Adventure North - 3 Day Cape Tribulation and Cooktown Wanderer Tour
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Type: Tours
Check-in Time: 7:00 am
Check-out Time: 9:30 pm
Itinerary:
Day One - Cape Tribulation (Budget Tour Option)
You will be collected from your accommodation for your tour to Cape Tribulation by our industry partner Jungle Tours. Travel north along one of the most scenic coastal drives in Australia to Port Douglas. Visit the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary and see the endangered cassowary and a myriad of other wildlife, including Koalas and Crocodiles.
Breakfast and snacks are available for purchase. From Port Douglas drive to Mossman Gorge for a guided walk through the world Heritage Rainforest. Enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the many scenic spots along the way. Your tour continues along the Captain Cook Highway to the majestic Daintree River for your 1 hour river cruise.- you can spot crocodiles, birds and other wildlife that inhabit the area. Learn about the mangroves that line the banks, some of which reach amazing heights and learn of their importance of our ocean’s fish nurseries.
Cross the Daintree River on the famous cable ferry and drive to your overnight accommodation in Cape Tribulation.
Day One- Cape Tribulation (Moderate and Deluxe Tour Option)
You tour today to Cape Tribulation will be in air conditioned comfort and safety with our travel partner Oz Tours Safari’s. You will travel with an experienced rainforest guide to one of Queensland's most beautiful areas. You'll marvel at the undisturbed and magnificent World Heritage listed rainforests, cool forest canopies, breathtaking views and spectacular beaches of Cape Tribulation and have a bit of fun too! You will learn about some of the unusual fruits of the jungle in our rainforest commentary, hear some of the Aboriginal legends of the area, and top off the experience by sharing in a Daintree River wildlife spotting cruise. Lunch away from it all in the privacy of a rushing jungle stream, take a refreshing swim in our clear jungle waterholes. (No Crocs. here!) We make the special effort to secure use of private property for some of your itinerary, so that you feel and learn about the environment around you, have fun, and most of all... have a very special time with memories that you can cherish forever.
After lunch visit a Botanical Boardwalk at either Mardjja or Jindalba National Park and learn about one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful examples of Mother Nature. You will be taken to your overnight accommodation in Cape Tribulation. Enjoy the remainder of the day and evening at your leisure to explore this magical region.
Day Two
Today Adventure North Australia collects you from you accommodation, where your Cooktown tour will continue along the 4WD Bloomfield Track. You will travel through the heart of this World Heritage Listed area providing incredible glimpses of Australia that are hard to imagine. Travel over rugged mountain ranges, river crossings, spot crocodiles and other Australian wildlife and fauna. We stop for lunch at the Lions Den Hotel, one of North Queensland’s oldest running bush pubs which was established in 1875. Visit the mysterious Black Mountains steeped in Aboriginal legend before arriving mid afternoon in Cooktown. Here you will enjoy 360 degree views from Grassy Hill so have your camera ready. Overnight in Cooktown.
Day Three
Today is free for you to explore Cooktown at your leisure, with its world-class James Cook Museum, rich history, walking trails, great fishing, and friendly locals, Cooktown is a great place to visit. Today you have the option to walk with Aboriginal Elder, Willie Gordon, on his traditional lands. Rainbow Serpent Tour visiting 6 rock art sites, or take an optional Cooktown tour with a local.
Your return journey of your Cooktown tour will offer spectacular views of the Outback of Far North Queeensland, we follow the Great Dividing Range, Australia's most substantial mountain range. Travel is via the inland road, the Mulligan Highway, through a diverse landscape of cattle stations, Palmer River gold fields region where gold was discovered in 1872. Learn of the hardships the miners endured in this rugged and harsh countryside.
Rates and Tariffs
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| Budget Dorm (share facilities) | $424.00 per adult $374.00 per child |
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| Moderate Motel Twin ensuite | $559.00 per adult $509.00 per child |
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| Deluxe Resort style ensuite | $599.00 per adult $559.00 per child |
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| * Booking terms and conditions may apply, please details below. | ||||
Booking Information
Departs: Sunday and Wednesday
Extra nights available in Cape Tribulation and Cooktown please contact us
Booking Policy
The operator reserves the right to cancel any tour, change vehicle type or arrange an alternative carrier if the numbers in a group is not sufficient. The operator reserves the right to alter the route or itinerary of schedules to an alternative operator if necessary. No refund will be given in these circumstances or in the event of any delay, curtailment or alteration of a trip result from any cause including severe weather conditions or mechanical failure. The operator cannot guarantee pick up or drop off times and are not liable for passenger failure to connect with other services. Whilst we make every effort to safe guard our clients and their belongings, we cannot be held responsible for personal injury or loss due to events which are beyond our control. Travel insurance is NOT included.
Transfer Details
Pick ups in Cairns, Northern Beaches and Port Douglas.
Transfers to Port Douglas please add Adult $30.00 Child $15.00
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