Previous tours have included 30 day tour to Tasmania, travelling down through Western Queensland and NSW and including an 8 day tour of the Island. Travel back to Cairns via Lakes Entrance, Snowy Mountains, Canberra and following scenic routes all the way back along the East Coast.
Specialising in personal, unique tours anywhere within Australia in a well set up luxury 4wd vehicle
In late 2004 a private charter from Cairns to Broome took us from the Pacific Ocean on the East Coast all the way to the Indian Ocean on the West. The charter was for 30 days so we had plenty of time to explore in detail the many places of interest along the way. I have included a full itinary of that trip to give you an idea of what is available on a private personal charter.
Left Cairns 9.00am Wednesday 13\10\04. All times are Queensland time i.e. 2 hours ahead of WA .
Ravenshoe 10.30 145 klms
Georgetown 2.30 433klms
Croydon 4.05 540 klms
Normantown 5.30 685 klms
Karumba 6.30 789 klms. Stayed overnight Karumba Hotel, good ensuite accom.
* Fuel 105 lts at $1.11 per lt. 7.5 klms per lt
Left Karumba 9.30 Thursday 14\10\04
Burke & Wills Roadhouse 12.30 258 klms
Gregory Downs 2.30 395 klms. Great camping pretty place on Gregory River.
Lawn Hill 4.00 494 klms. Stayed overnight in a tent at Adells Grove. Rod and Michelle
Explored the gorge in a canoe. Left Lawn Hill 1.00pm Friday 15\10\04
Bowthorn Station 4.00 624 klms. Coffee with Kerry
Kingfisher Station 4.50 654 klms
Hells Gate Roadhouse 6.15 741 klms. Stayed overnight, good ensuite accom. Alan.
Left 8.45am Saturday 16\10\04
Northern Territory Border 792 klms
Woologorang 9.30 797 klms. Professional pig shooters 400 feral pigs in one week.
* Fuel 107 lts at $1.50 per 7.4 k per lt
Boroloola 2.30 250 klms. Very over rated town. King Ash Bay, Bing Bong.
Cape Crawford 7.00pm 530klms. Stayed overnight, good ensuite accom. Fantastic rib fillet pepper steak.
Left 8.30am Sunday 17\10\04
Southern Lost City 650 klms 11.00am. Fantastic rock formations.
Butterfly Springs 680klms 12.00
Large Lagoon 722 klms thousands of water birds.
Roper Bar 4.00pm 901 klms
* Fuel 40 lts at $1.55 per lt
Mataranka 6.00pm 1077 klms. Stayed Territory Manor Caravan Park, good ensuite accom. Thermal Pools. Barra feeding
Left Mataranka 1.30pm Monday 18\10\04
Katherine 3.00pm 1190 klms. Stayed Knot’s Landing, good ensuite accom pool. Met Bob Randall from Uluru.
Visited gorge.
* Fuel 118 lts at $1.13 per lt 7.5 klms per lt
Left Katherine 1.30pm Tuesday 19\10\04.
Edith Falls 2.00pm 60 klms. Beautiful falls.
Pine Creek 4.15 125klms
Arrived Darwin 7.00pm 365 klms. Stayed Golf Course Hotel. Explored Darwin. Cullem Bay, War Museum, Wharfs, Aircraft Museum, Lake Alexandra, Mindil Markets on Thursday night. Did a tour of Litchfield National Park, Adelaide River jumping crocs, Wangi Falls, Florence Falls.
Left Darwin 10.30 Saturday 23\10\04
* Fuel 76 lts $1.15 per lt
Jabiru via Ubirr Rock great art and views also at Nourlangi Rock in Kakadu NP.
Arrived Yellow Waters, 401 klms Cooinda stayed good accom. Best crocodile boat tour. Great night.
Left Cooinda 1.20pm Sunday 24\10\04. Mamuk gorge, puncture, Barra Gorge, Springvale Station.
Pine Creek
Katherine Stayed Knots landing again. Tire replaced with Bridgestone no BFG available.
Left Katherine 10.30 Monday 25\10\04
* Fuel 115 lts $1.14 per lt
Victoria River 12.30 192klms
Timber Creek 2.15 278klms
Arrived Kununurra 5.00pm 575 klms tropical storm rain hail trees down. Stayed at Kununurra Hotel. Poor service.
Swapped Bridgestone tire for BFG at Tirepower, Lenny good bloke.
* Fuel 82 lts $1.28 per lt 591 klms. 7.2 klms per lt
Left Kununurra 9.30 Tuesday 26\10\04
Arrived Turkey Creek 12.00 200 klms
Booked 45 minute Helicopter flight over Bungle Bungles $225 per person fantastic!!
