I may not do a tour again, but I am very glad I did this one. I was sad to say goodbye to Mark on Horn Island before flying back to Cairns (but when we returned to civilisation there was one last surprise.) The tide came in quicker than we expected and we had to struggle through the mangroves and bush to avoid a crocodile, while facing up to a wild pig and the chance of venomous snakes - this is a tale that gets taller in the telling. Individual needs are catered for - there are a maximum of eight guest on the tour - mine had 6.Ī special time for me was going out alone with Mark one dawn in his small boat to fish - and then going out again that afternoon on foot at low tide to retrieve the anchor that had become lodged in a mangrove root. Local guides gave us the inside information and took us to out of the way spots (e.g rock art galleries at Laura.)
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Mark's contacts (and his friendly manner) allowed us to upgrade our accommodation at some places. Food was generally decent (and often better) with morning and afternoon teas taken by river (or on one occasion IN a river with water running across our feet) or clearings in the jungle. When things didn't quite go to plan, there was always a plan B.Īccommodation ranged from the routine (Laura Motel, Musgrave Roadhouse) to the sublime (Jabiru Safari Lodge, Mungumby Lodge, Portland House - places I would have missed if I had been in charge). Mark's local knowledge and more importantly local contacts took us to places off the (not very) beaten track. If I had arranged this for myself I would have missed so much. I deliberately only skimmed it so as to keep a sense of the unexpected (my usual holidays are micro-planned with the aid of Tripadvisor, comfortable but predictable). The website for Off Road Adventure Safaris was alluring. I am usually a solo traveller, but the logistic of driving up Cape York Peninsula defeated me. Come with us to capture the emotion and romance, the tragedies and triumphs of Australia's amazing north! Come with us on a ride to adventure on a journey of discovery. So come with us to see, to touch, to smell and to learn. Even with the access provided by the upgrading of the Peninsula Development Road this is not a challenge to be treated light-heartedly. There is only one road that will take you to the northern tip of Australia and the journey is considered to be one of the last frontiers. Covering an area larger than Britain and with a population of less than twenty thousand people the Cape remains one of the most isolated areas in the world. Big mining has focused its sights on Cape York, the ramifications of which could be catastrophic. There is a growing momentum to have the Cape declared a World Heritage Area. The Queensland Government has previously applied Wild Rivers Legislation to many areas. In many of the indigenous communities traditional practices are still a part of daily life. All predators - kept safely behind fences - will be visible from car windows.Cape York with Off Road Adventure Safaris (Private Day and extended tours) The Cape is considered to have the oldest living culture on Earth. Freely-roaming animals that can venture up to vehicles always have the right of way. Touching or feeding the animals is prohibited.
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Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure visitors will be required to remain in their vehicles throughout the 5-mile journey with their windows and sunroofs closed. SEE ALSO: Why passholders and members are so important to Six Flags The highly-social animals that can live in savanna, grasslands and rain forests will be found in the Baboon Jungle just prior to exiting the safari. Fencing was added along the roadway in 2003 to separate the baboons from the cars. The 11 safari adventure lands will be filled with red kangaroos, black swans and white tailed gnus, but everybody on the drive-thru experience will want to know one thing: Will baboons still jump on my car like the old days? SEE ALSO: Which Six Flags parks will reopen first? These 6 are the top contenders Since 2013, Great Adventure trucks have taken visitors on guided tours of the safari experience. The resurrection of the drive-thru zoo offers a nostalgic return to the park’s roots when visitors drove their own vehicles through the safari experience from 1974 to 2012.
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