
Cape York Air Tours – 3 Day Scenic Explorer
Cape York Air Tours – 3 Day Scenic Explorer
A spectacular 3 day scenic air tour to Cape York and the northern most tip of Australia. See select highlights of historic Cooktown, the northern most point of Australia Cape York and Torres Straits in just 3 days on our Cairns to Cape York air tour. Stay the night on Horn Island and Weipa and enjoy escorted tours of the region. This is one of our most popular Cape York tours.
Tour Code: 677
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Cape York Air Tours – 3 Day Scenic Explorer
Cairns to Cooktown Scenic Flight
Day 1:
Leave Cairns in the morning on a scenic flight that takes us over the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. See Endeavour Reef, where Captain James Cook's ship ran aground in 1770, and then the Hope Isles, where Cook and his men stopped, hoping they could repair their damaged ship. Continue over Cooktown and hear about the Gold Rush days that attracted miners from around the world.
We show you all of Cooktown’s primary points of interest, including the spot where Captain Cook's ship was rebuilt, his monument, and a cannon from his ship. Visit the Cooktown Museum (open seasonally) and enjoy views from Grassy Hill Lookout, then walk through a cemetery before lunch and free time to explore town.
Depart Cooktown in the afternoon and fly past Lizard Island, with its magnificent Blue Lagoon, and Cape Melville, renowned for massive boulder formations, underground rivers and origin of the Fox Tail Palm.
See Princess Charlotte Bay, Lockhart River, and fly around Cape York Australia's northernmost point.
Continue over the Torres Straits to Horn Island, where you stay overnight at Gateway Resort, with time to explore its Heritage Museum and Art Gallery.
Included: Lunch & Dinner
Horn Island and Thursday Island
Day 2:
Enjoy breakfast before a ferry cruise to fascinating Thursday Island, once a remote outpost of the British Empire and vital port serving the valuable pearling industry. Travel past the historical Customs House and a variety of other landmarks.
After lunch, head back to Horn Island Airport and fly south over the Torres Straits, down the west coast of the cape to Weipa.
This remote region is marked by continuous beaches and numerous river deltas. Arrive at the magnificent Albatross Bay and enjoy dinner with wine while watching the beautiful sun sink into the Gulf of Carpentaria Sea.
Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Weipa to Musgrave Station
Day 3:
After a relaxing evening and breakfast in the morning, tour Weipa and see a vast bauxite mining operation. After tea at the shopping centre, fly over Coen, in the centre of the cape, to Musgrave Station for lunch. On the way back to Cairns over Laura, look down on the inland river systems and homesteads of Cape York, and pass over Daintree River Valley and Port Douglas.
Included: Breakfast & Lunch
Cape York 3 Day Air Tour Visiting The Top end Of Australia
- See select highlights of Cooktown, Cape York & Australian Outback in 3 Days
- Local Pilot Guide conducting tour for duration of tour
- All meals as coded including Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Two night's accommodation Horn Island & Weipa
- Tours of Cooktown including Museum Entry
- Tours of Horn Island including time for Heritage Museum & Gallery
- Tour of Thursday Island and township
- Tour of Weipa Township and Weipa mine
- Stop at Musgrave Station for lunch
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Included in Price
- Tour operates with a minimum of 4 passengers or more
- Guided air tour from Cairns to Cape York
- Hotel accommodation for 2 nights at Horn Island and Weipa
- Breakfast on day 2 and 3
- Lunch on day 1, 2 and 3
- Dinner on days 1 and 2
- Roundtrip flight between Cairns and Cape York
- Live tour commentary provided in English
- Tour of Cooktown including James Cook Museum (seasonal)
- Horn Island includes time at Heritage Museum and Gallery
- Tour of Thursday Island includes Green Hill Fort lookout & Museum
- Tour of Weipa & mine
- Landing at Musgrave Station road house for lunch
For Bookings Call Now!
1300 761 612
Optional Extras
- Personal items
- Souvenirs
Duration
3 day air tour
Departure
Approximately 8.30am from Cairns
Departs From
General Aviation Cairns
Departure Instructions
TBA on confirmation of booking
What To Bring
Soft overnight bag with personal items for a 3 day flying tour
Child Policies
This outback air tour is not suitable for young children
Cancellation Policy
21 days or more; A$300 plus any operator charges. 7 to 21 days; A$600 plus any operator charges. 6 days or less; 100% of tour at the discretion of operator with consideration for service providers costs. Note: The purchase of a comprehensive travel insurance policy is recommended.
Additional Information
- A minimum of 4 passengers is required to operate tour
- These air tours from Cairns involve travel in remote areas of Cape York and the Operator reserves the right to alter itineraries, transport services, change aircraft, or accommodation as necessitated by weather or other operational conditions prevailing, to ensure the safe operation of a tour.
- Any personal expenses incurred by a passenger as a result of any delay, alteration or curtailment of any tour, are the responsibility of the passenger.
- The Operator does not guarantee exact arrival and departure times and is not liable for failure to make connections with any other service, or guarantee the operation of any particular service.
- Minimum passenger numbers may apply.
- Prices subject to change without notice.
Destinations
- Cape York
- Cooktown
- Torres Strait
- Thursday Island
- Weipa
- Musgrave
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This is an iconic Cape York tour where you will see a lot more and do a lot more in the 3 days of air touring.
2020 - 2021
1 Apr 20 - 31 Mar 213 Day Cape York Air Tour Check My Price | Check My Price |
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