CAPE YORK TURTLE RESCUE - CAMP CHIVAREE, MAPOON

Length of Tour: Minimum 2 night stays

Tour Dates: Camp runs June to October 2009

Community: Mapoon

Cost:
2 Night Module AUD$850.00 per person, ex Weipa
3 Night Module AUD$1,275.00 per person, ex Weipa
5 Night Module AUD$2,125.00 per person, ex Weipa

Pickup Point: Weipa - Qantas flies daily from Cairns to Weipa

Includes:

• 5 night stay includes transfers otherwise transfers are additonal AUD$220 per person return
• Accommodation
• All meals while at camp
• The experience of working and interacting with Aboriginal people on their own land and learn about life in a remote Aboriginal Community
• The satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to save Cape York's nesting turtle population

Highlights Include:

The Chivaree campsite is at Janie Creek, 14kms south of the Aboriginal community of Mapoon, about 80kms north of Weipa. Accommodation is in quality tent-cabins on raised platforms with modern bush camping facilities. Work alongside local Aboriginal Rangers and Wildlife Officers as they tag and measure nesting turtles, protect freshly laid eggs, remove ghost nets from the beach and collect valuable data.

Overview:

Every year hundreds of ghost nets drift onto Cape York's western beaches, entangling marine life such as turtles. Chivaree Turtle Conservation Camp is an opportunity to work with the indigenous people of the region to save the dwindling turtle population.

Additional Comments:

Extras: Travel to and from Weipa

Extend your time in Cape York and take the Encounter Cape York package. Contact us for information and costs.

For any enquiries regarding booking this tour, or for more information about what Diverse Travel Australia can offer, please contact us.

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