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ettiewyn Says: During my stay on Cape York I saw many wild animals: Emus, kangaroos, wild pigs, dingos, a snake, and a freshwater crocodile. It was very exciting. So make sure that you open your eyes and try if you see something! However, these encounters can also be dangerous. The wild...
ettiewyn Says: Again, it's a bit difficult to place this tip, as it is both a restaurant and an accomodation, but I place it as "Thing To Do" - because when you travel to Cape York, it is 99% certain that you will have a stop here. It is where all the roads meet - going north to the tip,...
ettiewyn Says: Of course the farmers living on the Cape York peninsula can't go to Cairns all the time to pick up their mail, as driving there takes a whole day and more, and in the wet they often get stuck on their stations for months. That's why there's a mail service - a plane is going...
SymasshedshiyDom Says: We didn't bother getting one fitted and I never felt I needed one. They might be necessary at the beginning of the dry season but, in my experience, not at the end of the season. As usual, it depends where you want to go. I can’t comment on what is required on side roads off...
What sort of vehicle do you need ?
SymasshedshiyDom Says: If you were to take the bypass roads, it would be possible (but probably not advisable) to get to Cape York in a 2WD vehicle at the end of the dry season. It would take a sturdy vehicle since the corrugations in places are some of the worst I've seen anywhere in the world....
What spares / tools do I need to take ?
SymasshedshiyDom Says: Reading the books on Cape York and following their extensive lists of ‘vital’ spares and tools, you would spend more on spares than the whole trip would cost. I’m not sure whether this is because they really believe it or because they wish to avoid the attentions of those...
SymasshedshiyDom Says: Before you leave, collect everything you think you need and spread it out on the floor. Then put half of it back where it came from. You should now have everything you really need and you won't carry a lot of unnecessary junk.
ettiewyn Says: Between about November until April, there is the wet season (sometimes starting and finishing earlier or later). During this time, you can't travel to Cape York, as most of the roads will probably be closed due to heavy rain and floodings. Moreover, it is unbearably hot -...
Plan a Cape York vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Cape York locals
A very good place to rest under a tree :):):)
Q: Can anyone please advise what the OTT is like these days and if it is advisable for a 4wd to travel ALONE on this track looking at...
A: Hi,sorry to take so long in replying. The OTT is a rough track in places,you need a 4wd imho to access some of these tracks and also to cross the many creeks and major...
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Cape York - the great northern peninsula
After spending a week on a cattle station near Richmond, I left there because I simply could not get along with the owners and just felt lonely and sad there. My next job was a cattle station on the...
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Cape York - a real travel experience
A trip from Brisbane to Cape York and back is an experience you will never forget. Almost 7,000 kilometres of driving, assuming some deviations from the direct route. We did it in our Subaru Forester...
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Towns at the tip, Weipa, Bamaga and Wenlock River.
(Please note. As far as I can ascertain technically the Peninsula itself begins just below the bottom of the accompanying map. The Cape is the part (very roughly) from the Jardine river up to the...
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In september 2000, myself and six others rode dirt bikes from a remote town called Weipa to the northernmost point in Australia and back again. It took about one week to complete and was an absolute...
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