AAT Kings Tours 9 Days Gulf Savannah Wanderer

Explorer Tour

Tour Code: QGS

Gulf Savannah Wanderer Enjoy an escorted accommodated tour on the Gulf Savannah Wanderer. It features Cairns, the Savannahlander, Karumba, Lawn Hill Gorge and Undara Lave Tubes.

Itinerary

Day 1: Cairns - Chillagoe
Depart Cairns at 7.00am. We wind our way up the Kuranda Range to Mareeba and beyond. Travel on to Chillagoe, where we will tour its limestone caves.
Hotel: Chillagoe Eco Lodge. L D

Day 2: Georgetown
Board the Savannahlander train as it tracks the Ootann Road into Brahman cattle country. Lunch along the way in this vast landscape provides a 'fair dinkum' Aussie day. We head west across the Newcastle Range to Georgetown.
Hotel: Latara Motel. B L D

Day 3: Karumba
Relax on the shore of Croydon's Lake Belmore before heading to Normanton. Here you can absorb its famous landmarks, including the Purple Pub and historic Burns Philp General Store. Continue on to Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Take a leisurely cruise to enjoy a spectacular Gulf sunset.
Hotel: Matilda's End. B

Day 4: Adel's Grove
Visit Burke & Wills Camp #119, the most northerly campsite of the ill-fated expedition of 1860. Cross the 'Plains of Promise' to Leichhardt Falls and Burketown. On to Adel's Grove where we spend 2 nights in the glorious outback.
Hotel: Tented cabins with linen provided, share facilities, Adel's Grove, 2 nights. B L D

Day 5: Lawn Hill National Park
Relax in Lawn Hill National Park. The gorge is a birdwatcher's paradise and haven for wildlife. Take a swim or paddle a canoe up the gorge (optional). B L D

Day 6: Normanton
Visit Riversleigh Fossil Fields. After lunch at Gregory and a short break at remote Burke & Wills Roadhouse travel to Normanton.
Hotel: Gulfland Motel. B L D

Day 7: Cobbold Gorge
Board the historic Gulflander RM93 train for a ride through the savannah landscape to Critters Camp. Visit Black Bull Siding and the gold mining
town of Croydon and its historic precinct before arriving in Cobbold Gorge, a Savannah Guides Station, via Georgetown and Forsayth.
Hotel: Cobbold Gorge. B L D

Day 8: Undara Lava Tubes
Cruise on Cobbold Gorge's beautiful and secluded waterway surrounded by spectacular carved Hampstead sandstone, 135 million years old. Travel on to the famous Undara Lava Tubes, a Savannah Guides Station. Tonight enjoy campfire entertainment before retiring in restored antique railway carriages.
Hotel: Undara Lava Lodge, share facilities. B L D

Day 9: Cairns
Enjoy breakfast in the Australian bush. Tour the fascinating 190,000 year old Lava Tubes and visit Ravenshoe for lunch before Mt. Hypipamee National Park and the Curtain Fig Tree. Return to Cairns, arriving at approximately 6.00pm. B

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