The 'Tip of the Top' tour - Cairns to Cape York and back to Cairns
Starting from Cairns we head north, to the tropical rainforest
area of Australia. Our first stop will be the extremely green
and beautiful Daintree National park.
 Via
Cooktown we go to Lakefield National Park and from here we ride
north along the Peninsula Developmental Road, a gravel track in
good condition, doing lots of sight seeing on the way.
The serious fun really begins at the start of the famous "
Telegraph Track", the most beautiful part of the tour, that
lasts all the way to the tip of the continent...and back!
The Cape York Track was originally only for serving the telegraph
line. Here and there you will still see some telegraph poles,
most of them fallen over. The track is in places completely washed
away by the annual wet season, that cuts off the inhabitants of
this northernmost part of Australia from the civilised world for
about 5 months a year!
Because of the massive soil erosion, it is at times difficult
to see if you are still on the right track or not. That's where
the fallen telegraph poles come in handy. At least when you see
one, you know that you are still on the telegraph track, and not
on one of the many diversions that have been made through this
rough bushland and mining areas over the years.
 Main
features of the Cape York Peninsula are the countless rivers that
cut through the peninsula in East-West direction, which means
that we have to cross all of them! Great fun, and rest assured
that you will end up with some awesome photos and video footage
to show your family and friends.
On both sides of the track the jungle seems impenetrable. Crystal
clear lakes, rivers and waterfalls offer an abundance of swimming
opportunities.
 Then
there is the moment we have been working towards since we left
Cairns: a few more kilometres on a narrow jungle track and we
reach Cape York, the northernmost point of the Australian continent!
The beauty of the white beaches with palm trees, and the deep
blue ocean will overwhelm you! And, after a couple of glasses
of well-earned champagne on the beach, this scenery will look
even more stunning than it already is…
After a couple of days we head back towards Cairns, seeing different
things and more beauty on the way down.
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