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1200km
8 day's
85% Dirt touring
Don't miss out, book early
Riding skill needed
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Tour price includes motorcycle, tour guide, camping and
fishing equipment, meals,fuel, flight,
4x4 support vehicle.
Please read this page for full
information.
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price & date |
Activities
Motorcycling in remote areas, camping, seeing wild life
during the course of the tour, hiking, fishing, sight seeing,
Australian history, swimming, meeting new friends and having
a great time. Tour Starts: Cairns QLD
Tour Finishes: Cairns QLD |
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A bit About Cape York
Cape York is a wondrous place of adventure for Motorcycles,
4WD vehicles and travelers in general.
It has its own unique plants and animals that exist in this
region alone.
It is steeped in history with the first maritime Dutch explorers,
its Aboriginal past, its white explorers (Edmund Kennedy), gold
mining and the settlers that opened up this remote tip of Australia.
It is still remote in places yet touristy enough for those who
are willing to navigate the many heavily corrugated dirt roads.
This region has it all - from the savannah grasslands and mountainous
Great Divide to the many crystal clear streams and rivers which
make for great fishing.
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Itinerary / Tour
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Day one/ 242km |
The first day of the tour we
depart Cairns and ride along the Captain Cook HWY with its
magnificent views over looking the Pacific Ocean. We stop
at the beautiful Mossman Gorge for a break the continue on
to Daintree for lunch. By mid day we will be ready ride the
Creb Track with all her creek crossing and mountainous trails
to arrive at the Lions Den pub for a well deserved beer.
The afternoons will see us head to Cook Town
and along the way we pass by Black Mountain which is made
from thousands of Granite boulders and said to have swallowed
up many a traveller.
For those who have energy left over it will be a good
chance to explore the town. Dinner sees us head to the pub
for a counter meal.
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Day two/ 330km
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We ride out of tropical Cook
Town heading North West on Battle Camp Road(Normanby Range).
This has all the twists and turns you would expect from the
Great Dividing Range. You will notice the scenery change to
the Cape Savannah grasslands. You will get to explore old
homesteads of by gone early settlers along the track.
The afternoon sees us ride through Lake Lands
National Park and on to Musgrave Station to refuel the motorcycles
and ourselves.
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Day three/ 233km
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Day three will see us ride
out of Musgrave Station heading for the east cost to detour
a section of the Cape York Peninsula development road.
This track will involve less frequented roads and tight sandy
tracks with a few creek crossings thrown in for good measure,
which will take a good part of the day to get through. We
will arrive at Coen for for a hungry lunch, the rest of day
will be spent travelling to Archer river.
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four/ 241km |
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four we follow the road into Lockhart River to inspect the
remains of the Batavia goldfields and her hidden secrets before
crossing the Pascoe River. The Frenchman’s road will
bring us back to the development road and onto Moreton Telegraph
Station for a look around.
The rest of the after noon is a lazy ride into Bramwell Station
for the night.
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Day five/109km
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 We
leave Bramwell Station to ride the very scenic Telegraph Track
with her many sand stone creek crossing and sandy trails of
fun!!
Along the way we will pop into Fruit Bat falls for a relaxing
swim followed by lunch. |
The day will see us traverse more
trails and cross the Jardine River and by mid afternoon we will
make camp in the coastal township of Seisia
Here you will get a chance to catching your dinner off the local
wharf that is if the sharks or crocs don’t get it first. |
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Day six/102 km
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We leave our sandy camp(optional
bungalows available on request)at a sensible hour and
ride the last leg to the top through a tropical rainforest
that twists and turns till the very end. The last 200 meters
is covered by foot, over the rocky escarpment to the most
northern tip of Australia.
Its time to crack the champagne with a big cheer
“we’ve made it!!” some thing to celebrate. 
The day also sees us checking out Summerset,
an old abandoned outpost of the Jardine family once a representative
of the QLD government in the 1800’s.
We return to Seisia via Fly Point (a beach ride)
just in time for some good fishing and a coldie.
We finish of the night with a great restaurant
meal.
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Day seven/ Thursday
Isand Tour
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 Out
of the saddle for a day you have the option of taking the shuttle
boat across the Endeavour Strait to Thursday Island for a half
day guided tour. The tour has a bit of history mixed in with
the sight seeing such as the Japanese pearl diving cemetery,
the Fort Green gun battery with fantastic views or want to go fishing for the day.
Or for those who just want to relax no problem
just sit back at the camp site underneath the shade of a cool
palm tree to taking in the views. |
Thursday
Island tour or fishing tour is not included in tour price.
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Day eight/ 1000km return flight to Cairns
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On your return journey back
to Cairns you will get to fly down the spectacular east coast
side of Cape York with breath taking views. The flight lasts
for under 2 hours before you touch down in Cairns, this is
also great high light of the tour.
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read below section |
Riding instructions each day
Riders are briefed each day on the conditions by the tour guide
before the start of the day.
Accommodation
We require all riders to arrive in Cairns the one day before
tour departure.
We provide all camping equipment for the million and one stars
a night hotel. .
Support Vehicle
Our tour support vehicle
is an all purpose 4x4 specially built for motorcycle tour
support.
It supports each long distance tour.
Fuel
Fuel costs included in tour pack price.
Food
" Rough As Guts Outback Restaurant" will cater for this tour.
Menu planning
Breakfast: Solid breakfast to
keep the rider going till lunch time.
Lunch: Assorted sandwiches.
Dinner: Various Aussie dinners
cooked each night and some pub meals.
Prior to departure
We require indemnity forms to be signed before departure.
We require full payment 6 weeks prior from tour departure.
Tag Along Passengers or riders
We have an available place for a tag along passenger in the
4x4 support vehicle during the course of the tour.
Also tag along available for riders wanting to use there own
bike. check our price.
Motorcycles
Look at our motorcycle page
for more info on motorbikes.
What you need to bring
1. Personal luggage bag size
no larger than 40cm x 30cm, this is because space is at priemium
in our support vehicle.
1. Motorcycle riding gear eg: Helmet, Boots, Jacket, Gloves
etc.
2. Sleeping bag.
3. Warm jumper for nights, woollen head warmer (beanie).
4. Casual clothing, foot wear (Joggers).
5. Sun glasses, hat, sun screen, toiletries.
6. Spending money eg:alcohol, souvenir, pub meals, otional
tours.
7. Small camel back able to carry small items must also have
water bladder. |
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