Destinations: Lockhart River Duration: 4 Nights, 5 Days Best Time to Visit: December/January
A short trip visiting one of the major bird and wildlife areas of Cape York. The Cape York peninsula is one of Australia’s last frontiers and at this time of the year the road up from Cairns is often impassable so, to avoid getting bogged, or stuck on the wrong side of a river, we will be flying in and out of Lockhart River. This area boasts a number of diverse habitats including mangroves, heathland, rainforest, vine forest and coastal areas which offers lots to look at. Iron Range has a number of bird species that cannot be seen elsewhere in Australia such as the New Guinea ‘specials’ like Palm Cockatoo, Red-cheeked Parrot, Eclectus Parrot and Yellow-billed Kingfisher and at this time of the year we are expect good views of the Papuan (Red-Bellied) Pitta and Black-winged Monarch.