David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag Along Tours Townsville North Queensland- 1 Day Tour Outback History and Aboriginal Art, North Queensland

We provide

Lunch, morning tea and snacks
Extensive off-road experience
Limited group size
All National park permits
Convoy management
Recovery Equipment
GPS Navigation
HF Radio
Full Trip Information Kit
Extensive Knowledge of Local History
Interpretation and Information

You provide

All tyres at 50% minimum tread
UHF radio (you can hire a handheld unit for $5/day)
Minimum 2 litres water per person (we carry sufficient extra water).
A full fuel tank.
Viewing some sites requires some short walks over boulders and through scrub and grass.
Should you wish to see all of the fascinating historical sites you will need to be prepared to do some walking- it is worth it.

We recommend you wear sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, long sleeves and a hat, and bring water that you can carry.

Tour price
$175 per vehicle (2 persons)
each additional person $30
children $20

Tours run every Friday and the third Sunday of each month.


	4WD Day Tour Outback History, Aboriginal History, Mountain Railway Tunnels and Rainforest Every Friday and Every Third Sunday of the Month
Relive some of the pioneer days, when a trip through the notorious Thornton's Gap on Hervey's Range took a full day. Take morning tea at the old Eureka Hotel, built in 1865, the oldest building in North Queensland. The hotel, now The Hervey's Range Heritage Tea rooms is listed on the National Trust, and is the one of only a few slab huts still in existence. The Aboriginal history of the Townsville region is not well known, but we help you understand the changes aboriginal people have seen both through geological time, and since the coming of the white man. The amazing story of shipwreck survivor James Morril, who lived with local aboriginal people for 17 years, before the coming of the white man, comes to life on this tour. Learn of the aboriginal people's tearful request, and his heartfelt concern that they be left just some land. Learn of the changing nature of aboriginal/white interactions, with the coming of the pastoralists. Tour the amazing tunnels of the Greenvale rail corridor and witness the fantastic views of the coast from atop Hervey's Range. Travel through miles of bush roads before lunching in the cool climate of the Hidden Valley Cabins. Then experience the rainforest of Paluma range as we wind our way back down to the coast.
	We take you to places very few people have been. Experience the best four-wheel driving day trip out of Townsville. Apart from some interesting four-wheel driving, this trail has history galore. Witness evidence of climate change over eons, experience aboriginal history. Drive down the old Thorntons Gap Bullocky Trail, Take a short walk to the site of a 19th century hotel (1865) . Discover forgotten grave sites dating from the 1870's. See amazing feats of engineering from the 1920's and 1970's. Find abandoned mines and relive some fascinating history of the US Army in Australia during World War II. Not just a four-wheel driving tour, but a guided journey through the ancient and modern history of Thuringowa and North Queensland.
	We provide Lunch, morning tea and snacks Extensive off-road experience Limited group size All National park permits Convoy management Recovery Equipment GPS Navigation HF Radio Full Trip Information Kit Extensive Knowledge of Local History Interpretation and Information You provide All tyres at 50% minimum tread UHF radio (you can hire a handheld unit for $5/day) Minimum 2 litres water per person (we carry sufficient extra water). A full fuel tank. Viewing some sites requires some short walks over boulders and through scrub and grass. Should you wish to see all of the fascinating historical sites you will need to be prepared to do some walking- it is worth it. We recommend you wear sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, long sleeves and a hat, and bring water that you can carry. Tour price $175 per vehicle (2 persons) each additional person $30 children $20 Tours run every Friday and the third Sunday of each month.