Cradle Mountain
 ©  Lance Neville

Montague Island lighthouse
©   Inger Vandyke

Boroka Lookout Grampians
© Parks Victoria

Grampians Mammal
Monitoring © Parks Victoria

Wombat Lake
Cradle Mountain

Seal Colony Montague Island

Researcher with
Penguin Chick

3 Day Rock Art, Rainforest & Cooktown

   

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                       

Travel through World Heritage rainforest and help to conserve the rainforest and the endangered Cassowary. Walk with Aboriginal guides to a spectacular waterfall. Discover Cooktown’s pioneer history.  Bushwalk to a world renowned collection of rock art paintings in a haven for outback wildlife.  A great Australian safari complete with campfire and stars.

 

Highlights

  •  World Heritage Listed Daintree Rainforest
  •  Support Cassowary Conservation
  •  Aboriginal Rock Art
  •  Historic Cooktown
  •  4WD Adventure on The Bloomfield Track
  •  Interpretive walk with local Aboriginal guides
  •  Outback landscapes and wildlife 

 

Program Itinerary

Day 1: Cairns to Cooktown (L D)

Depart Cairns and cross the Daintree River by cable ferry before an interpretive World Heritage Rainforest walk. Then we’ll visit the conservation base of the Australian Rainforest Foundation and contribute to a tree planting program to increase cassowary habitat and reduce global warming.  Continue north along the 4WD Bloomfield Track, crossing creeks and mountain ranges.  Meet the Walker Family, Aboriginal women who will share their traditional knowledge of bush tucker and medicine at the spectacular Bloomfield Falls, and join them for a picnic lunch at a picturesque riverside site.  Stop at the Lions Den, a classic outback pub, and visit mysterious Black Mountain.  In Australia’s most historic frontier outpost, Cooktown, relive journeys of exploration and a rollicking goldrush. Accommodation – Sovereign Resort, Cooktown

Day 2: Cooktown to Jowalbinna (B L D)

Depart Cooktown and travel west into the savannah.  A 4WD track will take you into Jowalbinna, the epicentre of “Quinkan” Rock Art for outback hospitality.  You’ll be inspired by this afternoon’s rock art walk.  This body of work is rated by UNESCO as one of the top ten rock art regions in the world.  Your guide will explain the significance of these artworks, the traditional lifestyle of the Aboriginal people and the conservation initiatives to preserve these national treasures.  Later relax with a refreshing swim in a bush creek or simply enjoy the peace of this remote outback location.  In the evening relax by the campfire. Accommodation – Jowalbinna Rock Art Safari Camp.

Day 3: Jowalbinna to Cairns (B L)

Rise to a morning chorus of Kookaburras and Blue-faced Honeyeaters, two of over fifty bird species here.  Enjoy breakfast in the bush and choose to throw a boomerang, take a self guided walk or paint your own canvas.  Depart Jowalbinna and head through the outback landscape to visit the Quinkan Regional Cultural Centre.  Cross the Great Dividing Range and leave the termite mounds and beef cattle country to descend the rainforest clad mountains.  Meet the coast once again, returning to Port Douglas or Cairns.

 

NOTE:  Itinerary may be reversed on some departures.

 

Code: B - breakfast / L- lunch / D - dinner

 

Rates and Departures

Tour Accommodation