Left Turkey Creek 2.00pm
Arrived Wyndham about 6.00pm after a swim with water monitors at “The Grotto”. Nowhere to stay in Wyndham, so back to Kununurra. Could Wyndham be the ugliest town in Australia?
Arrived Kununurra 7.30 Found new fully self-contained accommodation at Pandanus Court. Tony and Mary
Booked car for 65k klm service at local Toyota dealer Wednesday 27\10\04
* Fuel 82 lts at $1.28 per lt
Left Kununurra 7.30am Thursday 28\10\04
Gibb River Road to Derby. Emma Gorge, long walk OK. Had breakfast at El Questro Station. Mnt Elizabeth Station closed for wet. Found one man on a bike riding to Derby 300 klms from Kununurra, said he was ok over 40’. Leonard River Gorge very rough steep track.
Arrived Mount Hart Station 50 klms west from southern end of Gibb River Rd. Taffy and Annabelle interesting place very good accommodation and meals. Check out Taffy’s dingoes and Annabelle’s incredible art.
Left Mnt Hart 3.00pm Friday 29\10\04 via Windjana Gorge, flash flood large dead Barra everywhere. Tunnel Creek interesting.
Arrived Derby 6.00pm low on fuel.
* Fuel 132 lts at $1.32 per lt 960 klms 7.3 klms per lt
Stayed Boab Inn. Good accom neat town.
Left Derby 11.00am Saturday 30\10\04.
Saw girl on pushbike riding to Broome aprox. 210 klms.
Arrived Broome 1.25 pm 231 klms Stayed at Bay Village Resort. Good ensuite accom, pool. Checked out Broome, Matsos, Paspalley Pearls, Kallis Pearls, Town Beach, Cable Beach, Gantheaume Point.
Left Broome 8.30am Monday 1\11\04 for Cape Leveque via Beagle Bay Church. Cape Leveque is beautiful white protected beaches on the eastern side and ensuite tent accommodation.
Arrived back in Broome 10.00pm
Tuesday 2\11\04 checked out Broome and China Town watched the Melbourne Cup in the Roebuck Pub.
* Fuel 116 lts $1.28 per lt
Left Broome 10.15am Wednesday 3\11\04
Arrived Fitzroy Crossing 2.00pm 385 klms. Stayed Turanda Caravan Park good ensuite accom.
Checked out Geikie Gorge well worthwhile.
Left Fitzroy Crossing 8.00am. Thursday 4\11\04
Arrived at Halls Creek 11.00am.
* Fuel 90 lts 700klms 7.7 per lt.
Left Halls Creek 12.00 midday.
Duncan Road to Buntine Hwy to Kalkarinji through torrential wet season rain, no accom so pushed on to Top Springs
Arrived at Top Springs 6.30pm 558 klms stayed at Pub, good ensuite accom. Terri publican
Left Top Springs 9.00am Friday 5\11\04.
Arrived Daly Waters 12.00 midday. Checked out the Pub.
* Fuel Daly Waters Roadhouse 119lts at $1.32 per lt 6.5 lts per very fast run 140-160 Kalkarinji before dark.
Left Daly Waters 1.00pm
Arrived Cape Crawford 3.30pm 258klms. Stayed again, great steak.
Left Cape Crawford 8.15am Saturday 6\11\04
Bypassed Borroloola, pig wallowing by river.
Woollogorang 1.00pm 618 klms. Saw emus on the road
Arrived Hells Gate 2.00pm 674 klms stayed overnight again.
Left Hells Gate 7.15am Sunday 7\11\04
Burketown 10am
* Fuel 116 lts at $1.27 868 klms 7.5 klms per
Normantown 1.00pm no Sunday lunch at the Albion Hotel
Karumba Point Hotel, 1.50pm just in time for lunch, beautiful spot.
Arrived Karumba 3.00pm. Stayed Karumba Hotel again, Tania.
* Fuel 42 lts 285 klms at $1.07 6.8klms per lt
Left Karumba 9.45am Monday 8\11\04
Burke Development road to Chillagoe, very wet through Dunbar Station.
Arrived Chillagoe 4.30 pm 550 klms. Stayed at Chillagoe Lodge opposite the Pub.
Checked out Donna Cave with ranger 9.00am
Left Chillagoe 10.30am Tuesday 9\11\04
Petford 12.00 midday 622klms
Irvinebank 653klms Checked out pub and museum Peter very informative guide.
Herberton for lunch great burgers opposite the pub. Atherton Tolga turn off for Tinaroo Dam cross dam wall and Take Danbulla Forest Drive via Cathedral Fig and Henry Ross Look out.
Giles Range Gordonvale
Arrived Cairns 5.00pm total klms 10,548.
