Gulf Savannah Discovery by 4WD
Save up to $400 per couple*
Members from: $3,915 P.P Twin ShareNon-members from: $3,995 P.P Twin Share
Type
Escorted Touring
Destination
Australia
Supplier
Travelmarvel
Booking Code
GTOCK8
7 nights premium accommodation
The services of an expert Travelmarvel Driver Guide
Sunset dinner cruise in Karumba
Enjoy a boat cruise and tour of Cobbold Gorge
Travel aboard a custom-designed 4WD vehicle with a maximum of just 20 guests
22 meals – 7 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 7 dinners
Delight in an excursion on a historic railmotor
Join an Archway Explorer tour through the mysterious Undara Lava Tubes
Day 1 Cairns, Malanda
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.
Stay: Malanda Lodge
Daily :
Lunch Dinner
Day 2 Mount Surprise, Georgetown
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 planets 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 ranges. Later, you head to Georgetown and visit the TerrEstrial Centre, which houses the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection, which brings together 4,500 mineral specimens from Australia and around the world.
Stay: Georgetown, Latara Motel
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 3 Croydon, Karumba
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 enjoy a seafood dinner as the sun sets.
Head to Croydon, where you will enjoy lunch at Lake Belmore. Continue to Karumba, where you will be treated to an Insider Experience.
Stay: Two Nights, Karumba, Ash’s Holiday Units
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 4 Karumba
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. 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.
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 5 Normanton, Forsayth
Enjoy a fascinating 40-minute excursion aboard RM60*, a vintage railmotor that dates from 1931. This lovingly restored vehicle offers a chance to experience the charm of rail travel from a bygone era. While it was built in 1931, RM60 only ran on the passenger service between Normanton and Croydon from 1960-64.
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, then climb aboard RM60 for your Insider Experience.
Stay: Two Nights: Forsayth, Goldfields Hotel
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 6 Cobbold Gorge
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.
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 7 Undara, Mount Surprise
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.
Discover the amazing 190,000-year-old Undara Lava Tubes, once described by Sir David Attenborough as the eighth wonder of the modern word.
Stay: Mount Surprise, Bedrock Village
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 8 Cairns
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.
Daily :
Breakfast Lunch
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Save up to $400 per couple*: Valid until 31 May 2022 or until sold out. Offer valid when booking Tour Code GTOCK8 and GTOCY7 departing in January to December 2022 A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is due within 7 days of booking. Final payment is due 100 days prior to the tours departure date.
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