From Cairns: Cooktown, Daintree & Outback 3 Day Small-Group Tour
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From Cairns: Cooktown, Daintree & Outback 3 Day Small-Group Tour
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23 Apr
Fri
24 Apr
Sat
25 Apr
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Twin Share Adult
Duration: 3 days
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No cancellation
Adult: Adult sharing a room / Twin or Double
Pickup included
Pickup included
From
SGD 1,890.24
Highlights
Want to see Atherton Tablelands, Cooktown, the Daintree Rainforest and more in a 3-day tour with everything taken care of? This very small-group tour takes you on an exclusive guided 4WD tour to the Daintree National Park, Cooktown, and the Atherton Tablelands. This tour ticks all the boxes in terms of showing people the best of Far North Queensland! Visit Cooktown and its many surrounding attractions as you learn about this truly amazing ancient area of the world from our very experienced local naturalist guide.
Itinerary
Cairns to Cooktown via Wet Tropics and Northern Atherton Tablelands Outback Area
Atherton Tablelands
Admission Ticket FreeStarting just south-west of Cairns and rising more than 700m above sea level, the Atherton Tablelands is a lush, fertile region of rainforest, wetland and savannah.Discovery Tours Australia
Admission Ticket FreeThis exclusive 3-day tour takes in the best bits of North Queensland’s history and amazing natural beauty, with everything taken care of. It ticks all the scenic boxes, with stops at the Daintree National Park, Cooktown and the Atherton Tablelands, touring with a small group in air-conditioned comfort. Visit historic Cooktown and its many surrounding attractions, learning about the region’s interesting history from Captain Cook’s first encounters through to the Gold Rush. This tour also spends time in the iconic Daintree Rainforest and visits Cape Tribulation, where the reef meets the rainforest. Our very experienced local Naturalist Guide will provide informative commentary throughout. A showcase of people, place and past.Mulligan Highway
4 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeTravel through the Outback Savannah Country from Mt Molloy along the Mulligan Highway. Stop at Bob's Lookout with sweeping views across the northern end of the Atherton Tablelands before arriving at the Historic Palmer River Road House for Lunch. Continue towards Cooktown and mysterious Black Mountain, climbing rugged terrain in the 4WD to Archer Point Lighthouse, a beacon to guide ships along the Great Barrier Reef.Endeavour River National Park
Admission Ticket FreeFantastic views from your accommodation and around Cooktown. The Endeavour River is wide at the mouth, and progressing north, lined with over 25 species of mangroves. As it branches it changes dramatically to narrow creeks lined with palms and rainforest flora. It is along the Endeavour River that Solander first documented much of Australia's flora.Grassy Hill
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe views today, especially at sunset and sunrise, are still as spectacular as in 1770 making Grassy Hill one of Cooktown's most popular attractions, receiving a certificate of excellence from Trip Advisor.Barron Falls
15 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedExperience the Spectacular views over the Barron Falls & Gorge from the viewing platform just a short walk from the car park.Clohesy River
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis is where we begin our four-wheel drive journey. Our exclusive access permit sees us visit areas not open to the public. Our track winds through rainforest and over some of the mountains of the Great Dividing Range. We’ll view ancient King Ferns before stopping at Clohesy Boardwalk, where your guide will interpret the rainforest surrounds and introduce you to the giant strangler fig tree, which is hundreds of years old.Davies Creek National Park
Admission Ticket FreeGranite outcrops, open eucalypt woodland and clear, flowing streams are the striking features of these parks.Henry Ross Lookout
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeViews over Cairns and the Coral sea from the Kuranda RangeMount Carbine
Admission Ticket FreeYou can drive through it almost without noticing existing for its wolfram mine but there are some great swimming holes around, and a great four wheel drive trackMount Molloy
Admission Ticket FreeMount Molloy is a tiny, historic, timber and mining town with few attractions. It has a huge pub - the National Hotel; a rusting and historic steam engine; and a graveyard which is the resting place for the hugely important explorer and prospector, James Venture Mulligan. Possibe stop here for Morning TeaMareeba
Admission Ticket FreeMareeba, an important regional service centre, is the largest town on the Atherton Tablelands. It lies at the heart of the tableland's agricultural activities and is surrounded by coffee plantations, mango and paw paw farms, avocado farms, macadamia nut plantations as well as sugar cane fields and orchards specialising in pineapples, bananas and cashews.- AccommodationsOvernight Cooktown at HotelFood And DrinksLunchDinner
Cooktown to Cape Tribulation
Bloomfield River
Admission Ticket FreeWilderness Area - Visit the Aboriginal community of Wujal Wujal and the Spectacular Bloom field FallsCedar Bay National Park
Admission Ticket FreeWilderness AreaBloomfield Road
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeIconic 4WD Track from Wujal Wujal to Cape TribulationCooktown Museum
