Travel across the vast savannah plains of far north Queensland and see firsthand the untold potential that could help Australia become the food bowl of Asia during the forthcoming century. Starting in Townsville and concluding in Cairns, this dynamic fact-finding tour includes a range of visits to some of the best cattle operations and leading irrigated cropping properties in the north of the state. Stay in Charters Towers with is charming historic buildings and rich gold-mining past and visit Richmond with its fascinating Dinosaur Museum, one of Queensland’s outback treasures. Then there’s free time for relaxing or fishing at Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Heading east, visit the fascinating Undara Lava Tubes and stay at Mount Surprise. Travel on to the fertile and productive Atherton Tablelands and finally relax and enjoy time in the tropical city of Cairns with easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest.
DAY 01 • MON 2 SEP – ARRIVE TOWNSVILLE
DAY 02 • TUE 3 SEP – TOWNSVILLE – WAMBIANA
DAY 03 • WED 4 SEP – WAMBIANA – CHARTERS TOWERS
DAY 04 • THU 5 SEP – CHARTERS TOWERS – RICHMOND
DAY 05 • FRI 6 SEP – RICHMOND – JULIA CREEK
DAY 06 • SAT 7 SEP – FROM JULIA CREEK
DAY 07 • SUN 8 SEP – JULIA CREEK – CLONCURRY
DAY 08 • MON 9 SEP – CLONCURRY – KARUMBA
DAY 09 • TUE 10 SEP – KARUMBA
DAY 10 • WED 11 SEP – KARUMBA – MT SURPRISE
DAY 11 • THU 12 SEP – MT SURPRISE
DAY 12 • FRI 13 SEP – MT SURPRISE – ATHERTON TABLELANDS
DAY 14 • SUN 15 SEP – AROUND CAIRNS
DAY 15 •MON 16 SEP – CAIRNS TO HOME
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