The only Outback Full-Day Tour from Cairns and Port Douglas! Explore the Chillagoe Caves, Granite Gorge and other gems of the Australian Outback on a full-day tour from Cairns. With a naturalist guide, you'll travel by 4WD vehicle through the McAllister Ranges, the Great Dividing Range and the Australian Outback while listening to informative commentary about the region’s wildlife, history and Aboriginal culture. Tour Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park, drive near the wetlands to spot Australian native wildlife, see historic mining towns, and enjoy morning tea at the local Skybury Coffee Plantation and lunch at a 100-year-old Chillagoe Pub during this small-group tour limited to 14 people.
Posted By : Helena_T
Such an interesting day trip! While yes there's a lot of time spent travelling because of the distances it's absolutely worth it. You get to see a really different side of Australia to most of the trips leaving from Cairns and the caves were spectacular! Roh was a fab guide, super informative and entertaining and feeding so many wallabies at the end was an added bonus. Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 01:17:45 
Posted By : Katie_C
Do you enjoy caves and views of the outback? Do you love learning about nature, agriculture, animals, and a million other things? Do you love kangaroos and wallabies? YOU MUST GO ON THIS TRIP! It is a very very long bus ride, so be warned there, but my goodness it is worth it and our guide Gav was easily the best tour guide I've ever had! He seemed to know a wealth of information about everything and made the most of our long ride by telling us all about our surroundings in a colorful, informative way that never got old. The Chillagoe Caves were beautiful in an earthy, strange way and home to a number of little bats who kept clear of us. Balancing Rock was an interesting site to see. We loved the scones and coffee we had at the coffee plantation we stopped at in the morning (don't normally care for marmalade but the kind they had was delicious!). I would advise bringing snacks if you get hungry quickly like me, as I was feeling a bit faint by the time we got to the old pub for lunch (lunch was quite delicious and they had a vegetarian option, which I appreciated a lot). Perhaps the highlights for me, as an animal lover, were Gav's decision to stop by a regularly kangaroo-infested gold course so we could see the famous Australian icons up close and our feeding of the rock wallabies, who were very friendly! Such a wonderful tour! I'd consider going on it again if I ever return to Australia!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 13:08:01
Posted By : kevinnF2985DT
Caves very interesting and our guide Rowan engaging and informed.
Tour included extra experiences including charming encounter with wallabies
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 19:28:58 
Posted By : Paddles55
After a wet, grey start, our first-class Guide, Gavin (aka Steve Irwin with a goatee) took us safely over the water-damaged Kuranda Range and, as predicted, into a day filled with sunshine and blue skies.
Great coffee, scones and paw-paw at Skybury Coffe farm, a dozen km west of Mareeba then on to Chillagoe.
The Royal Arch was a great experience and made so enjoyable with our knowledgable cave guide and Ranger Dave!
Good pub Lunch followed a visit to the old copper smelting site.
Stops at old Almaden railway station and the Mareeba golf course to experience a mob of at least 50 Grey Kangaroos. Wonderful timing Gav!
After a final 30 minute visit to Granite Gorge to find another dozen Wallabies, we headed home to Cairns.
A fantastic day for everyone.
Take water, hat, camera, snacks and sun cream.
Mobiles work well in towns (Dimbulah, Almaden, Chillagoe, Mareeba)
Thanks Gavin for a wonderful day.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 03:47:49
Posted By : Valarie_S
Chillagoe Caves were amazing. Was a great day. There was a lot of stairs and the 4WD truck we were in was a bit rough - driver doesn't slow down for pot holes or anything. It was a great day
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Posted On : 2024-04-21 20:09:54
Posted By : Ian_D
A very full 12 hour day with lots of memories to take home and share with friends. Way better than doing it all yourself.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 18:56:01
Posted By : Marlena V
I did the Chillagoe Caves and Outback tour and I literally had the best day of my life! The tour was well organized with delicious brekkie and lunch. The tour guide explained everything and was really enthusiastic and could answer every question. I personally loved seeing the outback and desert as well as the caves, feeding and petting wallabies, and seeing real kangaroos! It was definitely worth every dollar. I can highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 20:07:08
Posted By : R5019WBreginac
We had a really fun day with Billy Tea Safaris on the Chillagoe Caves and Outback tour. Our guide (Gavin) was great. We made several interesting stops during the day which really added to the enjoyment. Gavin shared lots of fun information along the way and made sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying themselves. He even went out of his way to make sure we saw a "mob" of kangaroo up close. This tour is a full day out of Cairns and well worth it. Highly recommend it and this company.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 12:00:43
Posted By : R110IFdeanj
Awesome day out to Chillagoe. Gav was extremely knowledgeable and made the experience of traveling out so much more interesting. Caves were awesome and granite Gorge was a great experience with the little rock wallabies.
Definitely worth doing and thanks Billy tea safaris for an unforgettable day
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Posted On : 2024-03-13 19:13:02
Posted By : pmurphy67
We booked the Outback trip late in our trip planning and solely based on the great reviews as a fun, and away from the water excursion. Billy Tea did not disappoint. We had a great time, our guide was knowledgeable and funny, the stops were informal and fun, we saw and learned a lot. This is a great way to experience the other side (inside) of NE Australia when visiting the costal towns and reef
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Posted On : 2024-03-13 12:42:17
