Queensland's Great Tropical Drive

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

This tour will give you a real taste of the diversity of Far North Queensland. Check out the rodeo at Mareeba, wander historic Cooktown and then travel through some remote outback roads.

Chillagoe provides a glimpse of the old gold mining days; lay back and relax in the hot springs at Innot; journey through vast sugar cane and banana plantations around Innisfail before returning to Cairns

 

Highlights

  • Rodeo at Mareeba, see the cattle, the dust and exciting raw action


  • Coastal journey to Daintree and beautiful rainforest
  • The road over the Cape Tribulation range, you may see a cassowary!
  • Rainforest and coastal environment of Ayton ( we camp here)
  • The Bloomfield track to historic Cooktown
  • Gold fields and caves at Chillagoe (optional tours available)
  • Burke Development road, it doesn't get more outback than this!

 

Itinerary (draft)

Day 1 - Cairns to Mareeba (rodeo)
Day 2 - Mareeba to Ayton via Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation
Day 3 - Ayton to Cooktown via the Bloomfield Track
Day 4 - Cooktown to Laura
Day 5 - Laura to Chillagoe
Day 6 - Chillagoe (optional tours)
Day 7 - Chillagoe to Innot Hot Springs
Day 8 - Innot Hot Springs to Innisfail
Day 9 - Innisfail to Cairns (motel)


 
Dates : 17-25 July 2010

  • Price A$1695 per person*

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

This tour includes *

  • All camping gear, tents, etc (you supply sleeping bag and matress)
  • One outback pub meal (Laura)
  • All meals whilst on safari
  • All camping Fees
  • All transport (comfortable, 4wd vehicles)
  • One night's motel accommodation in Cairns ( at end of tour)

 

 

 

 

Sugar Cane Wild Brumby Outback Pub

Falls in Atherton Tablelands Friendly Butcher Bird Rodeo

Storm Coming! Rodeo ActionBurn off

 
 

 
Outback Sunset
 
Goanna
 
Outback Transport!