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Cape York and Tropical North by 4WD

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Operated by Travel Marvel
Tripcode: GTOCY7
Overview
Destination:
Australia
Start:Cooktown, Australia
Finish:Cooktown, Australia
Duration:7 days
Type:Group tour (max 45)
Style:
Land Tour,
Travel Period
July 2025 - September 2025
Cairns → Cairns

Head north from Cairns by 4WD to Cape York, the northernmost region on the Australian mainland. En route, travel on the Bloomfield Track, explore Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park and visit Weipa. Discover the charms and historical importance of Thursday Island, then fly back to Cairns over the Great Barrier Reef. 

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Standard inclusions
  • Six nights' premium accommodation
  • The services of an expert Travelmarvel Driver Guide
  • 17 meals – 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
  • Journey along the iconic Bloomfield Track
  • Visit Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
  • Stand on the tip of Cape York, continental Australia’s northernmost point
  • Learn of Thursday Island’s WWII history and trading importance
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Day 1 - Arrive Cairns, Cooktown

Leave Cairns early this morning for an Insider Experience. Afterwards, arrive in tropical Cooktown and check in to your hotel.  

Insider Experience – Bloomfield Track 4WD Adventure

Journey along the Bloomfield Track, one of Australia’s most iconic outback roads. From here, journey through dense sections of rainforest, tackling steep climbs and several challenging creek crossings.

Day 2 - Quinkan Country, Laura, Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, Musgrave

Following your Quinkan Country visit, continue to the heritage-listed Old Laura Homestead. Later, drive into Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, where you will find a range of animals, including crocodiles and wallabies, as well as plentiful bird life.  

Insider Experience – Quinkan Rock Art Tour 

An Indigenous guide takes you through Quinkan Country, which UNESCO ranks as one of the top 10 rock art sites in the world. Visit Split Rock, the most famous of the Quinkan sites, where illustrations of spirit being figures, native animals and totems were painted between 15,000 and 40,000 years ago. 

Day 3 - Coen, Weipa

Explore the old gold mining town of Coen, where the precious metal was first discovered in 1876. When the Great Northern Mine was established in 1893 Coen underwent a boom period, but by 1916 the mine was closed and the town resumed its quiet existence. Afterwards stop at the Archer River Roadhouse for lunch, halfway along your day’s travels. Then resume your journey to the town of Weipa, the largest community on the Cape York Peninsula. 

Day 4 - Weipa, Bramwell Station

Today you can enjoy a relaxing boat trip from Weipa (additional charge), learning about the area’s ecology, mining industry and Indigenous culture as you look for saltwater crocodiles. Afterwards, travel to Bramwell Station. 

Day 5 - Fruit Bat Falls, Cape York

Check out Bramwell Junction’s imposing termite mounds before heading to Fruit Bat Falls, where you can enjoy a cooling swim in the clear waters of the Elliott River. Take a ferry across the Jardine River, then head north through the traditional land of the Injinoo people.

Day 6 - Tip of Cape York

Today, celebrate being among the most northerly landscapes on the Australian continent as you wind along a 4WD track to Frangipani Beach, on the western side of Cape York just below the tip. Later, continue to historic Somerset Hill, the site of a station established by John Jardine in 1863 – the first European settlement on Cape York. From Somerset Beach there are fine views of Albany Island, just offshore. Here, learn the stories of ‘Jackey Jackey’, an early Indigenous guide, and Frank Jardine, the son of the station’s founder, who became the local police magistrate and was involved in numerous killings of Indigenous people.

Insider Experience - Reach the Tip of Cape York Walk to the tip of Cape York Peninsula this morning and revel in standing at the northernmost point of the Australian mainland. The views over the turquoise sea and offshore islands of Torres Strait are sublime.

Enhance Your Journey - Helicopter Flight over Cape York Take to the skies as you embark on a scenic helicopter flight over the tip of Cape York (own expense).

Day 7 - Thursday Island, Horn Island, Cairns

Take the ferry across the picturesque Endeavour Strait to fascinating Thursday Island. Once a pearling centre, Thursday Island became a major defence post during World War II. The labyrinth of tunnels and rooms at Green Hill Fort now house the Torres Strait Museum. You’ll then take the local ferry to Horn Island, where you will board your flight to Cairns, enjoying the magnificence of the Great Barrier Reef from a bird’s-eye view en route. Your journey ends at Cairns Airport. 

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Travelmarvel delivers premium journeys at exceptional value. We are part of Australia’s largest locally-owned travel company, with a commitment to service and innovation, and a focus on the safety and wellbeing of our guests.

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