Australia

Cairns City

Starting From AU$195.00
Starting From AU$195.00

1 day Chillagoe Outback Tour

Explore one of QLD's most unique and dramatic landscapes on a Chillagoe Caves and Outback Tour. A back-stage pass to the Outback and Chillagoe, a town at the centre of our region's 150 years of mining and exploration. Minimum of 5 passengers must be met to operate.

Billy Tea Safaris offers the only Full Day Outback Tour from Cairns!

Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other highlights of Tropical North Queensland on this full-day tour from Cairns.

Your day begins with a pick up by your friendly accredited guide in a custom-built air-conditioned 4WD vehicle. After introductions and getting to know your fellow passengers for the day, we’ll ascend the McAllister Ranges looking for many different species of bush birds, including emus, wedge-tail eagles, squatter pigeons, kangaroos and frilled neck lizards along the way to your first stop at Skybury Coffee Plantation in Mareeba for morning tea.

Travel out to Chillagoe while listening to the informative commentary by your guide who will share information about the region's wildlife, history, and aboriginal culture. Explore the Chillagoe-Mungaga Caves National Park with an expert local guide, travel through historic mining towns and small outback communities, see the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins, visit Balancing Rock for an amazing photo opportunity, see and learn about aboriginal rock art and visit Granite Gorge to see the wallabies. You'll also be treated to lunch at a 100-year-old Aussie Outback pub.

Day 1 : OUTBACK AT ITS BEST
Billy Tea Safaris offers the only Full Day Outback Tour from Cairns! Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other highlights of Tropical North Queensland on this full-day tour from Cairns. Your day begins with a pick up by your friendly accredited guide in a custom-built air-conditioned 4WD vehicle. After introductions and getting to know your fellow passengers for the day, we’ll ascend the McAllister Ranges looking for many different species of bush birds, including emus, wedge-tail eagles, squatter pigeons, kangaroos and frilled neck lizards along the way to your first stop at Skybury Coffee Plantation in Mareeba for morning tea. Travel out to Chillagoe while listening to the informative commentary by your guide who will share information about the region's wildlife, history, and aboriginal culture. Explore the Chillagoe-Mungaga Caves National Park with an expert local guide, travel through historic mining towns and small outback communities, see the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins, visit Balancing Rock for an amazing photo opportunity, see and learn about aboriginal rock art and visit Granite Gorge to see the wallabies. You'll also be treated to lunch at a 100-year-old Aussie Outback pub.
Meals :Breakfast, Lunch

Departs: Tuesday and Friday.

Does not operate Good Friday and Christmas Day

Pick up from Accommodation Cairns 6.50am Northern Beaches 6.45am and Port Douglas 6.00am

Returns: to Accommodation at approx 6.30pm Cairns & Northern Beaches Port Douglas 7.30pm

1 Day, Maximum 16 passenger

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