1 Day Cairns Cooktown 4WD Tour - departing also from Port Douglas (Code: ANCKT)
Cooktown and Cape York » 1 Day Cairns Cooktown 4WD Tour - departing also from Port Douglas (Code: ANCKT)
Type: Tours - Cooktown Tours
This one day 4WD safari takes you from Cairns along the coastal road via Port Douglas to Cooktown and back in one big day of travel and sightseeing! You’ll travel the coastal road in one direction (weather permitting) and the inland road in the other direction. Cooktown is a beautiful, unspoilt, historic town surrounded by stunning countryside, and is Australia’s closest town to the Great Barrier Reef. With its laid-back atmosphere and friendly people it is the perfect place to explore the rugged beauty of the Lower Cape with its pristine environment and rich Aboriginal culture.
Departure Dates: This Cooktown tour departs on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday only from Cairns, Cairns Beaches or Port Douglas hotels. Extra departures might be available in August. Departure and return times are below. The minimum number of people per trip required for the trip to run is 4. The maximum number is 16.
How to book: A 20% deposit payment is required to secure your place. The balance is payable on the day of travel. You can book online via the rates table below or call + 61 7 4036 3562 from overseas or 1800 681 685 (free call) from within Australia. Extras: There is a fuel levy charge of $20 per adult on this tour to be paid on board not included in the ticket price.
Tour Itinerary:
You will be collected by an air-conditioned four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle. Your tour travesl north along the Captain Cook Highway, one of Australia’s most scenic coastal drives towards the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park. You will cross the Daintree River by cable ferry and journey through this spectacular example of Mother Nature, which contains the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or threatened by extinction.
Your experienced guide will enlighten your journey with incredible stories and history as you continue on the 4WD only Bloomfield Track. This 32km track will take you through some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia, crossing rivers and climbing mountain ranges. You will stop for lunch at the famous Lion’s Den Hotel (est. 1875), North Queensland’s oldest running bush pub. You continue to the unique geological oddity, which is Black Mountain, surrounded in mystery and spoken of in ancient Aboriginal legend.
Your tour arrives in Cooktown where you will have an amazing 360 degree view from Grassy Hill. Vistas of the Coral Sea, the Endeavour River and Cooktown. Have your camera ready! Enjoy free time to explore Cooktown. These North Queensland tours return by the inland road, the Mulligan Highway, through a diverse landscape of cattle stations, the Palmer River Goldfields where one of Australia's richest gold fields was discovered in 1872. The outback of Far North Queensland offers amazing scenery.
Features & Inclusions
- 4WD air-conditioned vehicle
- Friendly knowledgeable driver-guide
- One of Australia’s most scenic coastal routes
- World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park
- Cable ferry across the Daintree River
- Morning Tea
- 4WD only Bloomfield Track
- Lunch at an Aussie Bush Pub
- Black Mountains
- Free time in Cooktown
- Transfers to and from accommodation
Rates and Tariffs
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| Cooktown 1 Day 4WD Tour | $215.00 adult $185.00 per child |
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Booking Information
Departure Dates: This Cooktown tour departs on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday only from Cairns, Cairns Beaches or Port Douglas hotels. Extra departures might be available in August. Departure and return times are below.
How to book: A 20 % deposit payment is required to secure your place. The balance is payable on the day of travel. You can book online via the rates table above or call + 61 7 4036 3562 from overseas or 1800 681 685 (free call) from within Australia. The minimum number of people per trip required for the trip to run is 6. The maximum number is 16. Extras: There is a fuel levy charge of $20 per adult on this tour to be paid on board not included in the ticket price.
• Child ages 3-14 years. This tour is not suitable for children under 3.
Departure time:
This Cooktown Tour departs Cairns at approx. 7am
This Cooktown Tour departs Cairns Beaches at approx. 7.30am
This Cooktown Tour departs Port Douglas at approx. 8.30am
Return time:
This Cooktown Tour returns to Cairns at approx. 9.30pm
This Cooktown Tour returns to Cairns Beaches at approx. 9.00pm
This Cooktown Tour returns to Port Douglas at approx. 8.30pm
Pickup or Departure Point Details: Complimentary pick up and return transfers to your accommodation in Cairns, Northern Beaches or Port Douglas is included in this tour.
What is not included: Drinks and afternoon tea
Booking Policy
Please advise the following:
The name of your Holiday Accommodation and/ or a mobile telephone contact in case the tour director can’t find you. We also book accommodation at the best locally available rates so if we can help you with that, please let us know.
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