Cape York Frontier Small Group Safari Itinerary

Cairns – Cooktown

Moments after departing Cairns you're amid the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland. Cross the Daintree River and you’re on your way to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. You’re not here to dive in – your journey takes you off-road along the 4WD Bloomfield Track. Legends (and myths) await at Black Mountain, sometimes dubbed the Bermuda Triangle of Australia.

Flights to arrive anytime into Cairns Airport

Accommodation: Cooktown - 1 Night

Accommodation:

Sovereign Resort Hotel Cooktown

This 4-star resort in the centre of Cooktown is set in extensive tropical gardens and boasts a lagoon-style swimming pool. It offers rooms with balconies and outdoor furniture. All of the rooms at the Sovereign Resort include queen size beds, tea and coffee facilities and TV with free sport and movie channels. The Sovereign Resort Hotel facilities include a restaurant and cocktail bar with a large balcony overlooking the gardens. There’s also a poolside area with BBQ facilities.

Cooktown - Musgrave

Travel through the agricultural district of Lakeland to Quinkan Country near Laura. Climb the sandstone escarpment at Split Rock to view . Discover waterlily covered

Today you're in Quinkan Country, home to one of Australia best-preserved Aboriginal Rock Art sites. Nearby, Lakefield National Park’s is big in more ways than one, from its enormous waterlily-covered billabongs to its unfathomable number of birds.

Accommodation: Musgrave - 1 Night

Accommodation:

Musgrave Roadhouse

The Musgrave Telegraph Station is a heritage-listed building and from 1887 was the only overland telegraph station in Cape York. This beautifully maintained historic homestead provides travellers with comfortable accommodation with shared facilities, a grassy camping area, huge home-style meals, refreshing beverages, and fuel.

Musgrave - Weipa

The historic gold town of Coen may be small in size, but it’s got plenty of country swagger. Bauxite mining was the reason the tiny town of Weipa was formed. Today, visitors arrive for blazing sunsets over the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Accommodation: Weipa - 1 Night

Accommodation:

Albatross Bay Resort Weipa

Offering direct access to the beach, this Weipa hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Mission River and Carpentaria Golf Club. Lake Patricia and Gonbung Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km). A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and conference space are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, barbecue grills, and a banquet hall are onsite.

Weipa - Bramwell Cattle Station

How do you want to spend your pre-lunch hours? Perhaps on an optional Weipa Wildlife & Eco Cruise, revealing First Nations culture and wildlife. Or dig deep on a bauxite mine tour. How these rocks are pulled from the ground is head-scratching. As is the size of Bramwell Station, Australia’s northernmost cattle station and your base for the night.

Accommodation: Bramwell Cattle Station - 1 Night

Accommodation:

Bramwell Station Tourist Park

The Bramwell Tourist Park offers plenty of cold beer and great meals, as well as campgrounds and accommodation units in a picturesque Cape York setting, adjacent to the original homestead and cattle yards. Often, there is live entertainment at the Bar, so don’t be surprised to get caught up in the fun at night.

Bramwell – Seisia

Your early start today is worth it when you arrive at Fruit Bat Falls for lunch. Dive in, splash about, cool off, unwind. There’s not much between you and Cape York; cross the Jardine River and you’re there. Seisia is the departure point for ferries to Thursday Island and fishing charters. It’s also the gateway to tomorrow’s adventures.

Accommodation: Seisia - 2 nights

Accommodation:

Seisia Holiday Park

Seisia Holiday Park is the ideal spot to relax after your overland journey through the Cape, as well as a great place to base yourself for exploring the Tip of Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.

Cape York - Somerset

Not many people can say they’ve stood at the very top of mainland Australia at Somerset, the first European settlement on the Cape York Peninsula. Lunch is served on palm fringed Anchorage Beach overlooking the Albany Passage.

Seisia - Thursday Island – Cairns

Rich in Aboriginal culture, history and natural beauty, Thursday Island is the capital of the Torres Strait Islands. Time might stand still here, but you won’t – you’re on a guided tour before heading to Horn Island to board your aircraft, flying over the Great Barrier Reef back to Cairns. Wait, how did this week pass so quickly?

We recommend that guests fly out the day after the tour returns to Cairns, as it may be delayed getting back into Cairns.

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What Elizabeth says about this tour: What stands out about this tour is the service - the driver and guide pass on so much fantastic knowledge about the regions including cultural and colonial history, unlike anything you could experience on your own. The Daintree and Cooktown will be absolute highlights of this trip.

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