Tours to Cooktown Code: wccook2

This Rainforest and Outback Cooktown tour highlights the rock art, rainforests and outback areas the real Australian way! Help conserve the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest and endangered native Cassowary. Visit a spectacular waterfall with authentic Aboriginal guides, bushwalk to see original rock art paintings in the real outback & learn all about Cooktown's pioneering past. This is a real Australian outback adventure completed with campfires under the stars.

Day 1 of this tour sees you departing Cairns and travelling over the Great Dividing Range into an outback landscape of termite mounds and cattle stations. Lunch along the way to Split Rock where we’ll climb the sandstone escarpment (suitable footwear and reasonable fitness required) to view ancient Aboriginal rock art depicting life and customs here thousands of years ago. An afternoon visit to Black Mountain National Park before arriving in historic Cooktown where we stay overnight at the Sovereign Resort. The evening is yours to relax and enjoy this coastal town.

Day 2 provides time for a leisurely morning exploring in Cooktown. Walk where Captain Cook once walked, touch the sand where “Endeavour” was beached, and visit Grassy Hill and the James Cook Historical Museum (optional). Leaving Cooktown we drop-in to the Lion’s Den Hotel, a classic outback pub, en-route to Wujal Wujal Aboriginal community. Meet the Walker Family, Aboriginal women who share their traditional knowledge of bush tucker and medicine at the spectacular Bloomfield Falls, and join them for a picnic lunch at a picturesque riverside site. Now we cross the Bloomfield River to tackle the controversial 4WD Bloomfield Track which takes us to the Daintree rainforest. At Dubuji we’ll walk to Myall Beach on the southern side of Cape Tribulation. Further south we cross the Noah Range, pass by Thornton Beach and arrive at our overnight accommodation at Heritage Lodge. An opportunity to walk and swim before dinner.

Day 3 of the tour sees you passing a real tea plantation and visiting a forest of spectacular “fan palms” which feature in all pictorial works on the rainforest and Cow Bay so named for the Dugong, or Sea Cow. Now we’ll take a fascinating walk in the rainforest to witness and learn about this primeval jungle. Further south we cross the infamous Daintree River on a cable ferry on the way to Daintree Village. After lunch (own expense today) we join an afternoon scenic cruise on the Daintree River to experience the fabulous birdlife and wildlife along the river, including the fearsome Estuarine Crocodile. You will then be returned to accommodation in Cairns or Port Douglas.

Please note that the intinerary may be reversed from time to time and the minimum age for this tour is 7 years.

Luggage space is very limited. Please limit this to one small soft travel bag (typically 300mm x 300mm x 700mm) and a small daypack (cabin baggage). A maximum weight limit of 10kg is permitted due to limitations and Workplace Health & Safety requirements.

Seasonal Rates

01 Feb 10 - 31 Mar 11 AUD$ Per Person Twin Share $895 add to booking add to enquiry Per Person Single Traveller $1090 add to booking add to enquiry

Tour Features

• Small Groups - Maximum 13 Guests
• Air-Conditioned 4WD Vehicle
• Professional Qualified Guide
• 1 Night - Sovereign Resort, Cooktown (Private Facilities)
• 1 Night - Heritage Lodge, Daintree Rainforest
• Walker Family Aboriginal Guided Tour And Lunch At Bloomfield Falls
• Guided Tour Of Cooktown
• Entry To Quinkan Regional Cultural Centre
• Guided Tour Of Quinkan Aboriginal Rock Art
• All National Park, Site And Ferry Fees

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Additional Information

Departure dates:

Each Monday and Friday between May and November 2010

Departure time:

Cairns: From 7.00am
Northern Beaches: From 7.30am
Port Douglas : From 8.30am

Return time:

Port Douglas: Approximately 4.00pm
Northern Beaches: Approximately 4.30pm
Cairns: Approximately 5.00pm

Pickup or Departure Point Details:

Complimentary transfers available from Cairns & Northen Beaches and Port Douglas

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