1 Day Chillagoe & Outback 4WD Tour-Child

**Rate valid from to 31 March 2025***
Adult $229.00 . Child (Ages 4-16) $179.00
Family 2A2C $750.00

Infant -0 -3yrs Free of charge

**Tour is only available from Cairns**

Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other highlights of Tropical North Queensland on this full-day tour from Cairns.

There are also stairs to climb to get into the caves. A reasonable level of fitness is required for this tour. **It is not suitable for people with mobility issues or wheelchairs**
Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
**Itinerary may be subject to change due to weather conditions in the wet season**

**Tour Operator will provide Baby Seats or Booster Seats. Please advise upon booking; all children up to 7 years.**

##Inclusions
Small-group day tour in a luxury 4WD -max 16 pax.
– Hotel transfers from Cairns CBD
– Travel off the beaten track down exclusive 4WD backroads- Morning tea Skybury Coffee Plantation with local coffee or tea, and a snack
– Spot kangaroos, emus, wallabies, wedge-tail eagles (wildlife galore!)
– Visit the Balancing Rock for a photo opportunity
– See some Aboriginal Rock Art and learn about local Dreamtime stories
– Visit the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins
– Explore the famous Chillagoe Caves with a local expert guide who will share stories and the local history of the area
– Find fossils in ancient limestone casts at Chillagoe
– Enjoy an Aussie Outback lunch in the 100-year-old local pub in Chillagoe
– Visit the wallabies at Granite Gorge and see local wildlife
– Pass through historic mining ghost towns & small outback communities

**Stop 1**: Skybury Coffee Plantation for Morning Tea – enjoy a coffee or tea and a morning snack (such as scones, jam and cream, and tropical fruit) while enjoying the balcony views.

**Stop 2:** Private local ranger-guided Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Tour – take a step back in time and be inspired by the knowledge of your guide as he explains about the fossilized remains of the ancient coral reefs some 400 – 420 million years old, with hidden limestone labyrinths give a portal to a lost world just like our own Great Barrier Reef. This was once the inland sea. Millions of years in the making, the limestone formations and Chillagoe-Munagana Caves are nothing short of spectacular.

**Stop 3:** Chillagoe Smelter Ruins – here we delve into the history of the Chillagoe copper smelters, whose old chimneys dominate the western horizon. We visit the remains of the once-mighty smelters to ponder what it was like working there.

**Stop 4:** Aussie lunch at Chillagoe’s 100-year-old pub – a true Australian Outback Pub built at the turn of the century! There is time to visit the unique gift shop in Chillagoe, which specialises in Chillagoe marble and local Aboriginal art.

**Stop 5:** Visit Balancing Rock for an iconic photo opportunity!

**Stop 6:** See Aboriginal Rock Art and learn about some Dreamtime stories.

**Stop 7:** Visit Granite Gorge to see the wallabies – get…