Cattle Stations of Cape York

  • 4wd Safari
  • Tour Highlights
  • Package Includes
  • PhotoGallery

Those who are interested in the remote lifestyle of Australian Cattle Stations now have the opportunity to experience first hand a selection of three working cattle stations in tropical Cape York Peninsular. You will stay on the stations, meet the people who work and run these vast properties, learn about some of the challenges they face on a daily basis. You will have the chance to view the unique tropical wildlife of this rich and diverse region.

We will also spend two nights at an historical gold mine and learn about the rugged life of miners from another era.

Cape York cattle Lotus Flowers Old cattle yards

Highlights

  • Living alongside the people who run their vast cattle properties
  • Seeing five working cattle stations "in action"
  • Exploring this unique tropical region, a photographers delight
  • Meeting and discussing issues with staff of the Australian Quarantine Service
  • Staying at the famous Lions Den Pub.
  • Spending time in historic Cooktown
  • Two nights at an historic goldmining town (optional mine tours)
  • Travelling on some very remote tropical roads
  • Reaching the very top of Australia, Cape York

Itinerary (draft)

Day 1 Cairns to Ayton via Port Douglas

Day 2 Ayton to Lions Den Pub, day in Cooktown

Day 3 Lions Den Pub to Kalinga Station via Lakeland & Laura

Day 4 Kalinga Station

Day 5 Kalinga Station to Yarraden Station

Day 6 Yarraden Station

Day 7 Yarraden Station to Merluna Station

Day 8 Merluna Station

Day 9 Merluna Station to Bramwell Station via Batavia Downs

Day 10 Bramwell Station to Loyalty Beach via Bamanga & Seisia

Day 11 Loyalty Beach / Seisia

Day 12 Seisia, optional trip to Thursday Island

Day 13 Loyalty Beach to Moreton Telegraph Station

Day 14 Moreton Telegraph Station to Artemis Station via "SexExchange" Pub

Day 15 Artemis Station

Day 16 Artemis Station

Day 17 Artemis Station to Tryconnell via Palmer River Gold Fields

Day 18 Tryconnell, optional mine tours

Day 19 Tryconnell to Cairns

 



 
Dates : 3-21 August 2010

  • Price A$2,995 per person*

(Prices are in Australian dollars are land only, twin share).

This tour includes *

  • All accommodation
  • Fourteen Evening meals
  • All breakfasts & lunches
  • All transport provided (comfortable 4w vehicles)
  • One night's motel accommodation in Cairns (night of 21st August)
  • Fully escorted by Doug Morland of Aussie Outback Safaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content 4

Cattle on the road Old Laura Homestead Lions Den Hotel

Blue Wing Kookaburra Near Battle Camp Station Cape York Sunset

 

Highland cattle ?

Magpie Geese

Lotus FlowerAbandoned Cattle Station