Details of Car…
White Toyota Landcruiser 2003 GXL Turbo Diesel 5 speed auto Factory mag wheels, B.F. Goodrich TA 285\75 tires, Bilstein Suspension, window tint, air-conditioned, Alloy Bull Bar, 240mm XGT Lightforce Driving Lights.
Tow bar, UHF radio, alloy roof rack.
Cheers,
Rob Berrill
Certificate IV Instructor\Assessor
http://www.cairnsoffroad.com.au
Ravenshoe 10.30 145 klms
Georgetown 2.30 433klms
Croydon 4.05 540 klms
Normantown 5.30 685 klms
Karumba 6.30 789 klms. Stayed overnight Karumba Hotel, good ensuite accom.
* Fuel 105 lts at $1.11 per lt. 7.5 klms per lt
Left Karumba 9.30 Thursday 14\10\04
Burke & Wills Roadhouse 12.30 258 klms
Gregory Downs 2.30 395 klms. Great camping pretty place on Gregory River.
Lawn Hill 4.00 494 klms. Stayed overnight in a tent at Adells Grove. Rod and Michelle
Explored the gorge in a canoe. Left Lawn Hill 1.00pm Friday 15\10\04
Bowthorn Station 4.00 624 klms. Coffee with Kerry
Kingfisher Station 4.50 654 klms
Hells Gate Roadhouse 6.15 741 klms. Stayed overnight, good ensuite accom. Alan.
Left 8.45am Saturday 16\10\04
Northern Territory Border 792 klms
Woologorang 9.30 797 klms. Professional pig shooters 400 feral pigs in one week.
* Fuel 107 lts at $1.50 per 7.4 k per lt
Boroloola 2.30 250 klms. Very over rated town. King Ash Bay, Bing Bong.
Cape Crawford 7.00pm 530klms. Stayed overnight, good ensuite accom. Fantastic rib fillet pepper steak.
Left 8.30am Sunday 17\10\04
Southern Lost City 650 klms 11.00am. Fantastic rock formations.
Butterfly Springs 680klms 12.00
Large Lagoon 722 klms thousands of water birds.
Roper Bar 4.00pm 901 klms
* Fuel 40 lts at $1.55 per lt
Mataranka 6.00pm 1077 klms. Stayed Territory Manor Caravan Park, good ensuite accom. Thermal Pools. Barra feeding
Left Mataranka 1.30pm Monday 18\10\04
Katherine 3.00pm 1190 klms. Stayed Knot’s Landing, good ensuite accom pool. Met Bob Randall from Uluru.
Visited gorge.
* Fuel 118 lts at $1.13 per lt 7.5 klms per lt
Left Katherine 1.30pm Tuesday 19\10\04.
Edith Falls 2.00pm 60 klms. Beautiful falls.
Pine Creek 4.15 125klms
Arrived Darwin 7.00pm 365 klms. Stayed Golf Course Hotel. Explored Darwin. Cullem Bay, War Museum, Wharfs, Aircraft Museum, Lake Alexandra, Mindil Markets on Thursday night. Did a tour of Litchfield National Park, Adelaide River jumping crocs, Wangi Falls, Florence Falls.
Left Darwin 10.30 Saturday 23\10\04
* Fuel 76 lts $1.15 per lt
Jabiru via Ubirr Rock great art and views also at Nourlangi Rock in Kakadu NP.
Arrived Yellow Waters, 401 klms Cooinda stayed good accom. Best crocodile boat tour. Great night.
Left Cooinda 1.20pm Sunday 24\10\04. Mamuk gorge, puncture, Barra Gorge, Springvale Station.
Pine Creek
Katherine Stayed Knots landing again. Tire replaced with Bridgestone no BFG available.
Left Katherine 10.30 Monday 25\10\04
* Fuel 115 lts $1.14 per lt
Victoria River 12.30 192klms
Timber Creek 2.15 278klms
Arrived Kununurra 5.00pm 575 klms tropical storm rain hail trees down. Stayed at Kununurra Hotel. Poor service.
Swapped Bridgestone tire for BFG at Tirepower, Lenny good bloke.
* Fuel 82 lts $1.28 per lt 591 klms. 7.2 klms per lt
Left Kununurra 9.30 Tuesday 26\10\04
Arrived Turkey Creek 12.00 200 klms
Booked 45 minute Helicopter flight over Bungle Bungles $225 per person fantastic!!
Left Turkey Creek 2.00pm
Arrived Wyndham about 6.00pm after a swim with water monitors at “The Grotto”. Nowhere to stay in Wyndham, so back to Kununurra. Could Wyndham be the ugliest town in Australia?
