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Gulf Savannah Discovery by 4WD

8 Days Cairns Return
Gulf Savannah Discovery by 4WD
Gulf Savannah Discovery by 4WD
Gulf Savannah Discovery by 4WD

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Delve deep into the Gulf Savannah region of north Queensland by 4WD. Visit Talaroo Hot Springs and take a sunset cruise on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Visit Normanton Station, cruise through rugged Cobbold Gorge, and explore the unique and mysterious Undara Lava Tubes.
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Trip Length
8 Days
Trip Starts
Cairns
Trip Ends
Cairns
Trip Style
4WD Tour
Accommodation
4 Star
Budget
Premium
Age Range
12-99 Years
Max. Group Size
22
Guide Style
Fully Guided
Tour Code
GTOCK8
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Itinerary

Leave Cairns early this morning and head to Atherton Tablelands. The first stop is to visit the Malanda Falls Visitor Centre, an environmental education centre with interpretive interactive displays on the unique Tableland volcanic region, as well as the connection to country of the local Ndgaonji people. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to choose from a self-guided walk, seeing the rare Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo, or going swimming.

Accommodation: Malanda Lodge
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Discover the unique Talaroo Hot Springs, where water emerges from underground at up to a scorching 68 degrees Celsius, flowing into steaming pools and terraces which support an ecosystem of aquatic animals and plants found nowhere else in the world. The water that rises to the surface fell as rain an astonishing 20,000 years ago in the nearby Newcastle Range. Later, you head to Georgetown and check in to your accommodation.

Accommodation: Georgetown, Latara Motel
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Travel to Croydon and visit Lake Belmore. Continue to Karumba, where you will be treated to an Insider Experience.

Insider Experience - Karumba Sunset Cruise Head out on a scenic cruise, and learn more about the town of Karumba, its history and the business of livestock exporting. Cruise out into the Gulf of Carpentaria to Sand Island, where you will indulge in a selection of local king prawns as the sun sets.

Accommodation: Karumba, Ash's Holiday Units (Two Nights)
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, you can choose to join a nature cruise which will see you venture out onto the gulf to see crocodiles and crabs, as well as do a spot of bird watching and feeding (additional expense). In the afternoon, visit the Les Wilson Barramundi Discovery Centre to learn all about this iconic fish. The centre is the only hatchery in the world to breed the Southern Gulf strain of barramundi.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit Normanton Station and enjoy a self-guided heritage walk around the station precinct and museum. Built in 1889, the station is a treasure trove of history and architecture. Explore the vintage locomotives, carriages, heritage-listed buildings and gardens. Later, head to Georgetown and visit the TerrEstrial Centre, home to the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection, which brings together 4,500 mineral specimens from Australia and around the world.

Accommodation: Forsayth, Goldfields Hotel (Two Nights)
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you explore rugged Cobbold Gorge, located on a private property amid a maze of sandstone formations. Learn about the mighty geological processes that formed the gorge, and in the afternoon, join a guided boat cruise. As your boat negotiates the narrow waterways between sheer rock walls, be on the lookout for freshwater crocodiles.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Discover the amazing 190,000-year-old Undara Lava Tubes, once described by Sir David Attenborough as the eighth wonder of the modern world.

Insider Experience - Undara Lava Tubes Tour Embark on the Archway Explorer tour through the mysterious Undara Lava Tubes. Join a local guide and walk through sections of the underground tunnels formed during an ancient volcanic eruption.

Accommodation: Mount Surprise Discovery Parks
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

On your return to Cairns, stop for lunch at Woodleigh Station, with its quintessential Australian bush location. Your journey ends on your arrival in Cairns.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Trip Inclusions

  • Karumba Sunset: Travel to Karumba and tuck in to fresh local prawns as you watch the sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
  • Undara Lava Tubes: Embark on the Archway Explorer tour through the mysterious Undara Lava Tubes. Be guided through the mesmerising lava tubes, the result of a volcanic eruption that spewed molten lava down a dry riverbed. The outer layer formed a crust, and when the lava below drained away, a series of long, hollow tubes remained.

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  • Prices include transfers as per the itinerary 
  • Prices include airport transfers 
  • Prices are for land only. Flights not included (unless specified) 

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