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Cape York Wildlife Tour
Highlights
- Explore Cape York's unique wildlife with expert guides, enhancing your understanding of endemic species in stunning natural settings.
- Wander through the Daintree rainforest, immersing yourself in the world's oldest continually surviving ecosystem.
- Spot crocodiles and diverse birdlife while cruising through Queensland's Kakadu National Park, experiencing the thrill of the wild.
- Camp under the stars with fellow wildlife enthusiasts, creating lasting memories in the heart of nature.
This Cape York Wildlife Tour prioritises spending time searching for and observing Cape York’s unique and endemic wildlife. It is designed for wildlife enthusiasts, whether that be birds, reptiles, mammals, insects or other! You will depart from Cairns and within hours be on the water with one of Australia’s leading crocodile experts, spotting crocs, birds and more! As you head further north, you travel through some incredible natural areas including the world’s oldest continually surviving rainforest in the Daintree, Queensland’s Kakadu – Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park and several other top secret wildlife locations!
This tour requires a good level of fitness as there will be many walks looking for wildlife as well as night spotlighting and drives. The tour is mostly camping, with a couple nights accommodated at the Greenhoose, next to Kutini-Payamu NP.
The best part…might well just be hanging out with like-minded wildlife enthusiasts!
Itinerary highlights
Solar Whisper Boat Cruise
Cruise the Daintree River (Julaymba) spotting wildlife on a quiet clean solar electric boat “Solar Whisper”. Get closer to nature….hear, smell & experience without noise and fumes. Know that you have enjoyed seeing crocodiles & other wildlife without having any impact on it.
They have a 99% success rate* for spotting crocodiles, excellent birding opportunities and other wildlife possibilities such as snakes, frogs, crabs and fish.
Your experienced interpretive guide is accustomed to the nuances of the river, rain-forest and mangroves and can spot an incredible variety of wildlife that you would not necessarily see on your own. The boat is fitted with the unique “CROC CAM” to help show well camouflaged crocodiles & wildlife.
Tour details
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Single Available from 6 October 2023
Features
Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Cockatours
Cockatours is a wildly passionate, locally-owned tour company with a drive to give life changing tours to their clients! Owned by an ecologist and Cape York local, their tours are designed with a strong focus on ecology and culture, but they also make sure you understand the history of the areas you travel through.
Cockatours want you to have an incredible holiday but still learn on your journey!
Cockatours primarily run 15-day Cape York camping tours and 17-day Gulf Savannah camping tours. They also run wildlife, photography and private tours. With a passion for conservation and teaching youth about nature, they also run youth development camps near Cairns.
They pride themselves on having the best itineraries for their regions and boast a 5-star rating on Google! Their tours are extensively researched and tie in the best of every location they pass through.
If a life-changing holiday whilst learning about our beautiful Australia is something high on your list, then this is the tour company you’re looking for! Cockatours’ reputation continues to grow each year.
Activities
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Tourism Tropical North Qld
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