Itinerary:
Day One:
You will be collected by our air-conditioned four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle. Travel north along the Captain Cook Highway, one of Australia’s most scenic coastal drives towards the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park. You will cross the Daintree River by cable ferry and journey through this spectacular example of Mother Nature, which contains the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or threatened by extinction.
Your experienced tour guide will enlighten your journey with incredible stories and history as you continue on the 4WD only Bloomfield Track. This will take you through some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia. Crossing rivers and climbing mountain ranges. We stop for Lunch at the famous Lion’s Den Hotel (est. 1875). North Queensland’s oldest running bush pub. We continue to the unique geological oddity, which is Black Mountain, surrounded in mystery and spoken of in ancient Aboriginal legend.
We arrive in Cooktown where you will have a 360 degree view from Grassy Hill of the Endeavour River and Cooktown. Have your camera ready! Overnight Cooktown.
Day Two:
The day is free for you to explore Cooktown at your own pace. Take an optional tour of Cooktown with a local, or an optional tour with Nugal-warra Aboriginal ElderElder, Willie Gordon and visit his traditional lands and rock art sites. Visit the World Class James Cook Museum or stroll along the shores of the Endeavour River. The main street has a charming and historical atmosphere, which still prevails. You can experience the unspoilt beauty of the area, which remains much the same as when Captain Cook knew it in 1770.
Late afternoon depart Cooktown via the inland road, The Mulligan Highway, traveling through a diverse landscape of cattle stations and the Palmer River Gold mine region, which is the Outback of Far North Queensland.
Accommodation Options:
- Budget Dorm (share facilities)
- Moderate Motel Twin en- suite
- Deluxe Resort style en- suite.
Highlights & Inclusions:
- 4WD air-conditioned vehicle
- Friendly knowledgeable driver/guides
- One of Australia’s most scenic coastal routes
- 4WD only Bloomfield Track
- World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park
- Cable Ferry across the Daintree River
- Black Mountains
- Lunch at Aussie bush pub
- Historical Cooktown
- Free day to explore Cooktown
- Aboriginal Rock Art Tour (optional)
- Overnight Cooktown
- Outback of Far North Queensland.
Per person
Extra nights available in Cooktown -please enquire.
Departs Cairns 7:00am and returns 9:30pm.
Departs Northern Beaches 7:30am and returns 9:00pm.
Departs Port Douglas 8:30am and 8:30pm.
Departs Cape Tribulation 10:30am returns to Cairns.
Prices are inclusive of GST. $20.00 Fuel charge per person payable on board (children exempt).
7:00am
2 days
All tours are subject to weather conditions along the Bloomfield Track, alternative route will be taken, no refund in these circumstances.
Complimentary pick up and drop off from your hotel.
Cooktown, Queensland, Australia