From AUD 4,249 per person
| HIGHLIGHTS |
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| SALES VALIDITY | Up to 30 June 2023 |
| INCLUDE | Accommodation on selected hotel, lead-in room category, twin sharing basis Return airport transfers as per itinerary Guided tours, exclusive experiences and adventures as per itinerary Daily hotel breakfast and meals as per itinerary All the essentials managed by in-the-know Travel Directors |
| MEALS INCLUDED |
8 Breakfasts, 9 Lunches, 8 Dinners |
As this holiday departs at 6.30am, accommodation will need to be pre-booked for the previous night.
Your journey begins on a high – literally – as you depart Cairns and weave north into the Atherton Tableland. There are lakes, record-breaking pines and Historic Village Herberton, a recreated tin mining town replete with shops and a pub.
Hotel
Malanda Lodge.
All aboard the 1960s Savannahlander train as it tracks towards Einasleigh in the Wet Tropics. Order a cold one at the pub or visit Copperfield Gorge before the ‘silver bullet’ chugs toward Georgetown.
Hotel
Latara Motel.
The aquatic jewel of the Gulf Savannah, Croydon’s Lake Belmore is the region’s largest body of water. Karumba sits at the mouth of the Norman River on the Gulf of Carpentaria; it’s a twitcher’s delight, as you’ll discover on a sunset cruise.
Hotel
Karumba Lodge, (2 nights).
The Gulf of Carpentaria is a rare example of a shallow sea on top of a continent. It’s a unique marine ecosystem that fosters all manner of fish, as you’ll learn at the Les Wilson Barramundi Discovery Centre & Hatchery. Feeling thirsty? Enjoy happy hour at Point Sunset.
Explorers Burke and Wills came through this part of Queensland while surveying the gulf. Campsite 119 was their most northerly post. They didn’t make it to Mutton Hole Wetlands Regional Park, but you will, with time for croc- and birdwatching.
Hotel:
Gulfland Normanton.
When the journey matters just as much as the destination, jump aboard the historic Gulflander train. As locals like to say, “it travels from nowhere to nowhere”. But it sure is fun.
Hotel:
Cobbold Gorge Cabins or Finnigans Rest, (2 nights).
This ancient geological landform is distinguished by its narrow, striated sandstone formations and humbling 10-metre cliffs. Cruising here, the only sounds you’ll hear are the wind and wildlife.
Sleep in – we’re in no rush today. Forsayth for lunch, then campfire entertainment before retiring to your accommodation in antique railway carriages.
Hotel:
Undara Lava Lodge.
The Undara Lava Tubes were carved by the world’s longest lava flow from a single volcano. Huge caves have formed along the tubes, creating a surreal underground world. Time to say see-you-later to the Savannah.
