AnswerID: 279159 Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 01, 2008 at 08:54
Member - Alan H (Narangba QLD
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Cape York is a great place. Leave yourself plenty of time. There is lots to see.
The immediate Cape area around
Bamaga has several
places to see such as the tip, plane wrecks,
Somerset, etc.
The fee to cross the
Barge at the
Jardine River just south of
Bamaga includes camp fees for the the top of the cape.
The most scenic and interesting route south is along the telegraph road. (4WD with interesting creek and river crossings and lots of waterfalls)
If time go out to the East coast (Iron range) and the west coast (
Weipa)
The time to go is mid winter (still quite warm but water levels will have dropped) The roads up the cape have reputation for some of the worst corrugations in
Australia but these are mainly on the bypass roads.
You need to have 2-4 weeks to do the place justice.
I don't know the details but you are capable of shipping your car from
Cairns to
Bamaga
www.seaswift.com.au
and then driving south. Most drive both ways and if done this way it is a good strategy to drive straight up to the cape using the bypass roads and then use your time to slowly work your way south.
Alcohol restrictions apply in some areas and
Coen acts as a border where no fresh food etc can be taken south. (Checkpoint on road)
There are lots of maps and guides available about the cape. Enjoy one of the best parts of
Australia.
Alan
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