Cobbold Gorge & Undara Lava Tubes 2 Day Air Tour - Cairns

Cobbold Gorge & Undara Lava Tubes 2 Day Air Tour - Cairns

Join our two day scenic air tours from Cairns and see these 2 unique geological locations for a once in a lifetime outback Queensland experience with your own personal airplane pilot and tour guide.

If you thought outback Queensland was just a red dusty arid landscape then think again. This countryside is full of wonder and lots of beautiful little oasis’s for you to explore in style.

Discover an outback oasis and marvel at Australia’s Undara Lava Tubes and the amazing Cobbold Gorge set high in the savannah lands behind Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.

Cairns Scenic Flight And Overnight Tour of Cobbold Gorge

Day One.         Leaving Cairns our scenic flight takes us over the Atherton tablelands, the upper Tate and Lynd River systems, then follows the Savannahlander Train track from Mount Surprise and on to our planes landing destination at the outback town of Forsyath.

As we wait for our personal four wheel drive transfer for our overnight stay at Cobbold Gorge we can enjoy a drink with at the Forsyath’s Goldfields Hotel before transfer to the Robinhood cattle station and Cobbold Gorge.

We get settled into our overnight accommodation and after lunch we join our half day tour and take a boat tour of Cobbold Gorge to see the spectacle before us as we punt along this unusual waterway, a delight not to be missed.

Your gorge tour guide tells you fascinating stories about Cobbold Gorge and the families that own and reside on the Robinhood cattle station as you meander your way in a luxury four wheel drive vehicle thru the outback country full of bullocks to the gorge entrance to board the silent boat.

Cobbold Gorge has fresh water crocodiles, turtles and fish and lots of other surprising wildlife for the keen enthusiast. 

The outback countryside is simply spectacular and your tour guide will stop off along the way and show you historical sights and places of interest. 

We spend the night in Cobbold Village and dinner at Mac Donald’s licensed bar and restaurant which provides high quality home-style meals and wood fired pizzas along with a very nice wine and beverage selection.

There are always new people to meet around the roaring camp fire that is set up every night just beyond the restaurant next to the lake.

Cobbold Gorge is a year round attraction for explorers and you will see lots of people in motor homes, camper vans also enjoying the scenery on the Australian outback.

Undara Lava Tubes Tour

Day Two.        After breakfast at Cobbold Gorge we have a personalised four wheel drive transfer back to Forsyath to board our plane for the next scenic flight that takes us over Einasleigh, landing at Undara Lava Tubes National Park.

Our plane is met by the Undara Resort staff and we are transferred to the village to settle in and get ready for our fascinating Lava Tube tour.

 The outback Savannah Guides here will fill your head with so much interesting geological information and history whilst being taken on an informative tour of these fascinating lava tubes.

The Undara Lava Tubes were formed 200,000 years ago when the outer surface of molten lava solidified leaving these unusual tunnel-like formations.

For lunch we return to Undara Lava Lodge where you can view the famously restored historical railway carriages.

Its then time for our transfer back to our aircraft and begin our flight home to Cairns.

From the seat of the plane we can see the upper reaches of the famous Tully River, Innisfail Cassowary Coast and the massive canefields near Cairns.

We land and say our goodbyes and book our next flying tour around Tropical North Queensland with The Tour Specialists.

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