State: Queensland Camping
Operator: Wilderness Challenge
Minimum Price: AUD $ 2,695

The Gulf Savannah "Pioneer" is an 11 day all overland camping safari along the Savannah Way between Cairns and Darwin through a land of real outback characters, bush pubs and wild yarns, wedge-tailed eagles and wallaroos, hot springs and cool rivers, and a rich history of Aboriginal culture, explorers and pioneers.

Highlights
Atherton Tableland
Undara Lava Tubes
Georgetown, Croydon, Normanton, Karumba
Burke & Wills Camp #119
“Plains of Promise”
Leichhardt Falls
Burketown & Escott Lodge
Lawn Hill National Park
Riversleigh Fossil Fields
Bowthorn Station
Hell’s Gate
Borroloola
Butterfly Springs
Limmen National Park & “Lost City”
Limmen, Cox & Towns Rivers
Roper Bar
Elsey Cemetery & Mataranka Hot Springs
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park

Day 1 (LD): Atherton Tableland's Curtain Fig Tree and “The Crater” National Park. Undara Lava Tubes tour (optional). Camp at Undara.

Day 2 (BL): Gulf towns of Mt Surprise, Georgetown, Croydon and Normanton, home of the "Gulflander" en-route to camp at Karumba.

Day 3 (BLD): "Plains of Promise", Burke & Wills camp #119, Leichhardt Falls and Burketown en-route to camp at Escott Barramundi Lodge.

Day 4 (BLD): Mitchell Grass plains, spinifex clad ranges and the inviting Gregory River on our way to Lawn Hill National Park, our two-night camp.

Day 5 (BLD): A leisurely day in Lawn Hill National Park and a tour to the World Heritage listed Riversleigh Fossil Fields (optional).

Day 6 (BLD): At Bowthorn Station, Kerry McGinnis, author of "Pieces of Blue" and "Heart Country" relates tales of outback life during a fascinating tour of the homestead. Travel on Hell's Gate to camp overnight.

Day 7 (BLD): Cross into the Northern Territory to Borroloola, frontier town. On to Butterfly Springs for two nights.

Day 8 (BLD): Limmen National Park to see spectacular carved sandstone pillars known as "Lost City" formations. Return to Butterfly Springs camp.

Day 9 (BL): On to remote Roper Bar, where explorer Ludwig Leichhardt crossed in 1845. On to Mataranka Hot Springs to camp.

Day 10 (BLD): Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park to bushwalk or enjoy a cruise up the famous gorge (optional). Camp in the National Park.

Day 11 (BL): Farewell this morning as you board your coach (included) bound for Darwin.

Meal Codes: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

Notes:

Special Departure Dates: TBA
Trip Duration: 11 days
Departs from: Cairns
Tour Ends: Darwin