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Day 1 (LD): Atherton Tableland, Curtain Fig Tree, "The Crater" National Park. Undara Lava Tubes, the world's largest. Antique railway carriage accommodation.
Day 2 (BLD): On to Cobbold Gorge, to cruise on its secluded waterway before a sunset drive Georgetown to overnight.
Day 3 (BLD): Croydon’s Historic Precinct before Normanton’s "Gulflander", the Purple Pub and Krys, replica of an 8.63m (28ft 4in) crocodile. Gulf of Carpentaria sunset cruise. Karumba tonight.
Day 4 (BLD): "Plains of Promise", Burke & Wills Camp #119, Leichhardt Falls and Burketown en-route to Adel’s Grove for two nights in permanent tent safari accommodation.
Day 5 (BLD): World Heritage listed Riversleigh Fossil Fields and Lawn Hill National Park. Return to Adel's Grove.
 
Day 6 (BLD): Across Lawn Hill Station to the Queensland Road, now the "Savannah Way", once used by the legendary "Overlanders". On past Hell's Gate we cross into the Northern Territory to Pungalina, a remote safari camp with tented accommodation.
Day 7 (BLD): Continue west to Borroloola, infamous frontier town, for supplies then on to Cape Crawford for the night.
Day 8 (BD): Helicopter to see the "Lost City" (optional). Daly Waters, Elsey Cemetery and Mataranka Hot Springs. Overnight in Mataranka.
 
Day 9 (BLD): Manyallaluk, "The Dreaming Place", to spend time with local Aboriginal people. On to our overnight stop in Katherine.
Day 10 (BLD): Cruise on famous Katherine Gorge this morning (optional) before travelling into Kakadu National Park. We stay in Kakadu for two nights.
Day 11 (B): Nourlangie Rock and the Bowali Centre. A sunset cruise on famous Yellow Waters Billabong (optional).
Day 12 (BL): Ubirr’s famous Aboriginal rock art and views of the East Alligator River floodplains. Travel on to Darwin.
A reverse itinerary (Darwin to Cairns) is also available:
Day 1 (LD): Darwin to Cooinda (Ubirr)
Day 2 (B): Nourlangie Rock, Yellow Waters (option)
Day 3 (BLD): Katherine (Katherine Gorge option)
Day 4 (BLD): To Mataranka (Manyallaluk)
Day 5 (BD): To Cape Crawford (Daly Waters)
Day 6 (BLD): To Pungalina ("Lost City" option)
Day 7 (BLD): To Adel’s Grove
Day 8 (BLD): Riversleigh and Lawn Hill NP today
Day 9 (BLD): To Karumba (Burketown, Normanton)
Day 10 (BLD): To Cobbold Gorge (Croydon, Georgetown)
Day 11 (BLD): To Undara (Cobbold Gorge cruise)
Day 12 (BL): To Cairns (Lava Tubes tour)
Meal Codes: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
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