The Cape York Peninsula has been identified as one of the great wild places left on earth, along with the Amazon and the Serengeti (Tanzania). Spectacular white sand dunes, beaches, Savannas (dotted with humungous termite mounds), Rainforests, Wild Rivers (21 as a matter of fact) and Wetlands. Indigenous people have lived on Cape York for thousands of years, the culture here is strong and several languages are still widely spoken with indigenous ecological knowledge being recorded and practiced, a fantastic initiative by Traditional Knowledge Revival Pathways. Not a trip for the faint hearted, it is one the most adventurous things we have done our our Australian tour. Two weeks of driving through river beds full of crocs, treacherous tracks, from staying at cattle stations, experiencing the Weipa Rodeo and finally reaching our destination, The Tip of
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