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe museum houses an extensive collection of local Guugu Yimithiir artefacts, along with an original anchor and canon from HMB Endeavour that were salvaged in the 1970s and a model of the ship that dates to the early twentieth century. Learn the fascinating story of the first recorded act of reconciliation between the local indigenous people, the Bama, and Lt. James Cook. This largely untold story involves events that occurred during the 48 days when Lt. James Cook and his crew of HMB Endeavour repaired their ship after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. Told from both perspectives, the story relates the interactions between Cook and the Bama over the capturing of turtles by the crew. Its outcome is integral to the story of Reconciliation in Australia. Experience the history of this remarkable town in the beautifully restored Sisters of Mercy convent school building. Built in 1888 - 89, this three-storey building once operated as a school for day students and boarders.Finch Bay
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWander this isolated beach with your guide. Spectacular Views and the possibility of a Crocodile SightingNature's Powerhouse
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Nature’s Powerhouse facility, located in the historic Botanic Gardens, features the Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery, Exhibition Space, Café and the Cooktown Visitor Information Centre. Nature’s Powerhouse is an innovative building located in the beautiful, heritage listed Cooktown Botanic GardenCooktown Botanical Gardens
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Cooktown Botanic Gardens were established in 1878 making them one of Queensland's oldest regional botanic gardens. The Gardens are located within the 62 hectare Gallop Botanic Reserve, situated 1.5km from the centre of Cooktown.Keating's Lagoon
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis 47 hectare park protects a scenic wetland in the Annan River catchment, an important refuge for thousands of waterbirds that flock here in the dry season. The area has been a source of food and medicine for the Traditional Owners for thousands of years.Annan River National Park
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIt starts near Shiptons Flat south of Helenvale, and runs past Lions Den Hotel and Black Mountain National Park to the coast where it mouths just south of Cooktown. The best place to access it is around the old Big Annan River Bridge - once one of the largest of its kind in Australia.Cape Tribulation Road
Admission Ticket FreeRainforest meets the reefRossville Bloomfield Road
Admission Ticket FreeStop at the Historic Lions Den Hotel for lunch. Then travel through the scenic northern section of the Daintree National Park en route to Wujal Wujal community.Cape Tribulation Beach
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStepping straight on to the beach from the rainforest is a very special experience at Cape Tribulation.- AccommodationsOvernight Cape Tribulation at HotelFood And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Cape Tribulation, Port Douglas to Cairns via the Captain Cook Highway
Daintree River
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeExperience the World's most diverse mangrove ecosystem aboard the Solar Whisper for a Cruise on the Daintree RiverMossman Gorge
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedYou are welcomed with a traditional ‘smoking’ ceremony that cleanses and wards off bad spirits. The walk then meanders through stunning rainforest and takes in traditional huts or humpies. Your experienced interpretive Indigenous guide demonstrates traditional plant use, identify bush food sources and provide an enchanting narrative of the rainforest and their special relationship with this unique tropical environment. Your guide demonstrates traditions like making bush soaps and ochre painting. At the end of the tour enjoy traditional bush tea and damper.Daintree National Park
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedTake in the best bits of lush tropical rainforest, cascading rivers and the iconic Cape Tribulation beach, the only place on earth where two natural World Heritage listed sites, the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforest, exist side by side.Daintree Rainforest Cooper Creek Wilderness
Admission Ticket FreeSearch for the elusive CassowaryThornton Beach
Admission Ticket FreeAncient paperbarks in the forest coming right upto the beachfrontPort Douglas
Admission Ticket FreeHave a look at this iconic Australian Tourist townPalm Cove Beach
Admission Ticket FreeCairns beautiful Northern Beach villageRex Lookout
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeReturning to Cairns along the scenic Captain Cook Highway take in the breath taking views over the Coral SeaFloravilla Ice Creamery
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSay G'day to Betty and enjoy an all natural homemade Biodynamic icecream. Browse the gallery and the beautiful gardens.- Food And DrinksBreakfastLunch
What's included
INCLUDED
2 nights accommodation
National Park fees
Driver/guide
Lunch (3)
Dinner (2)
Breakfast (2)
Live commentary on board
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
NOT INCLUDED
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Customer reviews
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please Note: A minimum of 4 people per booking is required to operate this tour. You need to enter 2 persons to make the booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Each traveler is allowed a maximum 1 carry-on bag no more than 10kgs each
Location
Address
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Provider
Discovery Tours Australia
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