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Essence of the Outback Cairns Return (2024)

14 days
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Start and end in Cairns
4.1
24 traveler reviews
Essence of the Outback Cairns Return (2024) - APT

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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 22
Age range 8 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore the mysterious Undara lava tubes
  • Ride the historic Gulflander Train
  • Tour the Hard Times Mine in Mt Isa
  • Visit the Waltzing Matilda Centre
  • Discover Carnarvon National Park

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrive Cairns
  2. Day 2 Woodleigh Station, Undara
  3. Day 3 Undara, Karumba
  4. Day 4 Mt Isa
  5. Day 5 Mt Isa
  6. Day 6 Cloncurry, Winton
  7. Day 7 Lark Quarry, Longreach
  8. Day 8 Longreach, Thomson River Cruise
  9. Day 9 Carnarvon National Park
  10. Day 10 Carnarvon National Park
  11. Day 11 Minerva Hills National Park, Emerald
  12. Day 12 Charters Towers
  13. Day 13 Paronella Park, Cairns
  14. Day 14 Depart Cairns
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

  • Shangri-La Hotel

    Hotel
    Days 1, 13

  • Discovery Resorts - Undara

    Hotel
    day 2

  • Ash’s Holiday Units

    Hotel
    day 3

  • Mt Isa

    Hotel
    Days 4, 5

  • Boulder Opal Motor Inn or similar

    Hotel
    day 6

  • Longreach

    Hotel
    Days 7, 8

  • Springsure

    Hotel
    Days 9, 10

  • Emerald Maraboon Motor Inn

    Hotel
    day 11

  • Heritage Lodge Motel

    Hotel
    day 12

Operated by

APT

4.1
(24 reviews)

Number of tours

251

Age Range

8 to 99 years old

Response time

within 2 days

Response rate

89%

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Customer Reviews

  • Susan
    · January 7th, 2024
    Tour leader Julie anne was fantastic & driver Simon was very knowledgeable & helpful- droped us very close to our next motel in Wynard- on the way to Smithton Looking at booking Alice Springs 4day tour 17thor 18th July 2024
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  • Virginia
    · May 30th, 2023
    The actual tour was excellent and the experience with Tour Radar was very professional. However, the pre-trip logistics and organization associated with APT was uniformly very poor. Although Tour Radar was efficient at communicating with APT, there was no evidence that APT listened. Indeed, although the actual tour in the Bungle Bungle was great, I would not go on another APT trip again.
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  • Helen
    · April 2nd, 2023
    Good coach driver and tour guide. Big comfortable coach. Too much time in the coach, and not enough time at each stop. Early starts. Accommodation good quality. Most pre-paid meals were adequate, some delicious. Too many people on the tour. Original tour was to have 30, but additional people were added from another tour, making 44. Too many to get on and off the coach, and it exacerbated spreading infection.
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Good to Know

Tour ID: 210753

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    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Australia. Ideally 1 month before travel.
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    • For any tour departing before August 21st, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after August 21st, 2025, a minimum payment of $750 is required to confirm your booking with APT. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 120 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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