Cape York Wilderness Fishing Adventures

Torres Strait Cruises Mothership
Picture yourself cruising through the tropical islands of the Torres Strait, Far North Queensland Australia in great company on our large luxury personalized vessel that caters to a maximum of only 12 guests.

Fishing from the ship or one of our purposes built fishing skiffs for a myriad of fantastic species. Snorkel the coral reefs, breath hold dive for Cray fish, an absolute delicacy for our table, explore secluded uninhibited white sand coconut palm fringed island beaches or just lay around relaxing in a sunlounge on the upper deck or on a tropical island. Bird watching, beach coaming, exploring, turtle and dugong watching, swimming, fishing and cultural interactions we will have with the local people makes for a wonderful relaxed diverse holiday on frontier very very few people have visited before. Be one of the first to discover this island paradise.
You will quickly slip into Island time where nothing is a problem and the pace is wound down to a casual and relaxed feeling of well being unique to the region of the Torres Strait. The Torres Straits. The narrow passage of water separating the Australian mainland to the south, from Papua New Guinea in the north and the Coral sea and Pacific Ocean to the east and the Arafura sea and Indian ocean to the west. Ten degrees south of the Equator, this is an as yet undiscovered tropical island paradise of Australia, the safest place in the world.

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Over 40 islands, most deserted, some inhabited by the gentile Melanesian Torres Strait islander people. Once fearsome head hunters, their culture and history, for you to experience. We are welcome to visit them in their villages where you will be guided to, and explained the significance of the various points of historical and cultural significance. The people of the Torres Strait are warm and friendly and English speaking, we cruises their waters and visit their islands with their permission.

This is a truly magnificent weeks holiday that can be as relaxed or as action packed as you choose. We take you on a 200 nautical mile loop through one of the frontiers of world tourist travel, passing scores of islands, visiting many, some with villages and some uninhabited. Most every day is at a different location, every night in a calm anchorage.
Travelling is done from early in the morning while you sleep until around 9 or10 am where after breakfast you embark on yet another fun filled day of adventure or relaxationDedicated guided bird watching trips available.
Click here for bird watching trip page. These trips by Carpentaria Seafaris are to the same high standard of service, excitement and cuisine as there world renowned live aboard fly and sport fishing holidays. They are conducted by the same dedicated 3 generation team. Joseph in Cairns handling all your bookings, flights, transfers accommodation and pre and post tours should you require. Joseph's son Greg, his wife Jennie and son Zach running the mother ship and fleet of smaller licensed fishing, touring and island shuttling boats that make up Carpentaria Seafaris fleet. Just as we pioneered and developed the sport and fly fishery on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in the nineties these trips are on the leading edge of luxury tourism travel. There are no other options for a cruise in the Torres Straits, join us we guarantee you will have the time of your life.Every client or couple on these trips gets a complementary, professional souvenir video taken by your captain of their holiday experience.Your vessel has a well stocked library of reference books and novels, a good selection of current movie titles as well as some "like to see again" classics, viewable on two screens one in the saloon and one on the upper deck.. Piped music throughout and a large and varied selection of quality CD's.We have a bar facility with major brands of beer, quality Australian wines and basic spirits. This is a self-serve facility at very reasonable prices with an honour tab sheet. These trips are 8 days and 7 nights, all inclusive, air transport Cairns - Cape York - Cairns, include all meals and most all available activities. (See itinerary below) They depart every third Wednesday during the Australian summer and Northern Hemisphere winter. December to April.Contact us for a departure schedule pricing and further information.ItinerarySample itinerary for Seafaris 8 day and 7 night Historical, cultural, fishing snorkelling, deserted island, bird watching, trading cruise of Cape York and the islands of the Torres Straits.
Wednesday 11am: Depart Cairns, Aero Tropics twin turbine Metro aircraft, scenic flight over the rainforests of Cape York and Great Barrier Reef. Arrive Cape York. Collected and transferred to the 19m (62') brand new 4+ star powered catamaran. for an immediate departure to Cape York via Possession Island where Captain Cook raised the flag of discovery in 1770 before he left the east coast of Australia. The afternoon we proceed to the tip of Cape York where we will stand on the very northern most point of the Australian mainland. OVERNIGHT CAPE YORK ANCHORAGE.Thursday 6am: Vessel departs for Summerset (1.5 hr trip) in the Albany pass for a guided tour of the ruins of Queenslands attempt at building a trading port to rival Singapore in the late 1800's Tides permitting we will show you Aboriginal cave paintings depicting English sailing ships of discovery, these are seen by very few people . From here we proceed to Mt Adoplhus island passing over, and viewing the wreck of the Quetta, Queenslands most tragic and historic ship wreck in 1911 on the sonar and 2 televisions in the main saloon and rear deck (a big fish is normally always caught as we pass over also) to arrive early in the afternoon. Swimming, fishing, beach coaming, bird watching (pale white eye, mangrove robyn and mangrove golden whistler are the exotics here) OVERNIGHT MT. ADULPHUS ISLAND.
Friday 6am: Vessel departs for Coconut Island (Poruma I) (3 hr) scenic trip fishing. Island tour on foot with the local islanders, fishing, swimming etc. Afternoon departure to one of many uninhabited coral cay islands.(1.5 hours) OVERNIGHT UNINHABATED ISLAND.
Saturday: Taken ashore for a full or ½ day, picnic lunch ashore ,or back to the ship. Swimming, snorkelling, fishing, cray fish diving, exploring, beach coaming, shell collecting or just laying around. Or travel to yet another deserted island or coral reef fishing diving etc in our tender skiff "Ocean Gem". This is a free day, you now know what is available and you can choose what you would like to do, fish, swim, snorkel or just kick back, relax and enjoy the Torres Strait.Sunday 5am: Vessel departs for Saibai Island (6 hr) scenic trip fishing along the way. Arriving Saibai before lunch. Tour of Saibai by the local islanders and trading with the people of New Guinea (Saibai is only 1.5 miles from the coast of New Guinea and you can see it. There are cross border trading agreements in place, we can not go there, but they can come to us on Saibai) The New Guinea people know we are coming they will be on Saibai with there wares to sell to us, beautiful carvings, drums, bows, and woven string bags and mats etc. OVERNIGHT SAIBAI ISLAND.Monday 5am: Vessel departs for Badu island (5 hrs) fishing along the way. Arriving Badu where you will be taken on a historical and cultural tour of the island by the local Torres strait islander community. Here we will give to the ladies of the village any surplus fish we have caught and frozen from the past 2 days. OVERNIGHT BADU ISLAND early morning TRAVEL TO THURSDAY ISLAND (4 hours).Tuesday 9am: Collected and taken on a tour of Thursday Island, the economic, business and shopping centre of the Torres Strait (population 2500). Plenty of free time for shopping, postcards telephone and banking services. Afternoon tour of Historic Horn island. OVERNIGHT TRAVEL BACK TO CAPE YORK (2 hours).Wednesday: Free time at Seisia the beautiful mainland Torres Strait Islander village. You are delivered back to the airport where Aero Tropics will have you back to Cairns around 2.45pm to connect with late flights to the southern capitals if you required.

Once a trip has 4 bookings it becomes a confirmed departure. Single places can be booked through to bookings of 12 and exclusive sole charter for less than 12 available.