Cape York

Get hold of Ron Moon's book on Cape York ("Cape York, an Adventurers Guide", 12th Ed April 2010). It's the bible for travelling on the Cape and will tell you all you need to know.

When I went last year there was a convoy of Peugeots including 404s and 203s going which I met at Moreton Telegraph Station. Minis have done it and Deux Cheveaux and the occasional Mazda MX5, not to mention a group on Postie's bikes I met at Loyaty Beach.
As long as you leave it to say July, when the water levels in creeks are down the Peninsula Development Road /Bamaga Rd is easily doable in a 2WD. when I went all creeks were less that 25CM in depth, and just a splash.
Even the "short cut" from Weipa back to the Development Road is probably doable.
The OTT is NOT IMHO doable in a soft Roader AWD, unless it has a big winch and a driver oblivious to damage.

The only thing I could see stopping you from getting to the tip is one creek a bit North of the Croc tent which is about 15Km from the tip. However you can get bus trips from Bamaga to go there.

Having said that, the roads are sometimes/often very corrugated and something like a Falcon or Commodore would be better than lightly built FWD cars, and you will not be able to get to Twin Falls which is only 7Km up the OTT , but has a 30CM creek crossing. You can get to Fruit Bat falls which is also a Major attraction.
Regards Philip A

I meant to ask before posting earlier. What is the 2WD?

Some of the "imported" cars and a heap of the little tin boxes may fall apart if the corrugations are rough. The older cars were fine in their days. But it would be good to know what the car is.

Phil

Thats all great advice. Thanks! You guys are legends.

It's good to know even if I can't get to the top myself that a bus could take me there (by the way when I said 2WD I meant Ford Falcon). Any idea how much the bus costs?

have done the trip many times & have seen many a 2 wheel dive make it even in the old days when there was only one way, last year helped a young girl in a new model mini (had a flat tyre,) She was a nurse at Bamaga & she drives it twice a year, b-double trucks travel it all the time.

Hi Philby

I work in the Cape and drove from Cairns 5 times last year. The only time I put my vehicle in 4 wheel drive is if I'm mucking around off the main road. Old ford would be fine.
I was up in the Cape last month (flew to Bamaga) and went for a drive to the tip. The road was fine and the water was a lot lower than I expected. In June there wont be much there at all.

Have fun