Savannah Explorer

Travel along the iconic Savannah Way as you explore pioneering towns and sprawling national parks. Watch sunset over the Gulf of Carpentaria and embark on scenic flight over the Lost City.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Darwin

This evening, get to know your fellow travellers, Driver-Guide and Tour Director during a special Signature Experience.

Signature Experience – Darwin Sunset Dinner Cruise

See Darwin in a whole new light when you embark on a dinner cruise at sunset, setting off along the harbour for an evening of panoramic views and a delicious buffet feast made with locally sourced produce.

Day 2: Darwin, Litchfield National Park, Adelaide River

Discover Litchfield National Park and visit both Wangi Falls and Florence Falls, set among a monsoon forest. After lunch, continue to Katherine.

Tonight enjoy dinner at your hotel.

Day 3: Katherine, Lorella Springs Wilderness Lodge

On the way to Lorella Springs, visit the idyllic Mataranka Thermal Pool, a natural oasis where the warm, crystal-clear waters are rumoured to possess healing properties for aches and pains. View the springs and and enjoy the serene beauty of the Australian outback.

Arrive at Lorella Springs Wilderness Park, a sprawling one-million-acre working cattle station, and enjoy dinner at the property.

Day 4: Lorella Springs Wilderness Park

Explore the natural surrounds of Lorella Springs Wilderness Park today. Join your guide for a scenic walk through several of the park's trails and perhaps go for a dip in one of the waterholes or thermal springs. In the afternoon, embark on a scenic helicopter flight over the Lost City. This evening, watch the sunset over the property before enjoying dinner.

Signature Experience – Lost City Scenic Flight

Board a scenic flight over the Lost City, a series of large sandstone outcrops that evoke the remains of an ancient civilisation.

Day 5: Lorella Springs Wilderness Park

Today, spend a full day exploring the pristine wilderness. Your guide will lead you along bush tracks, as well as swim in the waterholes and relax in the thermal springs.

Day 6: Lorella Wilderness Park, Borroloola, Hell's Gate

After your morning in Lorella Springs, travel to Borroloola, where you will board your scenic flight to Hell's Gate.

Day 7: Hell's Gate, Karumba

Arrive at Burketown Thermal Springs, hot springs that have been created from a bore drilled into the ground in 1897. Continue on to Burke and Wills Camp 119, which was the most northerly campsite during the Burke and Wills expedition in 1861. Afterwards, you will visit Leichhardt Falls, a plunging waterfall on the Leichhardt River. Take in the natural landscape, and you may even spot a saltwater crocodile in the nearby river.

Day 8: Karumba, Croydon

Journey to the historic goldrush town of Croydon, the heritage capital of the Gulf and visit the True Blue Interactive Information Centre. Take yourself on a self-guided walking tour of the Croydon town. Enjoy dinner at your hotel tonight.

Day 9: Cobbold Gorge

Discover Cobbold Gorge, hidden away within a spectacularly rugged sandstone formation. This morning, enjoy a boat cruise and tour through these narrow waterways as a guide points out the geological features of this incredible natural wonder. Remember to keep watch for the freshwater crocodiles.

Day 10: Cobbold Gorge, Undara Lava Tubes

After breakfast this morning, continue to Undara Volcanic National Park and set out on a guided discovery of the intriguing lava tubes.

Signature Experience – Undara Lava Tubes

Embark on the Archway Explorer tour through the mysterious Undara Lava Tubes. Be guided through the mesmerising lava tubes, the result of a volcanic eruption that spewed molten lava down a dry riverbed. The outer layer formed a crust, and when the lava below drained away, a series of long, hollow tubes remained. 

Day 11: Undara, Millstream Falls, Herberton Historic Town, Cairns

Today, travel from Ravenshoe to Herberton and onwards to Cairns. Enjoy a visit and talk at Woodleigh Station, which is located within the surrounds of the quintessential Australian bush. Journey to the beautiful tiered waterfall, Millstream Falls. Later visit Herberton Historic Village before finishing the day in Cairns with a dinner at your hotel.

Day 12: Depart Cairns

Your adventure draws to a close after breakfast this morning. Be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.