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(Gateway to
Australia's Last Frontier), Cape York and The Gulf Savannah
is approximately 1000km from Cairns and located on the northern
most tip of Queensland, Australia where it's finger points to
New Guinea.
The Cape York Peninsula is a wild and sparsely
populated wilderness area and is only accessible during the
"Dry" months of April through to Mid November, where
the thunderstorms then herald the beginning of the monsoonal
rain and the parched land is replenished and the once dry
rivers and creeks run wild. It is at this time that the roads
become impassable even by 4wd and the only way to visit the
Cape York region is by aircraft or cruising the blue waters
of the Torres Strait.
The seemingly undeveloped land of Cape York
will Surprise and Delight all who wish to visit and explore,
from the dusty tracks that contrast dramatically with Abundant
River Systems to the Crystal Clear Creeks and The Spectacular
Waterfalls. This is such a vast area of Unexplored Wilderness,
Diverse National Parks, Sacred Aboriginal Sites, Tropical
Rainforests, Steep Mountains, Rugged Coastlines and Swampy
Marshlands with such climatic extremes that the creeks can
be running dry and the next, ten feet high!
Whether you love Bushwalking, Four Wheel Driving,
Flora & Fauna, Fishing, Swimming or Camping all which
can be wide and varied, and each having a unique value of
it's own, then "Cape York" is the place for you!
This region is one of the largest wilderness areas that remain
relatively untouched, maintaining it's original beauty and
variety of sights and is one of the most scenic areas in Australia.
You'll be amazed and intrigued by the 40,000-year-old
tradition and culture of Australia's Indigenous people that
has been recorded in the form of ochre and clay paintings,
by trekking to the Ancient Aboriginal art sites at Quincan
Rock Art Reserve. Experience the unique wildlife including
kangaroo's and the unusual Dugongs that make their homes in
the sheltered seagrass beds along the coast. Walk in an underground
lava tube at "Undara", Australia's largest and most
extensive Lava tubes formed 190,000 years ago by the now extinct
"Undaro Volcano". For a more thrilling adventure
there's always riding motorcycles along the old stock routes.
With all this untamed natural beauty in abundance this unique
area offers an ideal escape from the pressures of city-life.
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