Tent Museum. Enjoy an Asian buffet lunch on then enjoy some free time back at your Horn Island before transferring to Horn Island Airport for your QantasLink flight accommodation. to Cairns. Tonight we’ll celebrate the end Day 9 | WEDNESDAY | of our adventure with a Farewell Dinner 2022 DEPARTURES TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS at the Coral Hedge Brasserie Restaurant & Bar. 24 May; 07 Jun; 05 Jul; 19 Jul; Cruise the beautiful turquoise waters of 02 Aug; 30 Aug; 13 Sep the Endeavour Strait to Thursday Island; Overnight Rydges Esplanade, Cairns just one of 274 islands which lie between the northern tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea. Discover Thursday Island’s Day 11 | FRIDAY hidden past, including Green Hill Fort, on Your Cape York and Torres Strait adventure 2022 EAR LY a guided history tour. Join a special tour concludes after breakfast at Rydges to Friday Island and the Kazu Pearl Farm. Esplanade Resort. Own arrangements EMU DEALS! Learn the story about how the farm was for your connecting flight or rail home. Book by 31 July 2021 established and watch a demonstration Alternatively you may like to extend your and travel at 2021 prices. on the cultivation, seeding and harvesting stay in Cairns with one of our Post Tour of the pearl. Time also to visit the Pearl packages, please request pricing. 2021 TOURS 2022 TOURS CAPE YORK & TORRES STRAIT Twin Share Single Twin Share Single 11 Day Cairns – Cairns $7199pp $8449pp $7399pp $8779pp 11 Day Brisbane – Brisbane* $ * $ * $ * $ * with return economy flights 7899 pp 9149 pp 8199 pp 9579 pp *Price includes return economy flights between Brisbane and Cairns. Subject to availability and airline booking and carriage conditions..