This is part of a series of articles about how to have TWO EPIC WEEKS IN THE CAPE FOR $1500! If you haven’t read the first part we recommend heading back to Part 1 and reading through for an absolute cracker of a time up in wild and wonderful Far North Queensland!

HOW FAR BETWEEN VARIOUS PLACES?

If you’re heading up the Cape for the first time, this guide will be helpful in planning drive times. ‘Via the PDR’ is straight up the main dirt highway, alternate times are given for side-tracks like the Tele and Frenchman’s Tracks.

WHERE ELSE?

This is a pretty whirlwind trip, but for most of us getting more than three or four weeks off work and getting the kids out of school is a bloody hard task. Then you’ve got to factor in the week or so (give or take) that you’ll spend getting to and from Cairns. A whirlwind trip’s better than none at all, but if you’ve got extra time up your sleeve then here are a few more places definitely worth a visit;

• Cape Melville
• Chilli Beach
• Thursday Island
• Mutee Head

It all comes down to how much time you’ve got up your sleeve and what you want to see – so don’t wait around, get out there and see more of this beautiful country we live in!