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Savannah Explorer
12 Day Small Group 4WD Adventure
Cairns | Undara | Cobbold Gorge | Karumba | Lawn Hill | Lorella Springs | Katherine
Day 1. Arrive Cairns. Be met on arrival and
transfer to your hotel. Tonight, get to know your
fellow passengers during a Welcome Dinner.
Stay: Cairns, Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina. D
Day 2. Cairns, Atherton Tablelands,
Undara Lava Tubes. Travel from Cairns to
Ravenshoe, located 920 metres above sea level
at the top of the Atherton Tablelands. Enjoy lunch
at Woodleigh Station then continue to the
190,000-year-old Undara Lava Tubes, a series
of underground tunnels formed during a volcanic
eruption in the region.
Enjoy lunch, then join a
Savannah guide for an informative tour.
Stay: Undara Lava Lodge. BLD
Day 3. Undara, Cobbold Gorge.
Travel to Cobbold Gorge, hidden away within a
spectacularly rugged sandstone formation. The
gorge is extremely narrow, closing to a mere two
metres wide in places, with remarkable 30-metre
cliffs on either side. This afternoon, enjoy a boat
cruise and tour through the waterways.
Stay: Cobbold Gorge Hotel. BLD
Day 4. Cobbold Gorge, Croydon,
Gulflander Train, Karumba. This morning,
journey to Croydon for a self-guided walking
tour. After, ride the historic Gulflander Train from
'nowhere to nowhere'. Continue to Karumba and
end your day with a sunset cruise. Relax with
a cold drink and enjoy a selection of local
produce as you watch a breathtaking sun
set over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Stay: Karumba Lodge Motel or
End of the Road Motel. BLD
Day 5. Karumba, Lawn Hill National
Park. Travel along the iconic Savannah Way
towards Lawn Hill National Park. Journey to
Normanton, then see the famous Purple Pub and
Victorian era railway station. Stop at Leichhardt
Falls and Camp 119, the most northerly camp of
the Burke and Wills expedition before heading
off-road into Lawn Hill National Park. Arrive at
the property known as Adels Grove.
Two Night Stay: Lawn Hill National Park,
Adels Grove, in tented cabins. BLD
Embrace the dazzling beauty of Katherine Gorge
From Cairns, travel along the
Savannah Way to the remote
Top End as you discover
pioneering towns, iconic pubs
and working cattle stations.
Journey from 'nowhere to
nowhere' aboard the
Gulflander Train, explore the
western coast of the Gulf of
Carpentaria and uncover the
hidden wonders of Lawn Hill
and Litchfield national parks.
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