Arrived Kununurra 7.30 Found new fully self-contained accommodation at Pandanus Court. Tony and Mary
Booked car for 65k klm service at local Toyota dealer Wednesday 27\10\04
* Fuel 82 lts at $1.28 per lt
Left Kununurra 7.30am Thursday 28\10\04
Gibb River Road to Derby. Emma Gorge, long walk OK. Had breakfast at El Questro Station. Mnt Elizabeth Station closed for wet. Found one man on a bike riding to Derby 300 klms from Kununurra, said he was ok over 40’. Leonard River Gorge very rough steep track.
Arrived Mount Hart Station 50 klms west from southern end of Gibb River Rd. Taffy and Annabelle interesting place very good accommodation and meals. Check out Taffy’s dingoes and Annabelle’s incredible art.
Left Mnt Hart 3.00pm Friday 29\10\04 via Windjana Gorge, flash flood large dead Barra everywhere. Tunnel Creek interesting.
Arrived Derby 6.00pm low on fuel.
* Fuel 132 lts at $1.32 per lt 960 klms 7.3 klms per lt
Stayed Boab Inn. Good accom neat town.
Left Derby 11.00am Saturday 30\10\04.
Saw girl on pushbike riding to Broome aprox. 210 klms.
Arrived Broome 1.25 pm 231 klms Stayed at Bay Village Resort. Good ensuite accom, pool. Checked out Broome, Matsos, Paspalley Pearls, Kallis Pearls, Town Beach, Cable Beach, Gantheaume Point.
Left Broome 8.30am Monday 1\11\04 for Cape Leveque via Beagle Bay Church. Cape Leveque is beautiful white protected beaches on the eastern side and ensuite tent accommodation.
Arrived back in Broome 10.00pm
Tuesday 2\11\04 checked out Broome and China Town watched the Melbourne Cup in the Roebuck Pub.
* Fuel 116 lts $1.28 per lt
Left Broome 10.15am Wednesday 3\11\04
Arrived Fitzroy Crossing 2.00pm 385 klms. Stayed Turanda Caravan Park good ensuite accom.
Checked out Geikie Gorge well worthwhile.
Left Fitzroy Crossing 8.00am. Thursday 4\11\04
Arrived at Halls Creek 11.00am.
* Fuel 90 lts 700klms 7.7 per lt.
Left Halls Creek 12.00 midday.
Duncan Road to Buntine Hwy to Kalkarinji through torrential wet season rain, no accom so pushed on to Top Springs
Arrived at Top Springs 6.30pm 558 klms stayed at Pub, good ensuite accom. Terri publican
Left Top Springs 9.00am Friday 5\11\04.
Arrived Daly Waters 12.00 midday. Checked out the Pub.
* Fuel Daly Waters Roadhouse 119lts at $1.32 per lt 6.5 lts per very fast run 140-160 Kalkarinji before dark.
Left Daly Waters 1.00pm
Arrived Cape Crawford 3.30pm 258klms. Stayed again, great steak.
Left Cape Crawford 8.15am Saturday 6\11\04
Bypassed Borroloola, pig wallowing by river.
Woollogorang 1.00pm 618 klms. Saw emus on the road
Arrived Hells Gate 2.00pm 674 klms stayed overnight again.
Left Hells Gate 7.15am Sunday 7\11\04
Burketown 10am
* Fuel 116 lts at $1.27 868 klms 7.5 klms per
Normantown 1.00pm no Sunday lunch at the Albion Hotel
Karumba Point Hotel, 1.50pm just in time for lunch, beautiful spot.
Arrived Karumba 3.00pm. Stayed Karumba Hotel again, Tania.
* Fuel 42 lts 285 klms at $1.07 6.8klms per lt
Left Karumba 9.45am Monday 8\11\04
Burke Development road to Chillagoe, very wet through Dunbar Station.
Arrived Chillagoe 4.30 pm 550 klms. Stayed at Chillagoe Lodge opposite the Pub.
Checked out Donna Cave with ranger 9.00am
Left Chillagoe 10.30am Tuesday 9\11\04
Petford 12.00 midday 622klms
Irvinebank 653klms Checked out pub and museum Peter very informative guide.
Herberton for lunch great burgers opposite the pub. Atherton Tolga turn off for Tinaroo Dam cross dam wall and Take Danbulla Forest Drive via Cathedral Fig and Henry Ross Look out.
Giles Range Gordonvale
Arrived Cairns 5.00pm total klms 10,548.
Details of Car…
White Toyota Landcruiser 2003 GXL Turbo Diesel 5 speed auto Factory mag wheels, B.F. Goodrich TA 285\75 tires, Bilstein Suspension, window tint, air-conditioned, Alloy Bull Bar, 240mm XGT Lightforce Driving Lights.
Tow bar, UHF radio, alloy roof rack.
Cheers,
Rob Berrill
Certificate IV Instructor\Assessor
http://www.cairnsoffroad.com.au
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