Lizard Island to the tip of Australia

(Cape York & Thursday Island)

Depart: Cairns
Completion: Thursday Island
Duration: 14 days
Knots: average 10knots

Day 1 - 3 Cairns - Lizard Island

Depart Cairns for your unforgettable scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef landing at the award winning Lizard Island Resort.

Soak up the exclusive and spectacular Lizard Island in any way you like:

• Diving
• Fishing
• Outer reef
• Island walks
• Remote, private beach lagoons
  
• Snorkelling
• Spa facilties
• Water sports
• Swimming etc.

Day 3 - Day 5 Lizard Island - Stokes Bay / Bathurst Head / Princess Charlotte Bay

Leaving Lizard Island followed by a gourmet lunch on a remote sand cay, we prepare to enter another world... A truly unique glimpse of sacred Aboriginal Australian culture and the awe-inspiring Australian outback. We enter the gateway to one of the world's most rugged landscapes. Breathe the Australian wilderness and marvel at the expansive night skies, take the adventure you knew you were born for:

• Exploring Flinders and Stanley Group of Islands
• Meet Aboriginal traditional owners and hear the dream time stories
• Reef fishing - crabbing, barramundi, light tackle, adventure fishing, trolling
• Visiting Aboriginal Cave paintings
• Remote beaches
• Crocodile spotting
• Hiking
• Rock climbing
• Horse riding
• 4WD safari adventures
• Light aircraft scenic flights
• Motor bike riding
• Feral pig shooting
• Outback cattle mustering

Day 5 - depart Charlotte Bay

Cruise through the seldom visited Lowray Passage to enjoy adventures on remote, uninhabited island groups.

Options:

• Steam from Princess Charlotte Bay to Portland Rhodes (10 hours)
• Steam from Princess Charlotte Bay through Lowry Passage travel outside the reef to bottom of Tijiou Reef

Tijiou Reef offers:

• Excellent anchorage
• Swimming
• Snorkelling
• Diving
• Fishing

Day 6-7 - Tijiou Reef - Sir James Hardy Group or Forbes Islands

Continue succulent island adventures and tropical decadence throughout this remote, breathtaking island group.

Day 8 - 9 - Forbes Island to Margaret Bay anchorage

Explore the pristine, remote beaches and adjoining islands or embark on a shooting adventure for those more adventurous.

Night 9- Steam to Albany Passage (9 hour steam)

Day 10 - 11 - Cape York

Stand on the edge of one of the worlds' oldest continents and feel the ancient landscape breathe

• 4WD trip from Somerset Homestead historical site to the Tip of Cape York
• Visit Bamaga, Punsand Bay and Cape York
• Be escorted by an Aboriginal Australian guide and hear the sacred stories from one who knows.

Day 11 - Albany Passage to Thursday Island

With majestic blue waters, sacred landscape and inspiring vistas we traverse the waters of the Torres Strait.

Steam to Thursday Island

Day 12 - 13 - Thursday Island

Experience the strong and proud culture of the Torres Strait Islands, inhale the pure air and sacred sights.

Guided tour including:

• Historic sites
• Pearl diving history
• Maritime sea trade history

Day 14 - Depart Horn Island arrive Cairns

A truly unforgettable scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef will return you to Cairns.