Tropics to Savannah

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

This tour will give you a taste of the diversity of Far North Queensland as we travel from the coastal tropics to the vast savannah country to the west and then return to Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

Discover the dream at magnificent Paronella Park; a journey back in romance and time.

We will visit the unique Undara Caves where you may wish to take an optional two hour lava cave experience.

We journey through the gem and gold fields country and stay a night at the famous Croydon Pub before arriving at Karumba, the "prawn capital of Australia"! You may wish to take an optional fishing charter or a sunset cruise to view crocodiles!

Travelling on the Burke Development road is a real outback, red dirt road experience to reach historic Chillagoe and the rainforests of the Daintree National Park.

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Highlights

  • Paronella Park, absolutely incredible
  • Undara Caves experience (optional tour, recommended)
  • Bush Camp at Cumberland
  • Croydon Pub
  • Karumba, superb seafood and sunsets
  • Outback trip on the Burke Development road
  • Gold fields and caves at Chillagoe (optional tours)
  • Burke Development road, it doesn't get more outback than this!
  • Daintree, tropical rainforest (optional croc. spotting tour)

Itinerary (draft)

Day 1 - Cairns to Paronella Park


Day 2 - Paronella Park to Undara Volcanic National Park


Day 3 - Undara to Cumberland (bush camp)


Day 4 - Cumberland to Croydon


Day 5 - Croydon to Karumba


Day 6 - Karumba to Dunbar Station


Day 7 - Chillagoe to Dunbar Station (bush camp)


Day 8 - Dunbar Station Chillagoe Mungana National Park


Day 9 - Chillagoe to Daintree

Day 10- Daintree to Cairns (motel accommodation)

 
Dates : 19-28 June 2010

  • Price A$1895 per person* (SPECIAL PRICE)

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

This tour includes *

  • All camping gear, tents, etc (you supply sleeping bag and matress)
  • Two outback pub meals ( Croydon and Chillagoe)
  • All meals whilst on safari (except Paronella Park and Karumba)
  • All camping and National Park Fees
  • All transport (comfortable, 4wd vehicles)
  • One night's motel accommodation in Cairns ( at end of tour)

 

 

 

Content 4

Cattle on the road Creek Crossing Using a thermet to boil our water

Blue Wing Kookaburra Preparing Dinner Just relaxing

 
 

 
 
near Middleton Pub
Outback vista
 

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