HeritageTours.com.au - Cairns based company providing four wheel drive safaris
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Cape York, Gulf Savannah, Kakadu, Kimberley, Outback, and Tasmania Tours
Description
Cape York... believed to be the first stepping stone in Australian history, a place of historical painting sites and a vast range of cultures. Then came the first Europeans, followed by the early pioneers and explorers, such as Leichhardt, Kennedy, and the Jardines. Modern times came, bringing an uncertain future... mines began and vanished, but reappeared again, a spaceport in the midst.
Cape York covers over 207,000 square kilometres, an area almost the size of Victoria, and has a population of around only 15,000 gathered into a few small communities... this makes Cape York truly one of the last frontiers.
Vegetation is extremely varied, including eucalyptus or melaleuca forests, heathlands, and dense rainforest to open plains. Wildlife is abundant, with over 90 different mammal species, including the cuscus, tree kangaroo, dugong, and northern quoll. There are a large number of reptiles, with over 150 species, and these are often sighted. Just double this last figure and you have an idea of the abundance of birdlife on Cape York, including a few rare birds such as the palm cockatoo, golden shouldered parrot, and eclectus parrot.
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- 4 Wd Safaris
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- Gold Fields
- Great Barrier Reef
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- North Queensland
- Outback Queensland
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- Undara
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