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Chillagoe Caves and Outback Day Trip from Cairns

By Billy Tea Safaris
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £125 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

The only Outback Full-Day Tour! Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other gems of the Australian Outback on this full-day tour.

With a naturalist guide, you'll travel by 4x4 vehicle through the McAllister Ranges, the Great Dividing Range and the Australian Outback while listening to informative commentary about the region’s wildlife, history and Aboriginal culture. Take a guided tour through the Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park with a local ranger, drive near the wetlands to spot Australian native wildlife, see historic mining towns, and enjoy morning tea at the local Skybury Coffee Plantation and lunch at a classic Chillagoe Pub during this small-group tour limited to 19 passengers.

Activity location

  • Cairns
    • Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cairns
    • Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Standard Ticket
  • Activity duration is 11 hours and 30 minutes11h 30m
    11h 30m
  • English

Chillagoe Caves and Outback Day Trip from Cairns
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 06:30
Price details
£124.68 x 1 Adult£124.68
Total
Price is £124.68
Until Tue, 7 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Guided Tour with a local ranger
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Granite Gorge National Park and see local rock wallabies
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Return transfers wtih local driver guide and live commentary
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Morning Tea at Skybury Cafe and Roastery with tea, coffee and sweet treats
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit Balancing Rock and see Aboriginal Rock Art
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch at a classic Aussie pub in Chillagoe
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Port Douglas & Northern Beaches transfers additional cost (book with reservations before travel)

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Please wear closed-toe shoe and bring a light jacket or jumper in the cooler months (June - August)
  • A reasonable level of fitness is required, as there are steps and uneven terrain leading into the caves
  • Port Douglas & Northern Beaches transfers additional cost (once booked, please book with reservations before travel)
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Cairns

  • 10m
Pick up by your driver guide from the Cairns area. (Port Douglas and Northern Beaches transfers are available but for an additional cost, please book with reservations before travel)

Skybury Cafe & Roastery

  • 30m
The heart of one of Australia’s most diverse and richest food bowls Skybury Tropical Plantation has grown the country’s best coffee and tropical fruit for the past 30 years. Enjoy morning tea, with coffee, tea and sweet treats.

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park

  • 2h
Explore the Chillagoe Caves. Follow your guide through the fossilised remains of the ancient coral reefs over 400 million years old. Once an inland sea, these limestone labyrinths are a spectacular sight to see.

Chillagoe Smelters

  • 30m
Here we delve into the history of the Chillagoe copper smelters, whose old chimneys dominate the western horizon. We visit the remains of the once-mighty smelters to ponder what it was like working there.

Balancing Rock

  • 1h
Visit Balancing Rock for an iconic photo opportunity. Then, see Aboriginal Rock Art and learn about some Dreamtime stories with your guide.

Chillagoe Cockatoo Hotel Motel

  • 1h
Enjoy lunch at a true Australian Outback Pub for lunch in the heart of Chillagoe town. Please advise of any special dietary requirements before travel.

Granite Gorge Nature Park

  • 1h
A privately owned nature park near Mareeba with stunning scenery as you walk along the short circuit navigating massive boulders. Striking scenery and wildlife galore. The big drawcard at Granite Gorge is the rock wallabies. This colony is an endangered species that is unique to the Mareeba area. Plus, you’ll see other native wildlife.

Location

Activity location

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    Cairns
    • Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Cairns
    • Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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