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Plane It is necessary to overnight in Cairns prior to your departure to the Cape and we can help you with a hotel booking if required. Passengers are required to check in at the SKYTRANS desk in the Cairns DOMESTIC terminal at least 45 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time generally 8.00am DEPARTURE on the commencement date of your trip. Check your additional Carpentaria Seafaris booking documentation for confirmation of your Cairns Cape York flight time. Check in will close 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. You will not be able to check in after this time. You need to bring photo ID for electronic ticketing and standard security checks apply.

The aircraft is a DHC-8 100 series aircraft, 36 seats, is air-conditioned, has LCD screens (unique to Skytrans aircraft), and in-flight service. Two qualified pilots and one qualified flight attendant are on all passenger flights to and from Cape York. The aircraft has overhead baggage compartments for carry on baggage along with a galley and toilet compartment. Your luggage allowance is 20KG TOTAL. This allowance is strictly enforced by the airline and a maximum of seven feet for Rod Tubes also applies.

You will fly at roughly 25,000 feet and the flight time to Cape York is 1 hour 45 minutes over the rainforests of the Cape and Great Barrier Reef, a spectacle in its own right. You will be met on arrival at Bamaga Airport by Greg and transferred to the mothership for immediate departure. Use soft carry all type luggage, DEFINITELY NO HARD SUITCASES.

Capricorn Mist on the river

You will fly at roughly 25,000 feet and the flight time to Cape York is 2 hours with quality cabin service and in flight entertainment over the rainforests of the Cape and Great Barrier Reef, a spectacle in its own right. You will be met on arrival at Bamaga Airport by Greg and transferred to the mothership for immediate departure. Use soft carry all type luggage, DEFINITELY NO HARD SUITCASES

Cooking dinner All meals are served to an unbelievable standard. Fresh local seafood including your catch of the day, as well as MUD CRABS caught every trip by Skipper Greg. If you don't like fish, you can have the finest southern Australian grain fed fillet steak, both are served with the freshest of salads and or steamed vegetables. Prepared in the well appointed galley or on the barbecue on the back deck. Breakfasts are continental, cereals, fruits and toast, juice, tea and coffee, or a full blown Aussie sausages, eggs, toast, juice, fruit, tea and coffee. Lunch and the evening meal is prepared and served onboard the mothership.

The extremely large lounge dining room of Tropic Paradise

Depending on the tides and what style of fishing you get up to on the day, remember all skiffs can pursue completely different species on the same day, its completely up to you what you catch.

Your trip with us starts with our full in house booking, travel and accommodation arrangements office run by Joseph Bethune. When you book with Carpentaria Seafaris, you deal with Carpentaria Seafaris from the word go and everything works! Connections, transfers, accommodation, reservations, special requirements, everything!