12 day Cape York Air Tour
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Day One: Melbourne - Eulo - Windorah
Departing Melbourne at 8am, the flight is 3.5 hours via Bourke for fuel and
so arrival at Eulo is around 12:30am. This is an interesting town. A visit to
Nan and Ian's date wine farm for a sample of their produce is a must before
lunch at the Eulo Queen Hotel. Departing at 3pm we fly 1.5 hours to Windorah, a
quaint tidy town in the heart of outback Queensland
ACCOM: COOPER CABINS
Day Two: Windorah - Chillagoe - Jowalbinna
After a great breakfast in the homestead kitchen we depart at 9 am for a 3.0
hr flight to Chillagoe. This town is famous for it's limestone caves and so we
venture down the Donna Cave for a fascination 1 hour tour. After the tour lunch
is served at the local motel and then we depart at 3.00 pm for Jowalbinna.
arriving at about 3.30pm. The drive from the airstrip is about 30 minutes to the
camp site. The accommodation is twin share tents and an outback bush shelter
kitchen/dining room. Showers and toilets are typical bush facilities.
ACCOM: JOWALBINNA BUSH CAMP ....this camp has temporarily
closed so it may just be a rock art tour then fly onto Lotus Bird Lodge
Day Three: Jowalbinna - Lotus Bird Lodge
 This is Steve Tresize's bush camp and there are many great aboriginal rock
art sites to view. In the morning we drive out to the Giant Wallaroo and a
number of other rock art sites. This requires about 2 hrs of walking. After
lunch we depart for Violet Vale station. This is a 30 minute flight. We drive a
short distance to Lotus Bird Lodge . Luxury type wooden cabins overlooking a
bird covered billabong. Time for a walk around this billabong before drinks at
sunset.
ACCOM: LOTUS BIRD LODGE
Day Four Lotus Bird - Coconut Island
After lunch depart for Poruma Resort on Coconut Island. This is a 90 minute
flight and then transfer to our cabins. Coconut Island is only the length of the
airstrip. The only tourists on the island are the people staying at the resort (
maximum of about 8) so you are made to feel very special by the local Torres
Strait community.
After arrival a relaxing afternoon and depending on the tide, a swim may be
possible right in front of the cabins or for the keen maybe a fishing expedition
in the small boats off the beach.
Drinks that evening are in front of the cabins for a magnificent sunset and
then another great seafood meal.
ACCOM: PORUMA RESORT CABINS......
Day Five - Six: Coconut Island
A full day is spent at the Island resort. One full day will be a boat trip on
the Northern Blue 40 ft vessel. The destination depends on the weather and could
include Bird Island or Roberts Island ( 2 of about 8 in the area). We do some
deep sea fishing and trolling on the way. Snokelling and swimming on the island
beaches are a must. Lunch will be provided on the boat during the day. We return
, with our catch, at about 5pm in time for another swim and then sunset drinks
on our verandahs before another seafood extravaganza.
The second day is negotiable depending on preferences. It may be another full
boating day or just a half day or may be more relaxing just around the locality
of Coconut itself.
ACCOM: PORUMA RESORT CABINS
Day Seven: Coconut Island - Horn Island - Inkerman Station
Departing after breakfast at 9am we return to Horn Island for fuel and then
fly down the western coastline of the Cape York Peninsula to Weipa and on to
Inkerman station. A two hour flight plus refueling means we arrive in time for
lunch at 1pm at the homestead on this huge working cattle station, we then take
a 4 wheel tour of the property , ending up at the coast yet again for another
magnificent sunset. Dinner this night is in the homestead.
ACCOM: INKERMAN STATION....homestead
Day Eight: Inkerman - Sweers Island
 After breakfast depart at 10 am for Sweers Island via Karumba for fuel. This
takes about 1 hour and on arrival at Sweers it is a short 5 minute drive to the
resort. Sweers Island, is in the Gulf of Carpentaria, approx. 23 miles off the
coast. There are miles of golden beaches, blue waters, a wealth of history, a
huge variety of birdlife, and as well as being a fisherman's paradise it has
enjoyment for everyone. The nearest neighbours are the local aboriginal people,
very friendly and helpful people who often take visitors on their turtle or
dugong hunts. Here we are accommodated in share cabins/cottages. Once settled we
meet at the open air bar/dining room for lunch and decide the afternoon's
activities. Options include boat fishing ( which is what Sweers Island is famous
for) or maybe a drive around the island and walks and swimming on some on the
local safe beaches.
Ray will no doubt dish up a fabulous seafood meal that evening in the open
air eating area overlooking the setting sun on the ocean.
ACCOM: SWEERS ISLAND RESORT...cabins
http://www.sweers.com.au/
Day Nine: Sweers Island
ACCOM: SWEERS ISLAND
Day Ten: Sweers - Lawn Hill Gorge (Adels Grove)
 An early morning departure to have as much time as possible in the Lawn Hill
National park, home of Lawn Hill Gorge, truly one of the most spectacular gorges
in the Gulf Country, with luxurious tropical rainforest-like vegetation, sheer
red cliffs and unusual green water. Access to the gorge system is by delightful
walking tracks, and exploring the middle and upper gorge system is by canoes. It
is fantastic for swimming especially around the naturally bubbling spas, or just
out in the centre of the gorge looking up at the sheer cliffs and tropical
vegetation. Enjoy a packed lunch while exploring and walking the whole gorge
area before returning to Adels Grove for pre dinner drinks in the open air
restaurant/bar.
ACCOM: Adels Grove twin share tents....no ensuite,,,flying
time 45 mins
Day Eleven: Adels Grove - Boulia - Birdsville
Day Twelve: Birdsville - Innamincka - Moorabbin
 In the morning, spend time at the Birdsville Working Museum then fly 1 hr
flight ends at Innamincka where we have lunch and a boat cruise on the famous
Coopers Creek. The final leg home via Broken Hill is about 4 hours flying
arriving back at Moorabbin in the early evening which completes our 12 day air
tour charter.
ACCOM: MELBOURNE Approx. Flight : 6 hrs
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