Cape York Adventure
2025
11 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
MONDAY 11th august to Thursday 21st august
If you have always had Cape York on your “bucket list” now is the time to do it!
Get ready to tackle one of Australia’s most remote landscapes on this adventure tour. Cape York Peninsula is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on earth. Leave your watch behind as you follow in the steps of the early explorers on an epic adventure through natural wilderness to the northern most tip of Australia that features un-spoilt beauty. Visit remote savannah and rainforest clad National Parks capturing amazing wildlife, cultural experiences, characters and adventure, and witness a magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Don’t miss out on this amazing tour — book early to avoid disappointment!
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
World Heritage Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, Bloomfield Track, Cooktown, Lakefield National Park, Musgrave Telegraph Station, Weipa, Bramwell Station, Fruit Bat Falls, Cape York, Guided Bus Tour on Thursday Island, Guided Bus Tour on Horn Island, Torres Strait Heritage Museum and Cairns.
FLIGHTS
Melbourne to Cairns
Horn Island to Cairns
Cairns to Melbourne
CRUISES
Weipa Wildlife Eco River Cruise
Ferry Cruise to Thursday Island
Ferry Cruise from Thursday Island to Horn Island
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
2 nights in Seisia and Cairns
TOUR COSTS
Twin Share Room First Tour:
$9,985 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours:
$9,885 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours:
$9,835 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours:
$9,785 per person
Single Room Supplement:
$1,585 per person
Deposit:
$600 per person
As a thank you for travelling with O'Shannessy's Quality Tours, you will automatically receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.
In most cases, O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with another single traveller of the same gender. However, if this is not possible, you will need to pay the single room supplement.
If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker, have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay the single supplement for a sole use room.
O'Shanessy's Quality Tours are now providing travel insurance through Nib Insurance.
Travel insurance is not compulsory, however the Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is to be paid. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or must cancel at late notice.
Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets your needs.
MAP
ITINERARY
TOUR INCLUSIONS
Complimentary Chauffeur Driven Transfers
Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.
For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas.
At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.
Cairns Coach
Transfers in Cairns are aboard a local Tour Bus.
Heritage Tours
Conducts the 4WD Safari. The safari vehicle is chosen both for passengers comfort and ability to handle the sometimes harsh terrain encountered
in remote areas.
Return Flights
Economy flights from Melbourne to Cairns and return. One way flight from Horn Island to Cairns.
Tour Directors
Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew (tour directors) on board to ensure your travel experience is memorable.
Attractions
All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.
Meals
All breakfasts (either cooked or continental), morning teas and lunches most days and dinners daily.
Five lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
PLEASE NOTE
We will be travelling in a purpose built Isuzu off road 4WD tour vehicle with air conditioning, comfortable forward facing reclining seats, footrests, retractable seatbelts, panoramic windows, road cam and on-board toilet. There is a PA System, Satellite portable phone and contact with Royal Flying Doctor Service for our safety and peace of mind.
With a small group tour, we will have the ultimate opportunity to enjoy Cape York at its best. We are promised nothing short of a high-class adventure into remote Australia on a unique and quality tour.
Accommodation
Our overnight accommodation quite often reflects the unique nature of the sparsely inhabited regions in which we will be travelling. The accommodation is varied, with most places having ensuite bathrooms. This tour is limited to a maximum of 14 rooms at each overnight stop, consisting of the following:
- Sovereign Hotel, Cooktown has 14 rooms with ensuite.
- Musgrave Station has 14 basic rooms with ensuite.
- The Heritage Motel, Weipa has 14 standard rooms with ensuite.
- Bramwell Station has 12 rooms with ensuite. Once these rooms are filled, basic rooms with shared facilities will be used.
- Seisia Holiday Park has 14 rooms with ensuite.
- Gateway Resort, Horn Island has 14 motel rooms with ensuite.
Fitness Level
A reasonable level of fitness is required to board and alight the 4WD vehicle. There will be a number of walks included in the tour.
Luggage restrictions apply
- 1 small soft travel bag up to 10kg per person, maximum size 300mm x 300mm x 700mm as space is limited.
- No wheeled bags permitted.
- A small day pack for items you will need daily such as a hat, sunscreen and camera.
- Any excess luggage, e.g. hard suitcases with wheels, can be stored at the Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort in Cairns whilst away at Cape York.
“...Welcome to the wilderness. On the mainland’s border nudging the Torres Strait, you’ll find
Cape York Peninsula, the farthest northern tip of Queensland. Remember to bring your sense
of adventure! …”
www.queensland.com/destinations/cape-york
PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Receipt of payment of funds will be taken as acceptance of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours conditions of travel for this tour.
Prices include GST and all taxes.
Deposit is fully refundable until 101 days prior to departure date.
Balance due on invoice approximately 100 days prior to departure.
Cancellation within 100 days of tour departure date No Refund
On or after tour date departure No Refund
If a tour is cancelled for any reason by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before the departure date, all passengers will be offered the option of transferring to another tour of their choice, hold the funds in trust for a future tour or a full refund. There is no time limit as to when this must be used. If a lockdown is implemented while a tour is in progress, our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and ensuring that we get each and every one of them home safely, and therefore we treat every situation individually. The Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or have to cancel at late notice. Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets all of your needs. We are able to provide travel insurance through Nib Insurance. If you would like a quote please call our office toll free on 1800 354 352.